Samsung Tobi is child friendly, made from non toxics paints
November 16, 2008 by Jayvee Fernandez
Filed under Samsung



The Samsung Tobi is a simple and cutely unadulterated mobile phone for your nephews and nieces this Christmas. Remember the whole “paint scandal” everal months back where toys were coated with harmful toxins from paint? Well, fear no more as SAmsung stresses how environmentally safe and biodegradable these phones are. The Samsung Tobi comes with safety features for kids such as SOS calling / messaging to let parents know where their kids are at all times.

Samsung Tobi is designed to meet the needs and desires of the mobile users to express their personality and style with mobile phones. First, Samsung Tobi features unique GUI themes which have never been applied previously in any other mobile phones. Affable animated characters in three themes, Monster theme, Snowman theme and Ocean World theme, capture the hearts of viewers instantaneously. Moreover, Samsung Tobi features changeable backside cover. Users can insert their favorite photo or image under the see-through protective sleeve on the back to customize their Samsung Tobi. [PRESS RELEASE]
The Samsung Tobi comes with a 1.3MP camera, GPRS connectivity, Bluetooth and MP3 player.
[Photos from Samsung PR]
Consumer watch: The “wireless landline” provider debate
March 12, 2008 by Jayvee Fernandez
Filed under Mobile Monitor

Back here we have three major telcos (Globe, SMART, SUN) on GSM and one that runs on a CDMA network. The latter, called Bayan Telecommunications dominates the “wireless landline” market by releasing CDMA based landlines without wires made by HUAWEI and some cellphones that also run on CDMA.
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