There was a lot of commotion made when the Android community found out that Verizon had asked for Google Wallet be left out of their LTE Samsung Galaxy Nexus devices. They sited “security reasons,” but we all knew it most likely had to do with Verizon’s stake in ISIS — a direct competitor to Google Wallet. Whatever the case may be, there’s always one thing we can always count on, and that’s the Android community.

Samsung is looking to avoid any more bruising court battles with Apple over patent infringement. That desire is so strong, the CEO of the South Korean company confirms its Galaxy Nexus smartphone is designed to “avoid everything we can.”

At an event in Hong Kong last night night, Google and Samsung finally put months of speculation to rest by unveiling the new Galaxy Nexus smartphone alongside the latest Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich operating system. And as you’d expect from a Samsung smartphone, this baby does not disappoint.