Postponed

[Phil Nickinson]

Just got official word from Kim Titus, head of Samsung PR.

"Samsung and Google have decided to postpone the Samsung Mobile Unpacked event during the CTIA in San Diego, previously scheduled for Oct. 11. Under the current circumstances, both parties have agreed that this is not the appropriate time for the announcement of a new product. We would ask for the understanding of our clients and media for any inconvenience caused. We will announce a new date and venue in due course."
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[harold42483]

 

[ManBearPig618]

Sounds Steve Jobs related...maybe they want to take some shots at Apple in the presentation?

Edit: P.S. - I call BS on that 27th/London rumor after seeing this announcement from Samsung.

 

[calledthestig]

Hearing lots of reports of due to Steve Jobs' funeral being held on Tuesday.

 

[harold42483]

Does this mean CTIA itself is canceled or just the presentation from Google and Samsung. Who else will be there.

 

[Hearthatvoiceagain]

Hearing lots of reports of due to Steve Jobs' funeral being held on Tuesday.

Care to post a credible link.

 

[Ferris.]

After all the delays and waiting and comparing and refreshing... what I'm least looking forward to is letting my wife know that the announcement has been delayed. My Storm 1 sometimes doesn't ring when people call, and I promised her that this was my next phone and that I would have it ASAP. The eye-roll of the century is coming up when she hears that the new date isn't even set.

 

[calledthestig]

Care to post a credible link.

If I had something I would post it -- just saw a few people post it on Facebook. Granted I know nothing on Facebook is real, just seeing it a few times over made it stick into my head.

Would be real classy if it were true though.

Also makes me wish I had real "sources" though.

 

[blakepilot#AC]

I don't buy that it's Steve Jobs related. This is business, folks, and business like this doesn't get put on hold for anyone. If I were a betting man, I would bet that it's ironing out a few kinks before they debut it. My best hope is they've got to manufacture some AT&T-branded phones.

 

[th0r615]

If Jobs' funeral and/or memorial is around the same time I could see Googs backing off since many tech exces will be there (including their own) and it just wouldn't feel right to make a product announcement at that time.

 

[calledthestig]

Postponed til the 27th? Google and Samsung Choose October 27 for New Ice Cream Sandwich Event, in London? - Droid Life: A Droid Community Blog

Made a new thread for new date and non-US discussion as well.

If a US carrier doesn't get the first ICS phone I will be really annoyed.

 

[jharo]

Watch for some sort of recognition of Steve Jobs to be in the Prime presser.

 

[rrhartjr]

droid life and thenextweb are just parroting the SamFirmware tweet.. which is not from an official Samsung source..

 

[Hearthatvoiceagain]

If this thing IS being announced in London I wan't to know where I can get tickets

 

[Phil Nickinson]

Again. Read this. People don't know what the hell they're talking about. Everybody be patient.

Twitter

 

[calledthestig]

Again. Read this. People don't know what the hell they're talking about. Everybody be patient.

Twitter

Thanks Phil -- sorry for making that new thread.

I think anxiety and nerves seem to be getting the best of people because of this new device (mine included).

 

[ejaymd11]

Again. Read this. People don't know what the hell they're talking about. Everybody be patient.

Twitter

Just read the same tweet. Droid Life is running around posting something from some random twitter feed? How can they have any credibility to just take something that's unconfirmed and run with it? I think for me the just lost all credibility when it comes to anything Nexus related.

 

[Asterdroid]

Just read the same tweet. Droid Life is running around posting something from some random twitter feed? How can they have any credibility to just take something that's unconfirmed and run with it? I think for me the just lost all credibility when it comes to anything Nexus related.

Apparently they feel that putting a question mark at the end of the headline makes it ok. They do this a lot. Then on the off chance they are right, they can brag about being "zomg 1st!!!111".

 

[flashpiti]

Just read the same tweet. Droid Life is running around posting something from some random twitter feed? How can they have any credibility to just take something that's unconfirmed and run with it? I think for me the just lost all credibility when it comes to anything Nexus related.

I agree, but DL isn't the only one. AndroidCentral was just as lousy during the whole Thunderbolt fiasco. It's the nature of blogs.

 

[ejaymd11]

The speculation is now officially out of hand!! I'm reading some of the craziest things. EVEN if they did move the event to London on the 27th (I know it's BS) how does that all of a sudden mean it's launching their first, won't have a US launch, or all of a sudden it's not coming to VZW??? Things are going to get even more bat poop crazy than before smh.