Smartphones can do a lot of amazing things, but none of them are any good if you don't have any power. Samsung has already promised to make battery life a top priority in 2012, and Motorola has a pretty crazy plan set for next month. According to Engadget, Moto plans to hold a 24-hour marathon battery event for the Droid RAZR Maxx on February 6th.

Nothing has been officially confirmed, but you will probably want to mark these dates on your calendar. January 26th for the launch of the RAZR Maxx, and February 6th to see what kind of event Motorola has planned.

Pictures of the Samsung Galaxy Nexus in its final retail packaging has Android fans hoping the rumored December 9th release date is true. Someone posted four photos of the highly anticipated device and its box on the XDA forums. Even better, a "reliable" Phandroid tipster said the Galaxy Nexus is headed to Verizon stores this week.

Previous Verizon leaks and false tips promising a November launch have already let us down, and the XDA pictures haven't been confirmed as real... Meaning, I wouldn't get my hopes up until we hear something official, but a release before this weekend does seem possible.

LG is expected to announce the LG Nitro HD on December 1st. The Nitro HD is the American version of the Canadian LG Optimus LTE.

According to Phandroid, an invite they received from LG did not mention any particular phone, but the file name read "LG Nitro." This lead them to believe the new phone will be announced next month, but nothing has been confirmed.

Verizon officially confirmed what we already knew. They will be carrying the Samsung Galaxy Nexus... But when? A leaked screenshot of a Verizon MAP shows the release date of November 10. As you can see from the image below, it also shows the Droid RAZR listed with its pre-order date of Oct 27.

If the MAP is correct, then it looks like you can expect Galaxy Nexus pre-orders to begin in early November or on November 10. You can also see the rumored $300 price tag for the 16GB model looks to be accurate. Still no word on how much the 32GB model will cost yet.

TechCrunch claims that they've seen the rumored Amazon tablet that is supposed to be the first and only device to challenge the iPad. The tech blog says the new Amazon slate looks like the BlackBerry PlayBook and features a 7-inch backlit color capacitive screen. A 10-inch tablet is also in the works, but won't launch with the 7-inch as originally reported. Amazon is going to launch the 7-inch in November for $250 (around the same price as the Barnes & Noble NOOK Color), and if it does well, follow it with the 10-inch tablet in Q1 of 2012.

Early complaints about the Toshiba Thrive tablet are starting to pileup on various tech forums. It seems some owners are having trouble getting their tablet to wake up from sleep mode, and others are claiming that the device is turning itself on when not in use.

Rumored to be the most powerful Android smartphone Samsung ever built.

Rumored price $350

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The Android blog Droid Attic posted a screen shot showing that the Mototrola Droid 3 will be shipping to Best Buy stores on July 13. If the picture is true, the new Motorola phone should be available for sale on Thursday, July 14.

Possible flagship smartphone for Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich).

Rumored features: 4G LTE radio, 720p HD display, 1080p HD video capture and playback

Possible release date: November, 2011 (Thanksgiving)

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	Full Device Insurance ($5/mo)

Despite reports yesterday that Dell would be delaying the release of its expected 10-inch Android tablet, Forbes is reporting today that Dell will instead be releasing their 10" Android tablet earlier than expected, possibly as early as June. Regardless of whether or not Dell's currently unbranded 10-inch tablet hits the streets by June, Forbes' Elizabeth Woyke is reporting information from a source which indicates the tablet is expected sometime this summer.

Dell is also expected to release another 10 inch tablet, one that will run Microsoft's tablet OS rather than Android, sometime later this year. Instead of being pushed forward, this tablet has been pushed back, due to unexplained delays. This tablet is expected to share a body with its Android cousin.