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Bell launches the exclusive Samsung m530 Canadian Olympic Team Edition phone

In light of the forthcoming Beijing Olympics, Bell Mobility, the exclusive Telecommunications Partner of the Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games, has announced the release of the Samsung m530 Canadian Olympic Team Edition. With this phone, Canadians can connect with the Canadian Olympic Team, share in the Olympic experience, and show support leading up to and during the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games. The release of this new handset has been talked about since last month, and now, it is finally a reality.

The Samsung m530 allows users to watch live coverage of the 2008 Olympic Games to be held in Beijing China this coming August 8 - 24. In addition, users will have access to Canada’s medal standings during the said sports event. The special edition phone will have the Canadian Olympic Team logo on its external case as well as with an Olympic wallpaper.

The Samsung m530 is a clamshell phone featuring a 2.1 inch internal TFT display with 262K colors and 240 x 320 pixels, a 1.2 inch external CSTN display with 65K colors, GPS with turn-by-turn directions, Windows Live Hotmail, Windows Live Messenger, Full Track Music downloads, external music-dedicated keys, SIRIUS Satellite radio, voice dialing, MMS, a 1.3 megapixel camera with video, Bluetooth 1.1 with A2DP, speakerphone, 50MB of internal memory and microSD card support for up to 4GB.

The second largest Canadian mobile operator will give users a 3-year contract agreement and will sell the Samsung m530 Canadian Olympic Team Edition for only $49.95. For those who choose a contract for two years, the clamshell is priced at $124.95, while a contract of one year, will cost the phone $249.95. For a contract-free prepaid phone, users will have to shell out $299.95.

“We are pleased to offer Canadians a phone that lets them so directly demonstrate their Olympic spirit.”said Adel Bazerghi, Vice President, Products for Bell Mobility.