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Apple logos in backdrop for Samsung in-store display

Samsung may dispute Apple's claims that it has a habit of ripping off products from Cupertino, but apparently their interior display designers have less of an issue with swiping little bits of Apple's intellectual property. Curiously, the icons for Apple's iTunes App Store and Safari make up part of the background for this Samsung "store in a store" display in Italy--despite the fact that neither run on Samsung's Android, Windows, or Bada-based devices.

Without a fantastic investigative journalism budget that would allow me to fly to the Italian store in question on the company … Read more

New QWERTY flip remote for Samsung Smart TVs

Text entry using a regular TV remote is, more often than not, an agonizing experience. And with Internet use on televisions becoming increasingly popular, this is a teething issue most HDTV makers will have to resolve. An alternative is to provide a free app with QWERTY keyboard support, though this is currently available primarily for iOS and Android devices. Samsung is working around this bottleneck by following in Vizio's footsteps and launching a QWERTY flip remote endowed with a complete set of number and character keys for its new Smart TVs.

Other notable features for the remote include a directional pad, teletext keys, and a monochrome LCD display on an angled brushed-metal shell. The opposite side of this clicker also provides familiar conventional controls such as volume and channel rockers, as well as video playback and recording buttons. The QWERTY TV Remote is included with every premium model, including the LED D8000 and D7000 Series and Plasma D8000 Series. It is compatible with LED series D6300 and up (sold separately for a hefty $99.99 starting next month).

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Samsung fills holes in its pocket camera lineup

While we've yet to get our hands on any of the Samsung cameras announced in the first half of 2009, the company announced the expansion of its SL series of point-and-shoots, Tuesday. Joining the line in August are the SL720 and SL502, each featuring 12-megapixel resolutions and 5x optical zooms.

To stay competitive, the SL720 is spilling over with the latest camera feature trends: 28mm wide-angle lens, 3-inch LCD, automatic scene recognition, dual image stabilization, face recognition (it can be programmed to recognize and prioritize faces), H.264 720p HD movie capture with optical zoom, and smile and blink … Read more

What's new in cell phones at CommunicAsia

Every June, the bigwigs of the cell phone world journey to Singapore for the annual CommunicAsia extravaganza. Though not as big as the Mobile World Congress held every February in Barcelona, Spain, CommunicAsia stills brings us plenty of cell phone goodness from the continent where so much mobile innovation happens.

While we at Crave can't make the trek across the ocean to Singapore, our colleagues at CNET Asia are braving the convention floor to scope out the newest and hottest handsets. They've make an impressive haul so far, even getting their hands on the elusive LG watch phone … Read more