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Google employees get Galaxy Nexus as X'mas gift!! Google employees are being treated to an early Christmas this year with each getting the very desirable Galaxy Nexus as a yuletide treat. As if the Galaxy Nexus is not special enough, the ones that are being handed out to Google employees feature a special back plate design sporting a range of icons as used in the Android OS. Google offices in London and Zurich are already abuzz with employees standing in line to collect their special Christmas edition Galaxy Nexuses. There’s no official word from Google if this giveaway is for its employees worldwide but there’s no reason to think otherwise. In any case, we’re certainly green with envy. The Galaxy Nexus is expected to arrive to Malaysia next year in time for the 2012 Chinese New Year (before January 23).

This viral video from Hong Kong pokes fun at Apple fans standing in line to purchase the iPhone 4S. The video follows the same concept and treatment as a series of commercials that Samsung aired in the US that also poked fun at Apple fans standing in line for the iPhone 4S. The difference is where in the US commercial it is clear that Samsung was behind it with this one, the link is not as distinct. There’s no Samsung or Google branding except for the Galaxy Nexus being mentioned a number of times and the obvious attack on Apple with the mocking of the iPhone 4S and Siri. What’s interesting about this video is that it was shot at the same location where people actually stood in line to purchase the iPhone 4S. The location became infamous because the people standing in line created such a ruckus that the Hong Kong police had to come and disperse. But this is not the first time Samsung deployed viral videos to promote its mobile devices. Earlier this year, Samsung launched a vir...