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Galaxy Z Fold 4 and Flip 4 drop test The Galaxy Z Fold 4 and Galaxy Z Flip 4 have an Armor Aluminum body with Gorilla Glass Victus+ on the front and back. Samsung has also put in some damping materials on the inside for shock absorption. The inner folding display is, of course, a UTG (ultra-thin glass) panel that is too vulnerable to scratches and breaks. So, while the devices are pretty strong and well-equipped to handle a few drops from small heights, they aren’t unbreakable....

Musk made the comments in response to a tweet from conservative commentator Liz Wheeler. Liz suggested that the multi-billionaire owner should enter the smartphone industry should Apple and Google, which respectively control the iOS and Android smartphone platforms, kick Twitter out of their app stores. “Half the country would happily ditch the biased, snooping iPhone and Android,” she said. Responding to the tweet, Musk said: “I certainly hope it does not come to that, but, yes, if there is no other choice, I will make an alternative phone”....

To be honest, several social media and video-sharing platforms have a heated vendetta against TikTok. The platform swooped in and ruined Instagram’s, Facebook’s, YouTube’s, and Snapchat’s day. It continues to be the most downloaded app on both the Play Store and the Apple App Store. This prompted YouTube to make shorts, Instagram to make Reels, and Snapchat to make Spotlight. Everyone wants a piece of the pie, but TikTok is at the head of the table....

A watch face bug that caused complications to occasionally show incorrect data has also been fixed. Your watch face complications should now be more reliable. Last but not least, Google mentions a fix for a Fitbit Exercise issue where the exercise layout didn’t appear properly on the screen. If you frequently use this service, you should see it work better than before. Google rolls out the first software for the Pixel Watch Google has promised to offer at least three years of software updates to the Pixel Watch....

The latest update for the carrier-locked Galaxy S10 trio in the US is rolling out with firmware version G97*USQU6IVC7. We can confirm that the new OTA (over the air) package is available to T-Mobile users. Other carriers should also soon join the party. The update comes with the April 2022 Android security patch. This month’s SMR (Security Maintenance Release) contains fixes for more than 80 vulnerabilities, including a few critical ones....

UScellular Galaxy S21 handsets are now getting Android 12 If you take a look at the images below, you’ll see that UScellular moved all three Galaxy S21 handsets to Android 12. The devices in question are the Galaxy S21, S21+, and S21 Ultra, of course. As most of you know, Samsung recently started rolling out Android 12 to unlocked Galaxy S21 handsets. It seems like the update is now reaching carrier variants as well....

This certification also sheds light on some of the hardware specifications of the Galaxy S22 Ultra. The flagship bears the model number SM-S908E/DS with the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 SoC onboard. Brazilian tech blog Canaltech first encountered the certification (via SamMobile). This listing also confirms that the Galaxy S22 Ultra will offer a dedicated S Pen holder/silo. Furthermore, the Galaxy S22 Ultra would ship with a 5,000mAh battery (EB-BS908ABY) with support for 45W fast wired charging....

The Galaxy S22 Ultra display will probably be less curved than you think He said that the Galaxy S22 Ultra display curvature will be closer to the Galaxy Note 10+ than the Note 20 Ultra. In fact, it may offer a display that is even less curved than the Galaxy Note 10+’s, but only slightly. That’s not all that he said, though. The tipster also talked about the cameras, briefly. He said that Samsung will enhance details of a 108MP mode in the Galaxy S22 Ultra....

That is not exactly surprising, as this tablet has been in the rumor mill for quite some time now. We’ve seen CAD-based renders of it, while some spec-related information surfaced as well. Samsung is expected to announce it soon. The Galaxy Tab A8 (2021) gets one step closer to launch, Bluetooth 5.0 confirmed The device appeared under the SM-X205 model number, and Bluetooth 5.0 connectivity was confirmed. That’s pretty much all the information that this listing revealed....

