| The secret to having a successful mobile phone is to | | | | The menu itself is fun and easy to use. Thanks to the |
| deliver the features and specs that your market needs | | | | responsiveness of the TFT touch screen, scrolling |
| at the price your market can afford. Most of | | | | feels smooth, natural and most importantly, intuitive. |
| today’s smart phones come with many high end | | | | Pressing, tapping, sliding can be learned in a moment |
| specs and features that come with an appropriate | | | | with hardly any trial and error. Even first time users of |
| price. The real challenge for the average mobile phone | | | | touch screen phones are sure to appreciate the |
| user these days is getting a device that is just right. | | | | Genoa’s user interface. |
| This is why Samsung’s Genio series of mobile | | | | Connect, Chat and More |
| devices have been successful. The phones are made | | | | There is plenty to do and enjoy with the Samsung |
| primarily with the younger users in mind. The features | | | | C3510 Genoa, users can easily check up on their |
| are limited but specialized delivering excellent value for | | | | friends’ and families’ online accounts by setting |
| your money. | | | | a selected social networking site and placing the link on |
| It comes as to no wonder that Samsung is now | | | | the pre-loaded quick access widget. This allows you to |
| expanding its Genio lineup in the UK. Following in the | | | | head straight to any website of your choosing in a |
| footsteps of the Genio Pro, Genio Touch and Genio | | | | single press of the button that bypasses the longer |
| QWERTY is the unique Samsung C3510 Genoa. Like | | | | menus. Facebook, Flickr, Picasa and many others are |
| the other Genio phones, this one is designed with the | | | | supported by this feature. |
| style and features that is sure to make it a hit with | | | | If you like to get a little more into getting a message |
| younger users. | | | | across, then boot up the Palringo platform which will link |
| Controls and Customizability | | | | to your ICQ, AIM and Google Talk accounts. This |
| Nothing makes a phone more you own than being able | | | | instant messaging program lets you have a |
| to choose what you see onscreen. With the | | | | conversation anytime, anywhere. The phone also |
| phone’s changeable home screen and widgets, | | | | comes with a Bluetooth messenger when your |
| content management is a breeze. The home screen is | | | | buddies are in close range. |
| composed of three different panels spread left and | | | | Wrapping Up |
| right. Simply scroll between the three different screens | | | | It is hard to go wrong with the Genoa; after all, how |
| so that you get a home screen layout that appeals to | | | | many other GSM device offer this much for only so |
| you best. Widgets are also fully customizable; you can | | | | little. Web access, email and media all rolled into one |
| even place applications inside the widgets so that you | | | | nifty bundle. While the phone may be arriving a little late |
| have an instant hotlink to press instead of browsing | | | | (April 2010 or even later), it is a good reason to hold off |
| through the menu. | | | | that GSM upgrade until this one arrives. |