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On the ill-fated 9/11 anniversary last year, we brought you word that T-Mobile is set to deliver the Samsung Galaxy S Relay 4G (boy, is it ever a mouthful for a smartphone moniker!) to the masses for $150 with a new 2-year customer agreement, where it was then all set to roll out on the 19th of September 2012. Well, the Samsung Galaxy S Relay 4G certainly managed to hit the market back then, and it does leave the masses wondering just when will T-Mobile introduce the Android 4.1 Jelly Bean update to put to bed the Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich operating system that comes as stock?

Good news, as owners of the Samsung Galaxy S Relay 4G have started to report that they have been on the receiving end of the Android 4.1 Jelly Bean update from T-Mobile, as this particular update can be downloaded via Over The Air (OTA) or Samsung KIES. Regardless, we would suggest you stick to a Wi-Fi connection since the update itself weighs more than 400MB, so to consume that much data in your monthly data plan is definitely not a wise thing to do. Can you say, “Google Now, here you come!”?

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While we could easily see this coming, it’s still good to hear the news more directly: Isis has confirmed that its delayed mobile wallet system will arrive on October 22nd. The company’s marketing lead Jaymee Johnson tells us that the NFC-based commerce should start in the previously mentioned Austin and Salt Lake City areas. We haven’t been given a formal device list, but “as many as” 20 smartphones should be compatible by the end of the year. We can think of at least four. More details will follow on the day in question, although we already know that the cash-averse will need an Isis app, a special SIM card and compatible SmartTap terminals at stores. That’s a lot of conditions that have to be satisfied just to lighten the strain on our pockets — all the same, we’ll take it when the alternatives are moving slowly.

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Isis makes October 22nd mobile payment launch official, vows 20 capable phones by year’s end originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 17 Oct 2012 12:52:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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We knew it was arriving soon, but until now, we weren’t exactly sure what T-Mobile meant when it said the Relay 4G was hitting in the “coming weeks.” Now the magenta carrier is putting the release of the QWERTY handset formerly known as the also verbose Galaxy S Blaze Q at September 19th. The slider will run you and your thumbs $150 with a two-year contract, after a $50 mail-in rebate.

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Samsung Galaxy S Relay 4G bringing keyboard, longwinded name to T-Mobile September 19th originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 10 Sep 2012 14:30:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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While T-Mobile’s Samsung Galaxy S Relay 4G (formerly known as the Galaxy S Blaze Q) has yet to receive an official release date, additional photos of the device have surfaced, giving us more angles of the device to look over. If you’re a fan of Android smartphones with slideout QWERTY keyboards, then perhaps the Galaxy S Relay 4G could be a device you’ll want to keep an eye out for. Hardware specifications of the device has yet to be announced, so based on the rumors and speculation, the device will play nice with T-Mobile’s 42Mbps HSPA+ network, sport a 4” display, a dual-core 1.5GHz processor under the hood and is expected to run on Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich. It is also expected to feature a 5MP camera on the back. Originally rumored for a 15^th of August release, it is safe to say that the date has come and gone without any announcements, but we’ll be keeping our eyes peeled so check back with us at a later date for more updates.

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The Samsung Galaxy S Blaze Q might have missed the August 15th date mentioned in its leaked press shot, but a rumored name change would still put the future T-Mobile device in the running for the most convoluted phone name ever. Although there’s a distinct lack of tangible evidence — take this with a grain of salt — the usually reliable TmoNews hears Samsung’s TouchWiz-infused QWERTY slider will be called the Galaxy S Relay 4G when it ships. No, we’re not feeling it, either. While there’s no word on an updated release date, we’d at least like the earlier claims of a Snapdragon S4 to be true so that the phone is worthy of the respect the name isn’t providing.

Update: Just in case there was any doubt, TmoNews has snagged a training document that shows the new name and mentions a 1.5GHz processor of an unknown make (likely the S4), a 4-inch display, S Voice and support for mobile hotspots.

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Samsung Galaxy S Blaze Q may be renamed to equally awkward Galaxy S Relay 4G (update: image) originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 16 Aug 2012 13:23:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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