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Samsung Galaxy A22 5G appears in TUV listing

Samsung is working on an entry-level 5G phone dubbed Galaxy A22 5G and it will be powered by MediaTek’s Dimensity 700 chipset. We’ve previously seen renders of what to expect in terms of design and now the phone was spotted in the TUV database

The device bears the SM-A226B/DS model number and packs a 15W charger. Sadly, the listing does not reveal any additional information. Based on previous findings, the A22 5G will bring 6GB RAM and a 48MP primary camera alongside an 8MP ultrawide snapper two 2MP modules.

Samsung Galaxy A22 5G (renders by OnLeaks)

It will sport a V-shaped waterdrop notch with a 13MP selfie cam and should boot Android 11 with One UI 3.1 on top. The A22 will also be available in an 4G/LTE only model for regions where 5G proliferation is not up to par yet.

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Samsung Galaxy Tab A7 Lite leaks again on Google Play Console

Samsung is ready to launch its Galaxy A7 Lite tablet soon as evident by the several certification listings and leaks that emerged in the past months. We now have another listing for the budget tablet straight from the Google Play Console which again confirms its key specs.

Galaxy Tab A7 Lite listings on Google Play Console

There are two listings for the Tab A7 Lite as it will be available in both LTE and Wi-Fi-only trims. The specs department matches previous listings with a Helio P22T chipset at the helm paired with 3GB RAM. The display will feature an 800×1340 pixel resolution though its size is not revealed. Based on previous leaks the panel is expected to come in between 8.4 and 8.7-inches.

Galaxy Tab A7 Lite in black and silver

The tablet will pack a 5,100 mAh battery with 15W charging and boot Android 11. The Tab A7 Lite is expected to come in black and silver colors and we should see its debut as early as next month.

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Samsung confirms the Galaxy A82 5G’s existence

Samsung has launched the Galaxy Quantum 2 smartphone in South Korea, and we expect it to hit the global market under the name Galaxy A82 5G. While the company hasn’t said anything official about such a device, it has already listed it as an eligible phone for quarterly security updates.

Samsung models eligible for updates

The Quantum 2/ Galaxy A82 5G comes with a 6.7” Dynamic AMOLED screen with 1440p resolution and three cameras on the back – 64MP main, 12MP ultrawide and 5MP macro. The selfie camera has a 10MP sensor and there’s a 4,500mAh battery inside.

The Galaxy Quantum 2/Galaxy A82 5G comes with a Snapdragon 855+ chipset which was the 2020 flagship and provides 5G connectivity and plenty of performance. The South Korean version derives its name from the unique QRNG security chip but we’re yet to see whether this feature will be available overseas.

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Check out these Galaxy Z Flip3 renders based on the leaked promo

On Monday, leaked promo images of the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip3 have surfaced, showing us more precisely what we could expect to see from Samsung’s next foldable clamshell smartphone. Not long after the images leaked, LetsGoDigital collaborated with graphic designer Giuseppe Spinelli to create some renders of the new Z Flip based on the leaked photos.

Source: LetsGoDigital and Giuseppe Spinelli

The images showed that there is going to be a larger external display and matte-finish glass. This is reflected in the Spinelli’s renders as the phone is expected to arrive with Gorilla Glass Victus on the exterior halves of the Z Flip3.

Renders based on the recent Z Flip3 leak

The renders also show the larger cover display with a mirror black finish. This larger display (said to be 1.83”) which should be able to display full-text notifications. The Z Flip’s original 1.1” Super AMOLED screen was more like a ticker for notifications.

Samsung Galaxy Z Flip3 leaked images

The dual camera setup appears to change from a horizontal layout to a vertical one and the cameras appear to maintain as small of a footprint as possible while keeping up with day-to-day camera needs. We speculate that Samsung may keep the wide + ultrawide cameras on the Z Flip3 and omit a telephoto one altogether, just like on the Z Flip. In the promo images, at least four colors will be offered including white, gray, teal, and lilac. The Galaxy Z Flip3 is rumored to arrive as early as July, possibly alongside the Galaxy Z Fold3 as well.

