Samsung Might Launch Its First 5G Galaxy Xcover Phone This Year

The Galaxy Xcover Pro 2 could have 5G Phones, nowadays, are forged from metal and tough glass, yet they’re so fragile. This is the bane of every techie who’s dropped their phone. This is why companies make rugged phones along with their premium ones. These are usually built from tough materials and are targeted toward people with tough jobs. With the absence of the Galaxy Active series, those looking for a rugged Galaxy phone will need to get a Galaxy Xcover phone....

November 25, 2022 · 2 min · 389 words · Laura Franco

Samsung Qled Neo Qled Tvs Get A Big Price Cut For Black Friday

Now, the less expensive TVs up for grabs from Samsung for Black Friday are the older or less advanced models. The difference between QLED and Neo QLED, for starters, is that Neo QLED builds on the foundation of QLED. So it’s QLED but improved substantially. Offerings on the QLED front start at a 43-Inch Class QLED TV in Samsung’s Q60A Series. That’s priced at $497.99, 17-percent off the typical $599....

November 25, 2022 · 2 min · 344 words · Thomas Wells

Samsung Ropes In Ex Mercedes Design Officer To Lead Its Smartphone Design

Lee brings more than two decades of experience in design and leadership to Samsung. He served Mercedes in multiple design-related leadership roles across the US and China. Lee worked as a Creative Manager and Head Designer of the automaker giant’s Advanced Design Division. Most recently, he was the Chief Design Officer of the company’s Chinese unit. During his time at Mercedes, Lee led many design projects and received multiple awards....

November 25, 2022 · 2 min · 368 words · Neil Lanz

Samsung S Forgotten Galaxy A90 5G Gets December Update

As of this writing, the December security update for the Galaxy A90 5G is available to users in Australia and New Zealand. The new firmware version for the phone is A908BXXS5EVK4 (via). It isn’t gaining anything apart from this month’s vulnerability fixes, and there are plenty of those. Samsung recently detailed the content of the December SMR and we can see it patches nearly 80 vulnerabilities. These include five critical Android system and component flaws, some of which could lead to remote code execution without any additional execution privileges....

November 25, 2022 · 2 min · 366 words · Hattie Stlaurent

Samsung S Galaxy S20 Fe 4G Is Also Getting Android 12

As per SamMobile, this software update for the Galaxy S20 FE bears the firmware version G780GXXU3BUL9. Although the update is only rolling out in Malaysia at the moment, it should inevitably land in other markets over the next few days. Samsung is including the December 2021 security patch with this release. This is a bit surprising given that we’ve seen a few other updates from Samsung with the January 2022 patch already....

November 25, 2022 · 2 min · 333 words · Elsa Booher

Samsung S Galaxy S23 Series May Use Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 Globally

For the past several years, Samsung has sold its flagship smartphones in two processor variants depending on the market. Buyers in the USA and China usually got Qualcomm’s Snapdragon chipsets, while the devices came with the company’s in-house Exynos processors in most other markets. It added India to the Snapdragon fold with the Galaxy S22 series this year. With the top three biggest smartphone markets getting Qualcomm chipsets, the proportion of Exynos processors on Galaxy S22 phones came down to just about 30 percent....

November 25, 2022 · 2 min · 424 words · Daniel Ayers

Samsung S Viewfinity S9 Is The Company S First 5K Monitor

The monitor features a 5,120 x 2,880 resolution with a color gamut of 99% DCI-P3 all in a 27-inch panel. Samsung says this will help the monitor provide crisp, true-to-form details as well as clear and precise color representation “even in complicated or nuanced visual environments.” One of the more useful specs is the matte display to cut down on glare. With the matte display in place, less light will be reflected off of it....

November 25, 2022 · 2 min · 293 words · Darlene Wilson

Samsung Teams Up With Lacoste To Make New Cases For Galaxy Z Flip 4

These are two-piece cases featuring a ring. Samsung already offers multiple similar solutions through its website. You will also find several third-party protective cases for the Galaxy Z Flip 4 with a ring. The major difference here is the iconic Lacoste crocodile logo on the lower rear panel. When paired with a matching Lacsted outfit, it could add to your style statement. The French company makes everything from clothes and footwear to eyewear and watches....

November 25, 2022 · 2 min · 396 words · Rick Keffer

Samsung Throttles Phones Gaming Performance Without Even Gaming

Samsung throttles its phones without doing any gaming Thermal throttling is what causes your phone to start lagging during a long session of Genshin Impact. All companies do this, and some do this more than others. It all depends on how optimized the phone’s software is for gaming along with the RAM and processor. According to SamMobile, multiple people were able to discover something interesting about how Samsung throttles its phones’ gaming performance....

November 25, 2022 · 2 min · 325 words · Neil Head

Samsung Updates Expert Raw Camera App With Custom Presets More

This is a handy addition since Expert RAW is all about giving you control over how you want to capture a scene. The app gives you granular controls over various parameters such as shutter speed, exposure, ISO, and more so you can get the desired result. With the new feature, you can always have your custom presets ready to kick in whenever you want. Just open the camera app and start capturing....

