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Consumers hoping to get their hands on a BlackBerry Galaxy smartphone appear to be out of luck.

Despite rumours to the contrary, it now seems South Korea’s Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., maker of the Galaxy line of mobile devices, is not one of the many technology giants reportedly kicking the tires of Research In Motion Ltd.

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Shares of RIM spiked on Tuesday, rising more than 7% in the United States, after the popular tech blog Boy Genius Report published rumours that Samsung officials had met with RIM’s leadership about a possible takeover.

Although RIM issued its customary “RIM’s standard policy is to decline comment on rumors and speculation” statement, Sasmsung squashed the rumours Tuesday evening, sending shares of RIM down nearly 4% in late trading. Shares were down 5% at US$16.60 Wednesday in pre-market trading on the Nasdaq.

In an email, Samsung Canada told the Financial Post: “Media reports of Samsung Electronics’ buyout of Research In Motion are not true. Samsung is not considering the acquisition of RIM.”