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12/02/2020

Samsung announced a number of new devices yesterday, this includes the Galaxy S20, the Galaxy Z Flip and some new headphones, the Galaxy Buds+.

The Samsung Galaxy Buds+ come with AKG sound and they feature a two way speaker system and three microphones.

They also come with a battery that is designed to give you up to 11 hours of usage and an extra 11 hours with the battery case.

With sound by AKG, Galaxy Buds deliver an innovative audio experience for on-the-go users, and Samsung is raising the bar once again for sound quality with the new Galaxy Buds+. In addition to AKG sound, Samsung Galaxy Buds+ are equipped with an innovative 2-way speaker system, complete with an added tweeter for richer treble and a woofer for powerful bass sounds. With Galaxy Buds+, every sound is balanced and clear, just the way it was meant to be heard.

You can find out more details about the new Samsung Galaxy Buds+ over at Samsung at the link below, they will retail for $149 and will be available in a choice of black, white and blue colors.

Source Samsung

12/02/2020

12/02/2020

The Samsung Galaxy Z Flip is the company’s second folding smartphone, Samsung has attempted to make this folding device more durable.

It comes with a folding glass display rather than a plastic display and the display measures 6.7 inches and has Full HD+ resolution.

This handset is similar in design to the Motorola Razr and we get to have a good look at the handset in a new video from Marques Brownlee

As we can see from the video the handset look like an interesting device, whether people will want to pay the £1300 price tag for the handset remains to be seen.

Source & Image Credit Marques Brownlee

12/02/2020

Apple’s AirPod Pro headphones were launched last year, the headphones cost around $100 more than the standard AirPod headphones, according to a recent report there are some new AirPod Pro Lite headphones in the works.

The news comes in a report from Digitimes who have said that these will be coming this hear along with the new iPads, Apple Watch and iMac.

Apple, maintaining partnerships with supply chains in both Taiwan and China, may have its Taiwanese partners handle more production of new-generation ‌iPad‌, ‌Apple Watch‌, AirPod Pro Lite and ‌iMac‌ devices to be released later, as the epidemic has raised risks of raw materials supply shortages and shipments disruptions arising from uncertain resumption of normal operations at components suppliers and assembly plants in China, the sources said.

It is not clear as yet on how much these new AirPods would retail for, the standard AirPods cost $159 and the AirPods Pro $249, there are also standard AirPods with a wireless charging case which cost $199. It will be interesting to find out more details about these rumored new headphones from Apple.

Source Digitimes, MacRumors

12/02/2020

More developers and publishers remake and remaster older games today. During a recent conference call with investors and analysts, the CFO of Activision Blizzard, Dennis Durkin, revealed that the company was working on more remakes and remasters of their games for 2020.

Durkin says, “In addition, our business units will continue to tap into our portfolio of beloved IP to bring several remastered and reimagined experiences to our players in 2020, which we will announce closer to launch.” We don’t know which games will be given the remastered treatment, so we’ll just have to wait and see. Also, the announcement was made by Activision Blizzard so it could apply to not just Blizzard games, but Activision titles too.

Blizzard recently came under fire for Warcraft 3: Reforged. The game was meant to be a remaster of Warcraft 3 and while the initial trailer and screenshots looked promising, the end result was disappointing which led to many negative reviews. So this is an interesting announcement.

Blizzard was also forced to automate the refund process to make up for this snafu. Hopefully the company has learned from their previous mistakes and whatever remakes and remasters they have planned for this year will be received much better.

Source Ubergizmo

12/02/2020

The Samsung Galaxy S20 range of handsets are now official and we have all the details on these new flagship Android devices.

There are four handsets in the range, the Galaxy S20 and Galaxy S20 5G, the Galaxy S20 5G+, the Galaxy S20 Ultra 5G.

Prices for the handsets start at £799 in the UK and the top model costs £1,399, you can see the full specifications for the handsets below.
Galaxy S20 specifications:
　 Galaxy S20 Galaxy S20+ 5G Galaxy S20 Ultra 5G
Display 6.2-inch Quad HD+ Dynamic AMOLED 2XInfinity-O Display (3200X1440)
HDR10+ certified
120Hz display support 6.7-inch Quad HD+ Dynamic AMOLED 2XInfinity-O Display (3200X1440)
HDR10+ certified
120Hz display support 6.9-inch Quad HD+ Dynamic AMOLED 2XInfinity-O Display (3200X1440)
HDR10+ certified
120Hz display support
　 *Infinity-O Display: a near bezel-less, full-frontal screen.*Measured diagonally, Galaxy S20’s screen size is 6.2″ in the full rectangle and 6.1″ with accounting for the rounded corners; Galaxy S20+ 5G’s screen size is 6.7″ in the full rectangle and 6.5″ with accounting for the rounded corners; and Galaxy S20 Ultra 5G’s screen size is 6.9″ in the full rectangle and 6.7″ with accounting for the rounded corners; actual viewable area is less due to the rounded corners and camera hole.

