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Finally! Virgin Mobile has just released the Samsung Galaxy 550 and they're the first (and possibly will be the only) carrier to launch it. It's available right now for free on the SuperTab contract and for $199.99 contract-free. In case you're interested, this handset has a 2.8-inch capacitive touchscreen display, a 2MP camera, a 600MHz CPU, a 3.5mm headphone jack, a microSD card slot, WiFi b/g / Bluetooth 2.1 support, a Stereo FM radio, and runs Android 2.1. Check it out on Virgin Mobile.

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Last week a Q4 roadmap leaked regarding Virgin Mobile and Mobile Syrup has confirmed that the roadmap was true. What you see above tells you everything that you need to know regarding the launch date. First off, the BlackBerry Torch is already available on Virgin so that's out of the way. On October 21st, the carrier will be releasing the LG Sway and the BlackBerry Bold 9780. The Sway will be available for free on a 3-year SuperTab contract, while the price for the 9780 is still unknown. On November 9th, the carrier will release the LG Flick, while the Samsung Galaxy 5 (i5500) will be available on November 12th. Both of these handsets will be available for free on the SuperTab contract. Clearly, you can expect them all soon but none of them are high-end so it's not really a big deal.

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Well, the entire Q4 roadmap for Virgin Mobile in Canada has just leaked out and sadly there isn't anything too exciting coming up for the carrier. There's the Galaxy 5 (i5500) that we heard about yesterday along with the BB Torch and the Bold 9780. The Bold 9780 should be hitting the carrier on October 21st.

On the messaging spectrum there's the Gravity 3 which sports a slide-out QWERTY keyboard; they already have the Gravity 3 so they're just launching a new colour yellow / black. The last two handsets are the LG Sway and the Flick, which are set to be basic voice phones. They sport a 2-inch display with a 1.3MP camera and a 2.4-inch display with a 2MP camera, respectively, and they'll both be available for free on a 3-year SuperTab contract.

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Virgin Mobile looks like they will be getting a Samsung Galaxy smartphone but it's not the Galaxy S (at least not right now). According to the image you see above they'll actually be getting the mid-end Galaxy 5 (i5500). This smartphone features a 2.8-inch QVGA touchscreen display, a 600MHz CPU, a 3.5mm headphone jack, a 2MP camera, WiFi / GPS, a microSD card slot, and Android 2.1 (upgradeable to 2.2 in the future). The release date is unknown right now but it'll be available for free on their SuperTab (3-year) contract.

Update: According to Unwired View, this handset will be hitting the carrier on November 12th.

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As expected, Samsung has unveiled a bunch of new handsets at CommunicAsia that will hit the market later this year. First up is what you see above, the Wave 2 (S5250). This handset is going to be cheaper than the original Wave and it'll also be Bada-powered. Below is a picture of the Wave 2 Pro (S5530) which packs a slide-out QWERTY keyboard. There's four more handsets below so don't miss them.

Samsung has also unveiled two more WinMo 6.5 powered handsets, the Omnia Pro 4 (bottom left) and the Omnia Pro 5 (bottom right). The former is actually sporting a touchscreen display and will be available sometime in July in Europe, CIS, and Southeast Asia, the latter won't have a touchscreen display but it'll be available in August in Southeast Asia, the Middle East, Africa, India, and Latin America. The Omnia Pro 4 sports a 2.62-inch display with a 320 x 320 resolution, dual-band (900/2100MHz) 3G connectivity, a 3.2MP AF camera; the Omnia Pro 5 features a 2.4-inch display with a 240 x 320 resolution, a 2MP camera, and tri-band (900/1900/2100MHz) 3G bands. Of course, both of them feature an FM radio, a microSD card slot, WiFi b/g / Bluetooth support, and aGPS. Look out for all of them soon.

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We've heard about the Samsung I5500 already and it's just been made official as a part of their Corby line-up. This sets itself apart from all of the other Corby's by running on the Android 2.1 OS with Samsung's own Touchwiz custom UI. Of course, it'll be an inexpensive handset and it'll feature a 2.8-inch touchscreen display, a 2MP camera, Bluetooth / WiFi support, a 600MHz CPU, 100MB of ROM, and a microSD card slot (1GB card in the box). This is set to hit Italy next week for €199 ($238 USD).

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Apparently, Samsung is cooking up something to combat the recently announced HTC Wildfire. It'll supposedly be a part of Samsung's Genio line-up, which is quite similar to their Corby Series. The first handset in this new Android-based Genio Series is said to be the I5500, which was rumoured to be a part of their Corby line-up. These are all speculations right now, so we'll just have to wait when Samsung confirms what they need to confirm.

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A new handset from Samsung has just hit the FCC (filing here) and it also hit the WiFi Alliance (here). This is the Samsung i5500 and it'll be a part of their Corby line-up. This is going to be the first Corby handset that will be running Android and it'll be version 2.1. The handset itself features WiFi, Bluetooth / GPS support, a touchscreen display, and a camera. Unfortunately, the model that was spotted at the FCC didn't have 3G support, but there'll likely be a model with it. This handset will reportedly be priced at €200 ($254 USD).

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