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However, Google supposedly scrapped plans to release a smartwatch back in 2016. What’s even more surprising is that this was a last-minute decision, taken after the hardware was actually ready. The predominant reason it got canned was that it didn’t conform to the central design theme. Instead Of Diving Headfirst Into The Pixel Watch, Google Created An OS First The story goes that the Mountain View company first started thinking about creating a smartwatch back in 2013....

Unboxing the POCO F4 The POCO F4 unboxing experience is very similar to the POCO X4 GT that we just reviewed and not much different from the POCO F3 from a year or so ago. We have the black outer box with yellow text. Once you get past the outer box though, things look pretty much the same as last year. You get a yellow insert with a clear TPU case, SIM tool, and paperwork....

Child-tracking apps found to be spying on parents and children Cybernews evaluated ten popular child-tracking Android apps with over 85 million cumulative installations and discovered that the apps can spy on parents. Some of them even contain links to malicious sites. No app received the highest grade for privacy or adhered to the highest security standard. According to the new report, only one app, which goes by the name Pingo by Findmykids, achieved a Mobile Security Framework (MobSF) score of more than 50....

The OPPO Find X6 Pro will include a powerful camera system, which just got detailed Previously, a well-known tipster known as Digital Chat Station, said that the phone will include three 50-megapixel cameras, and that the main one will include a 1-inch sensor from Sony. That being said, the tipster is now back with more info. The OPPO Find X6 Pro will feature a 50-megapixel main camera with the Sony IMX989 sensor from Sony....

Reddit comments are now searchable, thanks to a new search-focused update You have been able to search through users, posts, and communities thus far, searching through comments is only the latest addition. This basically puts Twitter above various other services, as comment searching is still a rarity. Needless to say, this feature may end up being immensely useful for many of you. Depending on the post, there can be thousands and thousands of comments....

These changes are somewhat inspired by TikTok, which happens to be one of the most downloaded apps in the world right now. Pinterest has reworked the home feed (via), separating it into “Browse” and “Watch” tabs. The latter offers a vertical layout of videos, similar to TikTok and Instagram Reels. Although it may look like TikTok’s home feed, the Watch section will not offer similar content. Instead, customers will see “Idea Pins,” which the company launched earlier this year as a take on Stories....

Out of the 15 million foldables, Samsung sees the Galaxy Z Flip 4 accounting for two-thirds, i.e. ten million. The Korean firm wants to sell at least five million Galaxy Z Fold 4 units. The 2:1 ratio of the Flip and Fold lineup is pretty much unchanged from last year. But the new report says Samsung is looking to increase the proportion of the Fold lineup. Rumors are that the company will reduce the entry price of the Fold series to attract more buyers....

Exynos W920 specifications & features The Exynos W920 is the industry’s first 5nm wearable processor. Built with an advanced extreme ultra-violet (EUV) process node, Samsung promises improved performance as well as power efficiency with the new chip. It features two ARM Cortex-A55 CPU cores and an ARM Mali-G68 GPU. According to the company, this chipset brings about a 20 percent CPU performance boost over its predecessor. Graphics performance is said to be no less than “ten times better....

There are a bunch of different Starbucks cases available for Galaxy smartphones, along with a coffee mug case (which looks absolutely beautiful, by the way) for the Samsung Galaxy Buds 2. Owners of Samsung Galaxy devices, including the Galaxy S22, Galaxy S22+, Galaxy S22 Ultra, and Galaxy Buds 2, will be able to purchase the Samsung x Starbucks cases beginning June 28. Speaking of the cases, they look like they match the theme of Starbucks....

In a now-deleted post on the Chinese microblogging platform Weibo, Samsung announced that its next-gen Exynos GPU will support ray tracing (via Ice Universe). If you are not versed with this term, ray tracing essentially simulates the physical behavior of light. This technology allows for more accurate and realistic reflections of light rays. The result is improvements to lighting effects and shadows in graphics. Samsung has provided a side-by-side comparison of graphics output in a mobile game with and without ray tracing....