*Default screen refresh rate is 60Hz. Requires screen setting at 120Hz screen refresh rate.

*Up to FHD+ support
Camera　 [Front camera]
10MP, Dual Pixel AF, F2.2(80˚)[Rear camera]
Triple cameraUltra Wide: *12MP, F2.2(120˚)Wide-angle: *12MP, F1.8(79˚)
Super Speed Dual Pixel AF, OIS

Telephoto: *64MP, PDAF F2.0(76˚), OIS
[Front camera]
10MP, Dual Pixel AF, F2.2(80˚)[Rear camera]
Quad cameraUltra Wide: *12MP, F2.2(120˚)Wide-angle: *12MP, F1.8(79˚)
Super Speed Dual Pixel AF, OIS

Telephoto: *64MP, PDAF, F2.0(76˚), OIS



DepthVision Camera
[Front camera]
40MP, PDAF, F2.2(80˚)[Rear camera]
Quad cameraUltra Wide: *12MP, F2.2(120˚)

Wide-angle: *108MP, F1.8(79˚)
PDAF, OIS

Telephoto: **48MP, PDAF, F3.5(24˚), OIS



DepthVision Camera
Dimensions & Weight Dimensions: 151.7 x 69.1 x 7.9mm
Weight: 163g Dimensions: 161.9 x 73.7 x 7.8mm
Weight: 188g Dimensions: 166.9 x 76.0 x 8.8mm
Weight: 222g
AP – 7㎚ 64-bit Octa-Core Processor 2.7㎓ (Maximum Clock Speed) + 2.5㎓ + 2㎓
Memory 5G
12GB RAM (LPDDR5) with 128GB internal storageLTE
8GB RAM (LPDDR5) with 128GB internal storage 5G12GB RAM (LPDDR5) with 128GB internal storage 5G
16GB RAM (LPDDR5) with 512GB internal storage12GB RAM (LPDDR5) with 128GB internal storage
　 *May differ by model, colour and carrier.*Actual storage available may vary depending on pre-installed software.
Expandable
Memory & SIM Card Single SIM model: one Nano SIM and one MicroSD slot (up to 1TB)Dual SIM model (Hybrid SIM slot): one Nano SIM and one Nano SIM or one MicroSD slot (up to 1TB)



*SIM card sold separately. Availability of Dual SIM may vary depending on country and carrier.

*MicroSD card sold separately. Availability may vary depending on country and manufacturer.

*eSIM supported on Galaxy S20, S20+ 5G, S20 Ultra 5G models. eSIM requires a wireless service plan and allows you to activate a mobile network plan without the use of a nano-SIM. eSIM availability may vary depending on country and carrier. Check with your carrier if your mobile network plan supports eSIM.
Battery 4000mAh (typical) 4500mAh (typical) 5000mAh (typical)
　 *Typical value tested under third-party laboratory condition. Typical value is the estimated average value considering the deviation in battery capacity among the battery samples tested under IEC 61960 standard. Rated (minimum) capacity is 3880mAh for Galaxy S20, 4370mAh for Galaxy S20+. and 4855mAh for Galaxy S20 Ultra. Actual battery life may vary depending on network environment, usage patterns and other factors.
Charging Improved wireless charging speeds with Fast Wireless Charging 2.0Fast Charging compatible on wired and wireless

*Wired charging compatible with QC2.0 and AFC

*Wireless charging compatible with WPCWireless PowerShare



*Fast Wireless Charging 2.0 currently available with Wireless Charger Stand, Wireless Charger Duo Pad, and other devices that support 10W or more wireless charging. Sold separately. Actual charging speed may vary depending on the actual usage, charging conditions, and other factors. Wireless charger requires power connection. Recommend using in-box charging cable and/or travel adapter for use of third party items may cause damage to the Wireless Charger Stand and Wireless Charger Duo Pad or a decrease in charging speed.



