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Samsung has developed a new technology that will allow using water as "fuel" for your phones, i.e. a water-powered battery.

Here's how it works: water contacts a metal plate - this will create hydrogen. Then hydrogen goes into a fuel cell, where it reacts with oxygen and generates electrical energy. This reaction can generate up to 3 watts of power, which is enough for a cell phone.

As promised back in February, Samsung announced the European version of its flagship U900 Soul phone.

The first markets to get it are France, the UK, and Germany, followed by the rest of Europe. The stateside release is still a question, as the phone doesn't support U.S. bands.

One can get the Soul for €400 (~$632). Here are some of its key features:

• 5Mpix AF camera with face detection and image stabilization;
• 7.

Samsung has unveiled its new slim dual-SIM phone model called SCH-W599, which just like the D780 supports both GSM and CDMA networks that can work simultaneously. It should be available soon in China for 4,490 yuan or $650.

The features include:

• 800MHz CDMA and dual-band GSM;
• 2.4" QVGA 260k color touchscreen;

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Samsung has unveiled six new handsets yesterday. Some of them are pretty impressive, others are low end, but no doubt they will all find their buyers. The models are listed below, so check them out.

• Samsung U800: a candybar handset featuring a full brushed metal body with a Soul-like design. Specs include quad-band GSM, UMTS, 3.2Mpix camera, FM radio, Bluetooth 2.

FCC has unveiled a new mid-range Wi-Fi enabled clamshell from Samsung called t339. It will soon be available from T-Mobile and even supports the carrier's HotSpot@Home service. Wow...

Apart from the above mentioned, this is a mediocre phone with medium specs and an ugly design, but you choose whether to buy it or not.

The release date wasn't announced yet.

Samsung has recently unveiled its first HSUPA-enabled (advanced W-CDMA) smartphone model called SCH-M470.

Apart from that, the M470 features 2Mpix camera, video telephony, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth connectivity, push email, and web access with Google search.

Available only in Korea for approximately 600,000 won or $615.

Samsung D780 DuoS is a new mid-range handset with two SIM-slots. It is similar in specs with the lower-end P240 DuoS and will be available soon in Europe for about 300 EUR.

Here are some of its features:

• 15.7mm thick;
• 2Mpix camera;
• 2.1" QVGA display;
• Tri-band (900/1800/1900Mhz) GSM/EDGE radio;
• FM radio;
• microSD card slot.

As expected, Samsung F490 was launched on Vodafone's network.

This is a full-featured smartphone introduced last year; it has a large 3.2" touch-sensitive display with Croix interface, a 5Mpix camera, HSDPA support, stereo Bluetooth, microSD slot, and much more.

The official price is unknown as of yet.

FCC has recently revealed the new Samsung SGH-i788, and apparently it is the U.S. version of the existing i780 model.

It is quite possible that the new model won't feature all the same specs as its older brother (HSDPA, GPS or Wi-Fi may be lacking on this one), but it will surely keep the touchscreen, and will most likely run the latest Windows Mobile 6.1 OS.

Stay tuned for more details.

Here's yet another handset announced at CTIA 2008 by Verizon.

The new Samsung SCH-U740 aka Alias is basically a clamshell style cell phone, but can also be opened horizontally to reveal a QWERTY keyboard underneath the internal screen. It will be available in silver color scheme and will feature a 1.3Mpix camera, Bluetooth support, microSD card slot, and AIM, MSN, and Yahoo! instant messaging.