Posted by: Christopher Meinck
on Jul 29, 2008
Sprint has released a firmware update for the Samsung Instinct. The update does not update the applications on the Instinct, but rather it prepares the Samsung ROM for application updates which are planned for early August. The much anticipated application updates will include changes to Picture Mail, the web browser, Sprint TV, Sprint Navigation, Sprint Email, Sprint Music Store, Visual Voicemail, Mobile Sync and more. Looks like August will be an eventful and promising month for Instinct owners.
- Elimination of issues by where data services are disabled without user preference
- Elimination of NAI corruption upon provisioning if new NAI is shorter than the previous
- Reflect reoccurring calendar appointments
- Improved volume Bluetooth headsets
- Utilize saved pictures as background image
- Reduce fluctuation in signal bar and other functions related to RF/Network quality
- Eliminate echo on conference bridge
Discuss the new update in the Instinct forums.
via Engadget
Posted by: Christopher Meinck
on Jul 27, 2008
Last chance to enter our Samsung Instinct Accessory Giveaway. To enter is easy, simply register for our Instinct forums and make one quality post before July 31st, 2008. You'll be eligible to win $129 worth of Samsung Instinct accessories from the Everything Instinct Store. Join our up and coming Instinct community, plus have a chance to win free accessories. If it sounds like a win-win, it is!
Contest Rules
To enter, simply register for our Instinct forums and make one quality post between now and July 31st. On August 1st, we'll randomly select one winner who will receive $129 of accessories of their choice from the Everything Instinct Accessory Store for the Samsung Instinct. Join the Everything Instinct community today. You'll enjoy our forums and have an opportunity to score some great Instinct accessories. You must be a US resident over the age of 18 to enter. For more info, please read ou complete contest rules and regulations.
Posted by: Christopher Meinck
on Jul 21, 2008
PC World's tests confirm what most Instinct owners already know: the battery lasts for quite a while longer than those of many other so-called Smart Phones. The only phone to have a longer lasting battery, the Apple iPhone, boasts an average of just five minutes more talk-time.
Samsung Instinct battery vs iPhone 3G and other smart phones
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However, the iPhone has no removable battery, so once you reach that threshold, you're done talking; a problem Instinct owners don't have. While iPhone users would be scrambling for a charge after the 5 hours and 38 minutes, Instinct owners need to just flip the cover open and replace the battery with a fresh one and VOILA! You're back to talking for another 5 hours!
For more information on how other phones stacked up, visit PC World.
