Samsung Galaxy S III for Verizon is reportedly going to eventually get global roaming support

Nearly everyone is anticipating the arrival of the Samsung Galaxy S III here in the US, but Verizon customers might want to know something of interest that surrounds the version that the carrier will be blessed with.

As we know, Big Red’s version of the Galaxy S III will be surfing on its extensive CDMA network domestically – with 4G LTE in tow to satisfy those demanding web surfers out there. However, it’s now being confirmed that the Samsung Galaxy S III for Verizon Wireless will eventually gain global roaming support, though, it’ll be absent during its initial launch with the carrier.

Pebble Blue Samsung Galaxy S III in stock overseas

It is now part of the lore of the Samsung Galaxy S III that the Korean based manufacturer destroyed 600,000 pebble blue back covers because they did not meet Samsung's high standards. Some of the covers displayed white blotches that could be seen when viewed at a specific angle. This, of course, led to some shortages and delays overseas where the phone has already been launched.

T-Mobile branded Samsung Galaxy S III press photo leaks

An alleged press photo for Samsung Galaxy S III for T-Mobile has leaked out, thus revealing the design of one of the carrier versions of the US bound smartphone. Perhaps the biggest surprise about the handset's appearance is that it is, well, identical to the international I9300. The same goes for its color scheme.

Samsung Galaxy S III to launch on five US carriers this June

Samsung has announced that it will be launching the highly anticipated Galaxy S III smartphone in US on not two or three but five major carriers. The phones will go on sale beginning this June and will have a starting price of $199, although the exact launch date and price will be announced separately by the individual carriers later.

Samsung Galaxy S III for Verizon keeps its design intact

Verizon is one of the five carriers to start offering the Samsung Galaxy S III this month and leaked pictures show that the device will virtually be an untouched version of its international GSM sibling.

Samsung Galaxy SIII Pebble Blue to become Metallic Blue

After all the manufacturing problems and 600.000 destroyed Pebble Blue polycarbonate plastic back covers that did not meet the company’s quality standards, it looks like Samsung has completely changed the color of the darker Samsung Galaxy S III variant. Check the final version on video after the break.

Samsung Galaxy S III source code posted online

The Samsung Galaxy S III has only been out for a couple of days in some 28 countries, but Samsung has already posted its full source code at its open-source repository.

This shows not only that Samsung is following the Android guidelines, but that it cares for developers, who we are sure will be quick to come up with their custom ROMs for the quad-core Galaxy S III.

So far, the source code is the one for the international version of the SGS III, known as model GT-I9300, but not for the upcoming US-specific models. Hit the source links to get the zipped files containing the source code and stay tuned for the first custom ROMs.

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