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Just a couple of days ago a black Galaxy S3 popped up on Samsung’s Facebook page. Now Carphone Warehouse has a black S3 listed in its inventory, adding fuel to the rumour fire that we’ll see the S3 in a new colour soon. A product listed as ‘Samsung Galaxy S3 Black’ is listed in Carphone Warehouse’s internal product database, Android …

A black version of the Samsung Galaxy S3 has popped up for pre-order at an online shop, fuelling speculation that Samsung is about to start flogging a noir-hued version of its quad-core smart phone. The coal-coloured mobile, spied by Know Your Mobile, is listed on MobileFun.co.uk bearing a wince-inducing pre-order price of £499.95 (ouch) and an ‘expected back in stock’ date …