TS2R Wireless News: HTC Vigor Beats, BlackBerry PlayBook LTE, Windows Phone Mango & HP TouchPad

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Full news stories today include the Samsung Galaxy S naming scheme, Android Ice Cream Sandwich for Nexus S/Prime, most satisfied wireless customers, Verizon labor strike, Samsung Galaxy S II reveal event and Great White Shark SMS text suggestions.

Here's the news that's too short to report:

  • HTC VIgor First Beats to Beat? - A new rumor has surfaced suggesting that the HTC Vigor will be the frist HTC with Beats music enhancement.  It will supposedly have a kick-stand like the HTC ThunderBolt, 1.5GHz dual-core processor, plus 1GB of RAM, 16GB of onboard storage, an 8MP camera on the back and 2MP forward-facing camera.
  • BlackBerry  PlayBook 4G LTE not WiMAX - "RIM has decided to prioritize and focus its 4G development resources on LTE," RIM said in an emailed statement on Friday.
  • Windows Phone Mango Release Date September 1 -  Windows Phone VP of Tweeted "#Mango Sept 1? just rumor.
  • HP TouchPad Prices Slashed $100 - HP cut prices
    of TouchPad tablet computers by $100 one month after introducing
    the product to better compete with the iPad. TouchPads now cost $399.99 for a 16-gigabyte model and $499.99
    for a 32-gigabyte version.e.