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New Samsung flagship chipset with AMD GPU tops 3D Mark charts

Posted: 29 Jun 2021 07:22 AM PDT

Samsung and AMD are working on a new Exynos chipset with GPU, based on RDNA architecture, and the first score from a benchmarking platform looks promising. The new Samsung flagship chipset ran 3D Mark, posting an overall score of 8,134, 50% better than any Galaxy S21 flagship. Screenshots: New Samsung flagship • Current best Samsung phone • Top devices on 3D Mark The CPU in the test is listed as Cortex-A77 architecture, meaning the overall score for the final product will be different - the Exynos 2100 will use Cortex-X1 prime core, while ARM already unveiled its Cortex-X2...

New Samsung Galaxy Z Flip3 renders show the phone from all angles and in several colorways

Posted: 29 Jun 2021 06:31 AM PDT

We've seen renders of the upcoming Samsung Galaxy Z Flip3, however, GizNext has struck the mother lode – a collection of images that show the phone from different angles and in several colorways. The flip phone will maintain the size of the internal screen at 6.7" (25:9 aspect ratio), but will bring a larger, more practical external display measuring 1.9" (enough to fit two lines of text, the original Flip could barely fit a few words). The internal display will have a more durable Ultra Thin Glass (UTG). Samsung Galaxy Z Flip3 renders According to certification documents,...

Microsoft releases Windows 11 Insider Preview

Posted: 29 Jun 2021 05:42 AM PDT

You can now test Windows 11 through the first Insider Preview, if you enroll in Microsoft's Insiders Program. The preview build 22000.51 brings most of Windows 11, but doesn't feature the new Microsoft Teams Integration nor Android apps through the Store, those will come at a later time. Among the novelties is the revised settings menu with a persistent navigation bar on left side (so you finally don't get lost in a heap of menus), an updated File Explorer, the new look, featuring four new themes - Glow, Captured Motion, Sunrise and Flow, along with new sounds. The redesigned...

Samsung Galaxy M52 5G camera specs leaked

Posted: 29 Jun 2021 03:54 AM PDT

A recent Geekbench listing revealed that the upcoming Samsung Galaxy M52 5G will be the first handset from the company running the Snapdragon 778G SoC and now a new leak gives some details about the camera setup. According to GalaxyClub's insider info, the Galaxy M52 5G will feature a quad-camera setup headlined by a 64MP main sensor. A 12MP ultrawide unit and 5MP dedicated macro shooter are also on the menu, meaning the fourth camera will likely be a mere depth sensor. And if this sounds familiar, it's because it is. The Galaxy A52 features the same exact camera setup on the...

Rumor: Xiaomi is working on a phone with a 192MP camera with 16-in-1 binning support

Posted: 29 Jun 2021 02:59 AM PDT

Samsung is working on a 200MP sensor and there is high probability that Xiaomi will be the first to use it. Little was known about either, but now leakster Digital Chat Station offers more details about the sensor and the phone itself. The sensor will have a resolution of 192MP and will support 16-in-1 pixel binning, which works out to exactly 12MP output resolution. With cropping instead of binning, this sensor should support native 4x zoom. And with many intermediate steps, it should offer high quality digital zoom from 1x to 4x. All that will require a lot of number-crunching power,...

Kuo: iPhone 13 Pro series to have improved ultra-wide camera with AF

Posted: 29 Jun 2021 02:00 AM PDT

Apple has been bringing iPhones with ultrawide-angle cameras since 2019, and all of them had fixed focus. This will finally change with the iPhone 13 Pro series, which will have an improved ultrawide shooter with autofocus, analyst Ming-Chi Kuo claims. In his investor memo, Kuo revealed only the mightier iPhones will have the new camera in 2021, while the non-Pro models will need to wait until 2022 when all four models will get the updated ultrawide camera. Autofocus is better because the lens can be adjusted, resulting in crisper images in all scenarios. In fixed focus, the object...

vivo Y51A gets 6/128GB memory combo and a lower price

Posted: 29 Jun 2021 12:44 AM PDT

The vivo Y51A midranger has been on the market for over six months, and the company has announced it is getting a new memory variant that will lower the price ever so slightly. Fans in India will be able to purchase a new version with 6GB RAM and 128GB storage for INR16,990 ($230/€190). The vivo Y51A is currently sold for INR17,990 ($240/€205) at Amazon India and comes with 8GB RAM. Other specs include a Qualcomm Snapdragon 662 chipset, 6.58" LCD with Full HD+ resolution and three cameras on the back. The phone comes with a 5,000 mAh battery with 18W charging through the USB-C...

Huawei and Rovio bring Angry Birds 2 to AppGallery

Posted: 28 Jun 2021 11:16 PM PDT

Huawei has announced a new partnership with Rovio, proving once again its dedication to developing an in-house ecosystem that can be equal to Google and Apple's solutions. As a result the popular game Angry Birds 2 is now available on AppGallery, while the franchise movie can be found on Huawei Video. Angry Birds 2 watch faces The Chinese company announced you will soon be able to use Huawei Themes to display dedicated Angry Birds 2 branding, including watch faces for the Watch Fit and Watch 3 wearables. While the game can be played for casual fun, to progress and beat the...