November 25, 2022 · 2 min · 385 words · Patricia Bornhorst

Save 300 On The Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra

And considering there’s no Galaxy Note coming this year, this is the high-end Samsung for the year – that doesn’t fold. So getting it for $899 is really incredible. The Galaxy S21 Ultra sports a huge 6.8-inch QHD+ AMOLED display, powered by the Snapdragon 888 5G chipset with 12GB of RAM and 128GB of storage. It also sports a large 5,000mAh capacity battery. Allowing you to stay charged all-day long and then some....

November 25, 2022 · 2 min · 244 words · Alba Mccoy

Scuf Is Doing Another Esports Collab For Its Ps5 Controllers

This includes the Call Of Duty League, the Boston Breach, OpTic Texas, and many more. In terms of content creators, SCUF has partnered with both SkyRRoz and JoeWo. Keep in mind this is in addition to all the standard options it already had available. Such as solid colors and a number of its own designs. The SCUF Quadrant collaboration isn’t just for the PS5 controller Like its previous Esports designs, SCUF’s latest with Quadrant isn’t actually for the PS5 Reflex controller alone....

November 25, 2022 · 2 min · 238 words · Maria Morgan

Snapchat Jennifer Lopez To Hold Bitmoji Concert Using Metaverse

According to Engadget, the concert won’t be on the Snapchat app, and there is a dedicated website for it. However, you will need Snapchat login information for logging in to the website. The concert is watched by the spectators appearing as Bitmoji avatars. Moreover, Jennifer Lopez and Maluma will also have their own 3D avatars. Interactive effects are also a part of the show. For example, fans can start “the wave” and trigger a virtual laser effect....

November 25, 2022 · 2 min · 323 words · Josefina Kaauamo

Snapchat Users Will Be Able Choose When Their Stories Expire

If you don’t know what Snapchat+ is, then here’s a crash course. This is the app’s premium subscription service. Using Snapchat+, users gain access to premium features and experimental new additions that the company’s working on. They get early access to these features, so it’s almost like a beta program. The program costs $3.99/month, and that’s a dollar less than Twitter Blue. Snapchat+ users choose when their stories expire When you post the story on Snapchat, that story has 24 hours to stay up before it’s gone....

November 25, 2022 · 2 min · 356 words · Margaret Goss

Snapchat Brings Poll Stickers Threaded Replies Bitmoji Reactions More

Both Android and iOS users will be able to use these features, which will make interacting with their friends “more fun and expressive”. First, Snapchat is adding the Bitmoji reaction feature. Using this function, you will be able to respond to a message using any of the seven personalized Bitmojis available. According to Engadget, these options include a thumbs up, thumbs down, a heart, a flame, and tears of joy....

November 25, 2022 · 2 min · 371 words · Amanda William

Snapchat For Web Is Available For You Now Too No Subscription Needed

Summarily, that means users will no longer need to pay to use Snapchat in a browser. The interface itself is fairly basic still. There don’t appear to have been any big changes there since Snapchat for Web first launched. Instead, they’ll be able to send and receive message and photos, and even make audio and video calls. All for free via the widely-lauded messaging platform on the web and outside of the app....

November 25, 2022 · 2 min · 281 words · Callie Brooks

Snapchat Will Let Users Change Their Username Soon

Snapchat will let you change your username We understand; you were a hip young 16-year-old who was super into Baby Shark, but now, you’re no longer about that life. However, your Snapchat username, @bAbYsHaRk_luver06, begs to differ. A lot of people want to change their Snapchat username at some point. Whether they’ve changed interests, or they want to shift to using their account for their business. Maybe, their username reflected a relationship that no longer exists, or maybe the opposite; maybe they got married and their username reflected their maiden name....

November 25, 2022 · 2 min · 400 words · Georgette Swanson

Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 To Offer A 20 Performance Boost Tipster

The Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 is tipped to offer a 20% performance boost The Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 doesn’t run nearly as hot as the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1. Its power efficiency is really good, so if the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 will offer the same, those are actually good news. We were amazed by the difference between the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 and Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1, to be quite honest....

November 25, 2022 · 2 min · 321 words · David Webb

Sony Adds An Important Gaming Feature To 2021 Bravia Tvs

The company said last year that it would be enabling this feature through a software update. But months had gone by and no update was sent out to owners of compatible TVs. It’s now been nearly a year since that announcement and Sony appears to be sending those updates out beginning today. Sony Bravia TVs with an XR processor should get the VRR update soon There are a couple of things to keep in mind with this feature arriving....

November 25, 2022 · 2 min · 355 words · Palmer Rauer

Sony Might Announce The Xperia 5 Iv On September 1St

The Sony Xperia phones haven’t really been mainstream products, but that’s not really a bad thing. These phones focus primarily on giving the user a versatile camera experience. Since they’re such a niche brand, they’re rather expensive, dwarfing the Galaxy S Ultras and iPhones of the world. The Xperia 5 IV announcement might happen on September 1st Sony just posted a new scheduled video on YouTube letting us know that the company has an upcoming event (via GSM Arena)....

November 25, 2022 · 2 min · 287 words · Virginia Gonzalez