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Upcoming Samsung Galaxy F22 is probably based on the A22 that hasn’t launched yet

While it’s definitely nowhere near close to some of its competitors when it comes to confusing naming for its products, Samsung has been playing that game too with the F series and M series and A series, and the differences between them (or sometimes, lack thereof).

Now it’s being reported that the company is busy working on a new device, the Galaxy F22. This is highly likely to be based on the Galaxy A22, pictured below in its 5G-capable iteration courtesy of a recent leak.

That’s not an official image because neither the Galaxy A22 nor the Galaxy A22 5G have been unveiled yet, despite being rumored for many weeks on end.

Anyway, the F series is at least heavily inspired from the A series in Samsung’s roster, that is, when it doesn’t outright rebrand models. So if you’re wondering what to expect from the F22, that’s probably a very similar device to the A22. What remains to be seen is whether it will use the 4G or 5G versions of that as its inspiration. The latter is likely to use MediaTek’s Dimensity 700 SoC, paired with 6GB of RAM.

Furthermore, the A22 (and thus, the F22) is expected to sport a triple rear camera system, with a 48 MP main module, an 8 MP ultrawide, and a 2 MP sensor for decoration. On the front will be a 13 MP selfie snapper, housed in that waterdrop notch.

The A22 is expected to finally become official next month, and the F22 may get a simultaneous launch in India. Only time will tell.

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Samsung Galaxy S20 vs Galaxy S10 vs Galaxy S10 Lite: How do they compare?

(Pocket-lint) – Samsung announced the Galaxy S20 alongside the S20+ and S20 Ultra as its flagship devices for 2020 – all three of which have been succeeded by the Galaxy S21, S21+ and S21 Ultra in 2021. The Galaxy S20 replaces 2019’s Galaxy S10, and shares a similar design to the S10 Lite, but how do they all compare?

We’ve run the Galaxy S20 specs up against the Galaxy S10 and Galaxy S10 Lite to help you work out the differences. You can also read our Samsung Galaxy S20 range compared feature for a rundown on how the 2020 devices compare to each other, as well as our S21 vs S20 feature to see how the 2021 models compare to the 2020 models.

Design

S20: 151.7 x 69.1 x 7.9mm, 163g
S10: 149.9 x 70.4 x 7.8mm, 157g
S10 Lite: 162.5 x 75.6 x 8.1mm, 186g

The Samsung Galaxy S20, Galaxy S10 and Galaxy S10 Lite all share similar design traits. They all offer a premium metal and glass build, they are all waterproof and they all feature an under display fingerprint scanner.

The Galaxy S20 and S10 Lite take a slightly different design approach to the Galaxy S10 though, placing a heavy focus on the camera arrangement on the rear. The Galaxy S10 has a horizontal rear camera that is centralised, while the S10 Lite and S20 both opt for a camera housing in the top left corner.

On the front, both the S10 Lite and the S20 opt for centralised punch hole cameras for a symmetrical and neater finish, while the S10’s cut out is located in the top right corner.

The Galaxy S10 Lite is the largest and heaviest of the three devices being compared here, while the S10 is the smallest and lightest, putting the latest Galaxy S20 into the sweet spot in the middle.

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Display

S20: 6.2-inch, Infinity-O, 120Hz
S10: 6.1-inch, Infinity-O, 60Hz
S10 Lite: 6.7-inch, Infinity-O, 60Hz

All three devices Super AMOLED displays, offering bright and punchy colours, plenty of vibrancy and deep blacks. They also all offer support for HDR10+ and they all opt for the Infinity-O display, featuring almost bezel-free sides and the cut out for the front camera.

There are a few differences between the displays of the Galaxy S20, S10 and S10 Lite however. Firstly, the S10 Lite is quite a bit larger than the S10 and S20 at 6.7-inches, compared to 6.1 and 6.2-inches, respectively. The S10 Lite also has a flat display, while the S10 and S20 both have curved displays, delivering a slightly more premium look.

The Galaxy S20 also offers a 120Hz refresh rate when in Full HD+ – which it is set to as default – while the S10 and S10 Lite both deliver a 60Hz refresh rate. For those who want smoother animations and graphics, the S20 has the potential to deliver that.

