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Another year, and we end up with another version of the Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1, except that what was released this year would be in the form of the 2014 model, which reminds me a whole lot on how vehicle models are numbered. Apart from that, it goes without saying that any new mobile device that is set to roll out in the US, it will first need to go through the FCC. The same goes for the Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 (2014 edition), where it has finally arrived at the FCC – as well as receive a nod of approval to boot.

Unfortunately, there is nothing new that can be gleaned from the FCC filing, as the model which was filed happened to be a Wi-Fi only model that carries the model number SM-P600. Apart from that, there is one new piece of hardware that we were not aware of before, that is the presence of an ANT+ sensor that will come in handy when one wants to collect data from bio-trackers. Basically, this means the ANT+ sensor could play nice alongside S Health devices or perhaps even the recently unveiled Galaxy Gear that will come with a pedometer function. Which processor will the US-bound version of the Galaxy Note 10.1 get – the Exynos 5 Octa SoC or the Snapdragon 800?

Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 (2014 Edition) Hits The FCC original content from Ubergizmo.

Yes, we have seen a few devices arrive at the FCC recently, including the alleged Nexus 5, not to mention the alleged low cost Moto X smartphone. Having said that, the recently unveiled Samsung Galaxy Gear (which we managed to get a fair amount of hands-on time with it) has also paid a visit to the FCC, where it depicts the Samsung SM-V700 (that would be the Galaxy Gear’s model number) getting all the necessary paperwork approved by the FCC, which would mean it is about to hit retail shelves very, very soon. Heck, with the announced deadline of an end of September rollout for the Galaxy Gear, it had best get its act together, otherwise it might end up as egg on Samsung’s face.

The FCC documents did not reveal any more additional details concerning the Samsung Galaxy Gear that we already know. Still, it was revealed that Bluetooth connectivity will be part of this puppy, but other than that, it does not seem as though there would be other wireless connectivity options, although we would not rule out any last minute surprises. Will you be picking up the Samsung Galaxy Gear when it finally arrives at a store near you?

Samsung Galaxy Gear Hits The FCC original content from Ubergizmo.

This involves a meticulous combination of dots plus a mini-leap of faith but a LG phone with the name D820 just cleared the ranks of the FCC. Usually this wouldn’t mean much to us but it does sort of, kind of look like the mysterious Nexus phone that popped up in the Android Kit Kat statue video that was pulled by Google.

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The oft-rumored Nexus 5 is turning into quite a riddle. If you’ve been following the saga, there has been no shortage of drama in recent memory. Most recently we saw a Google employee snapping pictures with an unknown LG-branded Nexus at HQ in Mountain View — in an official video, no less, which was almost immediately taken down — and now a smartphone dubbed the D820 has been approved by the FCC. Certainly, we don’t want to just assume that every LG phone getting Federal approval for the foreseeable future is an N5, but there are a few clues in the paperwork that give us plenty of reason to nail this down as the primary suspect: first, the image above, taken from a section detailing the device’s Qi wireless charging capabilities, shows the inside of the back cover. When comparing it to the phone revealed at the HQ slip-up, the two pictures line up incredibly well.

The D820 also features 7-band LTE, some of which are compatible with AT&T, T-Mobile and Sprint (bands 2/4/5/17/25/26/41), CDMA / EVDO rev A, pentaband DC-HSPA+ and quadband GSM / EDGE, Bluetooth 4.0, NFC and dual-band 802.11 b/g/n/ac. That’s an amazingly healthy list of specs for your usual FCC submission, and the list of LTE bands is quite stunning as well. If it’s not the Nexus 5, it’s certainly going to be one heckuva flagship. Question is, how much doubt do you have? As usual, we leave you with the docs for you in case you have a burning desire to do some digging yourself.

Update: Our commenters have noticed some more nuggets in one of the docs: an admission that the phone is running firmware M8974A, and the software version listed is “aosp_hammerhead-userdebugKyeLimePieFACTORYeng.sangjoon84.lee.20130618.015154.” The firmware seems to indicate a Snapdragon 800 SoC, which wouldn’t surprise us in the least, and the software appears to suggest that it’s running KitKat (Key Lime Pie), weird typo aside.

Update 2: In a good catch by Brian Klug from Anandtech, the docs also clearly indicate that this device will have a 5-inch display (4.96-inch, to be exact), and measure 131.9mm tall and 68.2mm wide. Check out the screenshot here.

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That didn’t take long. Just hours after Samsung’s IFA presser, the company’s latest oversized handset made its way through the FCC. The Samsung Galaxy Note 3 ran through the usual gamut of federal tests, but didn’t betray compatibility for US LTE bands — instead only revealing support for GSM and UMTS 850 / 1900 MHz. In all likelihood, this is probably just an early peek at the international unit shipping later this month. Turns out even the federal government will have to wait until October to get their hands on a US model.

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