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A new flag has been found in Chrome OS 101 that seems to indicate the possibility of enabling variable refresh rates (VRR). The flag, chrome://flags#enable-variable-refresh-rate, has to be used with "capable displays", according to Google.
Chromebooks are continuing to evolve from the idea of only being good for...
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Today, Samsung held its 53rd Annual General Meeting with around 1,600 shareholders in attendance. One of the topics of the meeting was the recent controversy surrounding Samsungs Game Optimizing Service (GOS), which is present on the companys Galaxy line of devices. GOS throttles game performance...
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Samsung became the subject of negative attention earlier this month when allegations began circulating that the companys Galaxy line of phones includes software that throttles games and other apps while letting benchmarks run at full capacity. The allegations center around a Samsung software...
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Samsung's latest flagship phone and tablet, the Galaxy S22 series and Galaxy Tab S8 series, released to retail today after a successful round of preorders, which is putting it lightly. Success in this instance amounts to these new devices racking up more preorder sales within the first week...
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Earlier this month, we reported on a security flaw in Apple iOS devices and Macs, but now its Samsungs turn. Tel-Aviv University researchers have published a paper detailing a major security flaw in Samsung Galaxy phones going back to the Galaxy S9. The researchers estimate that...
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Samsung just recently wrapped up its Galaxy Unpacked 2022 event where in introduced its flagship Galaxy S22 smartphone series (check out some photos we took with the Galaxy S22 Ultra and 22+) and Galaxy Tab S8 tablet, but it still has more hardware reveals up its sleeve. We...
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A few days after the last security update for the Google Pixel 3 ever, Samsung has announced that select Galaxy devices get four generations of updates. With pre-orders now available for the Galaxy S22 series in full swing, this announcement steps all over Google's policy of up to three years of...
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Samsung is getting ready to host this year's Unpacked event, which the company has now confirmed will take place on February 9, 2022. The date is pretty much in line with previous rumors and speculation, though we know for sure. During the event, Samsung will undoubtedly unveil some new products...
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Are you the kind of person who loves bleeding edge flagship smartphones? Samsung sure hopes so because they're already allowing reservations for pre-orders for their next Galaxy S phone, the Samsung Galaxy S22.
If you do opt to pre-order you will get benefits such as a $50 Samsung...
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Its bizarre, but it looks like Apple wants Android users to switch to iPhone less than it used to. Overnight, the top amount of money the Cupertino-based smartphone maker will give for Android devices dropped like a rock.
Chip prices are skyrocketing, so you might think that older Samsung Galaxy...
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Its been a mixed year for Samsung when it comes to smartphone sales. The company launched the Galaxy S21, Galaxy S21+, and Galaxy S21 Ultra in January 2021, but sales have been lackluster. According to research from Counterpoint Research, Galaxy S21 family sales were down 20 percent...
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It took a few generations, but the folding smartphone form factor has come into its own and appears to be drawing greater interest. One could argue that it has achieved mainstream status. It just depends on if the Galaxy Z Flip 3 and Galaxy Z Fold 3 sales momentum in Samsung's native land can...
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The Galaxy Note has been a popular smartphone line, offering users a Galaxy experience in an enlarged handset with S-Pen support. And save for the Galaxy Note 7, which was given a Viking funeral because of exploding batteries, they've been solid products. The Galaxy Note series may also...
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As we approach the closing quarter of 2021, numerous leaks concerning Samsung's future flagship devices are spilling out. On the smartphone side, we have the Galaxy S22. And for tablets, Samsung will soon introduce the Galaxy Tab S8 family.
Galaxy S22 Family Rumors...
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A new security vulnerability has now been detailed that exposes portions of your devices Wi-Fi traffic to nefarious individuals. The Kr00k vulnerability was disclosed today by ESET researchers presenting at the RSA Security Conference.
The problem lies with Wi-Fi chips that were manufactured by Broadcom and Cypress...
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When Google launched itsStadiagame streaming service, support on Android devices was incredibly limited. Somewhat predictably, the service was initially limited to Google's first-party Pixel smartphones -- devices that it has full control over with respect to both hardware and software. Now, Google is ready to expand...
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Most people have been there at some point; you accidentally drop your smartphone, and the screen shatters. In years past, sometimes that meant it was time to upgrade to a new smartphone and toss the cracked phone in a drawer. With the price of smartphones soaring today, most people opt to fix their devices. Sprint has...
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ThePixel 4 and Pixel 4 XLare the latest flagship smartphones from Google, and there are plenty of deals to be had if you're looking to make an upgrade. One especially hot deal is coming from Verizon, which is the largest wireless carrier in the United States.
Verizon is piling on the discounts and even giving out...
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When it comes to adopting the latest iterations of Googles Android operating system, Samsung is usually one of the last major OEMs to jump on the bandwagon with its devices. While companies likeSony and OnePlus enter the fray earlyin beta gestation period for Android releases, Samsung is keen on taking a...
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A dangerous zero-day vulnerability affecting at least a dozen different Android phone models is being actively exploited in the wild, according to Google's Project Zero team. Attackers who leverage the security flaw are able to gain full control of an affected Android phone. As of right now, no patch for the...
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Android Auto was supposed to bring wireless connectivity to all Android devices starting with the release of Android 9.0 Pie. That obviously did not happennow more than a year later, it has only arrived on a spattering of phones, including Google's own Pixel handsets and its Nexus 6P and Nexus 5X. Well, that is...
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If youve been eyeing Comcasts attractively-priced Xfinity Mobile service, which just so happens to use the Verizon Wireless network, weve got some good news to report for those that would like to bring their own device. Up until today, Xfinity Mobile has only supported Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) if you had an...
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