Google may make its own foldable smartphone with Samsung’s help

The foldable smartphone market has massive potential and Samsung Display is in the perfect position to capitalize on it. The company’s foldable panels have already been used in successful consumer devices like the Galaxy Z Flip and Galaxy Z Fold 2. So it’s now going to sell foldable display panels to other companies that want […]

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How to Remember a Disaster Without Being Shattered by It

McKinnon had grown up listening to police and fire scanners. Her father was a deputy fire marshal, and her mother was a nurse. From their living room, McKinnon heard about car crashes, people trapped inside of homes, or victims escaping from burning buildings, dragging themselves outside for help. Overhearing these life-or-death intrusions into an otherwise […]

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Perseverance’s Eyes See a Different Mars

For identifying actual elements—and, more importantly, figuring out if they might have once harbored life—you need even more colors. Some of those colors are even more invisible. That’s where x-ray spectroscopy comes in. Specifically, the team running one of the sensors on Perseverance’s arm—the Planetary Instrument for X-ray Lithochemistry, or PIXL—is looking to combine the […]

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Disney+ Launches Adult-Friendly ‘Star’ Channel for International Subscribers

Disney+ today launched its adult-friendly Star channel for existing subscribers in Europe, Australia, New Zealand, and Canada. The Star brand includes content from Disney Television Studios, FX, 20th Century Studios, and 20th Television that’s aimed more at grown-ups, as opposed to the all-ages content that’s currently available on Disney+. Star is the sixth brand to […]

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Realme announces “Dual-platform Dual-flagship” strategy at MWCS 2021, previews GT 5G leather variant

The Realme GT 5G Bumblebee leather variant that appeared in an official poster earlier today was previewed at the ongoing Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Shanghai, China. The smartphone will be powered by Qualcomm’s flagship Snapdragon 888 SoC and feature stainless steel VC cooling system for improved heat dissipation and sustained performance. Realme says the […]

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Samsung Promises ‘At Least Four Years’ of Security Software Updates for Recent Galaxy Devices

In what could be seen as an attempt to catch up to Apple’s legacy software support for older iOS devices, Samsung is now promising Galaxy users that they’ll receive security software updates for “at least four years” after a device’s initial release. Samsung and Android have long had a reputation of being a fragmented ecosystem […]

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OPPO wireless charging technology demoed, launching soon

Wireless charging isn’t exactly a new technology but it’s fairly in its early stages. Several OEMs have introduced their own versions and are already implementing them. Most improvements have something to do with speed and wattage. Just recently, we learned about Xiaomi’s and Motorola’s versions. The Motorola air wireless charging technology was demoed on video. […]

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After Huawei, Samsung is the biggest loser in 2020 smartphone sales

A new market report from Gartner labeled Huawei and Samsung as the biggest losers in the 2020 smartphone race, in that particular order. Both companies saw their annual growth trends reversed over the course of the last year, though Huawei lost ground at a nearly quadruple rate to Samsung. Granted, Samsung can hardly take pride […]

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Samsung Galaxy F62 receives its first software update with camera improvements

The Samsung Galaxy F62 introduced last week went on sale in India yesterday and is already receiving its first software update. The new firmware carries version number E625FDDU1AUB4 and requires a download of about 180MB. The changelog says the new build improves the camera’s stability and performance while also enhancing the overall device performance. The […]

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