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Despite the fact that Verizon had only announced the Samsung Onmia availability just about a week ago, we are already seeing a nice price cut.  The Omnia was originally priced at $249.99, but has been lowered by $50.  With that price cut, the new price is now at $199.99.  Of course, it is important to point out that price does come after a $70 mail-in-rebate and along with the standard two-year agreement.  While it is hard to argue against a price cut, I am thinking that Verizon would have seen a more positive reaction if they somehow got rid of the mail-in-rebate, and opted for something instant. 

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Samsung is treating our friends from Korea with the release of a new version of the Samsung OMNIA called the Samsung T*OMNIA.  But aside from modifying the name of the phone, Samsung is also introducing three new features which we didn’t see with the internationally released Samsung OMNIA.

These new features include a larger 3.3-inch screen, a higher screen resolution up from 240x400 of the OMNIA to 480x800 and a DMB TV Tuner or what is more commonly known as a digital TV Tuner.  The last feature will allow our Korean friends to have mobile TV and quick Internet access on the T*OMNIA phone.  More details after the break.

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Samsung has officially launched the Omnia i900 for the European market starting in Italy on July 22. To celebrate the release of its latest all-around mobile phone, Samsung Europe is treating our Italian friends who pre-ordered that Omnia from July 14 with a free Xbox 360 Arcade gaming system. This promotional gig was made possible through a cooperation with Media world, one of Europe’s electronics store.

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