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According to various reports, the reason behind the delay is due to bugs which have affected some Infuse 4G owners, which has prompted Samsung and AT&T to put the update on hold for now, at least until the issue has been resolved.We’re not sure what exactly the problem was, but if there are any Infuse 4G owners who might have already received the update, we’d love to hear from you guys if you’ve encountered any bugs/problems with the update.

Thanks to a leak, we could very well be looking at LG’s latest Windows Phone offering in the form of the LG Miracle.If the device above looks familiar, it might be because it was spotted in the wild last year back in December, although at that time rumors had pointed at the device as being the LG Fantasy.Based on the rumors, the LG Miracle will feature a 4” NOVA display, a 1GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon processor, 8GB of internal storage, a 5MP rear-facing camera capable of 720p HD video, a VGA front-facing camera, HSPA radios, WiFi, Bluetooth, NFC and will run on Windows Phone 7.

Based on the reports, it seems that the device is facing an issue when attempting to end phone calls.Various users are reporting that when they are done with their calls, attempting to hang up by touching on the end call button is proving to be unresponsive.The good news is that a Nokia employee has taken to the support forums and has acknowledged the issue. While no specific date was mentioned, the update to resolve this issue is expected to be released shortly.

If the colors (black, cyan and magenta) of the current Nokia Lumia 800 aren’t to your liking, you’ll be pleased to hear that Nokia has officially unveiled a white version of the Lumia 800.The white version of the Nokia Lumia 800 is expected to go on sale later this month, although it was not mentioned as to which regions will be receiving first.

While Nokia may have seemingly given up on Symbian in favor of Windows Phone, it does not mean that the Finnish company will stop producing Symbian devices.According to a recent leak, Nokia 801 is probably an upcoming Nokia Belle handset.It will be coming with a screen size set at 4” with a 640×360 AMOLED ClearBlack display. It is also expected to sport a 1.4GHz processor with 512MB of RAM, a 12MP rear-facing camera with 1080p Full HD video recording.

Thanks to yet another leak, we have more photos of HTC’s upcoming HTC Ville Android smartphone.While it has yet to be made official, based on the rumored specs, the HTC Ville will sport a 1.5GHz dual-core processor, feature a 4.3” Super AMOLED qHD display with Android on board as its choice of operating system with HTC Sense 4.0 on top.It is unclear if it will launch with Gingerbread 2.

Samsung has launched a new dual-SIM phone dubbed the Champ Deluxe Duos.Unfortunately it will not be an Android based smartphone.The device sports a 2.8” display with a 1.3MP rear-facing camera, a micro USB port, a microSD card slot that will support up to an additional 32GB of internal storage.It comes with the support for popular social media services, such as Facebook, Twitter, Yahoo!, MSN,GTalk and will even come loaded with Samsung’s own messenger service, ChatOn.

The 10th February date seems to have been confirmed and we will be seeing the DROID 4 device launch then.It is also expected to keep to its pricing of $200 for the device on a new two-year contract with the carrier.Reports have also surfaced that the carrier will be offering promotions for their Motorola Droid RAZR line of smartphones. This includes a “buy one, free one” promotion, and will see Verizon bringing back their double data promotion which will cover 4G LTE plans.

Best Buy is offering the Galaxy Note for pre-order starting on February 5th through Best Buy’s website or any retail store.If you pre-order the device via Best Buy, you’ll get a free flip cover for free.It is the largest and highest-resolution smartphone in the country, and also Samsung’s Super AMOLED display technology. It packed with a 1.4Ghz processor, 16GB of storage and an 8MP camera.

If you’re living in the UK, the good news is that you will be able to pick up the Samsung Galaxy S Advance.It is expected to start shipping late February while speculators have in the past mentioned that it would start shipping during MWC.The Galaxy S Advance is the Android 2.3 Gingerbread handset will feature a dual-core 1GHz processor, a 4” Super AMOLED display with a screen resolution of 480×800, 768MB of RAM, a 5MP rear-facing camera and a front-facing camera for video calls.