Meanwhile, the first update is already available pretty widely. According to SamMobile, the Galaxy Z Fold 4 users in the US are receiving the new OTA (over the air) package with firmware version F936USQU1AVHH. The same update for international versions of the phone bears the build number F936BXXU1AVHH, while that in South Korea is F936NKSU1AVHI. The new firmware version for the Galaxy Z Flip 4 in the three regions is F721USQU1AVHH, F721BXXU1AVHH, and F721NKSU1AVHI, respectively....

Samsung releases kernel source codes for the Galaxy Z Fold 4 and Flip 4 Android is an open-source platform built on top of the Linux kernel. This enables device manufacturers to tweak the software for their devices, building new features on top of the stock Android OS. For example, Samsung ships its Galaxy smartphones and tablets with One UI custom software. But the open-source nature of the platform means OEMs must publicly provide the source codes of every Linux kernel binary distributed on their devices....

The Galaxy Z Fold 4 case leaked to show the phone’s wider build, larger camera island If you take a look at the image below, you’ll see exactly what I mean. Do note that these are third-party cases, so take this information with a grain of salt, but considering that the image has been shared by one of the most prominent tipsters is saying something. Now, the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 3 is extremely narrow and tall when folded....

NVIDIA has been on a tear lately adding in some big game releases to the service. Alongside updated features like touch control support for some games, and the RTX 3080 tier opening up to all users at the tail end of last year. Throughout the rest of the month, subscribers can look forward to titles like The Legend Of Heroes: Trails Of Cold Steel II, Distant Worlds 2, Hundred Days and more....

So, what’s the catch? Well you need to have one of two different membership options. Either a new Priority 6-month membership, or a subscription to the RTX 3080 tier membership. The cost of both of those is $49.99 and $99.99 respectively. Crysis Remastered meanwhile is only $29.99. Having said that, subscribing only to get this free game isn’t really cost effective. But, if you were already planning on signing up for one of those two memberships, then this is a pretty great deal....

Keep in mind that this price is good today only, as it is part of the Gold Box Deal of the Day. And it will expire at midnight PST tonight. These standing desks from Flexispot are great for adding to your home office. As it allows you to stand and work, which does wonders for your posture. And it’s better than being stuck in a chair all day. Included in this sale is the Flexispot EC1 48 inch Electric Standing Desk for $199, and that’s down from $249....

That should come as no surprise, as they are basically the only OEMs that are available in carrier stores these days, with LG now having exited the market. However, somehow, Apple is not affected by this shortage. Sure, Apple develops their own chipsets, but they don’t manufacture them. Just like Qualcomm using Samsung to make their Snapdragon chipsets. But according to Wave7 Research, “Sources have told us that Apple was able to lock down chipset supply well ahead of time....

The camera hardware on the Pixel 6 series sees a big upgrade compared to last generation Pixel phones. A recent report by 9to5Google confirms Google is adding a color temperature slider on the camera app of Pixel 6 series phones. Notably, this feature is already live on the Google Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro. The color temperature slider in the Google Camera app is located on the other side of the contrast and brightness sliders on the interface....

The Google Chrome browser takes up to 70% of the browser market share. However, in an age where the most important asset of any user is his/her data, they may not be comfortable using the Chrome browser. Google Chrome, as it is out there in everyone’s knowledge, shares a notorious amount of data with Google. The intentions may just seem to target ads to its users based on their searches, history, etc....

Google blocked over a million dangerous apps last year, they never made it to Google Play The company used an improved process, both manual and automatic, in order to achieve this. It blocked over a million policy-violating apps from ever getting published on the Google Play Store in 2021. To be more accurate, Google mentioned that the number was closer to 1.2 million. The company banned 190,000 developer accounts for malicious behavior....

The update is hitting accounts already, so users can select any file on Drive and save it for offline viewing on their web browsers. This eliminates the need to download other Google apps or the files themselves on your desktop. It’s worth pointing out that Sheets, Slides, and Docs content already support offline viewing. However, this new update now covers other file types such as image files or PDFs. To get started, users have to right-click the file or content and turn on the “Available offline” toggle....