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The Galaxy Fold has been on the market for long enough to think that availability won't expand into any new regions, but that's not true. Brazil is the latest country to join the foldable smartphone/tablet craze. Samsung has officially confirmed that the Galaxy Fold will go on sale in Brazil on January 22, and prospective buyers can pre-register for the device beginning today, January 17. Fans of the brand will be able to test the Galaxy Fold first-hand at Samsung's physical stores beginning today. Once the device goes on sale on January 22, it will be available exclusively in Cosmos Black. Galaxy Fold is roughly 50% more expensive in Brazil The Galaxy Fold will be available for purchase online for the whopping price of R$ 12,999, or roughly $3,107. That's nearly a $1,000 premium over the Galaxy Fold's launch price in most other markets. It's nearly a 50% price hike for a device that already carries a luxurious price tag. Unsurprisingly, specification

Samsung is rolling out a new update for the Galaxy A70 in different countries, introducing the January 2020 security patch . However, this is not just a security update as system stability improvements are also part of the package. It's unclear what other features may have been added through this new firmware update as the changelog remains scarce, so keep an eye out and feel free to let us know in the comment section if you find any new additions. The January 2020 security patch addresses a variety of critical vulnerabilities discovered in Android OS. It also tackles some issues residing in Samsung's own software. There are a total of 17 Samsung Vulnerabilities and Exposure items that have been patched with this new release. You can check our previous report to learn more about what the January 2020 security patch entails. The update is now rolling out on the Galaxy A70, model numbers SM-A705FN, SM-705GM, and others, and it will likely expand its reach throughout January

The Galaxy S10 series has performed considerably better than the Galaxy S9 throughout the first six months of market availability, according to The Elec citing Counterpoint Research. Despite the positive performance, sales figures have fallen short of analyst predictions who believe that 'the Galaxy S10 is far short of a success .' To give you some figures, Samsung sold a total of 37 million Galaxy S10 units in the first six months. This represents a 15% increase over the Galaxy S9 series. The 2019 flagship performed well from the very beginning, as it sold in greater numbers than the Galaxy S9 lineup in the first week of market availability. This trend continued throughout the first quarter when Samsung sold roughly 16 million Galaxy S10 devices, however, some analysts believe this to have been insufficient. When success is not enough According to the recent report, market analysts were expecting Samsung to sell around 50 million Galaxy S10 in half a year. They don&#

If there's one aspect of Samsung smartphones that has gone through too many changes too quickly, it has to be the fingerprint sensor. For years, Galaxy smartphones had a physical home button at the front. When the time arrived for Samsung to equip its phones with a fingerprint reader, the company did what everyone expected: It integrated the fingerprint reader into the home button. The Galaxy S5's swipe-action fingerprint sensor aside, it was a very convenient experience to use those physical front-facing fingerprint readers, whether it was a flagship phone or one on the budget end of the spectrum. The first major change to the fingerprint reader came to Galaxy phones in 2017. With the Galaxy S8, Samsung ditched its traditional physical home button and moved to an all-screen design. The fingerprint sensor got pushed to the back of the phone, and Samsung decided to place it at the side of the camera. That implementation, as many ( but not everyone ) would agree, was plain horr

The soundbar has become an increasingly popular item and a great companion for modern TVs. Most soundbars are extremely easy to install as they tend to adopt wireless over wired connections, and they provide a decent alternative to built-in TV speakers. If you're in the market for such a device then you probably shouldn't miss out on the latest discount for the 2019 JBL Bar 2.0 All-in-One solution. This soundbar is rated for 80W of total system power, and it can connect to your TV, smartphone, or tablet via Bluetooth. It also has HDMI and optical cable connections. The product is presently available for 29% off. Hit the Buy Now button below to get the 2019 JBL Bar 2.0 while still discounted! The post Daily Deal: 29% off JBL Bar 2.0 All-in-One Soundbar appeared first on SamMobile . #Google #Android #Smartphones #OS #News @ndrdnws #ndrdnws #AndroidNews

Samsung kicked off the launch of its 2020 Galaxy A series with the Galaxy A51 and Galaxy A71. It's going to release many more devices as part of this series in the coming months. Although we know Samsung is working on the Galaxy A31 and Galaxy A41 , details of those devices have remained scarce so far. Now we learn more about those device's cameras and battery. Galaxy A31 cameras and battery It's been a while since we confirmed Samsung is indeed developing the Galaxy A31 and A41 and shared their respective storage options . Since then, however, not much more information surfaced. Now, our colleagues over at  GalaxyClub share a few new tidbits of information. First off, the Galaxy A31 will have a 48-megapixel main camera, which is supposedly the same one found in the brand new Galaxy A51 . And just like that device, the A31 will also sport a 5-megapixel macro camera. Another improvement over the Galaxy A30 will be found in the battery department. The Galaxy A31 will

