Recently, was announced by Samsung Gulf Electronics the launch of the new Samsung i600 Ultra Messaging mobile phone. Samsung i600 is the first smartphone in the region that runs on the HSDPA network. The phone aims to the high-growth bussiness segment and is expecting to capture a large part of the market share in this category by the end of 2007. The i600 runs on Microsoft(tm) Windows Mobile 5.0 complete with push email technology and Wi-Fi. This technology enables users to access Internet from anywhere. Also, all popular formats for editing documents like Microsoft(tm) Word, Microsoft(tm) Excel, Microsoft(tm) PowerPoint and PDF files are present on it. Being the world’s slimmest HSDPA mobile phone with a full QWERTY keyboard, the phone supports web applications such as pod casting and RSS feeds. The quad band on that the phone works includes GSM 850, GSM 900, GSM 1800 and GSM 1900. The phone can switch bans automatically. ‘Today’s consumers are looking for a device that will connect them both to the world of business and to the world of play. The Ultra Messaging i600 has captured the essence of this desire and has an array of features which means that your mobile phone will serve as a crucial business device no matter which part of the world you happen to be visiting. This is especially pertinent with the increasing globalization of businesses across the world’, said Chiwon Suh, President of Samsung Electronics Middle East & Africa Headquarters. ‘The i600 also portrays Samsung’s larger commitment to constantly innovate and to partner with top tier technology companies to provide our consumers with the most advanced electronic devices. In the case of the i600 we have worked with Microsoft to give our consumers an unprecedented flexibility in terms of location, bandwidth and software compatibility’. The Samsung i600 Ultra Messaging phone includes features like two integrated digital cameras. On the back of the phone is a 1.3 megapixels camera, and on the front is a VGA camera. Also the phone includes a video camera and a music player. The 2.3 inch color screen provides up to 65,000 colors on a TFT LCD screen, making the phone ideal for away from office business.