Samsung i780 smartphone has GPS

Samsung seems to be working a little in reverse with its upcoming SGH-i780 Windows Mobile 6 handset, showing it first at GITEX, then providing shots to media a couple weeks later -- all without an official press release or announcement. Fortunately, we have pretty much all the information we want about it at this point, save for one key detail: will it come to AT&T as the rumored BlackJack 2?

Unlike the original BlackJack, the i780 runs the touchscreen-driven Professional variant of Windows Mobile, features an "optical mouse" on the d-pad that provides the user with an actual on-screen pointer, and features integrated WiFi and GPS. If we were the wagering sort, we'd guess that an AT&T variant of this sucker would lose the WiFi and trade Euro HSDPA radio hardware for its North American equivalent, but with integrated GPS, it still seems like it could be a worthwhile upgrade. Sweden apparently expects it in early 2008, though there's no official word on launches elsewhere just yet.



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Glofiish M800: A successor to the X800 with QWERTY-keyboard

We’ve got our hands on the specs of E-TEN Glofiish M800 communicator. This is an heir of the X800 with a slide-out QWERTY-keyboard. At the same time the specs are likely to be the same as in the original communicator. The Pocketinfo.nl says the new model will be launched in late November – early December. The recommended price is about €600.

According to the source the specs enlist the following:

* 3G (UMTS/HSDPA) support
* OS - Windows Mobile 6 Professional
* CPU - Samsung 500 MHz
* 256 MB ROM
* Wireless - Wi-Fi and Bluetooth
* Display - touchscreen VGA
* Two built-in cameras
* GPS SiRFstar III
* Battery - 1530 mAh



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