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It’s unclear whether Verizon will ever get HTC’s 7 Pro, but it’s a lock that Big Red will eventually have some manner of Windows Phone 7 gear in its lineup — and now we’ve got one in the flesh. Looks like HTC will be remixing the Trophy for use on CDMA networks, featuring a 3.8-inch WVGA display, 5 megapixel cam, 16GB of storage, and 802.11n, and Verizon is circulating a brochure for Microsoft employees saying they’ll be able to buy the Trophy in “early 2011” for $199.99 at launch when they renew their contracts now (they’ll also get a leather case and a car charger for free, but hey, they’re Microsofties). Oh, and that’s not the best part: the Trophy is also identified as being a “quad band global phone,” meaning you’ll be able to roam on GSM networks when you leave the US behind — a feature Verizon seems to be pushing pretty hard across its smartphone lineup now. Follow the break for a bigger version of the pamphlet.

[Thanks, anonymous tipster]

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HTC Trophy with Windows Phone 7 coming to Verizon in ‘early 2011’ originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 15 Nov 2010 14:04:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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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.

This is the Nexus S originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 11 Nov 2010 14:19:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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It’s not official but that image above sure as hell looks like an official AT&T training document. AT&T already announced that it would carry the Samsung Galaxy Tab but has been coy with details about launch date, pricing, and custom apps. Now, if the screengrab above can be believed, we know that it’ll hit AT&T shops on November 21st for a “HQ recommended” price of $649.99 without contract and featuring the same data plans (250MB for $14.99 per month or 2GB for $25 per month) AT&T offers alongside its $629 16GB WiFi + 3G iPad offering. Right, that’s 20 bucks and change more for half the display and $50 more than the base price of T-Mobile’s or Verizon’s Galaxy Tab offering. Of course, AT&T will preinstall the Nook eReader and the AT&T Account Manager app for on-device activation and monthly credit refills. Not sure that’s worth the premium though. Hold tight to see how this plays out as we should see an official pricing and launch date announcement any day now.

[Thanks, tipster]

Galaxy Tab hitting AT&T on November 21st for a $649 premium? originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 11 Nov 2010 03:28:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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We just received a tip and some screencaps, purportedly from the Apple-verse, with a word of warning about Monster’s headphone lineup. Apple is apparently blaming the “conductive flanges” used in many of Monster’s earbuds for erratic stopping and starting of playback on Apple devices. The point of this internal memo seems for support staff to recognize that what a consumer might assume is a defect in an Apple product might actually be a Monster problem. Interestingly, Apple’s list of problem headphones doesn’t mention any of the Beats-labeled products that Apple actually sells, and is limited to Monster headphones that include “ControlTalk” tech for controlling playback with a cable-mounted mic / volume / pause remote, modeled after Apple’s own iPhone-bundled earbuds. We’re not sure if this means Monster is mis-applying Apple standards or just has a manufacturing defect, and it’s also unclear if this problem also extends to the ControlTalk-equipped products in the joint-developed Beats lineup, but if you’ve been having some trouble with random stop-starts in your music on your $400 pair of Copper Turbines (and you aren’t listening to James Blake), perhaps this will clear up some confusion. A full list of the affected ‘buds is after the break.

[Thanks, Anonymous]

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Apple tracking an issue with defective Monster headphones? originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 01 Nov 2010 11:16:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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