FCC filings showing the innards of the HTC Touch Pro 2 were recently made public.  While the introduction of Windows Phone 7 Series will probably reduce interest in Windows Mobile 6.x devices like the Touch Pro 2, it is interesting to take a closer look at the construction of the Touch Pro 2 and the chip choices made by HTC.

Qualcomm’s MSM7600 528 MHz processor is at the heart of the Touch Pro 2.  While it’s no SnapDragon, the MSM7600 has some impressive capabilities, like the ability to render 4 million triangles per second and 532 million pixels per second.

You can also see a Broadcom BCM4325 WiFi/Bluetooth processor in the Touch Pro 2.  This low-power chip has become popular in smartphones.  The BCM4325 actually features an FM receiver and 802.11 a capabilities, but it appears that Qualcomm disabled these features for the Touch Pro 2.

The Touch Pro 2 uses a NAND Flash chip from Samsung for storage.  This isn’t a surprise, since Samsung leads the NAND market in revenue market share.

Last month the Samsung WMG160 Wireless Multimedia Gateway appeared on the Wi-Fi Alliance site, and today the device popped up on the FCC.  According to FCC documents, the WMG160 supports 802.11 b/g/n WiFi.  We’re not exactly sure how the device works, but it the Wi-Fi Alliance put the device into ‘Set top Box,’ ‘Media Extender’ and ‘Media Server’ categories.

We’re guessing that the WMG160 brings networked content and Internet access to Samsung TVs.  We’ll keep you updated as we learn more.

Samsung announced their SHW-M100S Android device earlier this month, and last night the device made an appearance on the FCC.  The SHM-M100S features a 3.7” AMOLED screen, 800 MHz processor, 5 MP camera with 720p video recording, WiFi and Bluetooth.

Interestingly, according to FCC documents the SHW-M100S was only approved for the GSM/GPRS 1900 band, there was no mention of GSM 850, which would enable the device to work across the United States.  This leaves us wondering what plans Samsung has for the SHW-M100S – currently the phone is only available in Korea.

Samsung passed two phones through the FCC today.  The first is the Samsung GT-B3410R, a GSM 850/1900 device with Bluetooth (label above).  The second phone is the Samsung SGH-A697.  This is also a GSM 850/1900 device with Bluetooth (below).

Both devices have showed up on the Bluetooth SIG site, and sport US information numbers making a release in the States likely.

Samsung also passed the GT-S3550 phone through the FCC today.  The device operates on GSM/EDGE 850/1900 bands, and features Bluetooth.  This appears to be a lower-end device, although it does have a microSD.  No word on pricing or availability.

The Samsung BT-B7330D passed through the FCC today with GSM 850/1900 and WCDMA II and IV bands.  The device also features Bluetooth and b/g WiFi.  Label pics of the device show a smartphone form factor.

800 numbers on the FCC label suggest that the BT-B7330D will be offered in the US, and WCDMA bands II and IV indicate a release on AT&T.

Are you still sticking poorly drawn crayon pictures to your fridge with magnets?  That’s soooo low res.  Why not spruce up the tech in your kitchen with Samsung’s SRT746AWTN refrigerator that showed up on the Wi-Fi Alliance site this week?  The appliance features a built-in digital photo frame and WiFi, so you can permanently ditch those magnets from your local pizza joint and instead sit back and enjoy a colorful photo slideshow.

Still want to nurture your kid’s creativity?  Then let them go wild on GIMP, save as a JPEG and you’re set.  How about those straight ‘A’ report cards?  Surely those can be converted to a PDF and uploaded as well.  Really, it makes a lot of sense.

We’re not sure exactly what kind of features the SRT746AWTN will sport.  But, with WiFi I imagine a device that can show photos and video, as well as display upcoming appointments, weather and news.

No word on pricing or a release date, but we’ll keep you posted as we learn more.

Here’s an interesting development from Samsung.  Last week, the company received WiFi certification for an electronic book called the SNE-100K.  Unfortunately, we don’t know much about the SNE-100K, except that the device will feature 802.11 b/g wireless.

Samsung released an eBook reader called the Papyrus, aka SNE-50K, in South Korea this past Summer.  This device featured a stylus-based touch screen and 512 MB of storage.  However, the Papyrus has not yet made it to the States.

It appears that the SNE-100K will be an updated version of the Papyrus.  Stay tuned for updates – we expect that the SNE-100K will launch soon.

We first got word of the Samsung N150 and NB30 netbooks in late December.  Today, Samsung formally announced these netbooks, along with two other models, the N210 and N220.

All four of these netbooks will sport an 10.1” screen and Intel Atom N450 processors.  The N210 and 220 will deliver up to 12 hours of battery life, while the NB30 and N150 will deliver 11 hours and 8.5 hours respectively.

These new netbooks will be available in early January, although no pricing is available yet at this point.

From:  Engadget

Samsung passed the SCH-U820 CDMA/EVDO phone through the FCC today, the second CDMA phone approved for Samsung in the past two days.  We don’t know much about the device, but since the SCH-U820 sports a US information phone number we’re guessing that this phone is destined for the States.