The revelation comes from The Korea Herald (via) which adds that South Korean President Moon Jae-in, who is currently in the U.S., has a meeting with Albert Bourla, the CEO of Pfizer. The report mentions that Samsung Biologics, a biotechnology company under the Samsung Group will take the lead in the company’s vaccine R&D program. This comes after the U.S. and South Korea reached an agreement for joint vaccine development in May 2021....

What does Samsung Galaxy A13 5G bring to the table? In terms of pure specifications, Samsung Galaxy A13 5G sounds like a moderately powerful gadget. The South Korean tech giant has revealed that the handset will be powered by an octa-core MediaTek chip. That’s specifically the MediaTek Dimensity 700 with two faster 2.2GHz cores and six efficient 2.0GHz cores. And that the chipset will be backed up by 64GB of storage, expandable up to 1TB via microSD card....

According to the invite, we are going to be getting the Galaxy S22 series at this event. Which is pretty much a given at this point. We always get the new Galaxy S series around this time of year. Samsung is calling it “The Epic Standard”. And given the leaks we’ve seen of the Galaxy S22 series so far, it definitely seems like it’s going to be epic. It’ll be another virtual event To no one’s surprise, this event is going to be another virtual one....

According to the Korean media, Lee was convicted of taking propofol illegally 41 times between January 2015 and May 2020. The sedative is said to have the same high levels of addiction and dependency as other illegal drugs. Lee reportedly administered the “strictly prohibited” drugs illegally at a plastic surgery clinic in southern Seoul. Prosecutors indicted the Samsung chief of the charges in June this year. They had initially sought a KRW 50 million fine for Lee but later filed for a higher amount after finding him taking the illegal drugs more frequently....

As of this writing, the Android 13-based One UI 5.0 stable update for the Galaxy A52 is live for the 4G model in Russia (model number SM-A525F). The new firmware version for the phone is A525FXXU4CVJB (via). Samsung should roll out the update widely in the coming days, covering both 4G and 5G models in more markets, including the US. This update brings plenty of changes to the Galaxy A52....

The November SMR (Security Maintenance Release) for the Galaxy S22, Galaxy S22+, and Galaxy S22 Ultra comes with firmware version S90USQU2BVK1 for the carrier-locked units and S90U1UEU2BVK1 for the unlocked ones. The update is widely available for users on most carrier networks, including T-Mobile, AT&T, Verizon, Xfinity Mobile, Bluegrass Cellular, and Comcast. The remaining few carriers should also join the party soon. Samsung’s official changelog for this update states that the Galaxy S22 phones are getting stability improvements for some functions....

This is an impressive feat for Samsung. Only the Galaxy Note 10 and the Galaxy S8 have the distinction of reaching 1 million sales volume at a faster pace. The Galaxy Z Flip 3 reportedly had the upper hand among the two, accounting for 70% of the total sales. The Korea Herald quotes Samsung saying that roughly 54% of the Galaxy Z Flip 3 buyers were millennials or from Generation Z....

However, it does confirm what we have been expecting all along. That the Galaxy S22 series is out-selling its predecessors. According to the report, 69 percent of the surveyed store representatives said that the Galaxy S22 phones are seeing greater demand than the Galaxy S21 trio last year. If not for component shortages, which have affected the supply of the Galaxy S22 trio, the devices could have sold in even higher numbers....

Essentially, the Freestyle is a projector with a built-in stand. Which allows you to point it at the ceiling, point it higher on the wall, or really anywhere. The Freestyle allows for rotation up to 180-degrees, so you can show high-quality video virtually anywhere. “The Freestyle is a one-of-a-kind projector geared towards ultimate versatility and flexibility to meet the consumers’ changing lifestyles,” said Simon Sung, Executive Vice President and Head of the Sales & Marketing Team of the Visual Display Business at Samsung Electronics....

According to the report, the meeting was held to discuss Samsung’s business strategy for 2022. The executives evaluated the company’s plans based on the global economy and industry trends. The current chip situation was expectedly one of the major topics of discussion. Samsung doesn’t expect the chip situation to improve anytime soon Like every other smartphone maker, Samsung has also felt the effect of the unprecedented chip shortage this year....