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Did you catch the Samsung Galaxy Note commercial that aired during the Big Game on Sunday? You can now pre-order the device at Best Buy, Best Buy Mobile, or online at BestBuy.com/Mobile and get a free Protective Flip Cover Case (value of $29.99) when you activate the phone (while supplies last).

The Samsung Galaxy Note has all the benefits of a tablet but the functionality of a smartphone. It features a 5.3" HD Super AMOLED screen, a dual core processor, 8MP rear facing and 2MP front facing cameras, and 16GB memory expandable to up to 32GB with optional microSD card. And, as seen in the commercial below, the device features a new S Pen stylus which can be used to write e-mails, texts and more in free-form handwriting.

Samsung Galaxy Note Commercial:

A rumor has surfaced that Samsung could be announcing the Galaxy SIII, with a release date of April this year. The announcement is said to occur at the Mobile World Congress this February.

As with previous Galaxy S models, you can expect some high-end specs and a very sleek device, possibly even a thinner model than the current Galaxy SII.....if that's physically possible.

Specification-wise, it looks like this sucker will have a 1.5GHz quad-core processor along with a 12-megapixel camera. It will run the Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich operating system at launch, maybe even an updated version of the new OS. The screen is expected to go closer to the edges making a smaller bezel around it.

Previous models of the Samsung Galaxy S have done extremely well in terms of sales. In fact, the Galaxy S line has been the best selling smartphone family in the history of smartphone revenue. We expect the next generation flagship Samsung smartphone to follow that path.Read more

Tablets will be one of the hottest devices this holiday season, with Amazon's 7-inch Kindle Fire (in all probability) leading the pack. But Verizon Wireless wants you to know that the Kindle Fire isn't your only option for a $199 tablet. The company just announced that on Black Friday they're giving the Fire some competition, offering the Motorola XOOM 4G LTE – which features a larger 10.1" screen – for just $199.

Want a tablet even cheaper than that? Verizon will also offer the 7-inch Samsung Galaxy Tab 4G LTE for just $149 (after $50 mail-in rebate). Both these devices will be equipped with Verizon's 4G LTE, so you can be connected anywhere, anytime. Plus, these devices use Google web-browsing and have full access to the Android market's 500,000+ available apps, (which the Kindle Fire does not offer).

Additional Black Friday discounts:

• 4G Pantech Breakout - $49*
• 4G LG Revolution - $49*
• 4G Novatel 4510 WiFi - $29*
• 4G Novatel 551L USB modem – FREE*
• 4G CPO Novatel 4510 WiFi – FREE

The Samsung Galaxy Note, the latest device from Samsung that crosses a tablet with a smartphone, is coming to the UK this month. What does this mean for us folks stateside that have been waiting for this thing? It means that a U.S. release is probably not far behind.

Although the device is listed on the O2 website -- the UK carrier that will be selling the device -- the link for more details is broken, so we're assuming more details are being put together.

The device is already available in the UK, although there's not been too much support for it on the networks. The device is classed as a smartphone even though it has an enormous 5.3-inch screen. The screen has 800 x 1280 pixels at a pixel density of 285 ppi. The screen is also Super AMOLED, and is covered by Gorilla glass.Read more

Are you in the market for a new smartphone? Best Buy announced an amazing deal for shoppers who purchase the new Samsung Galaxy S II. Now through Saturday, November 19, customers who purchase a Samsung Galaxy S II, Epic 4G Touch smartphone from Sprint for $199.99 (with a 2-year activation) will get a Samsung BD-D5100 Blu-ray player (MSRP $89.99) free!

"This is a great holiday offer for our customers and something that they just can't find anywhere else," said Scott Anderson, head of merchandising for Best Buy Mobile. "Through our partnership with Samsung and Sprint, we're able to bring the best of the smartphone and home theater categories together into one great deal."

Features of the Sprint Samsung Galaxy S II, Epic 4G Touch:

• 4G speed for fast web browsing with 4.52" Super AMOLED Plus touch screen
• 16GB memory with Android 2.3 operating system
• 8.0MP rear facing camera with 1080 high profile video recording and 2.0MP front facing camera
• Samsung Exynos 1.2GHz dual-core processor

T-Mobile has a new 4G smartphone hitting Walmart store shelves on October 27, the Samsung Exhibit II 4G. This will be the first no annual contract 4G smartphone to be sold at most Walmart stores. The Samsung Exhibit II 4G is also planned for nationwide availability with no annual contract plans as well as two-year contract plans starting November 2.

The Samsung Exhibit II 4G features a 3.7-inch WVGA TFT touchscreen, a fast 1 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon processor, and is powered by Android 2.3 Gingerbread. It packs in a 3-megapixel rear-facing camera with flash and video capture capabilities and a front-facing camera for video chat. The device also allows you to organize personal and business email accounts, as well as sync with Microsoft Exchange and Google calendar and contacts.

Available in a marine blue color, the Samsung Exhibit II 4G is exclusive to T-Mobile. It is available today at most Walmart stores and is planned to be available nationwide at T-Mobile stores and online at www.T-Mobile.com beginning Nov. 2. The Samsung Exhibit II 4G will be offered through no annual contract and two-year contract plan options, and is expected to cost $29.99 (after a $50 mail-in-rebate card with a two-year service agreement and qualifying Classic voice and data plan), and $199.99 via no annual contract.

Google's upcoming Galaxy Nexus, manufactured by Samsung, ushers in the latest Android OS – "Ice Cream Sandwich." Introduced in Hong Kong recently, the smartphone promises to be the most influential mark of mobile technology to date, with a slew of more handsets on the way. Ice Cream Sandwich also touts the ability to run on any mobile device, unlike previous versions.

"Ice Cream Sandwich demonstrates the Android platform's continued innovation with one release that works on phones and tablets and everything in between," Andy Rubin, head of Google's mobile business, said recently.

Samsung and Google definitely have a growing love for one another, considering Google chose Samsung again as the manufacturer for their Nexus-brand flagship phone. (The Google Galaxy Nexus is the successor to the Google Nexus S by Samsung.) Samsung hasn't historically led the way in the Smartphone industry, but over the course of the last couple of years, their Galaxy line has dominated the scene, particularly with their recently introduced Galaxy S II phone.

When the Nexus S entered the market last year, it was pure Google, and it boasted some specifications unlike any phone the public had seen. Samsung won't disappoint this year with the all new Nexus phone, the 8.9-mm Galaxy Nexus. Housing a screaming 1.2 gigahertz dual-core processor, it shines with a 4.65-inch 1280x720-pixel Super AMOLED HD screen, 1GB of RAM, 32GB of storage, and a distinctive curved-shape that molds to the face. Read more

AT&T this week unveiled not one, but five new smartphones - the Motorola ATRIX 2, Samsung Captivate Glide, Samsung DoubleTime, Pantech Pocket and the AT&T Avail, a new smartphone option for prepaid customers. The addition of these smartphones will up AT&T's 2011 Android lineup to 19, with more planned to follow.

Motorola ATRIX 2
The Motorola ATRIX 2 boasts a 4.3-inch qHD display, 1 GHz dual core processor and access to 4G speeds. Video can be captured in 1080p HD and displayed on your HD monitor with an HDMI cable using Mirror mode. Motorola's webtop application also allows you to browse the web with a full Firefox browser.

It also features device and microSD card encryption, enterprise-grade VPN, enhanced Exchange options and personal information management and remote wipe. It comes with the new free ZumoCast app for easy access to music, playlists, pictures and videos stored on a computer as well. Read more