If you tried the original Samsung Omnia and were disappointed, you might be tempted to pass on the Omnia II, but that could be a big mistake. Samsung’s latest iteration of the Omnia, the SCH-i920, which runs on the Verizon Wireless network, is a big improvement — so much so that it just might be an iPhone killer.
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For a full review of the Omnia II, check out TechRepublic’s Smartphones blog.
The Omnia II (left) is slightly larger than the original Omnia.
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For a full review of the Omnia II, check out TechRepublic’s Smartphones blog.
Photos don’t do justice to the brilliant AMOLED screen.
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For a full review of the Omnia II, check out TechRepublic’s Smartphones blog.
The Omnia II comes with a large number of built-in tools and applications.
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For a full review of the Omnia II, check out TechRepublic’s Smartphones blog.
DEBRA LITTLEJOHN SHINDER is a technology consultant, trainer and writer who has authored a number of books on computer operating systems, networking, and security. These include Scene of the Cybercrime: Computer Forensics Handbook, published by Syngress, and Computer Networking Essentials, published by Cisco Press. She is co-author, with her husband, Dr. Thomas Shinder, of Troubleshooting Windows 2000 TCP/IP and the best-selling Configuring ISA Server 2000, ISA Server and Beyond and Configuring ISA Server 2004. \ \ Deb is also a tech editor, developmental editor and writer to over twenty additional books on subjects such as the Windows 2000 and Windows 2003 MCSE exams, CompTIA Security+ exam and TruSecure?s ICSA certification. She formerly edited the Brainbuzz A+ Hardware News and currently edits Sunbelt Software?s WinXP News (www.winxpnews.com) and Element K's Inside Windows Server Security journal. Her articles are regularly published on TechRepublic?s TechProGuild site and Windowsecurity.com, and have appeared in print magazines such as Windows IT Pro (Windows & .NET) Magazine. She has authored training material, corporate whitepapers, marketing material, and product documentation for Microsoft Corporation, GFI Software, Hewlett-Packard, DigitalThink, Sunbelt Software, CNET and other technology companies. \ \ Deb currently specializes in security issues and Microsoft products; she has been an MCSE since 1998 and has been awarded Microsoft?s Most Valuable Professional (MVP) status in Windows Server Security. A former police officer and police academy instructor, she lives and works in the Dallas-Ft Worth area and teaches computer networking and security and occasional criminal justice courses at Eastfield College in Mesquite, TX.
