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The Verizon-flavored Nokia Lumia 822 hasn’t exactly been camera-shy, nor has it been coy about its imminent arrival, but the details on price and availability have, as yet, not been pinned down. That is until now, according to a tip-off at WPCentral. The candid shot shows the Nokia next to an HTC 8X — both with Verizon livery. The word is that the Lumia 822 will run you $99 at launch, while the HTC 8X will command $199, both with a contract. The same source claims that these will launch on November 8th. Just in time to get that first killer app.

Update: Not satisfied with just white? Don’t worry about it — you’ll have two more shades to pick from, according to a press image uncovered by EvLeaks. A professionally captured view of the 822’s black and grey facades can be found at the more coverage link below.

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Nokia Lumia 822 and HTC 8X show up in Verizon colors, get pegged for November 8th release originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 28 Oct 2012 01:03:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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O hai! Welcome to the 156th edition of the Engadget Mobile Podcast, where we’ve managed to rope in the elusive, globetrotting device-shaker Richard Lai for his opinions on all the hottest new PadFones in the multiverse. If you’re in North America, beware: he sounds much smarter because he’s British. Actual intelligence quotient of Richard Lai may vary from continent to continent.

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Guest: Richard Lai
Producer: Trent Wolbe
Music: Tycho – Coastal Brake (Ghostly International)

00:01:44 – ASUS PadFone 2 review: two times is a charm for this phone-in-tablet combo
00:33:45 – Huawei Ascend D1 Quad XL review
00:45:40 – Samsung Galaxy Note II for Verizon hands-on
00:55:50 – Galaxy Note 2 Tmo review
01:12:19 – Sony Xperia TL comes to AT&T on November 2 for $99 with a two-year contract

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Engadget Mobile Podcast 156 – 10.27.2012 originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 27 Oct 2012 15:31:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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The Samsung Galaxy S III mini (aka the GT-i8190) may have a Napolean complex, carrying as it does the name of its bigger sibling while endowed with a garden-variety 4-inch, 800 x 480 screen and other downmarket specs. But that didn’t stop the inevitable FCC rendezvous, where its array of 802.11a/b/g/n WiFi, GPS, GLONASS, FM, Bluetooth 4.0 (LE) and NFC radios were waved through (and lack of 4G confirmed). That means the new runt of the Galaxy litter should be free to travel to Europe soon for €439 retail — but there’s still no word on when smaller form-factor lovers stateside will be able to grab it.

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Samsung Galaxy S III mini radios get probed by FCC originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 26 Oct 2012 16:29:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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The Galaxy Premier has so far existed only on the fringes; we’ve seen unconfirmed benchmarks, model name mentions and press renders, but virtually nothing tangible. Taiwan’s NCC regulatory body has made Samsung’s phone much more corporeal with several photos of the device under its GT-i9260 badge. While the live look only confirms 3G and short-range wireless on the outside, it proves that there’s very little of that claimed Galaxy Nexus DNA left on the outside — other than the possible 4.65-inch screen, the Premier has fallen completely in line with the Galaxy S III’s design language. It’s safe to presume that we won’t be using stock Android on this handset, then. We’re just left waiting on Samsung for confirmation of the mid-range smartphone’s details and exactly when we can give it a try.

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Samsung Galaxy Premier shows at Taiwan regulator, carries few traces of its Nexus roots originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 26 Oct 2012 11:47:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Mobilicity’s much-needed 21Mbps network upgrade may be almost at hand… with a catch. A leak to MobileSyrup reportedly has the HSPA+ network arriving sometime next week in tandem with an $80 Huawei E366 USB modem to exploit the new speeds. However, the Canadian carrier might just slap an asterisk on the end of that “unlimited” tag it’s been using so far. Current customers may be relegated to a Basic Unlimited Data tier where any use past 6GB is potentially throttled; anyone needing full speed beyond that would have to either slap on a $20 Premium Data add-on or switch outright to a comprehensive $50 data plan, with both plans bumping the ceiling to 20GB. The two could remain better deals than for the major carriers, at least if you don’t mind eschewing LTE. Nonetheless, any truth to the offerings might take away one more choice for truly unlimited data in the True North.

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Tip has Mobilicity’s 21Mbps HSPA+ network going live next week with throttling after 6GB originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 25 Oct 2012 19:03:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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