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Samsung ch@t is a cost-free instant messaging application that runs on several Samsung phones with the unique offering of rewarding users for using the service.

If you have a Samsung Champ, Corby Txt, E250, E2121, Star, Wave 525, Wave or Wave 2 – you can already get chatting. (Much more handsets will be added gradually).

Get ch@t!

1. Browse to getchatnow.com/DL from your phone
2. Select your phone model from the list
3. Click on ‘Save’ to proceed with the download and installation
4. Locate the application under “Games and much more”
5. Register and enter your cellphone number, display name and accept terms and conditions
6. Ch@t will send an SMS to the number with your PIN – click OK and and enter your number and PIN
7. When open, the app will ask you to sync with your contacts (and locate out which of them are already utilizing ch@t). You can also add a contact manually by inputting their name and phone number (we will SMS them an invite to join ch@t if you do this – for totally free!)
8. Appreciate ch@t!

Discover out more about ch@t at http://getchatnow.com

Don’t you wish there had been far more cool, practical and beneficial smartphone applications obtainable in South Africa? Well, Samsung wants to develop five fantastic locally-relevant application suggestions generated by you.

Samsung recognises the need to have for much more smartphone applications relevant to Africa and all its neighborhood flavours, which is why you are finding the chance to put forward your application tips in a competition to win R25 000!

This competition is open to absolutely anybody. You don’t require to be a developer as Samsung will develop the greatest application suggestions submitted. All you require is a wild imagination and the hunger for far more localised apps.

Concept-submission is phase one of the competition. In phase two, the public will be able to vote for the very best application concept and the ones they would like Samsung to develop, so make certain your application notion is clever, original and helpful. There will be five winners the primary prize of R25 000, the second prize of R15 000, third of R10 000, fourth of R5 000 and fifth of R2 500.

Enter now on the Samsung Applications fan page on Facebook or at http://www.samsungapplications.co.za

How do I sign up for ch@t?

Pay a visit to getchatnow.com/dl from your phone &gt select your model &gt install the app &gt launch ch@t &gt register and obtain your PIN via SMS &gt sign in and commence chatting!

How considerably will ch@t cost me?
The app is cost-free to download. Making use of ch@t you will be using your phone’s web data connection (by your service provider), but it is so little, that you will be able to send and receive over 500 messages compared to the price of a single SMS!

What type of rewards can I get with ch@t?Which phone models are supported?
Samsung Champ, Corby TxT, E250, Star, Wave 525, Wave S8500, Wave2 S8530, E2120 and E2121. Samsung Android devices will be supported soon.

Which countries are supported?
ch@t is currently only accessible in South Africa. The rest of Africa will also be supported in future.

Download ch@t from http://getchanow.com

Taking screenshots on the Samsung Galaxy Tab is a lot easier than the experience I’ve had performing the same on the Galaxy S (unrooted). The latter presently calls for that I run the Android SDK, connect the phone to a pc via a particular USB mode, etc.

Thankfully with the Tab it’s as effortless as on the Wave – press the Back and Power/Standby buttons simultaneously and you need to hear the typical camera shot sound. The resulting image is automatically stored in the Image Gallery in a “ScreenCapture” folder.

1 trick I’ve learnt so far (right after happily snapping away at just about each screen) is that some apps or screens naturally revert to a previous view right away when the Back button has been pressed. One way around this is to hold the Back button down while launching the app/screen then pressing the Power button.

If I uncover anymore beneficial guidelines on this subject I’ll be positive to add them here yours are also welcome.

Screenshot of the Readers Hub app:

Screenshot of Basichords:

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Disclaimer: Although I am part of the awesome Samsung Blog team, the views and opinions expressed above do not necessarily reflect those of Samsung.

The Samsung Blog Phone-per-Quarter competition has started and we’re giving away a Samsung Galaxy Tab. This competition aims to reward a Samsung Blog member who makes the most valuable contribution to the Blog through producing high-quality blog posts, writing phone reviews, commenting and general participation.

In the previous quarter, super blogger fineline earned his way to a Samsung Galaxy S. It is now your turn to enrich the Blog community and claim this superb prize. Get much more details in the Competitions section.

Not signed up to the Blog yet? You can do so at http://samsungblog.co.za/user/register (it is free of charge!).

You could also win a Samsung Galaxy Tab at http://www.samsunggalaxytab.co.za as nicely as the grand prize of a trip to TEDActive 2011 in California. Enter now!

At Samsung we believe engaging with the community is an integral component of our future. The new connected world we live in is driven by individuals sharing suggestions and their experiences. Our intention with the apps competition was to involve the community, and leverage the power of the collective. Amazing initiatives on the web like Wikipedia show that great things can occur when folks from all walks of life, from all cultures and backgrounds contribute to a single initiative.

We want to offer the most compelling, exciting applications imaginable for our rainbow nation. Assuming that we could come up with the best ideas for the diversity of people who use our goods could be perceived as narrow-minded. As a token of respect for the creativity of the community we have driven this initiative with some fantastic prizes. We are hoping the community responds with extraordinary creativity even though having a great deal of fun. The response to this competition already shows a lot of positivity.

