Samsung F490 a Revolution

One thing Samsung really knows how to do is make electronics. They have proved this over and over again in many different sectors and now they are attacking the mobile phone sector with real vigour. Their decision to sponsor Chelsea football club was a move that demonstrates their commitment to the sector and with the release of models such as the F490, Samsung must now be taken seriously.

The Samsung F490 is a revolution in mobile phone technology. Gone are the days of buttons and black and white screens. Now the focus is on full colour devices with touch screens and fast data transfer capabilities. All of the above the F490 delivers in spades, we can expect this phone to really push the likes of Motorola and Nokia all the way, a positive thing for the consumer.

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The F490 has fantastic functionality and will suit everyone from the most avid of users, right down to the novice occasional user. It's large menu is simple and intuitive, meaning that it is difficult to get confused. The large icons help the user to find what they want and makes the touch screen a benefit rather that a hindrance.

One of the greatest aspects of the F490 is the screen. It has a ratio of 16:9 meaning that is suitable for the viewing of films and shows in a widescreen format. Nothing has been said yet, but we think that this will have screen flip functionalities associated with some other mobile phones in the marketplace at the current time.

The connectivity of this phone is 3.5g with HSPDA. This is technology that is craved by the technical gadget lovers in today's society. It allows users to download content like music and video at lightening quick speeds. No longer will users have to wait for 10 minutes for an mp3 to download.

Overall this is a superb phone and when it is released it is sure to get even the most ardent of gadget lovers excited. Watch this space.

Samsung F490 a Revolution

Samsung - Way Into Sports With the Olympic Games Sponsorship

Samsung is not just about mobile phones and electronic gadgets. Lately, it is also into sports. Not that it has branched into making sports apparels and equipment as well. It has been a major sponsor of the world Olympic games since 1998 and in every summer and winter Olympics thence culminating in the Vancouver Winter games this year. For more than 10 strong years, it has been behind the Olympic movement. A new contract binds Samsung with the Olympic well into every games until 2016.

This goes to show that the company is strongly into making the brand a part of the entire global community by being a major part of this global event. It is committed in making Samsung a durable global brand for every consumer around the world. It fist made its presence felt in the Nagano Winter Olympics in 1998. Since then, it has been a fixture in the following Olympic games namely: the 2000 Sydney summer Olympics, the 2002 Salt Lake City Winter Olympics, the 2004 Athens Summer Olympics, the 2006 Winter Olympics, the 2008 Beijing Olympics and the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics. It is also expected to be behind the upcoming 2012 London Olympic Games, the 2014 Winter Olympics, and the 2016 Rio de Janiero Summer Olympics.

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Samsung's long - term commitment to these upcoming global events is sure to cement Samsung brand awareness around the world, as it strides to expand its market and overtake rival maker of mobile phones and other electronic gadgets.

Aside from the Olympics, it has also been ubiquitous in many sports events around the world. Europe is no exemption. It entered into a sponsorship contract with the English Premiership Team Chelsea FC, which is reported to be the second costliest English football sponsorship in the league's history. In France, there is the Samsung Super League which it holds in partnership with the International Federation for Equestrian Sports. And there is the FEI Nations Cup sponsorship. The Nations cup is the oldest and most renowned equestrian sporting event worldwide.

In football - crazy Latin America, Samsung is behind the Brazilian Team Palmieras and the Mexican Football Team, Club Deportivo Guadajalara. In the US, there is the Samsung 500 as Samsung logos blaze around the Texas race track. Down under, it is behind the Sydney Roosters, a professional Rugby Team in Australia's National Rugby League. It is also the sponsor of the Melbourne Victory Football Club.

Back at home, it is owner of the professional Baseball team, Samsung Lions, the Football team Suwom Samsung Bluewings, the Basketball Team Seoul Samsung thunders, the Women's basketball team Samsung Bichumi, and the volleyball team Samsung Blue Fangs.

It is also very active in Asia where it plans to start a cricket league and build sports stadiums in people - rich India. The Asian Games is also host to a number of Samsung sponsorships.

Samsung's presence is not limited to race tracks and playing fields. In the cyber wars, Samsung sponsors the professional Star Craft team, Samsung Khan, the winner of the 2008 Shinhan Bank Pro League. It is also among the major advertisers in the World Cyber Games.

Samsung - Way Into Sports With the Olympic Games Sponsorship