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.

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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.

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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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It seems that LG has jumped the gun and shown off the LGBliss and Keybo2 prior to their August 7th debut.

The LG Bliss will feature a 3-inch touchscreen, 2MP camera with video recording, 4 1/2 hours of talk time and a CAD$79.95 price point with 3-year contract on Bell.

The Keybo2, ont he other hand, will feature a 1.56-inch external display, 2.6-inch internal display, a 3MP camera with video recording, Bluetooth, 5 1/3 hours of talk time and a CAD$129.99 price point on a 3-year contract with Bell.

Sure, these phone aren’t exactly feature extensive but these are sure to make some teenagers day.

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Remember those weird Palm Pre commercials? Well it looks like a lot of people didn’t like them that much. And all this hasn’t escaped Gary Koepke, the co-founder of Modernist, the ad agency behind the ads. Here’s what he said about the Palm Pre campaign:

We weren’t trying to creep people out, but one thing I have learned now in this digital age is people can be as rude as they want as long as they don’t have to look you in the face. The Pre is probably being talked about more than other phones right now because of the marketing and advertising, and that’s a good thing. Could the ads work harder to show exactly how the phone works? Yes, but we knew it would be polarizing people to have a woman not shout at them and tell an interesting story.

It’s a very different look and feel for this sector. There’s nobody involved in an iPhone ad, and ‘Your life is on BlackBerry’ — isn’t that great? Instead of having a life? We wanted a middle ground between those two places — what about the people who want a really great smartphone?

Let’s say we understand! We still like better other commercials. And the customers like them a lot more too. AT&T and Apple has sold over 5 million iPhones in the last quarter while RIM is selling lots of BlackBerry phones too. How many Pre units has Palm and Sprint sold so far? Did the commercials help increase that number? We can’t say since we don’t have any of those official numbers!

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Another version of the Nokia 5800 XpressMusic has been approved by the FCC. The 5800i is the version I am talking about and it’s probably going to be headed to China. The 5800i is going to be pretty similar to the regular 5800 version. In terms of features you can expect it to offer you WCDMA 900/2100MHz,quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE and WiFi connectivity. That WiFi is a little strange for a Chinese considering that we’ve heard lots of rumors about the WiFi-less iPhone made for China. Or should we assume this 5800i is simply a refresh of the 5800? Are we getting that capacitive screen that was rumored a while ago?

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The FCC is really on a roll today first the Motorola Morrison then the HTC Touch Diamond2, and now this. What you see above is a shot of the Samsung Galaxy taken from an FCC document.

The model number of this particular device is A3LGTI7500L with the L at the end reportedly meaning it is destined for Latin American carriers. Don’t be too discouraged, however, as this means that the Android-touting Galaxy is that much closer to being released on a US carrier.

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The success of any app depends on how much and how often it is downloaded. Now if within two weeks you find that your app has been downloaded 100,000 times, you know you have a gem of an app approved by iPhone owners.

Two weeks ago as posted by Chris, the Pizza Hut iPhone app was released. But no one ever thought it would be as hot as the pizza you would order. Can you imagine an app downloaded over 100,000 in that span?

This is proof that with the right strategy for the right market, you can really cover a larger area and serve your market better. And the app is not just about ordering pizza. The Pizza Hut iPhone app also comes with a slew of entertainment add-ons like a “Virtual Fridge” where you can get special coupons to add to you order and a game called “Pizza Hut Racer” which should keep you company while waiting for your pizza to be delivered.

(Source) Tech Crunch

A bunch of new images were released on the upcoming Samsung Rogue U960. The Samsung Rogue U960 is scheduled for release on August 15. The latest mobile phone from Samsung Electronics is practically the same height as the Glyde although a bit thicker.

Among the highlights of the Samsung Rogue U960 include texture on the back and a QWERT keyboard for easier use. It has a larger display as well with higher resolution.

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As you should already know by now, there’s a new iPhone OS version released in order to deal with that SMS security issue that threatened every iPhone in the world. In case you own a jailbroken and unlocked phone then you should know that redsn0w and ultrasn0w will work on the new iPhone OS 3.0.1 version. So go ahead, update your iPhone, get the latest OS, and then do your jailbreaking and unlocking just as you normally would with the regular iPhone OS 3.0. Not that we’re advising your to either jailbreak or unlock any handset. We’re just saying…

via iPhone Dev Team