Samsung Galaxy S III sales have hit the 10 million mark

Samsung Galaxy S III has reached the 10 million units sold mark. Shin Jong-kyun, Samsung's president of information technology and mobile communication division broke the news about the impressive milestone, which is hardly a surprise, given the 9 million preorders for the device from carriers worldwide.

The mark has been reached earlier than the initial prediction, which pointed at the end of this month as the likely timeframe, at the approximate rate of 190,000 units sold every day. It was also accomplished a lot quicker than the time it took the Galaxy S III's predecessor to find 10 million owners.

Samsung expect strong demand for the Galaxy S III to continue in the coming months, as the launch of Apple's next iPhone is not likely to take place before this Fall. Furthermore, the sales of the Galaxy S III for the entre 2012 could reach 40 million units, thus making the smartphone the most succesfull one to come from the Korean company.

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Android 4.x ICS is officially a no go for HTC Desire HD

It looks like the saga surrounding the official Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich update of the much beloved HTC Desire HD is finally over, folks. HTC have officially removed the 2010 Android monster from the official list of devices scheduled to get the ICS treatment.

Here goes HTC's official statement on the matter:

After extensive testing, we’ve determined that the current version of HTC Sense with Android provides customers with the best experience on the HTC Desire HD. When we consider new versions of software, we weigh a number of factors, but ultimately the customer experience on the product is the deciding factor. We apologize for any confusion this change may have caused our customers.

This means that, should they want to see their device run a more up-to-date Android version, the owners of the HTC Desire HD will have to install it in an unofficial fashion.

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Leaked images of international Sony Xperia LT29i 'Hayabusa'

   
Pictures of the international Sony LT29i

We came across some leaked images that show the international version of the Sony LT29i, codenamedXperia Hayabusa. The images confirm a very close resemblance to the Japan-bound, LTE-capable Xperia GX, save for the lack of the FeliCa (Sony's NFC-based payment system in Japan) logo under the LED flash and the different chrome rim around the phone.

Other details further fortify the belief that we'll see the LT29i Hayabusa as an international counterpart of the Xperia GX. The Sony LT29i has passed though the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in the US. Information is still scarce but the LT29i will have a pentaband 3G radio with HSPA capabilities.

We've seen leaked images of the Xperia Hayabusa before - it's rumored to feature an HD (720 x 1280 pixels) display sized at 4.55 inches, one gig of RAM, a dual-core 1.5 GHz processor with an Adreno 320 GPU and a 13 MP camera. The Xperia GX, which was already unveiled as a Japan-exclusive, is similarbut features LTE, a 4.6" display, and is powered by a dual-core 1.5GHz Krait processor with Adreno 225 GPU.

There's still no word on when to expect the LT29i Xperia Hayabusa to hit the global market, but we figure it will be before this year's end.

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Samsung may announce new Galaxy device on August 15

Samsung Electronics America sent out "Save the date" notes to the press that they will be announcing a new Galaxy device on August 15. They kept the note all mysterious and offered no info on the device, but the words "major announcement and unveiling of the newest GALAXY device" are enough to draw plenty of interest on their own.

So, what's it going to be? The Samsung Galaxy Note II has been going around the rumor mill for a while now, but the latest rumors put its announcement two weeks later -August 30, just before the IFA start.

The other Note - the Galaxy Note 10.1 - is a likelier candidate. It has gone through a redesign (its CPU got updated to four cores and a slot was added for the S Pen stylus) and even briefly popped up (by mistake) for pre-order on J&R. The pre-order deal was $499 for the 16GB version and $549 for the 32GB version, but that page has since been pulled.

It has been pointed out that the note comes from Samsung Electronics America, not Samsung Telecommunications America (who usually handle phones), which lends some credence to the Note 10.1 theory.

Then there's the possibility of something new (or new to America at least). Anyway, the full details will be revealed during the August 15 press conference, but maybe the upcoming invitation for the event will give us some more info.

Note: the image above is just an old Galaxy S teaser image and not from the note sent out by Samsung.

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Samsung Jasper gets leaked again, this time with pictures

The Samsung SCH-I200, better known as Jasper, has been leaked again, and this time we get to see what the device looks like.
The upcoming device was leaked via Twitter, and will feature Android ICS out of box, alongside a dual-core Snapdragon 1.5GHz MSM8960 processor and WVGA screen. 
As you can see from the back panel, the smartphone will run on Verizon’s 4G LTE network and will not have an LED flash for its rear-facing camera.

Nothing is known on when or at what price Verizon plans to launch the Jasper, but as soon as some news is revealed along those fronts.

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Stephen Elop suggests an October release for Windows Phone 8

Speaking to the New York Times, Nokia CEO Stephen Elop let it slip that the upcoming successor to Windows Phone 7, namely WP8, will be coming in October of this year.

This would make perfect sense because of the imminent October 26 release of Windows 8, so it's within the realm of possibility that there could be a simultaneous launch of both operating systems.

Elop did not go on to confirm that the launch would coincide with the release of new WP8 devices, despite the fact that he was was discussing Nokia's Q2 earnings when he said that WP8 would further lift sales of Lumia devices.

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Acer Liquid Dual-SIM Gallant Duo got leaked

An upcoming dual SIM device from Acer was briefly posted on a web retailer 's website, before being taken down quickly as it turned out the device was not slated for official announcement yet.

Not soon enough, however, for its key specs to be known to one and all:

• 4.3 inch qHD display
• 5MP camera
• 1GHz dual-core processor
• 4GB of internal memory
• 1GB of RAM
• 1,500 mAh battery

The smartphone has the usual slew of connectivity options, which include Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and a microSD slot. It's set to hit retail on August 8th for about £148.99, at which point you'll probably be able to get it from Expansys.

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