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Though Samsung has developed a near-legendary reputation for giving its phones silly names, it turns out that “Intensity II” is surprisingly appropriate in a way: this thing’s got an infrared camera. Or at least the 1.3 megapixel shooter has an infrared mode, which should make it unusually adept at taking pictures of things that people never intended to be captured for posterity. Like its predecessor, the Intensity II has a slide-out landscape QWERTY keyboard paired with a numeric keypad in front; you’ve got a 2.2-inch QVGA screen and microSD expansion up to 32GB, perfect for those thousands of night shots you’ll without doubt be taking. It’s available today for $49.99 on contract after rebate in your choice of silver or blue.

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After bizarre names like Rant, Corby, and Clubby, it appears the phone industry has finally buckled into a state of chaos — a state where words no longer exist at all. Samsung has brought a new trio of midrange text-centric devices to T-Mobile today, starting on the left with the (we’re told “Smiley” is an acceptable substitute, thank goodness) that features a portrait QWERTY slide, Exchange support, and a 1.3 megapixel camera; it goes for just $19.99 on contract. Moving up the ladder a rung, the Gravity 3 naturally replaces the Gravity 2 with both a numeric keypad and slide-out landscape QWERTY keyboard, 2 megapixel cam, and full HTML browsing for $49.99 on contract. Finally, the Gravity T is basically a touchscreen version of the Gravity 3 with basically identical specs other than the 2.8-inch full touchscreen; it goes for $74.99 on contract. All three are available today.

Continue reading Samsung, T-Mobile announce :), Gravity 3, and Gravity T — yes, we said

After bizarre names like Rant, Corby, and Clubby, it appears the phone industry has finally buckled into a state of chaos — a state where words no longer exist at all. Samsung has brought a new trio of midrange text-centric devices to T-Mobile today, starting on the left with the (we’re told “Smiley” is an acceptable substitute, thank goodness) that features a portrait QWERTY slide, Exchange support, and a 1.3 megapixel camera; it goes for just $19.99 on contract. Moving up the ladder a rung, the Gravity 3 naturally replaces the Gravity 2 with both a numeric keypad and slide-out landscape QWERTY keyboard, 2 megapixel cam, and full HTML browsing for $49.99 on contract. Finally, the Gravity T is basically a touchscreen version of the Gravity 3 with basically identical specs other than the 2.8-inch full touchscreen; it goes for $74.99 on contract. All three are available today.

Continue reading Samsung, T-Mobile announce :), Gravity 3, and Gravity T — yes, we said