Samsung And Google Postpone Nexus Galaxy Launch Hours After A Leaked Demo Video Drops

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Oh well. Where’s that iPhone 4S pre-order link? Samsung and Google decided that “it is just not the right time to announce a new product” and postponed the scheduled Nexus Galaxy/Prime and Ice Cream Sandwich debut. The two companies were supposed use the CTIA stage next Tuesday to unveil the next-gen superphone and Google’s latest Android incarnation. But that’s not going to happen per a joint statement released this morning.

Samsung and Google decide to postpone the new product announcement at CTIA Fall. We agree that it is just not the right time to announce a new product. New date and venue will be shortly announced.

This takes the event off the books for next Tuesday, October 11th. The mobile world was expecting the big unveiling of the Nexus Galaxy (or Prime, if previous rumors are believed). Details leaked yesterday concerning the so-called superphone that places a 1.2GHz CPU, backed by 1GB of RAM at the core. The phone is said to include an NFC chip, 32GB of storage and a 5MP camera with a 1080p recording mode. Of course none of this was confirmed. Next Tuesday was going to be a big day for mobile nerds.

Eric Schmidt previously stated that Google would launch Ice Cream Sandwich by November. Hopefully Google stays true to its word and the Nexus Galaxy/Prime event will be back on the books sometime this month.

But fear not. A leaked demo video hit the interwebs today that might satisfy your Ice Cream Sandwich craving. It’s hard to tell if this is the real release or just a clever Android 2.x launcher, but we’re leaning more towards the former. The video doesn’t have any glaring goofs or obvious flaws. The OS shown is silky smooth, the animations are right, and there’s certainly a Honeycomb feel throughout the whole thing. If that video is indeed Ice Cream Sandwich, current Android owners might want to hold off jumping on the 4S bandwagon. A beast is nearly upon us.

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Refurbished 16GB iPad 1 Drops To $299

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While $300 for a tablet might seem insanely high after this weekend’s $100 TouchPad frenzy, it’s still a decent buy. I still find it hard to recommend existing budget Honeycomb tablets over the iPad when I’m talking to people who aren’t into tech, and this makes its case even stronger. iPad or netbook? For some people the choice is obvious, for others not so much. But at $300 neither both are good deals.

Still not sure? Let’s take a look at the other options. The new Acer Iconia A100 is only $20 more, and beats the iPad on specs, but the 7?, 16:9 screen might not be enough for people. Lenovo’s K1 doesn’t strike me as a quality tablet, and their ThinkPad Tablet (while it looks great) isn’t in the same price league. The Sony S1 and S2 will be interesting, but not for a while.

The only real competition, I’d say, is a refurb Nook Color. I never had much good to say about these things, but at $180 they’re a good deal, come with support and a community of hackers anyone could be proud of. As an e-reader, I’m not a fan of LCD stuff, but as a budget tablet, this thing ain’t half bad.

And sure, you can get a “tablet” for under a hundred bucks, but you’d be better off buying RIM stock. Oh no he didn’t

Get your $299 iPad here at the Apple Store. Yeah, you could do Craigslist, but you don’t know what they did to that thing.

[via TUAW]

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