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Samsung Nexus Prime hitting Verizon October 27th [Rumor]

By Cory Gunther
on 5 Oct, 2011

Word on the street is the Samsung Nexus will be launching on Verizon Wireless come October 27th. Since we still don't have an official name I'll just start calling it the Samsung Nexus instead of Galaxy, Prime, DROID, and all that other jazz. With all the recent rumors and teaser videos this just might end up being accurate but for now we'll chalk this up as a rumor and keep on dreaming.

Samsung updates Nexus teaser video, mentions curved screen

By Cory Gunther
on 5 Oct, 2011

In cased anyone missed it yesterday Samsung released a teaser video giving us our first glance at the new Samsung Nexus Prime or whatever the smartphone will be called. Teasing us that "Something BIG is coming" at CTIA next week. Today they've updated the video with a slight change at the end, mentioning that curved display and more.

Nexus Prime could dock with Ice Cream Sandwich tablet

By Michael Crider
on 5 Oct, 2011

We're still reeling from Samsung's teaser video showing (what's almost certainly, definitely, probably) the Nexus Prime in a quick flash. Now filmmaker and Android enthusiast Joe Lancaster has put forth an interesting hypothesis: the Nexus Prime will dock with a companion Samsung tablet, a la the upcoming Asus Padfone. Lancaster has a modified image from the teaser video to back up his claims.

Samsung teases Nexus Prime in new video

By Michael Crider
on 5 Oct, 2011

Oh Samsung, you temptress. The rumored builder of Google's next developer phone, the Nexus Prime, just posted this YouTube video featuring 27 seconds of boring and three seconds of jaw-dropping wow. At the end of the ad is what appears to be a profile view of the upcoming superphone, just before a plug for Samsung's Mobile Unpacked event at CTIA.

First live photo of the Nexus Prime hits the web [Updated]

By Michael Crider
on 4 Oct, 2011

If rumors are to be believed, the Nexus Prime is only days away from its debut at the Samsung Mobile Unpacked Event. If you just can't wait until then (and who can?) an anonymous tipster has posted what is purported to be the very first photo of Samsung's new Google hero device. Details are pretty spare, but the small photo shows a 720p display and Ice Cream Sandwich software buttons.

Samsung Galaxy Note coming to the UK November 17th

By Michael Crider
on 3 Oct, 2011

The much-anticipated smartphone/tablet hybrid Samsung Galaxy Note is coming in a lot faster than we expected. In a press release Samsung announced that the Galaxy Note is headed for the white cliffs of Dover on November 17th, just ten weeks after the device's premiere at IFA in Berlin. The phone will be available at retailers across the UK and Ireland.

AT&T Galaxy S II available now: $199 on-contract, $549 full price

By Michael Crider
on 2 Oct, 2011

This is the Samsung Galaxy S II. There are many like it, but AT&T customers, this one is yours. The carrier is now officially selling the phone on its website. They initially announced a September 18th release date for the much-anticipated superphone, so they're only a little late.

Samsung Galaxy Note comes to the FCC with AT&T bands

By Michael Crider
on 30 Sep, 2011

Rejoice, stylus enthusiasts and fans of unreasonably large smartphones! The Samsung Galaxy Note is now in the hands of the FCC. The hardware they're looking at has an HSPA+ radio for AT&T's wireless frequencies, and that's the first solid evidence yet that Samsung's uber-phone is coming to these United States.

Samsung’s Exynos 4212 1.5GHz SoC promises 3D prowess

By Chris Davies
on 29 Sep, 2011

Samsung has outed its latest mobile processor, the Exynos 4212, a dual-core chip based on 32nm build processes and running at a hefty 1.5GHz. The successor to the much-loved 1.2GHz SoC inside the Galaxy S II, the new Exynos 4212 has apparently been designed with 3D graphics as its focus, with developers Gameloft onboard with some custom titles to demonstrate its merit. Samsung hasn't said which devices the 4212 will appear in first, but it's worth noting that the two LTE smartphones it announced last week for South Korea both use 1.5GHz chips. The Galaxy S II LTE and Galaxy S II HD LTE promise an extra jolt of performance to keep up with the high-speed 4G connection. However, with a Samsung event announced for October 11, we wouldn't be surprised to see the Exynos 4212 turn up in the rumored Samsung Nexus Prime. We'll know for sure when we head over to see what Samsung and Google have up their collective sleeves in a couple of weeks time. [via SlashGear]

Samsung Mobile Unpacked 2011 Google Episode announced

By Chris Burns
on 28 Sep, 2011

It's time for some Ice Cream Sandwich. Or at least that's what appears very likely for this October version of Samsung's continuing "Unpacked" series of keynote speeches, each one revealing something monstrously neato each time they appear. This newest episode will take place aside CTIA's Autumn show in San Diego, California, and is specifically titled "Google Episode", this meaning quite possibly that it'll be a rather tasty event, treats galore inside -- could it be Prime time?