I own a Samsung P2 and am obsessively checking the forums to find out when the long-promised firmware upgrades will turn up. There's no sign of the firmware, but instead an interesting video has leaked onto YouTube supposedly showing a new docking cradle that would add wi-fi, a card reader and an FM transmitter to the P2.
It's really interesting from a marketing point of view, because there has been no official announcement of the product - so sites like engadget are being rather cautious about the news in case it turns out to be fake. But elsewhere I've seen plenty of sites reporting on the news as fact.
Of course, an unsubstantiated rumour with a swirl of conspiracy theory around it is a much more interesting story than a straight product release from Samsung. And YouTube would be a great place to do this - it's a natural home for gadget obsessives. In fact there are already more than 70 videos of the Samsung P2 posted on YouTube, mostly by customers and featuring such arcane delights as 'unboxing a new Samsung P2'.
Of course, it could even be that Samsung will leak stuff like this just to get an early sense of consumer reaction before the product itself has gone anywhere near production. Or alternatively it could just be a fake!
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