Hardware and specs

S20: Exynos 990 or Qualcomm Snapdragon 865, 8GB/12GB RAM, 128GB storage, 4000mAh
S10: Exynos 9820 or Qualcomm Snapdragon 855, 8GB RAM, 128GB/512GB storage, 3400mAh
S10 Lite: Qualcomm Snapdragon 855, 6/8GB RAM, 128GB storage, 4500mAh

The Samsung Galaxy S20 runs on the Exynos 990 processor in the UK and Europe or the Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 in the US. These chipsets are supported by 8GB or 12GB of RAM and 128GB of storage, with microSD storage expansion up to 1TB.

The Galaxy S10 runs on the Exynos 9820 processor in the UK and Europe or the Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 in the US. The S10 Lite uses the Snapdragon 855 globally. The S10 comes with 8GB of RAM and storage options of 128GB or 512GB, offering microSD support, while the S10 Lite comes with 6GB or 8GB of RAM, both of which have 128GB storage. Potentially, the S10 Lite gives you more than the S10 in this regard.

Out of the three models being compared here, only the Galaxy S20 is 5G enabled. The S10 and S10 Lite are both 4G only, although there’s also a 4G version of the S20 if that’s what you want.

The S10 Lite has the largest battery capacity at 4500mAh, while the S20 has a 4000mAh battery which although is smaller than the Lite, it is larger than the S10’s 3400mAh capacity. All models have wireless charging but again the S10 Lite looks favourable here because it’s a larger phone and can fit in a larger battery.

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Cameras

S20: 12MP ultra wide, 12MP wide angle, 64MP telephoto; 10MP front
S10: 16MP ultra wide, 12MP main, 12MP telephoto; 10MP front
S10 Lite: 48MP main, 12MP ultra wide, 5MP macro; 32MP front

The Samsung Galaxy S20 range places a big focus on camera, moving in a different direction to what Samsung offered on the S10. All three devices being compared have a triple rear camera and single front camera, but they offer different features and different make ups.

The S20 moves away from the Dual Aperture offered on the S10 to a fixed aperture and larger pixels. It also increases the resolution on the telephoto lens and offers Hybrid Optic Zoom up to 3x, and Super Resolution Zoom up to 30x – the latter of which uses AI in an attempt to make up the lost detail. The S20 also offers 8K video capture. The S10 offers 2x optical and 10x digital zoom – the S20 offering better performance.

The S10 Lite meanwhile, has a higher resolution main camera, along with a macro camera for close up shots. It also offers a higher resolution front camera than both the S20 and the S10. It’s worth mentioning here though that higher numbers doesn’t necessarily mean better quality – and we’ve seen in some cameras that native resolution can be better than pixel combining. The Galaxy S20 is the strongest option in our experience though.

Price

S20: £799 (4G), £899 (5G)
S10: £799
S10 Lite: £579

The Galaxy S10 cost £799 when it first arrived on shelves in March 2019, although it’s now quite a bit cheaper. The S20 cost £799 for the 4G version when it first arrived in 2020 – effectively the same price as the S10, while the 5G is a little too expensive at £899.

The S10 Lite costs £579; this more affordable phone undercuts both – but compared to the S10, it seems to offer much better value for money.

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Conclusion

The Samsung Galaxy S20 might feature a similar design to the S10 Lite, but it offers various improvements, including a smaller and lighter build, faster display, more RAM and a more advanced processor. When compared to the S10, it offers more camera capabilities, a refreshed design, better processor, more RAM and an increased battery capacity – it’s an improvement overall. Bear in mind that it has been replaced by the S21 range though.

The Samsung Galaxy S10 is quite a bit cheaper than the S20 however, and the S10 Lite is cheaper than both, with a larger display and bigger battery than the S20. If you want lots of phone for your money, then the S10 Lite could be what you want, but with the S20 having been succeeded, you might find it cheaper than it started at and within budget.

Writing by Britta O’Boyle.