TCL announces US availability for 20 Pro 5G, 20S and 20 SE

Posted: 28 Jun 2021 09:08 PM PDT

Back in April, TCL announced it was expanding the TCL 20 lineup and today the company details which of the devices are becoming available in the US, and a promo for the brand's newly unveiled Moveaudio earbuds. TCL 20 Pro 5G Let's start with the TCL 20 Pro 5G, which is available today at $499.99 in the US from Amazon in Moondust Gray and Marine Blue. Compared to the global version, everything will be the same on the US-spec, except for the 5MP macro camera, which is a 2MP sensor in the global edition. TCL 20 Pro 5G The 20 Pro 5G is powered by the Snapdragon 750G and paired...

Huawei will provide firmware updates for all Honor phones released before April 1 2021

Posted: 28 Jun 2021 06:55 PM PDT

Now that Huawei sold off its Honor brand, the company was able to become an independent smartphone brand and will once again release smartphone pre-installed with Google Services. With the company departing from its parent company Huawei, Honor explains exactly how firmware updates will be fulfilled going forward. Honor View 20 (December 2018) Honor Finland confirms to i>SuomiMobiili that Huawei will be handling firmware updates to all Honor devices released before April 1 2021 throughout the rest of their life cycles. That means that Honor will be solely responsible to handle its...

OnePlus Nord 2 renders leak and it looks a lot like the OnePlus 9

Posted: 28 Jun 2021 04:30 PM PDT

The OnePlus Nord marked a new direction for the company when it launched last year. The new lineup of devices marked its re-entry into the entry-level and midrange segments. More than a year later, the OnePlus Nord2 is now on the company's release radar and the latest report shows the unreleased phone in all its glory. The Nord2's renders come courtesy of 91Mobiles and OnLeaks. The renders reveal the handset's design, largely based on the OnePlus 9 with its rectangular triple camera setup. A couple of couple of differences like the placement of the third camera and the LED flash module...

Xbox Cloud Gaming now available on iOS and desktop through the browser

Posted: 28 Jun 2021 03:25 PM PDT

Microsoft today announced that it is launching the Xbox Cloud Gaming service through the web for Apple devices as well as desktop computers. The service is now available in 22 countries to subscribers of the Xbox Game Pass Ultimate service. To access the service, you need to visit xbox.com/play through the Microsoft Edge, Chrome, or Safari browser on your iPhone, iPad, PC, or Mac. If you are already a subscriber to the Game Pass Ultimate service and in one of the 22 supported countries, you can start playing from over a 100 games immediately. Microsoft says the games run on the...

Windows 11 expected to arrive October 20

Posted: 28 Jun 2021 02:03 PM PDT

Microsoft unveiled Windows 11 last week but it only said that the OS is coming "this holiday", which wasn't too specific. But a closer look at a few images of Windows 11 strongly points to October as the month Microsoft will roll out the OS. The screenshot below shows a Microsoft Teams message from Stevie Bathiche of the Surface Team to Microsoft's head of Windows and devices, Panos Panay, saying "can't wait for October!". And the official promo materials from Microsoft on the Windows 11 website feature the date October 20 in the taskbar. Even Walmart seems to know...

Apple may be exploring the possibility of larger iPad Pros, 14" and even 16"

Posted: 28 Jun 2021 12:45 PM PDT

Apple's financial report for the second quarter of 2021 showed that revenues generated by Mac and iPad sales rose significantly compared to last year – Macs were up to $9.10 billion (+70.1% YoY), iPads were close behind with $7.8 billion (+78.9%). So, Apple must be thinking of ways to keep that growth going and one option may be giant-sized iPads. Bloomberg's Mark Gurman daydreamed of 14" and even 16" iPads in his weekly Power On newsletter. But it's more than wishful thinking. According to Gurman, engineers and designers at Apple are exploring the possibilities of larger iPads....

Samsung Galaxy Z Fold3 and Z Flip3 display sizes confirmed by another leak

Posted: 28 Jun 2021 11:23 AM PDT

We've heard the rumors before so the report from the reputable Korean media ETNews comes out as a confirmation about the upcoming Galaxy Z Fold3's and Z Flip3's display sizes. According to the inside sources, the Galaxy Z Fold3's external display will measure 6.23" in diagonal while the inner, extended display will go up to 7.55". In other words, there won't be any changes in size, just expect a more compact overall device. The Galaxy Z Flip3, on the other hand, will get a larger 1.9" external display, coming from 1.1" on the original Z Flip. The main, inner panel, however, remains...

Samsung's take on Wear OS is called One UI Watch

Posted: 28 Jun 2021 10:15 AM PDT

Samsung's next smartwatch OS is called One UI Watch and it will be based on Google's Wear OS. Samsung didn't deatil the Galaxy Watch4, but confirmed it will premiere the One UI Watch user experience when it becomes official at an Unpacked event later this summer. Because it's based on Wear OS, One UI Watch will integrate more deeply with Android than Tizen OS did. If you install an app from the Play Store that has a watch app, it will automatically be installed on the watch as well. And there is seamless sync between watch and smartphone, so if you have more than one city in your clock app...

Watch the Samsung MWC 2021 event live here

Posted: 28 Jun 2021 09:00 AM PDT

Samsung is not attending MWC 2021 in person but the company will introduce new products and services in a V virtual dvent that will be live-streamed on YouTube. The live stream will start at 19:15 CEST, which is 17:15 UTC. We expect to learn more about the company's plans for its wearables going forward and its adoption of Wear OS. Samsung has already confirmed its new Galaxy Watches will come with Google Wear OS rather than the in-house Tizen, and leaks have already revealed two vanilla and two Active wearables in different sizes. A bunch of Galaxy Book laptops was officially...
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