Being picked the smartphone of the year by your favorite gadget mag is one thing, but being the official mobile device of the 2010 Olympic Winter Games is in a league of its own.  Canadian carrier Bell confirmed today that the Samsung Omnia II will be released in November and it has been designated as the Official Mobile Device of the 2010 Olympic Winter Games being held in Vancouver Feb 12 – 26 next year.

Unofficially logic tells us that this move is part of a marketing campaign to boost sales, but we can’t help but have high expectations for the sequel of a device we already enjoy.  Customers who buy the Samsung Omnia II from Bell will be able to download the Wireless Olympic Works communications platform (aka WOW), which is offered for free and provides real-time information about the Olympic Winter Games.

Many countries have already launched the Samsung Omnia II including China and Australia so we expect a warm welcome from Canada.  If the Omnia II specs are a bit fuzzy for you right now let’s recap: the Samsung Omnia II features Windows Mobile 6.5, a 3.7 inches WVGA AMOLED touchscreen display, TouchWiz 2.0 UI, Wi-Fi, GPS, 3.5mm headset jack, 5MP autofocus camera, and up to 48GB of storage space.

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