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Okay, so you’re not feeling Samsung’s Nexus S. We’d say that’s a little premature, but still, we get it. We understand. How about this, then? Is this more to your liking? We’ve just been tipped with a few morsels on what should become Samsung’s flagship Android device early next year — February, to be specific, suggesting we could see an unveiling at MWC — and it’s looking promising. Different parts of the slide deck describe it as having either a 4.3- or 4.5-inch “sAMOLED2” display, presumably standing for “Super AMOLED 2” and implying that Sammy’s made some advancements over the screens we’ve been seeing on the Galaxy S series this year. It’ll naturally have Android Gingerbread and be equipped with an 8 megapixel camera capable of 1080p video capture, 14.4Mbps HSPA, Bluetooth 3.0, a 1.2GHz core of some sort, and 16GB of storage onboard. The deck describes it as having an “ultra sleek design,” and judging from the side shot, we’d tend to agree. So who’s holding out for this?

Update: We’re confident that the above slide comes from Samsung, but one of the pictures therein is most definitely not of a new Samsung phone — but rather a VoIP handset by Apiotek from several years ago. Considering the image in question pops up right away in a Google Image search for “ultra slim phone,” we’re inclined to think Samsung got a little hasty putting together the PowerPoint this time round. [Thanks, Nathan H.]

Exclusive: Samsung ‘flagship’ phone with Gingerbread and huge display coming in early 2011 (update) originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 11 Nov 2010 21:13:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Here it is: the Nexus S, your Gingerbread-running Google phone from Samsung, and the presumed sequel to the HTC-produced Nexus One. These pictures were taken about a month ago, but it’s still unclear exactly when we can expect an announcement. Needless to say, if you happen to be near a Google or Samsung campus, keep a keen eye out for these things right now.

[Thanks, Christian]

Update: We contacted Google for comment and were told that the company doesn’t comment on rumors or speculation — the usual drill.

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Looks like Motorola’s about to fight a legal battle on two fronts — Apple on one hand, and Microsoft on the other. Microsoft fired the first shot last month with a nine-patent ITC complaint and a second salvo alleging that Motorola was charging unfair licensing fees for 802.11 WiFi and H.264 video last week, it’s now Moto’s turn to retaliate with a pair of legal complaints. The cellular company now claims that Redmond’s infringing a total of sixteen patents with everything from Microsoft Exchange to Bing Maps to the Windows operating system itself — as well as the aforementioned video codecs and wireless tech, of course. Moto’s also determined to rub a little salt in the wound, it seems, as the company just pushed out a press release with the following statement: “It is unfortunate that Microsoft has chosen the litigation path rather than entering into comprehensive licensing negotiations, as Motorola has mutually beneficial licensing relationships with the great majority of technology companies industry-wide.” PR after the break.

Continue reading Motorola slaps Microsoft with a pair of patent infringement lawsuits, says it’s such a shame

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After a rather large complement of leaks, Samsung has finally confirmed its Continuum phone for Verizon, via Twitter of all places. The phone will ship on November 11th. Samsung is billing it as the “first phone with a dedicated ticker display,” referring to the secondary 1.8-inch color screen below the capacitive touch buttons. There’s a Samsung Mobile event happening at 6PM EST that will undoubtedly shed more light on this Android handset, but for now we expect the specs to be in line with other Galaxy S-series handsets. You know, except for the ticker part. Samsung is also proud to announce that it’s shipped 3 million Galaxy S phones in the US, a sizable chunk of the 7 million or so sold globally so far.

Update: We’ve got PR! Check it out after the break. Here’s the feature breakdown:

• 3.4-inch Super AMOLED primary display, 1.8-inch Super AMOLED secondary “ticker” display.
• “Grip sensor” lets you touch the bottom sides of the phone to light up the ticker.
• Android 2.1 (ouch).
• Bing Maps / Bing Search (double ouch).
• Samsung 1GHz Hummingbird processor.
• Six-axis sensor + accelerometer.
• 5 megapixel camera, shoots 720p video.
• 802.11n WiFi.
• 8GB microSD card included.
• $200 on two-year contract after $100 mail-in rebate.

Update 2: Hands-on!

Continue reading Samsung confirms Continuum dual-display Android handset for Verizon

Samsung confirms Continuum dual-display Android handset for Verizon originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 08 Nov 2010 18:36:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Exactly as suspected, the Droid Pro will start its Verizon retail adventure tomorrow, with pre-sales at selected VZW stores and the carrier’s online outlet, to be followed by its proper shelf debut on November 18th. Price is set at $179.99 on a two-year contract, provided you’re happy to take care of a $100 mail-in rebate. Moto will be hoping business types lap this offer up, as it has equipped the Droid Pro with an unusual (outside of RIM’s realm) portrait QWERTY keyboard as well as a dual-mode CDMA/GSM wireless chip. A 3.1-inch display, 1GHz of processing power, and a 5 megapixel autofocus cam fill out the spec sheet. Jump past the break for the full press release.

Continue reading Motorola Droid Pro official on Verizon: $179.99 after rebate, pre-sales begin November 9th

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