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Samsung's first teaser about the Galaxy S3 reveals nothing. The Destination: tgeltaayehxnx. is a website containing a countdown clock that has two teasers showing technology that fits easily in your hand. Meanwhile, Amazon Germany has revealed Galaxy S3 features that include 4.7in Super AMOLED touchscreen, Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich (ICS), a 12MP rear camera with autofocus, LED flash and face detection and 16GB of internal storage expandable to 32GB and a $786 price tag.

Recently Sprint has introduced for its subscribers Google's flagship Android ICS phone, the Samsung Galaxy Nexus at a price for around $199.99 with a 2-year contract.

ZTE Corp, China's second-largest telecommunications equipment maker, said on Monday that it expects to reverse a decline in handset profit margins this year and forecasts global sales of its smartphones to more than double from 15 million sold in 2011.

Samsung may unveil its third generation Galaxy S smartphone, the Galaxy S3, on Monday, April 23 at 7 a.m. On Sunday, Samsung Mobile's twitter account made a mysterious announcement at 9:52 a.m.: Destination: tgeltaayehxnx. If you add a .com to the end of that anagram for The Next Galaxy, you visit a Samsung Mobile website a beautiful-looking countdown clock.

Samsung's new countdown website -- www.tgeltaayehxnx.com -- has led many to suspect that it's the official release date of the Samsung Galaxy S3.

In less than two weeks Samsung Galaxy S3, the successor of Galaxy S2 will be unveiled in London on the Olympic ground. However, at the same time, in the May 3 event, where the tech enthusiasts who are eagerly waiting for the next gen phone, they will also witness the launch of Samsung's latest service S-Cloud with the new device.

Another 'leaked' image of Samsung Galaxy S3 hits the Internet. Rumored features of the 4.6-inch phone will include quad-core processor running at 1.4GHz, 1GB RAM, a Mali-400MP GPU, Ice Cream Sandwich OS and a screen with 320ppi pixel density and 720p resolution. The Korean company may also introduce S-Cloud service and Galaxy tab 2 (10.1)

Because of its wide array of associated products, Android appears to be the most popular mobile-device platform when it comes to selling gadgets. In terms of usage, however, Apple's iOS comes out on top, according to a new study released by Chitika.

The release date for the Samsung Galaxy S3, one of the most highly anticipated smartphones set to be hit the market this year, is still a coveted company secret, but the new Android smartphone was spotted on Amazon.de as available for preordering on Saturday.

Production rumors surrounding Apple’s upcoming iPhone 5 have been circulating ever since the new iPad was released. Apple has yet to unveil the new device or confirm whether it will launch in June or October, but the Cupertino-based company also has plans for a mini iPad.

Samsung's highly anticipated new Android smartphone was spotted on Amazon.de as available for pre-order on Saturday, April 21. Although the listing did not include a release date, the post provides a few clues as to what we can expect from the new smartphone on May 3, when Samsung shows it to the world at a press conference in London.

Nokia has been betting big on Lumia 900 ever since the company announced its plans to adopt Windows Phone as the primary platform for its smartphones. Lumia 900 eventually hit the US market through AT&T, on a $100 contract.

After the South Korean tech giant Samsung sent out press invites to an event for the launch of its much-hyped Galaxy S3 smartphone on May 3 in London, it was thought that the rumors about the device would slow down gradually. But contrary to the general belief, even more ambitious rumors have been surfacing online over the past few days.

At a time when smartphone world is filled with the buzz of Apple's and Samsung's coming up flagship models, Intel Corporation has joined hands with a non-US company - Lava International - to launch their first smartphone in the market.

At a time when chances of a fall release for the next generation Apple iPhone look stronger than a summer launch as expected before, a report surfaced late Friday saying that the highly anticipated smartphone will feature in-cell touch panels produced by Sharp and Toshiba.

Ron Paul's goal of reforming America's domestic and foreign policies while investigating the Federal Reserve may be a long way from happening in real life, but a new online video game set to come out for free in several months will offer Libertarians everywhere to give the Fed what it deserves in a game called Ron Paul: Road To Revolution.

Ads within smartphone applications such as the popular puzzle game Angry Birds are turning into a key driver for mobile advertising, as apps become the main distribution method for media on mobile phones, according to a report.

NVidia expects smartphone graphics to surpass the Xbox 360 by 2014. Smartphone graphics could match the Xbox 360 as soon as 2013.

As the highly anticipated release date for the Samsung Galaxy S3 draws near, it seems that more and more details about the device are spilling out. The Korea-based company’s flagship smartphone is set for a May 3rd unveiling, but the device may have just been leaked in Vietnam, according to Engadget.

Sales of the exising line of Apple iPhones including the latest 4S will decline in the next few months until the company unleashes its much-anticipated and exponentially hyped iPhone 5. The next gen iPhone is waiting for its June/October release. Will features like A6 processor, 3D Imaging Camera for iOS Devices, Retina Display and iOS 5 give iPhone 5 leverage over iPhone 4S?

Just a day after Korean publication ETNews reported that Apple's sixth generation iPhone could make its debut at the Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) in San Francisco in June, Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster has added yet another twist to the tale. He said that the new iPhone launch could be pushed back to the fall, and blamed a troubled parts manufacturer for the delay.