Google and Samsung have postponed an October 11 event that was expected to include the launch of Android "Ice Cream Sandwich" and the Samsung Nexus Prime smartphone out of respect for Steve Jobs.
"Samsung and Google have decided to postpone the Samsung Mobile Unpacked event during the CTIA in San Diego, previously scheduled for Oct. 11," Samsung said in an initial blog post. "Under the current circumstances, both parties have agreed that this is not the appropriate time for the announcement of a new product. We ask for your understanding regarding any inconvenience caused. We will announce a new date and venue in due course."
In a later statement, Google said "we believe this is not the right time to announce a new product as the world expresses tribute to Steve Jobs's passing."
A Samsung spokesperson said rumors of an October 27 event in London, meanwhile, are "not true whatsoever."
Last week, Google and Samsung invited the press to an event in San Diego that would provide "a look at what's new from Android." The event, dubbed Samsung Mobile Unpacked 2011, would coincide with the CTIA trade show there.
That invite prompted many to speculate that Samsung and Google would show off the next version of Android, known as Ice Cream Sandwich, as well as the follow-up to the Nexus S, which has referred to as both the Galaxy Nexus and Nexus Prime.
The search giant previewed Ice Cream Sandwich at the Google I/O conference in May. Earlier this month, Google chairman Eric Schmidt also let it slip at Salesforce.com's Dreamforce conference that Android 4.0 would be released in "October or November."
Rumors about the Nexus Prime (Galaxy Nexus?), meanwhile, have been making the rounds for some time. Recently, a random Twitter user tweeted a riddle that said the Nexus Prime would hit Verizon and Sprint on November 3. Days later, Notion Ink CEO Rohan Shravan slipped that his Android tablet Adam would be upgraded to Android 4.0, Ice Cream Sandwich, in November "after Google's launch in late October." For more, see PCMag's "8 Tantalizing Rumors About the Samsung Nexus Prime" slideshow below.
Apple co-founder Jobs, meanwhile, died on Wednesday. For more, see PCMag's look back at his life and career. We also have a tribute page where you can leave your thoughts about Jobs.
Editor's Note: This story was updated at 1pm Eastern.