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You may have heard that Microsoft unleashed its new mobile platform on unsuspecting Americans today (see our reviews here), and we were curious to see how many of you broke out the credit card. Let us know how you played things in the poll below, and we’re welcoming everyone into comments for an open (and totally not trolltastic) conversation about what Day One with a WP7 handset feels like. So get to it!

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Poll: Did you get a Windows Phone 7 device today? originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 08 Nov 2010 17:30:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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There is a slim possibility that come tomorrow evening, Samsung won’t reveal the dual-display Continuum smartphone. But honestly, the company may not have to, as all the pertinent details have already leaked out. However, if you harbor any lingering curiosity about how that 1.8-inch secondary “ticker” display might work, you can find out right now — the full user manual is inexplicably available on Verizon’s website ahead of a formal announcement, along with the standard size comparison and 360-degree views. Find them at our source links immediately below.

Samsung throws up hands, posts Continuum user manual on Verizon website originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 08 Nov 2010 01:53:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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It’s the only Galaxy S variant to offer 4G connectivity, but it’s also the only one that requires a $10/month data surcharge to use. That boost in cost will undoubtedly bring higher expectations, and we’re eager to hear from early adopters on how their Epic 4G experience has been. For those who skipped over the EVO 4G in order to get this, we’re keenly interested to find out if you’ve been satisfied with the decision. How’s that slide-out QWERTY keyboard treating you? Would you have changed up the UI any? Would you have added any of the quirks from those other Galaxy S versions to this guy? Speak loudly in comments below. But not too loudly. More like a stern whisper.

How would you change Sprint’s Epic 4G? originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 05 Nov 2010 22:18:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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You might have noticed in our Galaxy Tab review that a number of pretty significant Android apps failed to scale to fully utilize its real estate, leaving an unpleasant black border surrounding their content. Well, you can now take that issue off your list of cons for this otherwise delectable tablet as our buddy JKK has figured out a way to overcome the scaling problemo. Using Spare Parts, a free app available in the Android Market, and a couple of reboots, he was able to convince the Engadget app to run in full screen on the Tab. He’s right in guessing that we’d be happy about that, though we imagine owners of Samsung’s slate will be the ones with the biggest grins on their faces right now. See the how-to video after the break.

[Thanks, Mani]

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Samsung Galaxy Tab can be made to run all apps in full screen, here’s how (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 05 Nov 2010 04:50:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Well, here’s some good news — we just received an internal Verizon pricelist confirming that the Droid Pro will sell for $179 when it hits on November 9th, a far sight lower than the $299 we’d originally heard. That’s a pretty tempting price for Moto’s Android-with-a-Blackberry-keyboard handset, although we’re assuming that it’ll be $279 with a $100 rebate at launch. We’re also seeing that the dual-display Samsung Continuum Galaxy S phone will hit for the usual $199, while the Droid 2 indeed fell to $149 last week in order to make room for the now nearly-mythical Droid 2 Global, which will come in two colors for $199. We’re also separately told that the HTC Merge won’t arrive until after the 17th, so those reports of a launch on the 11th might be premature. Either way, it looks like Verizon’s going to have a pretty loaded holiday lineup — and it looks like we’ve got some serious reviewing to do.

Verizon pricing Droid Pro at $179, Samsung Continuum at $199? originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 04 Nov 2010 10:39:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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