In order to activate the service, Omnia and I8910 HD users will need to upgrade their devices. Omnia customers can download and install the mobile client from the website www.samsungapps.com. I8910 HD customers can simply upgrade their software by selecting the Application Download icon on their phones.

The on-device client is available in English, French and Italian and supports credit card and phone billing through the mobile application store. Users who haven’t signed up as a member of the Application Store can purchase free applications and paid applications through the phone billing payment option.

Over 300 native applications meeting Samsung’s content guidelines will be available at launch, expected to grow to over 2,000 by the end of 2009. Gameloft, Electronic Arts, Handmark, TAITO, Paragon SW, Capcom, Com2us, Prompt, Pearson Longman, Bokan Tech and Diotek are among the providers of applications to the Samsung Application Store.

Earlier this year, Samsung launched its seller site (http://seller.samsungapps.com) for application developers and content providers enabling them to distribute and sell their applications directly to Samsung Smartphone users.

Samsung Application Store will be demonstrated at the IFA 2009, the IT and CE trade show, in Berlin from September 4th to 9th. Please visit to experience the newly launched Samsung Application Store at Hall 20.

All Nokia Symbian devices that ship with Quickoffice will receive a free update to the latest edition of Quickoffice 6. Selected Nokia Eseries devices will additionally receive editing support with a free Quickoffice Premier 6 update. All updates are available via Quickmanager, Quickoffice’s secure in-application download manager.

Kanghyun Kwon, Vice President of Samsung’s Content Service Team, Media Solution Center, said: “We launched a Samsung Application Store beta service in January in the UK and have been collaborating with developers and content providers through Samsung Mobile Innovator, a developer program for Symbian, Windows Mobile, and Java from October, 2008. With the launch of Samsung’s Application Seller Site, we can complete the total eco-system for better, easier, and more exciting mobile experiences ranging from compelling mobile phones to content and applications. We are aiming to achieve a win-win business model for end-users, mobile operators, and industry influencers, such as developers and content providers.”

A member of the Seller Site will be able to purchase a sales contract online and check the certification status in real-time. The site provides essential statistics such as sales records, revenue, and popularity of the content to end-users. Billing and payment is also handled online. Samsung plans to launch and expand an official Application Store in Europe during 3Q of this year.

With a 16M colors 2.4-inchdisplay screen, the QWERTY Surge is supporting Quadband GSM network and HSDPA 2.6Mbps wireless data connection. It also comes with built in Bluetooth, 2.5mm headphone jack, 2 megapixel camera, FM radio and a microSD card slot.

“Launching at 79.99 USD with a complete email solution, downloadable applications and full HTML browser with Flash support, Nokia Surge hits the sweet spot between a quick messaging phone and a smartphone because of its low-price and strong feature set,” said Michael Woodward, vice president, Mobile Phone Portfolio, AT&T Mobility and Consumer Markets.

The Nokia Surge will be available through select AT&T retail locations or at www.wireless.att.com for 79.99 USD with a two-year service agreement and after a mail-in rebate.

With the latest release of the Zeekey application, the Zeemote JS1 Bluetooth Game Controller expands upon its current Nokia mobile device compatibility with all Nokia S60 3rd and 5th Edition Nseries, Eseries, XpressMusic, Sport, Navigator, and Classic Mobile Devices supported.

Nokia was the first organization to launch the Zeemote JS1 Bluetooth Game Controller featuring Zeekey and is currently shipping “special edition” game bundles that also support Nokia’s N-Gage gaming platform. Over 10 N-Series and XpressMusic mobile devices, such as the hit Nokia N96, N81, N85, N82, 6650 and XpressMusic 5320 currently ship with the Zeemote JS1 in specific regions.

In addition, the latest version of Zeekey also supports all games, applications and phone features when using a Samsung S60 phone like the INNOV8, SGH-I400, SGH-I560, SGH-J870 or LG S60 phones like the KT615, KT610, KT770 and KS10.

Google Sync offers two-way, over-the-air contacts and calendar synchronization. This means that you can make changes to your contacts and calendar on your phone or in your desktop Google account. Since Sync uses push technology, the changes should automatically appear within minutes. And your information is constantly syncing, so it’s up-to-date and securely stored within your Google account, even if you lose your phone.

Features

Synchronize your contacts. Get your Google contacts quickly and easily to your Nokia S60 phone. With Sync, you can have access to your address book at anytime and place that you need it.

Get calendar alerts. Using your Nokia’s native calendar, you can now access multiple Google calendars, and be alerted for upcoming appointments with sound or vibration.

Always in sync. Your calendar and contacts stay synchronized whether you access them from your Nokia or from your computer. Add or edit contacts or calendar entries right on your device or on your Google account on the web.  

According to the development team, the new YouTube software is now faster in starting up and searching. Its video quality will be automatically tweaked according to your WiFi or 3G connection status. You can now visit http://m.youtube.com on your mobile devices to download the software for free. A list of the supported S60 devices can be checked here

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The online store will be officially launched at next month’s Mobile World Congress in Barcelona with an initial selection of 1,100 applications that Samsung’s UK-based customers will be able to load onto their devices. In its initial phase the store will support both Samsung S60 and Windows Mobile platforms, with a further upgraded planned for later in 2009. The application store is now able to be viewed here

Samsung has previously launched Samsung Mobile Innovator, a new program enabling mobile software developers to create applications for use across all Samsung S60 devices.

Quickoffice Premier 6.0 is the only mobile solution to provide full viewing and editing capabilities of native Microsoft Office 2007 documents on S60 devices, allowing workers to increase their productivity while on-the-go. Other new features of 6.0 include the ability to open password protected files on Word and Excel documents, word count for Word files and Go To Cell for worksheets, making it easier to navigate large sheets.

The mobile office suite retains file formatting with no data loss, delivering superior document ‘round-trip’ capabilities so users can confidently edit and exchange files between their phones and desktop. Other features include tighter integration with Adobe Reader LE to handle complex PDF files, spell check in multiple languages and the ability to record live voice notes in PowerPoint.

SafeWallet Pro for S60 is now available at $24.95, it can be purchased using the SBSH Online Store at the following URL:
http://www.sbsh.net/products/symbian_s60/safewallet_pro/add_to_cart