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Samsung's Android phone arriving to the party earlier than expected, bringing friends
Engadget —
Remember the blurry blob of pixels reputed to be Samsung's entrance to the Android handset market? It was initially expected to come into focus sometime after July, but word from Dr. Won-Pyo Hong, a Samsung VP, is that the phone will see international release a month earlier, in June. He has also confirmed that two other Google-powered handsets are in development by the company, both set for US release sometime in the second half of the year. The phones are said to be "totally different" from each other and will be so at odds they'll have to go to separate networks ...
Samsung bringing two Android devices to U.S. in second half of '09
MobileBurn.com —
Samsung has shared details about its strategy in regards to Android OS-powered smartphones to Forbes . The U.S. will have two Android devices to choose from in the second half of the year on two different carriers, Dr. Won-Pyo Hong, executive vice president of global product strategy in the company's mobile communications division, said. The carriers are likely to be Sprint and T-Mobile, since they are the only carriers signed on to Google's Open Handset Alliance. The phones will look "totally different," Hong said. Meanwhile, it will release only one device in Europe for ...
Be on the lookout for Samsung’s Android cellphones later this year
CrunchGear —
... Samsung will finally release Android-based cellphones later this year. Too bad us Americans will have to wait till the second half of the year to get ‘em, while a phone will be released outside of the U.S. in June. ...
Samsung To Launch Three Android Phones in 2009
Ubergizmo —
... Alliance. Samsung says that both U.S phones will look "totally different" and Samsung also plans to deliver one to Europe.
Why so late? It turns out that Samsung wanted to take the time to make Android phones less "Google-centric" and add their own touch to the software. Hopefully, they won't populate it with the same widgets found in the OMNIA. Samsung also worked hard on carriers customization so that they can happily bloat phones with their crapware. Oh joy.
Read the Forbes discussion with Dr. Won-Pyo Hong, executive vice president of global product strategy at ...
Samsung lanzaría su primer Android en junio para Europa
Celularis —
... encargado de la estrategia de producto global en la división de comuncaciones móviles, Won-Pyo Hong, reveló a Forbes la estrategia que seguirá la compañía coreana con respecto a sus dispositivos con ...
Samsung: Two Android Phones This Year, Less Google Inside
jkOnTheRun —
... Forbes sat down with Samsung’s global phone guy at CTIA who says the electronics giant will release three Android phones this year. The first will be around June and released outside the US, probably Europe. Two other Android phones will be released in the US later this year on two different carriers, most likely T-Mobile and Sprint. ...
Smartphone War Heats Up, Google Phones Still MIA
Wired: Gadget Lab —
... Samsung will be the other major company to offer Android phones in 2009, launching an Android phone outside the United States in June and another one in the works for later this year. The company did not share any specific details about the devices. Struggling cellphone maker Motorola has also promised an Android phone toward the end of the year. ...
Samsung Prepping Three Android Phones for ‘09
IntoMobile - Cell Phone News, Information, and Analysis —
... Samsung is doing plenty of customization work on top of the Android platform to make operators happy.
With the OPhone peeking out its head a lot lately, I think we’re going to be flush with new Android devices in the near future, and not just something churned out by HTC with, as Hong says, the “Google Experience” loaded on. How manufacturers tweak and shape the OS will really determine how the platform takes off in the long run.
[via Forbes]
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Samsung confirm 3 Android phones coming this year
Phones Review —
... There has been murmurings of Samsung pushing out Android based handset, but up until now there’s been no confirmation. Well now according to an article on Forbes, the exec VP of global products strategy for Samsung, Dr. Won-Pyo Hong, has issued confirmation that there will be at least one Android based phone outside the United States which will launch sometime in June. ...