Updating an Apple Watch Series 3 is a nightmare in 2021

The Apple Watch Series 3 was first released in September 2017, bringing fitness improvements and a faster processor. Nearly four years later, in 2021, Apple is still selling the Series 3 as its entry-level Apple Watch model starting at $199, an $80 savings compared to the more recent Apple Watch SE. Only, as I’ve recently learned, “still selling” and “supporting in a reasonable manner” are two very different things, and updating an Apple Watch Series 3 in 2021 is a nightmare of infuriating technological hoops to jump through.

Normally, updating an Apple Watch is an annoyingly long but straightforward process: you charge your Watch up to 50 percent, plug it in, and wait for the slow process of the update transferring and installing to your smartwatch.

But the non-cellular Apple Watch Series 3 has a tiny 8GB of internal storage, a fair chunk of which is taken up by the operating system and other critical software. So installing a major update — like the recently released watchOS 7.4 — goes something like this:

Unpair and wipe your Apple Watch to factory settings
Set up the Apple Watch again and restore from backup
Realize you weren’t supposed to restore from your backup yet
Watch an episode or two of Brooklyn Nine-Nine while you wait for the backup to finish restoring
Start from step one again — but as a brand-new Apple Watch, without restoring from an existing backup
Update completely fresh Apple Watch, which now has enough free memory to update
Consider how much you actually want to use this face unlocking feature everyone keeps hyping up in the first place
Unpair and wipe the Apple Watch a third time
Restore from your backup and finally use normally

And the issue seems to apply whether you’ve installed a pile of apps or not. Apple’s support website doesn’t even recommend that Series 3 owners bother trying to clear up space — it just advocates that they go straight to the aforementioned reset cycle.

It’s clear that the current process is untenable.

I’m an editor at a technology news site and willing to put in the comical amount of time and energy to manage this, frustrating as it might be. But if you’re a more casual user — the same one who is likely to own an older, outdated Watch in the first place — why on earth would you bother with the worst update mechanism since GE’s instructions for resetting a smart bulb? And being able to update your hardware’s software is important: the just-released watchOS 7.4.1, for example, patches a critical security flaw. But with it being so difficult to install, there’s a good chance that plenty of Series 3 owners won’t bother.

I know that Apple loves to claim support for as many older hardware generations as it can with each new update. It’s one of the biggest appeals of Apple products, compared to the lackluster pace of updates on competing Android phones (like the just-deprecated Galaxy S8).

But the miserable update process for the Series 3 is a strong argument that Apple is being a little too generous with what it considers “current” hardware. Keeping the Series 3 around this long was always a money grab, a way for Apple to clear out old inventory and take advantage of mature manufacturing processes that have long since broken even in order to appeal to users who really can’t afford the extra $80 for the markedly better Apple Watch SE. It’s a similar trend to the inexplicably still-on-sale Apple TV HD, which is almost six years old and costs just $30 less than the brand-new 4K model. (Much like the Series 3, don’t buy a new Apple TV HD in 2021 either.)

But hopefully, with the announcement of watchOS 8 almost assuredly around the corner at WWDC this June, the company takes into account the basic functionality of its hardware when considering what it does and doesn’t offer support for. Because if Apple is going to insist on selling a product this old in the future, it’s going to need to be a lot more mindful of just how it actually handles its software support.

One of Samsung’s best phones ever is now officially retired

Four years after its launch, the Samsung Galaxy S8 has received its last security update. The Galaxy S8 was a well-timed success story for Samsung, launching in the spring of 2017 with a bold design that drew attention away from the well-documented Galaxy Note 7 battery problems of the previous six months.

The S8 marked a design shift for Galaxy devices, with a wider-aspect edge-to-edge screen with minimal bezels that made it one of the best-looking phones we’d seen at that point. It wasn’t just a good-looking device, either; it offered excellent hardware and a great camera, combined with a remarkably restrained software implementation. Best of all, the batteries did not catch fire.

Samsung recently introduced a formal policy of providing Galaxy devices with four years of security updates, including both S-series flagships and even budget-oriented A-series models. Premium devices tend to get monthly updates, at least for the first couple of years, with the cadence slowing down to quarterly or biannual updates toward end of life. It’s one of the best support policies in the industry — certainly for Android, and roughly on par with Apple’s typically lengthy device support schedule.

