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We got our not-so-mysterious invite earlier this month, and now Samsung’s “Meet the new way” event is just a day away. Will we see the much-anticipated Galaxy Note 10.1? Given that Sammy already pulled the curtain on the global model, all signs point to yes. As always, we’ll be on hand to serve up the details as they unfold tomorrow from Jazz at Lincoln Center (might we expect a full-blown orchestra a la the Galaxy S III launch, we wonder?).

Our liveblog goes down at 11 AM tomorrow, and you’ll want to park your browser here for the full play-by-play.

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‘Meet the new way’ at tomorrow’s Samsung event: Note 10.1 on the horizon? originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 14 Aug 2012 11:00:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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We’ve got a good few updates rolling in on the Galaxy Note 10.1 front today. For starters, Samsung has announced that the S Pen equipped slate will available globally from August in WiFi and 3G varieties, with an LTE version coming later in the year. The press release and spec sheet after the break also confirm that the Note 10.1 will indeed possess a quad-core Exynos processor (alongside a 2GB dose of RAM), rather than the dual-core engine seen in our initial hands-on — although we’d already gleaned that much from retailer listings. Finally, there’s now an official video on YouTube showing off the tablet’s interface, including a multi-screen function to make use of that stylus. Samsung’s definitely pushing the productivity angle here, with the S Note / S Pen combo looking more like a publishing program than a doodle board. A sizeable and movable keyboard is also detailed, which should address the problem of landscape keys devouring screen space. Whether the UI runs on the new processor as swiftly and smoothly as the video suggests is unknown, but we’ll sort the spin from the truth in our review coming very soon.

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Samsung’s Galaxy Note 10.1 coming worldwide this month, UI shown off on YouTube originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 06 Aug 2012 05:14:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Wondering if Samsung’s new flagship has hit its sales goal yet? Breathe out — it did. According to Yonhap, Shin Jong-kyun, head of Samsung’s information technology and mobile communication division, told reporters the firm has moved more than 10 million Samsung Galaxy S IIIs since its unveiling. Jong-kyun wasn’t able to give specific numbers, but we know from history that the handset is outpacing its predecessor, which took five months to make eight digits in sales. As for the goal, Sammy previously pegged the 10 millionth unit for early July, noting that it was fighting component shortages along the way — all in all, mid-month isn’t too far off. Thinking of helping the firm bolster its numbers further? We’ve got a whole series of reviews you may want to take a look at.

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Galaxy S III sales breach 10 million, satisfy Samsung executives originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 22 Jul 2012 20:41:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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