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BY JIM FLINK


Might want to make a note of the following -- if you’re a Samsung fan.
It’s about a purported 10.1-inch version of the Galaxy Note.  Which would be much larger than the current phone-tablet hyrbrid.

There’s mention of the 10.1 on one of Samsung’s own invites to the upcoming Mobile World Congress.
It was on Samsung’s website for a while today, and now the page is down.
Make of that what you will.


More proof comes from a casting call for a new Samsung ad.


Which has also been deleted.  Google cache to the rescue!
There it is -- at the bottom of the page -- clearly mentioning a Note 10.1.

A 10.1 inch note -- would have many Samsung users singing songs of joy.
But is it really happening?

The Verge isn’t convinced.

“A 10.1-inch Galaxy Note would conflict with Samsung's marketing efforts up to this point, which have sought to distinguish the Note from both the phone and tablet category, as a standalone and unique product, but that doesn't rule out its existence.”


Doesn’t rule it out -- or in.
So, IntoMobile says,  maybe it’s just a placeholder name, unless Samsung thinks consumers will go for the novelty of the phablet again.

“The original message for the Note appealed to consumers because it couldn’t be categorized — it’s not a phone nor tablet — it’s a unique gadget with phone capabilities. That’s why we’re hearing that the “Note 10.1″ name may just be a placeholder and that this could be the next-generation Tab product.”

Back to that casting call for a moment.  It also mentions use of stylus.
Techn Buffalo points out -- that’s likely not a mistype.
Tabs don’t use styluses. Notes do.


“The stylus-compatibility aspect of the event makes it even more likely that the Note 10.1 is an actual device, rather than an invite typo where Samsung meant to type Tab.”


Samsung will host its Developer Day at the Mobile World Congress 2012 on February 28th in Barcelona, Spain.