2009
09.24

Samsung has recently announced an allicane with tattoo artist Mark Machado to bring a special edition r450 to MetroPCS.
As you can see, this device will feature designs by Mark Machado (who goes by Mister Cartoon) on the exterior fo the phone along with similarly designed backgrounds, animations and ringtones.
Furthermore, Samsung and MetroPCS have said that there will only be 30,010 Mister Cartoon edition r450s made so if you are looking to get down on this device you better do is soon.
via SUN
2009
09.24

In the past there have been several offerings for those who want to use their iPhone to charge one of their customers credit card but they require you to punch in the card’s entire number.
A recently announced project codenamed Square is looking to remedy that as it will make use of a magentic-strip reader that plugs into the iPhone’s headphone port. All users of the app need to do is swipe the card, punch in the amount and have the customer sign right on the phone. After the transaction is complete it is geotagged and a receipt is sent via email.
There’s no word on when exactly this will hit the market but when it does it is sure to be very valuable to those who do selling on the go.
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2009
09.24

Samsung’s Android-powered i7500 Galaxy has been around for some time now but has yet to find its way onto a US carrier. However, Samsung seems to have the device’s younger sibling, the i5700 Galaxy-lite, in the works.
What you see above is a document released by the Wi-Fi Alliance effectively approving said device. Now, we have virtually no details on the Galaxy-lite other than that it features WiFi and will almost definitely be running Android.
However, we’ll keep you posted once Samsung officially announces the i5700 Galaxy-lite.
via EngadgetMobile