Mike Temporale
12-05-2006, 05:00 AM
<div class='os_post_top_link'><a href='http://www.mobilitysite.com/2006/12/samsung_releases_i600_hsdpa_ultra_messen.php' target='_blank'>http://www.mobilitysite.com/2006/12/samsung_releases_i600_hsdpa_ultra_messen.php</a><br /><br /></div><i>"Today at ITU Telecom World 2006, Samsung Electronics and Microsoft launched the Samsung Ultra Messaging i600 powered by Microsoft ® Windows Mobile ® 5.0, the first 3G smartphone with HSDPA (High Speed Downlink Packet Access) support . Measuring only 11.8mm and weighing a mere 99g, the Samsung Ultra Messaging i600 is the world's thinnest 3G smartphone with a full QWERTY key board . It blends the feature-rich, desktop functionality of the Windows Mobile 5.0 platform with multimedia capabilities to help people work on the go, stay in touch with family and friends or just have fun."</i><br /><br /><img src="http://www.smartphonethoughts.com/images/Temporale-20061204-SamsungI600.jpg" alt="User submitted image" title="User submitted image"/><br /><br />No surprise here. We've been seeing spy shots of this device for a while, but it's finally official. However, it doesn't look we'll be seeing it on this side of the pond anytime soon. So no need to toss those BlackJacks out the window just yet. ;)<br /><br /><i>crispeto</i> has already posted about this in our forums, so let's continue the discussion in <a href="http://www.smartphonethoughts.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=13033&highlight=">the existing thread.</a>