While the S8 and S8 Plus have reached the end of that support period, the S8 Active is still on the schedule for quarterly updates and the S8 Lite is on the biannual schedule.

The Bad Batch is a glimpse at the future of Star Wars spinoffs

The Bad Batch has arrived today as the latest Star Wars spinoff series for Disney Plus. It’s a different, smaller show than preceding animated shows like The Clone Wars or Rebels, focusing on a single squad of clone troopers, Clone Force 99 — the titular “Bad Batch” — and its struggle to find a place in the galaxy following the rise of the Empire.

Unlike the other clone troopers, the Bad Batch’s members were cloned with an emphasis on specific genetic abnormalities. Hunter, for example, has improved senses, while Wrecker is far larger and stronger than the average clone.

The Bad Batch was first introduced in the resurrected seventh season of Dave Filoni’s animated The Clone Wars series (which was brought back after its original cancellation in 2013 following Disney’s acquisition of Lucasfilm) in an episode practically designed as a backdoor pilot for further spinoffs.

Knowledge of the previous seven seasons of Clone Wars or the four seasons of Rebels isn’t essential to enjoying The Bad Batch, at least for now. The show takes plenty of time to reintroduce the squad at the start of the extended first episode. Although, familiarity with the broad events of Revenge of the Sith and the downfall of the Republic are helpful. Knowing show creator Dave Filoni’s preference for referencing his other series, it’s almost guaranteed that The Bad Batch will eventually cross over with characters and events from Clone Wars, Rebels, or even The Mandalorian at some point down the line.

And that’s sort of the whole point. The Bad Batch is an early preview of the next wave of Star Wars shows: a tower of spinoffs of spinoffs, each interlinking with and building off the previous shows and films.

It’s something we’ve already seen the first glimpses of on the live-action side. The success of The Mandalorian’s second season has already spawned not one but three different spinoffs (Ashoka, Rangers of the New Republic, and The Book of Boba Fett), which will eventually culminate in an Avengers-esque crossover in the coming years.

If any of that sounds familiar, it’s because Disney is already using a virtually identical tactic with its Marvel Studios films and Disney Plus shows: building an interconnected storyline that spans a wide range of shows and movies to draw viewers in and keep them subscribed to Disney Plus and headed to theaters.

Disney tried something similar before with its first attempts at breaking Star Wars out of the Skywalker Saga mold, but cinematic spinoffs like Rogue One or Solo didn’t quite turn into the breakout successes on par with the more mainstream movies. However, those films were aimed at being connective tissue, filling in the missing links between episodes or shading in the histories of characters we had already met. Instead of making Star Wars feel like a bigger universe, they had the adverse effect of making it feel smaller.

The Bad Batch looks to solve that issue with a tighter focus on a relatively new group of clones that are striking out on their own. It’s not the broad scope of the sweeping conflict of the entire Clone Wars or the start of the fledgling Rebellion, which means it’ll hopefully be able to carve out a new area of the Star Wars universe instead of just rehashing old ones.

A lot of that depends on how independent of a series The Bad Batch’s creators want to make. The Mandalorian, for example, appeared to be on a similar trajectory to start, but its second season saw the show fall squarely back into the mainstream Star Wars path with Luke Skywalker cameos, Boba Fett guest episodes, darksaber duels, and more. It’s easy to imagine The Bad Batch going down a similar route. (The first episode, for example, already sees an appearance from Rogue One’s Saw Gerrera and a more subtle Rebels cameo.)

Hopefully, though, The Bad Batch will be the first of a new wave of Star Wars spinoffs that charts its own course in the universe with new stories. Because with the number of Disney Plus shows and movies on Disney’s docket, branching out to new parts of the galaxy will be essential — after all, there’s still a lot of galaxy left to explore.

Disney reveals its ‘real’ lightsaber, and it looks extremely cool

Disney has finally showed off a first look at its “real” retractable lightsaber, which the company started teasing in April, with a new video showing the saber in action — and it looks very, very cool.

As rumored, the new toy lightsaber doesn’t require any awkward plastic prop blades, instead featuring a retractable light-up blade that extends out from the (otherwise fairly normal-looking) hilt — just like the crackling energy blades in the films and shows.

