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If you’re a Verizon customer rocking a Samsung Omnia, you might be interested to know that Samsung has released a little update just for you folks! Not 100% sure what’s inside, besides “numerous software additions/enhancements/corrections”. Software corrections – nice euphemism!

If you’re one of the lucky, you can download the Verizon Samsung Omnia update here.

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I just wrote up a post about the Samsung Intrepid launching on Sprint, and I noticed in the specs that it had Microsoft’s TellMe service right on-board. For those of you not in-the-know, Microsoft TellMe is a voice app that lets you interact with your Windows Phone entirely by talking and being spoken to by your phone. As you can see in this video, it mimics other services that are available on other platforms (see MyCaption and vLingo on the BlackBerry), but it does a pretty good job on the Samsung Omnia in this video.

When you throw that app onto a Snapdragon-1GHz-enabled device, it might speed up considerably, although it’s hard to tell how much of the lag time is data connection and how much is processor power. Looks cool, though.

Sammy must love their Omnia, because they’ve decided to introduce 3 new models in the near future. That will make a total of 5 different Omnia lines, presumably one that will fit everyone.

The two sticking out in the pic up top are teh Omnia Pro, both with full mechanical keyboards. The one on the left, the B7320, looks like an executive, BlackBerry Bold-style model, while the B7610 on the right has a slider keyboard (see the last post for a video of this one in action).

Samsung has officially launched the new Samsung Omnia Pro B7330, pictured above; which looks a lot like the Jack, but with some beefed up specs.
The real news is that, in addition to this new handset, Samsung has annouced Windows Mobile 6.5 for the entire Omnia lineup from October 6th onwards. That means any new i8000, B7320, B7300, B7330, and B7610 will ship with 6.5. In addition, B7610s, and B7320s models already out there will get Windows Mobile 6.5 upgrades in short order.

The very cool video sharing app, Qik, has just received a major overhaul that includes a whole new, sleek user interface and better integration with social networks. Qik is great at taking vids and uploading them to your favourite sites, but the most remarkable feature is the live video streaming from your phone to their website. Very neat.

The screenshot shows a great looking UI with finger-friendly icons for all the touchies out there, and they’ve specifically improved integration with Facebook, Twitter and YouTube. They seem to have fine-tuned it for the Samsung Omnia, but it should work nicely on any WinMo device.

Check out Qik’s website to see it it in action, register and download the app.

Alright Canadians, listen up!

Sure, we’ve told you this before. But in case you’ve forgotten, the super sexy Samsung Omnia will be launched via Bell tomorrow!

Who’s going to be at the doors at the crack of dawn to snatch one of these up? Please, share your excitement with us! I, for one, can’t wait to get my hands on one!

Be sure to let us know how your new Bell Omnia handles!

Go Canada!

Not only will Bell be offering the Palm Treo Pro and the Samsung Omnia, but now it looks as though Telus will have them too! Though, I wouldn’t celebrate just yet — looks like Telus is going to be charging more than Bell ($20 and $50, respectively) than Bell, and that’s based on signing up for a 3-year contract, too! Eep. I’m betting that there are more than a few of you out there who aren’t happy about that. But being that these devices are oh-so-cool, will you pay anyway?

Let us know what you think!

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Samsung SGH i900 Omnia

The Samsung SCH-i760 is on for $150 bucks, the Verizon XV6900 is on for an amazing $70, and my favourite, the Samsung Omnia is on for $99 — not bad at all for a new device! All of these prices are, of course, only valid while supplies last.

What are you waiting for? If I were you, I’d grab up an Omnia while they’re hot, new, and cheap!

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A while ago we posted a news story concerning pearl white Samsung Omnias being launched to market. Well, recently we got some feedback from a reader saying that he has purchased a pearl white Samsung Omnia and has noticed a very strange defect – when the battery of the phone heats up even slightly, the back battery cover turns black – “as if the color is coming away.”

Has any one else experienced this? Please, tell us all about it!

Recently I’ve noticed a lot of comments in our forum and abroad with people torn between the Samsung Omnia and the BlackBerry Storm. Personally, I’ve played with both and have to say that while I like the look of the Storm (sleek black with a nice big screen) the Omnia is the clear winner for me. One of the big turn offs for me with the Storm is (though I understand it was supposed to be a major selling point) its SurePress feature (the screen allows the user to navigate through the phone using their fingertip, similar to a computer’s mouse, and “click” the screen by physically pushing down the screen to select.) I’m a double-tap-to-select kinda gal, so it’s just not my style. I have the feeling my fingers would get tired of typing quite quickly on a device like the Storm. Alright, so maybe that’s nit-picky of me but that’s enough to rule it out for me, the text messaging addict. Plus the Omnia comes in 16GB and 8GB versions – cool!

Without further ado, I’ve gone ahead and broken down the specs into an easy to read chart. I hope this helps those of you choose wisely when deciding what device to take home and call your own!

Samsung Omnia vs. BlackBerry Storm – lots of pics and a spec comparison chart!