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Windows Mobile 6.1 is out for Samsung i760

July 15th, 2008 · No Comments

Despite missing the end of June deadline leaked on a PowerPoint last month Samsung has made good on its rumored update to the Samsung SCH-i760 on Verizon’s network. The Windows Mobile 6.1 update files are currently available on Samsung’s site for users on Xp or Vista who wish to upgrade.
UPDATE - Mirrored files on Rapidshare [...]

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Tags: Phone PDA · Tech · Verizon

Verizon releasing Windows Mobile 6.1 for Samsung i760

June 5th, 2008 · 1 Comment

If you can believe a leaked set of PowerPoint slides from Verizon, they are set to update the operating system on the Samsung SCH-i760 to WM 6.1. I currently own the phone and I am happy with the overall package but I am getting close to the need for a hard reset as well as [...]

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Tags: Phone PDA · Verizon

Samsung SCH-i760 Released and On The Way

October 20th, 2007 · 3 Comments

Friday morning welcomed the release of the Samsung SCH-i760 which I have been coveting for the past year. The Windows Mobile 6 phone includes a 1.3 MP camera and a landscape sliding keyboard. The i760 also packs in Wifi and EVDO into a package just about half as thick as my current i730. [...]

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Tags: Phone PDA · Tech · Verizon

Samsung SCH-i760 gets Dated..Agian

October 7th, 2007 · No Comments

Well after following the Samsung SCH-i760 scene for 9-10 months now and sitting through so many dates we could be considered a couple, a real date is surfacing in many locations.  At this point it is still a rumor but October 19th looks to be the release date for B2B and internet sales of the [...]

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Tags: Phone PDA · Tech · Verizon

Style Guide for Verizon’s “Test Man”

September 20th, 2007 · No Comments

You can’t willy nilly put together one of the most annoying company mascots in advertising today. No, that takes skill, determination, research, customer research, customer studies, focus groups. Wait unless your Verizon, then all it takes is a style guide. The Style guide for the “Test Man” is humourous and sad at [...]

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Tags: Humor · Phone PDA · Tech · Verizon

Samsung i760 starts trickling out at Verizon

September 13th, 2007 · No Comments

The PdaPhoneHome forum is up and down right now but several users have been able to purchase and receive the Samsung SCH i760.  It looks like they are getting the device at a few prices but the common one is below.
$499
-$100 NE2
-$100 ADD
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$299 and an additional $50 Mail in Rebate.
Video of the device.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MiY5hOC0Awk

You can check [...]

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Tags: Phone PDA · Tech · Verizon

3D View of Verizon Branded Samsung i760

July 10th, 2007 · No Comments

Yesterday had some biggish news for the Samsung SCH-i760 on both Howardforums and PDAphonehome.  A user on Howard Forum found a 3D flash file of the Samsung i760 on Verizon’s site much like those you can view for other Verizon phones.  You can check out the picture, or view the 3D view of the Samsung [...]

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Tags: Phone PDA · Tech · Verizon

More Samsung i760 Rumors

July 8th, 2007 · 5 Comments

The Samsung i760 which is supposed to hit Verizon’s shelves sometime yet this year(hopefully yet this month) has been an object of obsession for me for close to 6 months now. The latest bit of info I have found is a rumor at best but since it is a exciting one I will share [...]

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Tags: Phone PDA · Tech · Verizon

Sprint Slams the iPhone - dubbed the “whyPhone”

June 26th, 2007 · 1 Comment

Sprint sent out a press release this morning regarding the “whyphone” and how it won’t meet the needs of the mobile community. Based on the needs of many business users it is already speculated that the iPhone won’t meet many business users needs so it is interesting to see one of the early barrages [...]

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Tags: At&t · Phone PDA · Sprint · Verizon

Say It Ain’t So Sammy!

June 21st, 2007 · No Comments

Over the past day or two rumors have been floating around that the Samsung SCH I760, destined for Verizon Wireless has been delayed further.  To clarify the phone has not had an official release date yet, but it was generally expected to be releeased before July 4th to the Business clients by those in the [...]

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Tags: At&t · Phone PDA · Rant · Sprint · Verizon