T-Mobile Launches Samsung Clamshell

With Phreedom, users can seamlessly switch to VoIP-based calling when in roaming, avoiding excessive long-distance charges that are accumulated when making incoming, outgoing and voicemail calls. Phreedom puts the power of VoIP in the palm of the user's hand. Phreedom provides added capabilities such as browsing the Internet, downloading music and sending and receiving e-mail. It also features VoIP, Wi-Fi and GSM technologies.
"Phreedom offers dramatic cost savings through VoIP calls, an easy-to-use browser for fast, reliable Internet access, voice call continuity and long battery life--the holy grail for IP centric mobile devices," said Sanjay Varma, CEO of GUPP Technologies. "With the mobile device market exploding, GUPP is bringing to market the first IP centric dual-mode smartphone to deliver a satisfying user experience."
Phreedom will be available in Q2 of 2007.

Via Slashphone

Samsung Ultra 100 Mobile Phone

A phone so thin you can't see it? That's the silly claim Samsung made this month: "The Ultra Edition 5.9 (U100) is thin enough to disappear if turned on its side." Of course that's not true, but it does give you an idea of how thin the U100 is. At just 0.2 inches, it's the thinnest cell phone yet developed. It has a 3-megapixel camera and is compatible with the GSM standard, but don't expect a 3G model. The candy-bar-style phone will be joined by three other new handsets in the Ultra series: the Ultra 9.6 tri-band GSM clamshell model, the Ultra 10.9 quad-band GSM slider, and the Ultra 12.9 tri-band GSM and WCDMA 3G slider with HSDPA. The phones are all due to go on sale in Europe during the current quarter. Pricing, as well as launch details for other markets, were not disclosed.

Via Pcworld