The Samsung
Group is South Korea's largest conglomerate (chaebol), composed of
numerous businesses, including Samsung Electronics, the
world's largest electronics company[1], Samsung Heavy Industries, one of
the world's biggest shipbuilders and Samsung Engineering & Construction,
one of the major construction contractors worldwide. These three
businesses form the core of Samsung Group and are the reason for the
name; the meaning of the Korean word 'Samsung' is "tristar" or "three
stars." Samsung Group is South Korea's largest company & exporter, the
5th largest company in the world and is helmed by chairman Lee Kun-Hee,
the third son of the founder Lee Byung-chul.
The Latest from Samsung are:
An advanced ultra-thin mobile - the D800 from
Samsung seems destined to be a big hit within the UK market.
At
just 14mm thick and weighing a mere 98g it manages to shed weight and
dimensions against competitors and yet retain great features and
functionality. The SGH-D800 has an attractive black finish and
unobtrusive textured magnesium surface. The chrome curves create an
elegantly rounded shape and the high-quality sliding mechanism of the
ultra slim casing is impressive.
With an advanced voice dial function, you only need to say the name of
the person you want to speak to and the relevant number will
automatically be dialled, without the need to create voice recognition
of the name beforehand. Also, the clear file viewer gives you quick and
easy access to all your favourite songs, documents, pictures and files.
Aside from great looks and advanced dialling, the D800 features
Bluetooth, 1.3 megapixel camera, 80Mb of internal memory and a huge 240
x 320 pixel perfect display.
Whether you want your mobile for it's looks, build quality, business or
pleasure the Samsung SGH-D800 has it all in spades.
The Samsung SGH-E250 offers extensive
multimedia features in it's diminuitive frame and it weighs just 81g !
Tune into your favourite radio station with the FM radio and catch up
with the latest music, news and weather. A built-in multi-format music
player also eliminates the need for a separate device to play your own
tunes.
With a sleek sliding design format and a large clear display, the E250
is a pleasure to use. Memory is expandable via microSD, it has bluetooth
for easy connectivity and mobile printing too. With a selection of great
games and other applications the Samsung E250 really is well equipped.
The E250 comes with advanced capabilities such as uMenu which allows for
personalised menus for convenient access, uTrack which sends an SMS to a
pre-designated number to alert you when the phone's SIM card is changed,
increasing the chance of recovering a stolen device and SOS messages in
case of an emergency.