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Samsung i8910 HD runs 62 apps at once, multitaskers bow their heads
While iPhone 3G owners and would-be Windows Phone 7 buyers sit in the corner, quietly weeping over their lack of true multitasking, webOS and Symbian continue to point and laugh. In mid-January, a Palm Pre Plus was seen cackling with joy over its rivals' misfortune even as the device staggered under the weight of 50 simultaneous applications, and less than a week later, a Samsung Omnia HD performed the very same feat, despite having only half the Pre Plus' RAM (i.e. 256MB) to work with. Now, in what we can only interpret as a large middle finger and "come here" gesture to all who aspire to the cell phone multitasking heavyweight title, we have a video of the i8910 running no less than sixty-two applications thanks to a custom ROM by HyperX. Watch in stunned silence as a finger scrolls through them, right after the break.
Samsung Omnia HD i8910 reviewed in the glow of the AMOLED screen
Whether you call it OmniaHD, i8910 HD, or even "Timmy Tim" (hey, it could happen), Samsung's AMOLED--infused smartphone is a winner, if the fine lads at Phone Arena are to be believed. Points go to its HD video recording and playback, a surprisingly good battery life, and a form factor that's not too hard on the pocket, measuring in at just a wee bit taller and thicker than the HTC Touch HD. Not everything's sunshine and rainbows, though, as trying to use it in direct sunlight's a lost cause and the phone is a magnet for fingerprints. Still, those are pretty minor in comparison, and this is sounding more and more like a solid smartphone. Hit up the read link for a more thorough review, or after the break for the moving pictures version.
Samsung's Acme i8910 caught on film by Wile E. Coyote
Another day closer to the Mobile World Congress, another leaked phone. Today it's the Samsung i8910, aka the Acme, which looks a bit like the Omnia but seems somewhat slimmer and features a little more heft in the chin area. Specs sound Omnia-like as well, including GPS, HDMI output, WiFi, plenty of media features, and availability in 8 and 16GB flavors. What exactly will set this apart from its predecessor remains to be seen, but perhaps Samsung is hiding a 12 megapixel sensor in there. We won't know until we get some pictures of the other side, probably in about two weeks time. [Thanks, Patrick]
