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The new Samsung SPH-W7100 is apparently meant for women and children. It is equipped with a 100dB siren and a SOS function that alerts local authorities to your position via GPS. Should you stop being afraid of terrorists with such a gadged? Hell NO! But these are cool functions anyway.

No word on the release in the States, look it up in Korea.

AT&T will be offering two new handsets sometime in the near future, the Samsung Shift and LG Etna, for all you messaging junkies. The Shift is a 2G candybar phone with a full QWERTY keyboard. The Etna is a rather low-end device with EDGE, VGA camera and other basic features. Does any of these make up a good purchase?

Mobile Review have posted a couple of pictures of the previously unknown smartphone caleld the Samsung S5600. We only know that it is a mid-range device with TouchWiz User Interface, judging by the photos, as the rest of specifications hasn't been announced yet. Stay tuned for more details on this one.

For music lovers Samsung's came up with the new M7600 BEAT DJ, a touchscreen multimedia phone that was recently introduced at the MWC 2009 show. Below you will fing a video demonstration of the phone, and also be sure to check out the list of its features.

Features:

• Quad-band GSM (850/900/1800/1900Mhz) support;
• Dual-band UMTS (900/2100MHz) support with HSDPA data;
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Strange, but true. Today at MWC Microsoft has announced the Valencia, an upcoming phone from Samsung. It should be available soon for $365, and will include such features as:

• 3G connectivity;
• GPS navigation;
• 128MB RAM;
• 128MB ROM;
• QVGA display;
• 393MHz processor;
• Windows Mobile 6.1 Professi

Samsung’s i7410 projector phone (knwn also as the Samsung Show) has been showcased at the MWC 2009 event today. It integrates Texas Instrument’s DLP pico technology, allowing the device to project images over area size ranging from 5" to 50" with a resolution of 480x320 pix. Even though it incorporates a projector, it still looks thin and sleek, and also packs a 3.2" WQVGA touch-sensitive display, a 5Mpix camera and the TouchWiz UI.

Samsung has introduced its upcoming Omnia HD. The device is an 8Mpix cameraphone, and comes with the following features:

• 8Mpix camera;
• Video capture: 1280 x 720 @ 24fps;
• HDMI out;
• 3.7" touchscreen display;
• HSUPA data;
• GPS;
• Bluetooth;
• 8 or 16GB or storage;
• microSDHC car

Today at MWC Samsung has officially announced its own 8Mpix cameraphone (see SE W995) called Memoir, which we've already met before. Aside from the advanced camera, the phone features TV-out, TouchWiz user interface, 3G support, widget support, haptic feedback and A-GPS. Camera characteristics include:

• Best-in-class digital imaging features;

Before we get to the MWC related news, we should inform you that Verizon is now offering the Samsung Omnia at $99.99 on its website. This price includes a $70 online-only discount and the customary 2-year contract. Choosing the 1-year contract will cost you $169, while the full retail price of the phone is $559.

Samsung has announced a new solar-powered full touchscreen phone named “Blue Earth”. It's made of recycled plastic, which makes it safe for the environment. Moreover, as I've already said, the "Blue Earth" charges up via the solar panel on its back. Cool, now you won't have to carry the charger with you all the time.

Apart from that we have no other details on the said handset.