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Samsung’s indicated in the past that all versions of its ubiquitous Galaxy S would be getting Froyo upgrades in harmony (more or less) — and it had also indicated that those updates would be happening in September. Well, you know how these things tend to go: plans change, bugs crop up, engineers go on vacation at inopportune times, and delays happen. On that note, Samsung Mobile’s Spanish division is now saying that the Galaxy S will be getting Froyo in “late October” through the Kies desktop app, though we don’t know whether España speaks for the rest of the world — it’s entirely possible that this is a Spain-specific announcement. More on this one as we get it, but for now, we wouldn’t count on many (if any) of these bad boys getting official updates in the next few days.

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One of the biggest components in any of today’s portable devices is the battery. However if researchers can commercialize their latest innovation–paper-thin lithium-ion rechargeable batteries–that could all change.

According to a report on the Chemical Engineering News web site, Stanford University scientists took a regular sheet of paper, coated both sides with a layer of carbon nanotubes and then a thin layer of lithium compound to create a functioning, rechargeable battery. These thin, flexible batteries outperform other super-thin power sources and the prototypes handled at least 300 recharges.

With thin batteries, super-tiny components and possible flexible displays, paper-based and even rollable cell phones may not be that far away.

photo: Yi Cui/Stanford U

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