*Wireless PowerShare is limited to Samsung or other brand smartphones with Qi wireless charging, such as Galaxy S20, S20+, S20 Ultra, Z Flip, Note10, Note10+, S10e, S10, S10+, Fold, S9, S9+, S8, S8+, S8 Active, S7, S7 edge, S7 Active, S6, S6 edge, S6 Active, S6 edge+, Note9, Note8, Note FE, Note5, and wearables such as Galaxy Watch Active2, Galaxy Watch Active, Gear Sport, Gear S3, Galaxy Watch, and Galaxy Buds. If battery power is lower than 30% Wireless PowerShare may not function. May not work with certain accessories, covers, other brand devices, or some Samsung wearables. May affect call reception or data services, depending on your network environment.
OS Android 10
Network & Connectivity 5G
5G Non-Standalone (NSA), 5G Standalone (SA), Sub6*, Dynamic Spectrum Sharing (DSS)
LTE
Enhanced 4×4 MIMO, Up to 7CA, LAA, LTE Cat.20
Up to 2.0Gbps Download / Up to 200Mbps UploadWi-Fi
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax 2.4G+5GHz, HE80, MIMO, 1024-QAM
Up to 1.2Gbps Download / Up to 1.2Gbps UploadBluetooth
Bluetooth® v 5.0 , ANT+, USB type-C, NFC, Location (GPS, Galileo, Glonass, BeiDou)*Actual speed may vary depending on country, carrier, and user environment.
*Requires optimal 5G connection. Actual speed may vary depending on country, carrier, and user environment.
*Galileo and BeiDou coverage may be limited. BeiDou may not be available for certain countries.
Payment NFC
* May differ by market, carrier and service providers.
Sensors Ultrasonic Fingerprint sensor, Accelerometer, Barometer, Gyro sensor, Geomagnetic sensor, Hall sensor, Proximity sensor, RGB Light sensor
Authentication Lock type: pattern, PIN, password
Biometric lock type: Ultrasonic fingerprint sensor, Face recognition
Audio Stereo speakers and Earphones sound by AKG
Surround sound with Dolby Atmos technology (Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Plus included.)
*Earphones: Hybrid canal type, 2way dynamic unitAudio playback format
MP3, M4A, 3GA, AAC, OGG, OGA, WAV, WMA, AMR, AWB, FLAC, MID, MIDI, XMF, MXMF, IMY, RTTTL, RTX, OTA, APE, DSF, DFF
Video Video playback format
MP4, M4V, 3GP, 3G2, WMV, ASF, AVI, FLV, MKV, WEBM

Source Samsung

01/01/2020

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Thank you all for supporting the page during the last year and we are looking forward to lots more gadgets and technology news this year.

Have a great 2020 everyone.

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12/11/2019

Apple recently released their iOS 13.2.2 software update, we just saw a battery test video of the OS and now we have another video.

The update mainly included a range of bug fixes and also some performance improvements and now we get to have another look at the OS in a new video from Zollotech.

As we can see from the video the major bug in iOS 13.2 which was related to multitasking and also RAM management has now been fixed, there are still some minor bugs in the OS.

Hopefully this should be fixed when Apple releases their iOS 13.3 software update which is currently available in beta, we are expecting this to land some time in early December. As soon as we get some details on exactly when iOS 13.3 will be released we will let you guys know.

Source & Image Credit: Zollotech

11/11/2019

Apple’s credit card the Apple Card is run by Goldman Sachs and there have been claims over the last week that the card may be sexist.

The original allegation was posted on Twitter by David Heinemeier Hansson you can see his tweet below, and now it has been revealed that this is being investigated by the New York Department of Financial Service.

Now Goldman Sachs has officially responded an said that credit applications are based on individuals, you can see what they had to say below.

AS yet there is no official word from Apple on this, it will be interesting to find out exactly what Apple’s take on it is.

Source Wccftech

11/11/2019

PrinCube Pocket Printer

11/11/2019

Samsung has announced that they have won a total of 46 CES 2020 awards, CES 2020 takes place in January next year.

The company has won awards for a wide range of devices including the Galaxy Note 10+ 5G, Samsung Galaxy Fold, Galaxy S10 5G and more.

The awards highlight Samsung’s heritage of achievements in developing groundbreaking innovations that propel the industry forward. This year, Samsung’s award-winning honorees span a range of categories including Visual Displays, Gaming, Software and Mobile Apps, Embedded Technology, Tech for a Better World, Sustainability, Home AV Components & Accessories, Computer Hardware and Components, Health and Wellness, Fitness, Sports and Biotech, Wearables, Mobile Devices and Accessories, Computer Accessories, Home appliance and Smart Home.

“We are honored and humbled to once again be recognized for the ways that our consumer electronics and digital solutions impact consumers’ lives and push the boundaries of where technology can go,” said YH Eom, President and CEO of Samsung Electronics North America. “This year marks a new milestone for the number of Samsung honorees at CES, which I believe is a testament to the world-class Samsung team that is behind these innovative new solutions.”

You can find out more details about all of the CES 2020 awards that Samsung have won over at their website at the link below.

Source Samsung