Samsung Mondi launches as CLEAR WiMAX spreads to Las Vegas
SlashGear —
Samsung have officially released their Mondi MID, the Windows Mobile based WiMAX handheld, to coincide with Clearwire’s CLEAR WiMAX service rolling out in Las Vegas. That takes the number of WiMAX markets to three, with Clearwire claiming around 1.7m residents have now been covered with the new service rollout.
The Mondi has a 4.3-inch touchscreen and a slide-out QWERTY keyboard, together with WiFi connectivity and GPS for turn-by-turn directions courtesy of Route 66. Since it’s based on Windows Mobile, it has integrated messaging and Exchange support, together with the usual bevy of productivity and PM apps.
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CLEAR WiMAX goes live in Las Vegas, Samsung Mondi ships to take advantage
Engadget —
Looking for one more excuse to stay inside and avoid that sweltering Las Vegas heat this summer? Good news, gamblers -- Clearwire's CLEAR WiMAX service has officially gone live across 638 square miles in the greater Las Vegas area. By the books, that's serving right around 1.7 million residents, not including the influx of tourists from other WiMAX-equipped cities ...
WiMAX-Enabled Samsung Mondi Available August 1st.
IntoMobile - Cell Phone News, Information, and Analysis —
Samsung has announced the commercial availability of the Mondi, a WiMAX-capable MID, for August 1st. on Sprint (NYSE: S)’s Clearwire network in Atlanta, Las Vegas and Portland. As the first U.S. device to make use of WiMAX, the Mondi is sure to grab a lot of attention, despite being limited geographically - even then, we’re hearing that WiMAX will roll out to 10 major American cities by the end of the year. Odds are we’ll see more mobile devices in this vein taking advantage of WiMAX, while LTE will lure in more traditional handsets. Will had a look at the Mondi back at CTIA, and it was a pretty smooth device - a widget-enabled user interface has ...
Samsung Mondi MID With WiMAX Available Soon
jkOnTheRun —
Best Buy and Clearwire stores will start selling the Samsung Mondi MID on August 1 in the three cities with live WiMAX service. The Mondi runs Windows Mobile 6.1 and is powered by the ARM-11 processor. The interface has been customized by Samsung to allow widgets to be placed as desired on the screen to tailor the user’s experience.
The unique MID has a 4.3-inch screen (WVGA) with a sliding QWERTY keyboard. The inclusion of Windows Mobile makes this more of a PDA, although with the very fast WiMAX connectivity. When used outside the WiMAX coverage areas the Mondi falls back to WiFi.
(Press release via pocketables) ...
Samsung Mindi WiMAX Handset now Available
Phones Review —
A WiMAX capable MID has now been announced by Samsung for the 1st of August and is the Samsung Mondi and will launch on Sprint’s Clearwire WiMAX network in Las Vegas, Protland and Atlanta and is the first WiMAX US mobile phone.
An article on businesswire announced the new Samsung Mondi availability which features a 4.3 inch touch screen, 3 megapixel camera, WiMAX, Bluetooth, GPS, and WiFi, 4GB of storage and HDMI out.
The Samsung Mondi commands a price tag of $349 with a 2 year Clearwire agreement or outright for $449 and will also be available via Best Buy. ...
Samsung Mondi WiMAX Handset now Available
Phones Review —
A WiMAX capable MID has now been announced by Samsung for the 1st of August and is the Samsung Mondi and will launch on Sprint’s Clearwire WiMAX network in Las Vegas, Protland and Atlanta and is the first WiMAX US mobile phone.
An article on businesswire announced the new Samsung Mondi availability which features a 4.3 inch touch screen, 3 megapixel camera, WiMAX, Bluetooth, GPS, and WiFi, 4GB of storage and HDMI out.
The Samsung Mondi commands a price tag of $349 with a 2 year Clearwire agreement or outright for $449 and will also be available via Best Buy. ...
Samsung Mondi, disponible en agosto en USA
Ounae —
Hace unos meses que os hablamos del Samsung Mondi. Pues está a punto de caramelo, al menos para los americanos ya que podrán comprarlo el mes que viene, aunque se desconoce todavía el precio de salida del Samsung Mondi.
Os recuerdo que se trata del primer MID con conectividad WiMax y Wifi, corriendo el sistema Windows Mobile 6,1. Tiene una pantalla táctil de 4,3 pulgadas con la interfaz TouchWiz, un teclado QWERTY y 4GB de capacidad.
Además, trae el Bluetooth 2,0 con EDR, Wifi, Wimax Wave2 a 2,5Ghz (4G), una cámara VGA y otra de 3 megapíxeles, sin olvidar el GPS y el navegador web Opera 9,5, aplicaciones ...


