Pricing announced - Samsung ATIV Odyssey launching on Verizon January 24th

Better late than never, right? If you have been waiting for Samsung’s Windows Phone entry in the US, it is possible you will not be waiting much longer. The Twitter leakers @evleaks passed along a tip that the Samsung ATIV Odyssey will be available on Verizon January 24th. The 24th is a Thursday which is a common day for new devices to be available in the corporate stores.  We got to take some hands-on time with the ATIV Odyssey at CES and while the device has specifications that are marginally below the Nokia Lumia 822, the Odyssey is tidy little device.

Its 4-inch screen and form factor makes it comfortable to hold and use with one hand. The Odyssey has a nice sized battery too, which means that this Windows Phone entry is going to be a capable handset for anyone who uses it. With a 5MP camera, 4-inch screen, 2,100mAh battery and Windows Phone 8, we think the ATIV Odyssey will price for free on a two-year contract with Verizon.

sources: @evleaks (Twitter) via WPCentral

UPDATE: Verizon announced today that the Samsung ATIV Odyssey will indeed be available in stores and online starting tomorrow the 24th.  Verizon also announced the subsidized price point for the ATIV Odyssey and a two-year agreement: $49.99 after a mail-in rebate.  That takes us a little by surprise given how the specifications of the device line-up against the other Windows Phone offerings available on Verizon, especially the Nokia Lumia 822.  However, its 4-inch screen, slightly larger battery and overall shape make the ATIV Odyssey a little more pocketable, and that may find appeal with a number of consumers along with the Samsung name as well.  Is the Samsung ATIV Odyssey on your list?

source: Verizon

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Molly Ringwald's new phone? Motorola DROID RAZR M goes pink on January 24th

The youth of the 1980's were usually summed up quite well in John Hughes' movies. Hits like Pretty in Pink gave us some of the best young actors of the period such as Molly Ringwald (who could forget her brief role in The Facts of Life), Jon Cryer (who makes millions as Alan Harper on Two and a Half Men) and James Spader. Of course, back then there were no smartphones with hundreds of thousands of apps and Pac Man was about as high tech as things got for kids. What takes us through the recesses of our mind back to the 80's has nothing to do with jOBS, or even John Sculley. Nor does it have to with the $12 price that Apple was trading for back then. Actually, it has nothing to do at all with Apple. It is all about the pink version of the Motorola DROID RAZR M which is coming to Big Pink Red Thursday. You will find it online and at the stores priced at $99.99 after a $50 mail-in rebate.

If you're tired of giving your sweetie a box of chocolates for Valentine's Day, why not give your SO a pink Motorola DROID RAZR M? There's is much more here than a box of Whitmans, like the 4.3 inch edge-to-edge screen and the dual-core 1.5GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Plus. And unlike the chocolate, the DROID RAZR M isn't fattening.

source: Verizon via AndroidCentral

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Samsung Galaxy S III Mini with NFC to launch by end of January

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Samsung to show a 5" Full HD Super AMOLED display at CES in January, might go in the Galaxy S IV

Mr./Mrs. -@nobelset- I have to disagree with you on this one. We the people of the "Phablet" world. Do hereby demand our ratio of 16:10 screen display back!!! 16:9 is a ratio of smartphone user; We are the "Party of Phablet"... And use our Phablets, we will.

Here’s what Yusim proposes when designing the Galaxy Note 2:

6.3-inch Super AMOLED Plus display with 1080 x 1920 Full HD resolution
Size: 161.9 x 84.9 x 8.9
Weight: 220g
2.0GHz quad core Cortex-A15 processor
3GB of RAM
32/64/128GB memory
16-meagpixel camera with Auto Focus, LED Flash and BSI
3-megapixel front-facing camera with BSI, Best Photo, Best Faces, Low light shot
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n (2.4GHz and 5GHz), Wi-Fhi Direct
Bluetooth 5.0
USB 3.0 Host
mHL
NFC
A-GPS, Glonass support
4,000mAh battery
Android 5.0

"This should be just in time for the Note III though"... Here's to HOPING. :)

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