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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." ...

Over in Acer HQ, it's out with the old and in with the new. Having bid ciao to former CEO Gianfranco Lanci, the Taiwanese company is now slapping a fresh coat of paint and a softer typeface upon its corporate identity. The new Acer green is lighter and brighter and the more rounded new shape looks a lot safer for kids to play around with, should the occasion ever arise. We doubt this will make a big difference in the company's push to be "more like Apple," but hey, at least we now have a visual marker to distinguish the products that came before this shift in strategy from those that come after. Engadget Chinese