The announcement doesn’t go into too many details on how the retractable sabers actually work, but some clever minds on the internet have managed to piece together a rough idea from Disney’s patent filings. The broad strokes are that the new blade works almost like a modified, motorized tape measure, retracting and extending a sheet of plastic and LED lights to mimic the ignition effect.

The new sabers, as expected, will be part of Disney’s upcoming Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser immersive hotel, which promises to take the initial premise of its Galaxy’s Edge park and expand it to a Westworld-style interactive two-night Star Wars adventure.

Disney says that the new sabers are still in the works by Walt Disney Imagineering Research and Development, but they presumably will be ready for guests to buy when the Galactic Starcruiser hotel experience launches in 2022. There’s no word yet on price, of course, but given that Disney’s “regular” lightsabers already cost $200 apiece at Galaxy’s Edge, expect the upgraded models to cost somewhere in that ballpark (if not more).

Moment’s accessory mounts are the best use for the iPhone’s MagSafe yet

There is nothing better than tech that just works. The satisfying joy that comes with transferring files via AirDrop, the relief when a new pair of wireless earbuds automatically pop up on a phone screen and ask to be connected without opening the Bluetooth settings. These moments are still rare, but when they happen it feels like I’m actually living in the future promised to me. One of seamless connection and endless possibilities.

And the iPhone’s MagSafe (not to be confused with the old MacBook MagSafe, RIP), it just works.

Moment’s MagSafe accessories are stainless steel disks with a matte finish.

Moment, which is well known for its high-quality phone lenses and cases, has always had a strong focus on creating products for the photo or video creator. And its new line of MagSafe accessories has something for all levels of creativity. From a car vent mount to a multi-threaded mount to attach other accessories to, there is a way to attach an iPhone 12 or later to almost anything. More importantly, you can even mount more things to the phone itself through the Moment accessories. The range starts at $19.99 for a basic wall mount puck and goes up to $59.99 for the tripod mount adapter.

Moment MagSafe accessories

Prices taken at time of publishing.

Moment’s line of MagSafe accessories lets you attach your iPhone 12 or 12 Pro to a wide variety of things, including a tripod or other camera gear. They make it easy to attach or remove your phone thanks to their use of strong magnets.

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Apple’s own MagSafe wallet accessory notoriously did not provide enough strength to stay attached to the back of the iPhone when taking the device out of a pocket. And if you have used the MagSafe charger, you might think these magnets are not strong enough to hold your device on a tripod out in front of you. But Moment developed its (M)Force magnet array that claims to use “custom tuned magnets” with a “grippy backer pad” for extra strength to boost the holding power of Apple’s base system.

I stored these MagSafe mounts on the side of a metal filing cabinet.

When I received these mounts, I attached them to the outside of my metal filing cabinet for safekeeping and was pleasantly surprised at just how hard it was to pull them off the side of the cabinet when I went to use them. And in my testing, my phone remained glued to the mounts no matter what they were mounted to. Pulling the phone off of these mounts was easy, too; with a bit of a twist the device disengages.

Moment’s MagSafe accessories work on a bare iPhone 12 or later or in a MagSafe-compatible case. I was able to test out Moment’s iPhone 12 Pro Thin Case with MagSafe and found it to be equally as strong as the bare phone. Moment’s cases also allow you to attach their lineup of lenses to your camera’s wide and telephoto sensors. Moment has also included the MagSafe technology in cases for the Galaxy S21 lineup, which you can preorder now for $49.99, and they should provide a similar experience to the iPhone’s built-in magnets.

Moment currently offers a sticky wall mount, a car vent mount, a cold shoe mount, a cold shoe and ¼” thread mount in both portrait and landscape orientations, a ¼” thread mount, and a multi-threaded mount. The pucks themselves are stainless steel disks with a matte finish. They are just the right amount of heavy: they feel durable and ready to be put into action while maintaining an extremely strong magnetic connection to the iPhone 12 Pro I was using.

