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The key feature of the device, and I’m not making this up, is the return of Sony’s light bar. It’s basically a strip of LEDs that illuminate the bottom of the phone whenever you get a notification. So why don’t I like this thing? Sony hasn’t announced a price tag. They said it’s going to come out in Q2, but they weren’t more specific than that. Want to know about a phone that’s already out on the market, has a 720p screen, 8 megapixel camera, and can be had for a not so premium price tag?...

From car keys to engine sensors, there’s no shortage of computerized parts in your vehicle. And where there’s any kind of digital technology, there are hackers waiting to crack them wide open. Tap or click to see how hackers broke into a car’s security system. As bad as a car hack may sound, they’re much less scary than a car key hack. If a digital key fob gets hacked or electronically duplicated, it means the cybercriminal who did it can steal your car!...

Samsung has officially recalled all the Galaxy Note 7 units it has sold worldwide in fear of the battery inside the handset exploding. In its announcement, the company said that it has so far only received reports of only 24 Galaxy Note 7 units exploding around the world. Until Samsung manages to replace all Galaxy Note 7 units it has sold, it is likely that we will see hear reports of Note 7 exploding every once in a few days....

The Rumor Mill has been busy lately regarding the Galaxy S6, but considering some rumors suggest it could be launched as early as March 2, that shouldn’t be a surprise. On the heels of a report stating that Samsung would use its own Exynos processor under the hood of its next flagship Galaxy S smartphone, a new report from BGR claims to detail the specifications of the Galaxy S6 in detail....

In Summary Samsung has unveiled its latest flagship chipset, the Exynos 2100, that will power its next-generation flagship smartphone. The Exynos 2100 is based on a 5nm extreme ultra-violet (EUV) process node, which the company suggests makes it 20% less power-hungry and 10% more powerful in terms of performance when compared to its 7nm predecessor. Samsung has also made improvements to its ISP that now comes with support for up to 200MP camera resolutions....

Samsung Electronics Executive Vice President, Rhee In Jong, revealed during an investor call on Wednesday that Samsung will be launching Samsung Pay and the Galaxy Note 5 in September this year. While the payment service will be initially launched in Korea and the United States, Samsung plans on expanding it to Europe, China, Australia and South America as per Jong. The executive vice president also revealed that the service will be made available on more devices than just the Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 edge....

To prevent the hype around the Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 edge from subsiding, Samsung has released three new ads for the handset on its YouTube page. The ads highlight the three key aspects of the phone: IP68 waterproofing, Samsung Pay compatibility, and a camera that is capable of taking some great photos in low-light. The first ad shows a guy anticipating a call from a girl he recently gave his number to....

The device has a 6.5-inch FHD AMOLED display with a 120Hz refresh rate. There are four rear-facing cameras, including a 12-megapixel ultra-wide camera, a 64-megapixel main camera, a 5-megapixel depth camera, and a 5-megapixel macro camera. On the front is a 32-megapixel camera for taking selfies and video calling. Inside the A53 5G is 6GB of memory, 128GB of storage, with microSD card support for up to 1TB of additional storage....

Facebook and YouTube have been plagued by pedophiles contacting children through their platforms. That’s what makes these security flaws so surprising — the tablet is designed to keep very young children off the greater internet and pedophiles’ radar. We’ll tell you how you can make the tablet safe, as well as what the company is doing to fix the flaws. Plus, check out our tips for keeping your children safe while they are online....

Recently the Apple iPhone 8 Plus had climbed to the top, with 96 points in photography and 94 points overall, but a new smartphone has again set a new limit, the Samsung Galaxy Note 8. For many users who are fans of photography, DxOMark is possibly one of the best sources to find a detailed analysis of the cameras of the major smartphones. Over the past few years, several have been considered as the best camera models on the market, such as the HTC U11, Google Pixel, Samsung Galaxy S7 or Sony Xperia X, with the fight for the top being constant....

While the HTC One M9 leaks are making their way to the Internet every other day, the Galaxy S6 has been pretty camera shy with absolutely no key design detail of the device being leak. Today though, the folks over at Nowhereelse.fr have managed to get their hands on some schematics for a Galaxy S6 case that provides us with some details about the design and dimensions of the Korean company’s upcoming flagship....

Samsung today launched the Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 edge in India. The company announced at an event in New Delhi that the handsets will go on sale in the country from March 18, with pre-orders beginning from today itself. The Indian variants of the Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 edge will be powered by Samsung’s own Exynos 8890 chipset, which features the company’s own custom ARM M1 cores. Other specs of the handset include 4GB RAM, 32GB of storage space, a microSD card slot, fast charging, wireless charging, a 5MP front shooter and a 12MP rear shooter with an f/1....

The worsening fortunes of its bottom line, which plummeted 50 percent in the last quarter, is forcing the company to retool its typical strategy. Instead of the more is more approach, Samsung wants to make less phones in 2015 to streamline its offerings cut costs as rivals like Xiaomi Apple nip at its heels. The South Korean company will reduce the number of smartphone models it produces by around 25 to 30 percent, according to Robert Yi, head of investor relations for Samsung....

Exclusively available for Samsung phones running Android Marshmallow or higher, Samsung Focus does sound quite appealing especially given its wide support for backend services which include IMAP, POP3, and Exchange ActiveSync. Therefore, it can satisfy requirements of most consumers and enterprises which rely on platforms like Office 365, Outlook, IBM Notes Traveler and more. Advertised as a “unified productivity application”, Samsung Focus features five primary pages. The main view which combs through everything and displays detailed cards in a Google Now-inspired feed with appointments, emails....

Samsung to Shift all of its Devices from Android to Tizen OS As we all know, Samsung is Google’s biggest partner when it comes to android OS. However, Samsung seems to be expanding the utilization of its Tizen OS which is typically found in some of Samsung’s TVs, wearables furthermore in some smartphones. An anonymous company executive said to Samsung that Tizen OS had the potential to replace Android on all Samsung devices “If you don’t have your own ecosystem, then you will have no future....

(A screenshot from the Samsung ad.) Until a few years ago, most tech companies thought of privacy as something that was, well, dead. We all wanted to share and bare ourselves to the outside world. It was liberating, entertaining, and so utterly fulfilling. Slowly and sadly, the consequences of such open living began to dawn on one or two minds. In one or two tech companies. People aren’t always so lovely....

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ile pre-order phones are shipping now, new customers will be able to pony up $629 for their own Blackphone starting dnesday, ly 14 on the Blackphone website’s store. A co-creation of Silent Circle Geeksphone, the Blackphone is a 4.7-inch hset running a security hardened version of Android 4.4 (KitKat) dubbed ivatOS. Secure messaging is hled by Silent Circle’s suite of Android apps, but complete encryption only happens when you are communicating with either another Blackphone user or someone using the Silent Circle apps....

With all major flagship launches of this year done, all eyes are now set on Samsung’s 2019 flagship — the Galaxy S10. The device is expected to be unveiled in February at MWC 2019 before releasing to the public in March. Today, thanks to @evleaks, we now have more details about the S10. As per the reliable leaker, the Galaxy S10 will come with a “punch hole” style display which will include a cutout for the front camera....