According to a report in CNET and referencing a Russian blogger going by the name of Eldar Murtazin who runs mobile-review.com the Samsung S3 will make an appearance at MWC next month in Barcelona and will then appear on shelves in April.

Ok so it has gone away now, but for a brief period you could clearly see that a new model had arrived in Samsung’s inventory on their website.

The GT-I9300 was in that familiar drop down until rumours about this being the Samsung S3 obviously came flooding out.

So what was it and why would it possibly have been there for a short period?

Well my hunch is it was a tech issue, or in a more cynical plot it would have been done to stir up a little free press and start those huge rumour wheel mills up again, and here we are stoking that fire once more, how predictable we are..;)

Officially it would seem that Samsung have not got a release date and they are still in the process of sorting out the date details.

It will be interesting to see just how good the new battery will be on the Samsung S3 and I for one hope they give me one to test out as the Samsung S2 which I currently use was slated rather a lot due to the pi** poor battery life, and with Samsung telling the world that their 2012 range of smartphones will last a full day of moderate to heavy use, I am waiting to test this out.

With the ongoing success of the Samsung Galaxy S2, it appears that the South Korean tech giant could be rolling out a new version of the successful Galaxy series next year, with the Samsung Galaxy S III rumored to perhaps make a show as early as February at the Mobile World Congress in Spain. This was the very same congress and date last year that the Samsung S2 was revealed.

So what might be included as an update in the new Samsung Galaxy smartphone?

Rumor mills have suggested that the following may be included in terms of hardware:

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• Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich.
• 4.6″ 1280×720 Super AMOLED Plus touchscreen.
• New quad-core processor, Exynos 4412.
• 2GB of RAM.
• 12MP camera.
• New quad-core processor, Exynos 4412.

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All I personally hope, is that they ensure that all this potential power is delivered with a battery that can last on a full days charge, or go and take a look at our suggestions for improving smartphone battery life!

Could the new Samsung S3 be 3D enabled and compatible with Samsung 3D televisions?

Now this could be quite amazing if true, and would be a rival to the current LG Optimus 3D and HTC Evo 3D.

Though there is some talk that a separate model could be released with 3D appended in its title e.g Samsung Galaxy S3 3D perhaps?

And if it worked well, I may, just may, forgive Samsung if the battery only lasts ten minutes on a full charge.

The reason being is that 3D as a technology, while largely overrated in my opinion for many things, is still astounding to think that it may be commonplace as a capturing medium on your mobile phone.

And while this unfortunately will not save lives, is somewhat of an achievement technologically in the grand scheme of tech!

So what are your hopes for the Samsung Galaxy S3, are there major improvements you can think of that should perhaps be considered, and if so, what are they?

Your thoughts are as always very welcome.