Last week, Samsung released Windows Mobile 6.5 for their popular Jack Smartphone. Microsoft claims that the Windows Mobile 6.5 update is all about touch. It offers an improved home screen and today menu for touch screen devices, as well as an updated version of Internet Explorer Mobile, Market Place for Mobile, and a number of [...]
Samsung Releases Windows Mobile 6.5 Upgrade for Jack
Samsung has released their ROM upgrade to Windows Mobile 6.5 for the Jack Smartphone. Now, to be clear about which Samsung Jack we’re talking about; If you have a Rogers or Fido Samsung Jack, then this upgrade is not for you. If you have an AT&T Samsung Jack, then this is your path to Windows [...]
HTC Snap vs Samsung Jack – FIGHT!
Being a big fan of the Messenger style Windows Mobile devices, I was pretty excited to see HTC return to this market with the Snap (T-Mobile Dash 3g, Verizon Ozone, etc…). While they were away, Samsung really stepped up their game and released a number of devices. HTC typically does a great job on the [...]
A Closer Look – The Samsung Jack Reviewed
It may not be called BlackJack, but the new Samsung Jack is the third release in the popular BlackJack series of smartphones. The original BlackJack and BlackJack II devices both reached the million plus sales mark. Can Samsung repeat that success with this new phone? If first impressions are any indication, then the new Jack [...]
Understanding Vanity Dialing in Samsung Smartphones
Samsung has included a feature in their phones called Vanity Dialing. As the name implies, this feature will allow you to dial those ever popular vanity numbers like 1-800-Flowers or 1-800-Samsung. You can find Vanity Dialing on the new Samsung Jack, Propel Pro and even the older BlackJack II devices under Start / Settings / [...]
Hard Reset the Samsung Jack
Sometimes there is a need to start fresh with your device. Perhaps you just picked up the Jack from eBay or maybe you’re getting ready to list it for sale and want to clear off any personal details from the phone. Or maybe, you’ve installed something and it’s your device un-usable. That should never be [...]
Samsung’s Smashing New Smartphones
Samsung has officially announced four new Windows Mobile devices. There was no mention of price or availability of the 3 Windows Mobile Professional and 1 Standard devices. However, it is expected that they will be available in the next couple months. The Professional devices all build off the incredibly successful Omnia product line. The first [...]
Unboxing the Samsung Jack at Mobility Minded
Johan van Mierlo was able to get his hands on the new AT&T Samsung Jack smartphone and has filmed an unboxing video showing off the device in all of it’s glory. The Jack sports a similar keyboard to that of the Motorola Q9, but as the picture below shows, the Jack’s keyboard is a smaller [...]
AT&T Set to Release New Samsung Jack Smartphone
This past week, AT&T announced another Samsung smartphone that will be added to their line-up. The new phone is called the Samsung Jack, not to be confused with the Samsung Jack being offered on the Canadian GSM carrier – Rogers, which is actually a BlackJack II. This new Jack runs Windows Mobile 6.1 but will [...]
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