Orange announces World's First Welsh language mobileHeb yn os y datblygiad mwyaf chwyldroadol ym maes ffonau symudol yn yr unfed ganrif ar hugain. So there, boyo.Orange and Samsung have joined forces to reach a new landmark in mobile telephony the Worlds First Welsh language handset.Its part of Oranges commitment to give more Welsh speakers more choice. Or commitment to ensure that they choose Orange for their phone network, more like. But with some 750,000 Welsh speakers out there, thats a pretty decent market to corner. Were also led to believe that Orange has some of the best coverage in the Valleys.The mobile in question is a Samsung S5600. Its a low-cost touchscreen handset, with a 2.8-inch screen, HSDPA connectivity and a 3 megapixel camera. Youve also got a FM radio perfect for listening to Radio Cymru and 80MB of storage on board, expandable via MicroSD.The special Welsh edition contains over 44,000 Welsh words, bringing the miracle of predictive text to the language for the first time ever. Frankly, the concept of Welsh text speak was making our heads spin.We asked T3 Staffer Rhiain Morgan to share her thoughts on this pioneering development and she told us Unrhyw son an ddafad a bydd y ffon ma lawr dy lwnc di! Quite.Before you ask: no, it doesnt come with Green, Green Grass of Home or Walking in the Air as ringtones.This trail blazing handset will be available on PAYG and pay monthly contracts from September. Prices start from free, if you opt for the 24 month, 19.57 per month contract or you can buy it outright for 129.Samsung launched an Irish phone in 2008, and rumour has it that it was planning a gaelic version, but it kept picking on the English ones and would only make calls at off-peak times.Link: Orange and Samsungarticle information Reformat for printPosted by Al Warmington on 2009-08-04user commentsUser Comments!You need to Login or Register in order to post commentsSamsung S5600 Welsh EditionThe special Welsh edition contains over 44,000 Welsh words, bringing the miracle of predictive text to the language for the first time everrelated articlesRelated Articles* Samsung announces HMX-U10 full-HD pocket camcorder* Samsung's S9110 watch phone heads to Europe* Orange and T-Mobile to sell iPhone 3G from September, according to reportT3