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AT&T welcoming Samsung Evergreen for $30

AT&T is getting a new quick texting phone on November 7, one that Samsung is pushing hard as an eco phone. The Samsung Evergreen is built from 70 percent recycled post-consumer materials, and its packaging is made from 80 percent recycled post-consumer paper. The packaging uses soy ink, and in lieu of a paper manual, the Evergreen comes with a CD. Eco ringtones and wallpaper round out the theme.

As for the specs, the Evergreen is a 3G-capable phone that features a 2.4-inch display and a full slide-out QWERTY keyboard. There's also a 2-megapixel camera with … Read more

Happy Movember

Links from Monday's episode of Loaded:

Facebook is set to announce something mobile this week

PayPal's new iPhone app lets you search for local vendors that accept its payments

Google is working on another unlocked Samsung phone but it will not be called the Nexus Two

The Cisco Flip Cam grows a mustache for Movember Charity

Logitech launches a solar-powered keyboard

Mount Everest gets 3G coverage

Gucci now sells 3D glasses

Quick Take: Samsung HZ30W

CNET did not review the Samsung HZ30W, but we did review the Samsung HZ35W, which is very similar.

The differences between the two are few and nothing related to image quality or performance. The higher-end HZ35W has built-in GPS for geotagging photos; a 3-inch, 614K-dot-resolution AMOLED display; and Samsung's Smart Auto scene-recognition mode is available for photos and video. The HZ30W does not have GPS, uses a 2.7-inch, 230K-dot-resolution LCD, and has Smart Auto for photos only.

Again, since the Samsung HZ30W's lens, image processor, and sensor are the same for the HZ35W, we expect the HZ30W'… Read more

Android Atlas Weekly 22: Samsung Tab or iPad?

This week on Android Atlas Weekly, Android is sued again, a 3D Android Picture Frame and everything you ever wanted to know about the Samsung Galaxy Tab, All that and more coming up on this week's edition of Android Atlas Weekly for Thursday, October 28st, 2010. Join Justin Eckhouse along side guest host, Senior Editor, Donald Bell.

News Stories

Android Market tops 100,000 applications http://news.cnet.com/8301-30684_3-20020616-265.html

Paypal support should hit the Android Market … Read more

Samsung grows sales but sees weakness ahead

Samsung Electronics's third-quarter earnings and sales both grew, but the company is anticipating weaker results for the fourth quarter.

For the quarter ended September 30, the Korean electronics firm took in a profit of 4.46 trillion won ($3.97 billion), a gain of 17 percent from the 3.81 trillion won earned in the year-ago quarter. Revenue grew by 12 percent to reach 40.23 trillion won, topping the previous quarterly sales record of 39.25 trillion won from 2009's fourth quarter.

The company attributed its solid results to a strong showing from its semiconductor unit, which … Read more

Celebrity fantasy leagues on Facebook

Links from Thursday's episode of Loaded:

Google gets out of its FTC investigation with only a slap on the wrist

Google launches Google Place Search for local business listings

T-Mobile will be the first to sell the Samsung Galaxy Tab on November 10

Sony may be making a PlayStation Phone

Outlook for Mac came out this week

FanSwarm will launch on Facebook this weekend as a way to play celebrity fantasy leagues

Samsung Mesmerize on sale at U.S. Cellular

U.S. Cellular bolstered its Android lineup today when it announced its new Mesmerize smartphone. Part of the Galaxy S series, the Mesmerize joins the Samsung Acclaim and HTC Desire in the carrier's growing Android repertoire.

The hardware on the Mesmerize is nearly identical to that found on the other Galaxy S series handsets with its 4-inch Super AMOLED display Although the phone comes with Android 2.1 out of the box, U.S. Cellular claims customers will be able to upgrade to 2.2 "Froyo" later this year. Features inlcude a 1GHz Hummingbird processor, a 5-megapixel … Read more

The problem with smartphone auto brightness

In the last year, ambient light sensors have become a popular feature not only on computer monitors, but on HDTVs and smartphones as well.

The purported function of an ambient light sensor is to detect the amount of ambient light intersecting with the display's screen, and then either increase or decrease the display's brightness. If there's too much ambient light, the sensor adjusts the brightness upwards, and in a minimal ambient light situation, the brightness is decreased appropriately.

For monitors and HDTVs, an ambient light sensor can help save on power and the amount of strain on … Read more

Galaxy Tab coming to T-Mobile first, Nov. 10

If you can't wait to get your hands on the Samsung Galaxy Tab tablet, T-Mobile will officially kick off all U.S. sales on November 10, according to a Samsung-issued press release. T-Mobile will sell the 7-inch Galaxy Tab for $399 after $50 mail-in rebate and with a two-year contract and monthly rate plan.

The Samsung Galaxy Tab will not carry HSPA+ speeds, as Samsung initially stated in their release. Instead, the Tab will support HSPA 7.2.

T-Mobile will load up its Galaxy Tab with the Samsung Media Hub, Qik's video chat app (to take advantage of … Read more

Galaxy Tab (Sprint), hands-on

Update: CNET's full, rated review of the Samsung Galaxy Tab is now available.