New Samsung satellite DMB phone SCH-B250 BY TOMS M 27 August, 2005: Samsung Electronics has announced the launch of its fourth satellite DMB phone, named SCH-B250, which follows its range of B100, B130 and B200 models. SCH-B250 comes with a rotating screen, 2 megapixel camera, 128MB memory, and built-in Office/PDF functionality. Samsung's new B250 has a more compact design and provides PDF functionality. SCH-B250 supports horizontal viewing and is the smallest Samsung DMB phone ever. The B250 is a folder type with pivotal LCD screen which can rotate 90 degrees. The B250 is the successor of the highly popular SCH-V500 camera phone that went on the market in August of last year.  With the B250 DMB, the users can watch TV even while sending or receiving messages or while making calls. The DMB broadcast received by the phone can also be relayed to a regular TV. The specifications of Samsung SCH-B250 satelite DMB phone CDMA2000 1x EV-DO (800MHz) Mobile TV (Satellite DMB) 2 Megapixel / Flash Video Recording (MPEG4) & Messaging VOD / MOD Display : 262,144-color TFT-LCD (240 x 320 pixels) MP3 Player TransFlash External Memory Support IrDA / Remote Controller TV Output Support Using the Samsung DMB B250's external buttons, users can play MP3 files without opening the phone. Even with a 2 megapixel camera and additional photoediting features, the price tag of $735 might be a little hard to swallow.  The File Viewer function provides access to Microsoft Office or PDF files, and a 330,000-word dictionary is included in the software.  The new Samsung SCH-B250 supports external memory of 256MB, IrDA, and mobile banking capabilities for user convenience. BY TOMS M