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I’ve been calling the Samsung i780 the Touch screen Blackjack ever since I got to demo one at the Microsoft MVP Summit earlier this year. I really expected this phone to go by the wayside and be one of those only Europe releases and gave up hope of it coming to the US. Well, a little rumor on WM Experts perked my ears….

Here’s a fun rumor we heard over the weekend from an anonymous tipster: at a meeting for AT&T Store managers, looks like a few manufacturer reps got a little overexcited about what’s coming down the pike. One couldn’t help himself from pulling a BlackBerry Bold out and flashing it around. Another, she had a full-on gear bag full of phones — one of which appeared to be the Samsung i780. Technically, it would have been the Samsung SGH-i788, which has the bands necessary for the US 3G networks.

They are saying that the rep mentioned a release that would be in the same time frame as the Bold and iPhone release. I have a hard time believing this, but here’s to hoping. The blurb did mention that this phone “DID” have an AT&T logo on it.

Source: WM Experts

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