The best part about using these mounts, and MagSafe at large, is the ease in quickly being able to put your phone on and pull it off of various accessories. I’m used to using mounts that grip the sides of my phone. Mounting my phone to a tripod, for example, meant having to attach it to the mount first, which is a two-step process: first the phone goes into the mount, then you have to close the mount’s sides to hold the phone. None of this process seemed to be too much of a problem until I didn’t have to do it anymore.

Each mount has a rubber, grippy back to keep your phone protected and attached.

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Being able to seamlessly pull my phone off of any tripod, even with a light or mic attached via a cold shoe, is the time-saving, hassle-free experience I didn’t know I needed. I quite literally toss my phone on the puck and I’m ready to go. And it feels really good knowing I could answer the phone mid-take without putting a whole rig up to my ear with it.

Moment’s MagSafe accessories are available now, though some of the line is currently on backorder.

Apple to ship an 8-inch foldable iPhone in 2023, according to report

2023 could be the year of the foldable iPhone, reckons renowned analyst Ming-Chi Kuo. In an investor note seen by MacRumours, Kuo claims that Apple is beavering away on a folding iPhone with an 8-inch QHD+ flexible OLED display. He even goes so far as to say the tech giant will ship 15 to 20 million folding smartphones in 2023. A bold prediction indeed.

Kuo also claims the “the foldable ‌iPhone‌ will adopt TPK’s silver nanowire touch solution”. Silver nanowire (SNW) is a new conductive film solution said to be a cost-effective way to make paper-thin, bendable OLED displays. If that’s true, there’s every chance the first foldable iPhone could resemble the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold.

Not convinced? Kuo believes Apple is already using SNW to make the touch interface for the successor to the HomePod Mini smart speaker. The idea being that Apple will have time to “master the technology” and iron out any production issues – before rolling the tech out to its flagship 2023 iPhone (set to be the iPhone 15). Makes sense.

This week’s prediction comes hot on the heels of rumours that Apple is working on a foldable display with a “mostly invisible hinge” that could unfold to around the size of the iPhone 12 Pro Max. Kuo has also weighed in on this debate in the past, tipping Apple to launch a 7.5- to 8-inch foldable iPhone in 2023 ‘provided the California company can solve key production issues’.

There’s even been talk of a foldable iPad lately. Kuo says it could “blur the product separation between mobile phones, tablets and notebooks”.

Only time will tell, especially when you consider there’s currently no concrete evidence that Apple will pursue a foldable future. The firm has its hands full with the launch of the recently-announced iPad Pro 2021 and new Apple TV 4K, not to mention the upcoming iPhone 13.

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Marvel drops the first glimpse of Oscar-winner Chloé Zhao’s Eternals

Marvel has just revealed a first look at one of its most exciting upcoming projects: Eternals, the studio’s next big superhero team-up that’s set to arrive in theaters on November 5th. It’s the next big project from Oscar-winning director Chloé Zhao, following her Best Picture and Best Director wins for Nomadland earlier this year.

Unfortunately, the teaser (which primarily serves as a hype reel for Marvel’s return to blockbuster films after a months-long pandemic-induced break from theatrical releases) doesn’t provide too much footage from Eternals. Instead, there are just a few quick glimpses of some of the bigger stars, including Salma Hayek’s Ajak riding a horse, Kumail Nanjiani’s Kingo staring off into the distance, and Richard Madden’s Ikaris standing at the front of the team.

The teaser’s biggest moment (aside from a wide perspective showing several of the new heroes suited up) goes to Angelina Jolie, wielding a gigantic sword made of light. Presumably, a more substantial trailer will arrive in the coming months.

The biggest takeaway is that Eternals may start to deliver on Marvel’s years-long promise of creating films with more diverse casts than the seemingly endless array of dudes named Chris who have dominated the first decade of films — something that’s particularly encouraging to see.

Along with a brief look at Eternals, the teaser reel also drops a surprising amount of Marvel news, including official title announcements for Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (previously referred to as Black Panther 2) and The Marvels, the upcoming Captain Marvel sequel, which will also serve as a follow-up to the upcoming Ms. Marvel show on Disney Plus and will see Carol Danvers (Brie Larson) and Iman Vellani’s Kamala Khan team up.

