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An invitation to a Samsung event has just landed in our inbox.

Google Voice, which started as GrandCentral, and was then acquired by Google, has been in private beta for so long we can't remember exactly how long.

It's now out of beta, and available to the public, without invitation.

Google Wave, which until now has required an invitation, has gone live to everyone.

The Google phone, AKA the HTC Nexus One, is due out in the first week in January, or January 5th, 2010 to be exact, if this information is correct.

Unfortunately, if this information is correct, it will also be available at retail only by invitation, whatever that means.

Mr. President, thank you for the invitation. Thank you so much. Today, in the Rose Garden ceremony, you talked about the need to buck up.

And it seems like it was a message to Congress. Are you concerned that your health care information — the message got derailed, a little bit ...