Samsung Beats Apple's iPhone To the 3G Smartphone Punch

<a href="http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2008/06/09/samsung_launches_omnia">Register</a>, <a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/ousivMolt/idUSL0925987720080609">Reuters</a>

Jim Manico, OWASP Global Board Member

June 9, 2008

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On the same day Apple is expected to reveal details about its upgraded iPhone, Samsung has launched Ominia, a touchscreen smartphone that runs on Windows Mobile 6.1.Omnia (a.k.a. the SGH-i900) is equipped with quad-band GSM/GPRS/Edge connectivity plus 3G HSDPA packet-based mobile technology for data downloads of up to 7.2 Mbps; Apple is also expected to announce its next-gen iPhone will run on 3G networks. In addition, Ominia includes a 2-inch, 240x400 display, GPS technology, FM radio, A2DP wireless stereo, Bluetooth 2.0, Wi-Fi, a 5-megapixel camera, and a choice of either 8-GB or 16-GB on-board storage.

At this point, Ominia is available only in Korea. A global rollout will come post-Q3, according to Samsung.Register, Reuters

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Jim Manico

OWASP Global Board Member

Jim Manico is a Global Board Member for the OWASP foundation where he helps drive the strategic vision for the organization. OWASP's mission is to make software security visible, so that individuals and organizations worldwide can make informed decisions about true software security risks. OWASP's AppSecUSA<https://2015.appsecusa.org/c/> conferences represent the nonprofit's largest outreach efforts to advance its mission of spreading security knowledge, for more information and to register, see here<https://2015.appsecusa.org/c/?page_id=534>. Jim is also the founder of Manicode Security where he trains software developers on secure coding and security engineering. He has a 18 year history building software as a developer and architect. Jim is a frequent speaker on secure software practices and is a member of the JavaOne rockstar speaker community. He is the author of Iron-Clad Java: Building Secure Web Applications<http://www.amazon.com/Iron-Clad-Java-Building-Secure-Applications/dp/0071835881> from McGraw-Hill and founder of Brakeman Pro. Investor/Advisor for Signal Sciences.

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