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David Beckham is a man that needs no introduction. Indeed, Samsung hopes  he'll  be the one making the introductions, as it's just signed up the English footballer to act as its global brand ambassador. Mr. Becks will be responsible for disseminating the news that Samsung is one of the major sponsors of the London 2012 Olympics, and we can see he's already received the first tranche of his remuneration in the form of a Galaxy S II. Lucky him. Thomas:  "I'm sorry, I got the Spanish version, this one says 'Sii' on it." Vlad:  "At 8.49mm, this phone's almost as thin as my wife!" Tim:  "I don't know who you are or what this is, but I'm sure Victoria will love it." Amar:  "Finally, a Galaxy that won't bench me!" Darren:  "Man, this thing  crushes  my Aura." Richard Lai:  "As part of the deal, Samsung will also be announcing the Galaxy S Beckham. OK, it's just a golden dual-core." ...

We were wandering about here at MIX 11 -- Microsoft's annual web developer event -- when we stumbled upon these lovely people at this tiny Nokia stand peddling several Symbian phones. Judging from the smiles, we're pretty sure they're stoked about the recent Microsoft partnership announcement -- just don't bring up the lack of actual Windows Phone devices. Thomas:  "When you squint, it looks just like Windows Mobile 6." Sean Hollister:  "Ballmer told us developers were important, so we came to see what they looked like." Myriam:  "We don't have any Windows Phone hardware, but we look pretty! Now, about that E7 review..." Vlad:  "And here's our all-new, environmentally friendly roadmap. It's made of 100 percent recycled materials." Darren:  "What, you didn't know? Elop's still on the payroll." Chris Trout:  "Sure we'll pose for a picture, but then you have to tell us where the penny slo...