It is feasible to see crowdsourcing as a mechanism for finding suggestions easily, but our aim was to offer a fun platform to engage the creative gears from all walks of life – not just limiting the to the developers of the world. A lot of folks who have no development abilities still have amazing suggestions. Apps right after all should be about the folks making use of them.

Samsung Team

www.samsungapplications.co.za

As a Samsung Wave S8500 or Samsung Wave II S8530 owner in South Africa you will be delighted to know of the availability of free on-board navigation for your smartphone.

As you may already know, all Samsung Wave and Samsung Wave II smartphones are shipped worldwide with a 30-day test license of the Samsung LBS mapping and navigation software. Soon after the 30-day test period, the navigation feature is automatically disabled and users continue to have access only to the worldwide map viewer. To overcome this restriction, Samsung, NAVTEQ and ROUTE 66 have joined forces and invite all owners of a Samsung Wave or Samsung Wave II to upgrade their smartphone entirely for free with on-board navigation for Southern Africa.

To gain access to cost-free onboard navigation license for Southern Africa, you should merely register your device prior to 31 December 2011 at https://secure.66.com/samsung_wave/?cid=ZA. Upon registration you will acquire a navigation license for the following countries: South Africa, Namibia, Botswana, Swaziland, Mozambique, and Lesotho.

The Android version of Samsung’s chat client, ch@t has been launched.
ch@t enables you to maintain in contact with your buddies and family members at a decreased price, only, only a fraction of a regular SMS. It runs across many Samsung mobile devices such as the Wave, E250, Champ, Star and other people, and is now also accessible for Samsung Android devices such as the Galaxy S and Galaxy Tab.

Rewards
As a ch@t user you can accumulate points by simply chatting to your contacts. These rewards include airtime, which essentially makes up for the little data being consumed while using ch@t. There will be other loyalty-based incentives in future.

Download ch@t by scanning the QR code above (which will initiate a download action) or get the apk (proper-click, Save-As, download and transfer to your device)*. It will also be accessible via Samsung Apps on your Samsung Android device shortly.

Screenshots

Below are a couple of screenshots of the software running on the Samsung Galaxy Tab. Refinements are presently being created to the user interface so expect a slightly different look very soon from what’s shown.

ch@t installation and registration

ch@t can sync with your phonebook to find existing ch@t subscribers

ch@t options: Profile and Advanced

Chat window, and Group creation

Points accumulation just for checking out ads!

* Please note: You ought to make a alter in your phone settings to allow this to install. Applications &gt Settings Applications &gt check the ‘Unknown Sources’ box

On Sunday evening, Samsung Mobile held a press event at Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona, Spain. Right after a series of teasers were released over the last two weeks on the Samsung Unpacked internet site, the web was abuzz over “the next evolution of Galaxy S” as it was touted. Samsung’s JK Shin officially announced the Samsung Galaxy S II, the world’s thinnest smartphone with features that rival desktops from only a few years ago.

If you own a Galaxy S I9000 as I do, you may have wondered what Samsung could possibly add to this stellar range. I thought along the lines of the new device running Gingerbread, a faster application processor (this I got from significant speculation on blogs) and a new look, naturally. It turns out that all of these guesses had been right but are just a scratch on the surface of what this device offers.

The Samsung Galaxy S II is very slim measuring a mere 8.49mm in width and has a bigger screen (four.three”) with Super AMOLED Plus technology, an improved version of the already jaw-dropping quality of Super AMOLED as observed on the I9000. Other noteworthy features are a dedicated Samsung Dual Core Application processor (for those that are not familiar with this terminology, just know that it is really, genuinely quickly!) full High Definition (HD) recording and playback an increased battery capacity at 1650mAh Wi-Fi Direct so it can communicate with devices with neither the want for wires nor an access point and a 8MP camera… with LED flash! (I9000 owners will appreciate that last truth).

This cutting-edge hardware is matched by a strong content offering with all the “Hubs” such as Readers Hub that South African Galaxy Tab and Galaxy S I9000 owners are already utilizing. Samsung has partnered with Cisco and Sybase (a SAP organization) to supply a strong enterprise mobility solutions offering with Cisco WebEx, Sybase Afaria mobile device management, Cisco Mobile (VoIP solutions) and Cisco AnyConnect Virtual Private Network and far more (we’ll cover these topics in full at a later stage).

Galaxy S II features at a glance

• Android 2.three (Gingerbread)
• 1GHz Dual Core Processor, 1GB RAM
• 4.three” WVGA Super AMOLED Plus screen
• HSPA+ 21Mbps/ HSUPA 5.76Mbps
• 8MP AF Rear-facing &amp 2MP front-facing camera
• HD Recording &amp Full HD playback (@30fps)
• Bluetooth 3., WiFi a/b/g/n
• Email, Exchange ActiveSync
• NFC Connectivity (dependent on country)

Uncover full specifications at http://galaxys2.samsungmobile.com/html/specification.html

It must be noted that the specs for this device might differ per region.

Palesa Sibeko | Samsung Blog team

Disclaimer: The opinions stated in this post do not necessarily reflect those of Samsung Mobile South Africa.