The hype reel also gives updated release dates for the next two years of Marvel Studios projects, including Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania and Guardians of the Galaxy: Vol 3. The current release schedule is as follows:

Black Widow: July 9th, 2021
Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings: September 3rd, 2021
Eternals: November 5th, 2021
Spider-Man: No Way Home: December 17th, 2021
Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness: March 25th, 2022
Thor: Love and Thunder: May 6th, 2022
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever: July 8th, 2022
The Marvels: November 11th, 2022
Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania: February 17th, 2023
Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol. 3: May 5th, 2023

The teaser video wraps with another quick glimpse of the logo for Jon Watts’ upcoming MCU reboot of The Fantastic Four, but with no release date information. Given its place in the lineup, though, it won’t hit theaters until late 2023 at the earliest.

iFixit drilled a key ring hole into one of Apple’s AirTags in its latest teardown

The team over at iFixit has done its teardown thing again, this time examining Apple’s AirTag trackers. Part one of its two-part review digs into the guts of the little trackers, and for those lamenting the lack of a key ring loop on the AirTag, iFixit (carefully) drilled a hole into one without damaging any of its parts.

After some reconnaissance inside our first AirTag, we grabbed a 1/16” drill bit and carefully punched a hole through the second tracker in our four-pack—after removing the battery, of course. We miraculously managed to avoid all chips, boards, and antennas, only drilling through plastic and glue. The best part? The AirTag survived the operation like a champ and works as if nothing happened.

The team cautioned that you have to remove the battery before drilling, and warned that drilling in the wrong place can cause serious damage. So try this at home only if you have skill with a drill.

iFixit drilled a hole into an AirTag for a keyring, and it survived

iFixit

iFixit compared ‌its AirTags‌ to the Tile Mate and the Samsung Galaxy SmartTag. AirTags are the smallest of the bunch, with its 3-volt coin cell removable battery— type CR2032, same as the one SmartTags use—taking up most of the internal space. “All three trackers open up with finger power—no other tools required,” according to iFixit, but they found the AirTag’s was the most difficult to remove.

From left: Tile Mate, Galaxy SmartTag, and Apple AirTag

iFixit

An X-ray of the three tags shows Apple made efficient use of its internal space, nothing that “the relative darkness of the AirTag [in the X-ray image] is due to a hefty central speaker magnet and its steel battery cover. iFixit tweeted a 360-video of the X-ray image:

Check out the full iFixit tear down of Apple’s AirTags here. And coming soon, they’ll have detailed board shots and a look at the onboard silicon, presumably in part two.

Samsung Galaxy Book Odyssey is the first laptop to feature the RTX 3050 Ti GPU

João Silva
18 hours ago
Featured Tech News, Laptop / Mobile

Samsung Unpacked just took place this week and this time around, Samsung introduced a new gaming laptop – the Galaxy Book Odyssey. While we have seen listings and rumours about laptops equipped with an RTX 3050 Ti GPU, the Galaxy Book Odyssey is the first one to be officially announced.

The Galaxy Book Odyssey will feature Nvidia RTX 3050 Ti mobile graphics, which is expected to feature 2560 CUDA cores and 4GB of GDDR6 memory. An RTX 3050 non-TI option will also be available.

Samsung has equipped the Galaxy Book Odyssey laptop with Intel 11th Gen Core H-series processors. The official infographic further informs us it will feature both i5 and i7 models, but it’s unclear if it’s referring to the 4-core parts or the upcoming 6 and 8-core CPUs.

The rest of the specs include up to 2TB of NVMe storage, a maximum of 32GB of DDR4 memory, support for Dolby Atmos, and a 15.6-inch FullHD display. For connectivity, there’s an HDMI port, 2x USB-C ports, 3x USB-A 3.2 ports, a Micro SD card reader, a Gigabit Ethernet port, Wi-Fi 6, Bluetooth 5.1, and a 3.5mm audio-in/out jack. The laptop will only be available in black and comes with an 83Wh battery powered by a 135W USB-C charger.

The Samsung Galaxy Book Odyssey is scheduled to release in August, with a starting price of $1399.

KitGuru says: Are you looking for a new laptop for gaming-on-the-go? What do you think of the Samsung Galaxy Book Odyssey?

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