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The Galaxy Nexus is going to be available tomorrow! As just announced on twitter by Verizon!

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Here is the Press release from Verizon

GALAXY™ NEXUS™ BY SAMSUNG NOW AVAILABLE ON THE VERIZON WIRELESS 4G LTE NETWORK

First Smartphone to Combine Android™ 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich and the Power of America’s Fastest, Most Reliable 4G Network

BASKING RIDGE, N.J. – Verizon Wireless, Samsung Telecommunications America (Samsung Mobile) and Google™ announced Galaxy™ Nexus™ is available starting today in Verizon Wireless Communications Stores and online at www.verizonwireless.com for $299.99 with a new two-year customer agreement.

Customers can browse the Web, stream music and more at blazing speeds using the Verizon Wireless 4G LTE network.  Galaxy Nexus customers can enjoy access to the 4G LTE network in 190 markets covering over 200 million people across the United States, and fly through the Web with fast download speeds of 5 to 12 megabits per second (Mbps) and upload speeds of 2 to 5 Mbps within the 4G LTE Mobile Broadband coverage area.

Galaxy Nexus runs Android™ 4.0, Ice Cream Sandwich, which brings an entirely new look and feel to Android.  Galaxy Nexus offers customers a redesigned user experience with improved multi-tasking, notifications, Near Field Communications (NFC) sharing with Android Beam™ and a full Web-browsing experience.  The lock screen, home screen, phone app and everything in between have been rethought and redesigned to make Android simple, beautiful and useful.  Galaxy Nexus also features an ultra-thin 9.47mm design with a 4.65-inch HD Super AMOLED™ Contour Display to watch movies, view pictures and play games that come to life in 720p (1280×720) resolution.

Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) features

• Redesigned user interface – software navigation buttons, a first for Android smartphones, and a dedicated recent apps button to make multi-tasking easy
• Face Unlock – use state-of-the-art facial recognition to unlock Galaxy Nexus
• Android Beam™ – quickly share Web pages, apps, contacts and YouTube™ videos with friends by simply tapping two compatible phones together
• Redesigned Camera – introduces panorama mode, 1080p video capture, zero-shutter lag for instant photo capturing, and effects such as silly faces and background replacement
• People Application – browse friends, family and coworkers, see their photos in high-resolution and check their latest status updates from Google+ and other social networks
• Cloud Services – keep email, contacts, photos, music, browser bookmarks and other data synced to the cloud, available across multiple devices so customers never lose important data
• Google Music – upload up to 20,000 songs to the cloud, discover and buy new music from Android Market™, and stream it instantly on Galaxy Nexus and from the Web for free
• Google+ – Create a Google+ account right from the phone and check status updates, manage circles, quickly share updates and photos, video chat with up to ten friends with Mobile Hangouts, and chat with groups of friends with Google+ Messenger
• Support for Google Mobile™ Services – Gmail™, Google Maps™ with 3D maps and free turn-by-turn navigation, Google Earth™, Movie Studio, YouTube, syncing with Google Calendar™, a redesigned Google+ app and access to more than 300,000 apps, millions of eBooks, thousands of movies to rent, and millions of songs available to download from Android Market

Additional features:

• Dual-core 1.2 GHz application processor and HTML5 Web browser – optimized dual-core processing with Android 4.0 combined with lightning fast 4G LTE connectivity for fast downloading of graphics, applications processing and Web browsing
• Mobile Hotspot capability – share 4G LTE or 3G connection with up to 10 Wi-Fi-enabled devices
• 5-megapixel rear-facing camera with zero-shutter lag for instant photo capturing, autofocus and LED flash with full 1080p recording
• Front-facing 1.3-megapixel camera for video chat
• Textured soft-touch back cover – enhances the ergonomic feel and makes the phone slip-resistant
• Bluetooth® 3.0 technology – support for headset, hands-free, stereo, phonebook access, human interface device (HID) and object push for vCard and vCalendar
• 1 GB RAM and 32 GB on-board memory (actual formatted capacity will be less)

Pricing and data packages:

• Galaxy Nexus is available now in Verizon Wireless Communications Stores and online at www.verizonwireless.com for $299.99 with a new two-year customer agreement.
• Customers that purchase a Galaxy Nexus by Samsung will need to subscribe to a Verizon Wireless Nationwide Talk plan beginning at $39.99 monthly access and a smartphone data package starting at $30 monthly access for 2 GB of data.

Customers can visit www.verizonwireless.com/galaxynexus for more information on the Galaxy Nexus.  For additional information on Verizon Wireless products and services, visit a Verizon Wireless Communications Store, call 1-800-2 JOIN IN or go to www.verizonwireless.com.

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We just read on The Verge that Steve Wozniak just snagged himself a new Samsung Google Nexus Prime straight from Google. Apparently, since he couldn’t get one in stores, he just went to the source. If only everyone else were so lucky.

Here is the original post

http://www.theverge.com/2011/11/18/2572567/steve-wozniak-gets-his-galaxy-nexus-straight-from-the-source

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Straight from the Google Nexus Twitter feed:

Galaxy Nexus is landing in the UK! 8am at Phones4U, or over the coming days from O2, Three, or Vodafone. http://t.co/wDXV7ZeL

We also spotted that on The Verge it would be available in the us on the 21st as stated by Google. It appears the wait is almost over. Dont forget to get your XO Skins for it asap http://xoskins.com/cell-phone-skin-protectors/samsung-skin-protectors/samsung-galaxy-nexus-prime-screen-protector

Here is their latest commercial on it.

Will this be your next phone?

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The HTC Radar is latest Windows phone. Sporting a 4G Radio it’s way faster than the previous generation. Check out these HTC Radar quick specs

OS: Windows Phone 7.5 Mango
Dimensions: 4.74 x 2.42 x 0.43 (120.5 x 61.5 x 10.9 mm)
Resolution: 480 x 800 pixels
Screen Type: S-LCD
Talk Time: 10 Hours
Wifi: 802.11 b, g, n
Processor: Single core, 1000 MHz, Snapdragon
Ram: 512 mb
Internal Storage: 8192 MB

And of course, the best screen protector for the HTC Radar

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Apple Iphone 4S Siri Demo. Siri is very impressive. Watch this clip below.

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There have already been over 1 million Apple iPhone 4S pre orders and the phone is due in stores Friday Oct 14 2011. This is an unprecedented amount of preorders for the Iphone line.

The Apple iPhone 4S will start at a base price of $200 (with a contract) with many new providers including Sprint, Verizon, and AT&T.  Currently Sprint is the only provider with an unlimited plan which will likely drive them a lot of new customers.

XO Skins has already begun shipping the Apple iPhone 4S Screen Protector so that you can be protected right after unboxing. Get yours now! http://xoskins.com/cell-phone-skin-protectors/apple-skin-protectors/apple-iphone-4S-screen-protector

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The Samsung Nexus Prime Screen Protector Now Availble For Pre Order! Get yours now and beat the rush. Use the code nprimeftw for 15% off your pre order

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Steve Jobs, the mastermind behind Apple’s iPhone, iPad, iPod, iMac and iTunes has passed away. We are deeply saddened by the loss of such a great innovator and business leader. Our thoughts and prayers go out to his family and friends.

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Check out the latest Samsung teaser video. Is this the Nexus Prime? [SAMSUNG Mobile Unpacked 2011 - Google Episode] Teaser Video

From all the rumors we have heard this phone is going to be epic! And by the looks of it, it looks like nothing on the market.

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