Good news for Samsung! According to Strategy Analytics, mobile phone shipments in the United States grew 6 percent annually, to reach 47 million units during the third quarter of 2008. Samsung outperformed, making it the market leader in the US for the first time.

Even in the financial crisis, mobile phone shipments in the United States reached 47.4 million units during Q3 2008, up 6.2 percent from 44.6 million in Q3 2007. Attractive bundling schemes from operators, healthy subsidies and aggressive pre-stocking by distributors ahead of the holiday season helped to lift volumes. During Q3 2008, Samsung registered 22.4% marketshare in the US

Via: Slashphone

Now it’s time for a girly, made-for-girls mobile phone, and that’s what Samsung CLEOappears to be. This phone is launched in Canada and will be exclusively offered via Bell Mobility and its subsidiary Solo Mobile.

Samsung Canada says that the CLEO can “easily be mistaken for a make-up compact” and I have to totally agree with this. For the moment, the fancy phone can only be bought from Solo, for as low as $100. Bell will sell the CLEO for $49.95 with a contract agreement for 3 years, while the handset’s full price is of $300.

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Samsung Omnia for GSM market will be released in Japan through Softbank Mobile, the third largest mobile operator, to take advantage of its GPS features. Powered by latest Windows Mobile, Samsung Omnia is quite accepted in Asia, especially because of its GPS system. In Japan, Omnia will be named as 930SC and be equipped with standard Japan’s TV digital, One-Seg.

One-Seg mobile phones support a full suite of digital TV functions, such as reception of data broadcasts that provide information on the current TV program, the ability to check program content via the EPG (electronic program guide), and TV program recording.

Via: 3Gweek