Samsung to announce Galaxy S III today (live blog 11 a.m. PT)

Samsung will soon take the wraps off its latest Samsung Galaxy S smartphone later today in jolly ol' England.

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The new Samsung Galaxy S III is set for launch in London at 11 a.m. PT/ 2 p.m. ET/ 7 p.m. UK time.

The Galaxy S III is expected to be one of the hottest Google Android smartphones of the year. It's the third generation of device in a popular series that started with the Samsung Galaxy S and the Samsung Galaxy S II. And even though little is known about the details of the Samsung Galaxy S III ahead of the launch, it's expected to be a hot-seller too.

That said, the rumor mill has been churning and some blogs report it could have a quad-core processor a large screen in the 4.7 inches to 4.8 inches range. Fans are also hoping the display will be Super AMOLED or even Super AMOLED Plus.

It's unclear whether Samsung will announce U.S. carriers today for the new phone at the event. If not, it's likely the company will talk about its U.S. debut next week at the CTIA trade show in New Orleans.

CNET will be covering the news of the Samsung Galaxy S III remotely from our offices in New York City and San Francisco via a Webcast set up by Samsung on its Facebook page. You can find the link here. CNET correspondents from the U.K. and Asia are on site at the Samsung event, and they will provide pictures and write news from the event, so follow them as well.

You can follow our live coverage right here, so check back at 10:45 a.m. PT/ 1:45 p.m. ET when we will kick off the live blog with some pre-announcement chatter. Also be sure to follow our CNET mobile team on Twitter: Jessica Dolcourt @jdolcourt; Kent German @KentGerman; Roger Cheng @RogerWCheng; Brian Bennett @boliverbennett; Lynn La @lynnlaaa and Maggie Reardon @maggie_reardon.

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