In just a few weeks, Samsung will hold its annual Unpacked event to unveil the latest Galaxy S flagship. But these Unpacked events are no longer about just the Galaxy S series. Samsung announced its first foldable phone, the Galaxy Fold, last year alongside the Galaxy S10 lineup. This year, the company is set to announce the Galaxy Z Flip, its second foldable phone and the first with a flip phone form factor. As far as the wow factor is concerned, Samsung's Galaxy Fold announcement will probably remain unmatched, as it was the first time the company showed off a foldable phone that people could actually buy. But the second foldable Galaxy could garner as much attention thanks to its flip phone design and a more palatable price tag, and the Galaxy S20 series could end up being sidelined despite how awesome some of its specs are expected to be. For us, both the Galaxy S20 and Galaxy Z Flip will be equally important when we're on the ground to cover Samsung Unpacked, but what

Samsung has released the January security update for unlocked variants of the Galaxy Fold in the US. The company first released the January 2020 Android security patch for its foldable phone a week ago and has now pushed the update to customers stateside. It's a standard security update, meaning you won't see any new features, improvements or changes after you have updated your Fold to the new software. Of course, what Galaxy Fold owners would really like is an update to Android 10 and One UI 2.0 . Samsung isn't in a hurry to fulfill their wish, unfortunately. At the time of this writing, the Galaxy Fold is still scheduled to be updated to Android 10 in April, which means the update will come a couple of months after Samsung has unveiled its second foldable phone . That's not at all ideal for a device that costs upwards of $2000 in many markets, although the low (but still impressive) sales compared to more mainstream Galaxy flagships may have something to do with i

The stable channel has been updated to 79.0.3945.130 for Windows, Mac, and Linux,   which will roll out over the coming days/weeks. A list of all changes is available in the log . Interested in switching release channels? Find out how . If you find a new issue, please let us know by filing a bug . The community help forum is also a great place to reach out for help or learn about common issues. Security Fixes and Rewards Note: Access to bug details and links may be kept restricted until a majority of users are updated with a fix. We will also retain restrictions if the bug exists in a third party library that other projects similarly depend on, but haven't yet fixed. This update includes 11 security fixes. Below, we highlight fixes that were contributed by external researchers. Please see the Chrome Security Page for more information. [$TBD][ 1018677 ] Critical CVE-2020-6378: Use-after-free in speech recognizer. Reported by Antti Levo

The partnership between Samsung and Epic Games could continue this year as well, and the launch of the Galaxy S20 series in February might also mark the release of a new Fortnite skin. Screenshots depicting the so-called Vivid Vision set have leaked. It's comprised of three cosmetic items including an outfit called Iris, a harvesting tool called Pop Axe, and a back bling called Roundabout. Fortnite players who wanted to satisfy their curiosity about the mysterious Vivid Vision set took to Twitter and obtained a response from Samsung Netherlands. As you can see, the company was unable to confirm anything about the skin but praised the design. I've just checked and at the moment, we don't have any information about this skin, which looks good by the way. I suggest to watch the Galaxy Unpacked live stream on Tuesday, February 11. Perhaps we will announce something about a new skin, who knows.. ^Bruce — Samsung Nederland (@SamsungNL) January 16, 2020 On one ha

The Beta channel has been updated to 80.0.3987.58 (Platform version: 12739.37.0 ) for most Chrome OS devi ces. This build contains a number of bug fixes, security updates and feature enhancements.   Changes can be viewed  here . If you find new issues, please let us know by visiting our  forum  or  filing a bug . Interested in switching channels?  Find out how . You can submit feedback using 'Report an issue...' in the Chrome menu (3 vertical dots in the upper right corner of the browser). Daniel Gagnon Google Chrome #Google #Android #Smartphones #OS #News @ndrdnws #ndrdnws #AndroidNews

We've all been there: You have lots of tabs open and one of them starts playing a video, but you can't figure out which one. Or you're listening to music in your browser in the background and want to change the song without stopping your work to find the right tab.  With Chrome's latest update, it's now easier to control audio and video in your browser. Just click the icon in the top right corner of Chrome on desktop, open the new media hub and manage what's playing from there.  The new media hub in Chrome Designed to minimize any disruptions to whatever you need to get done in your browser, the new media hub helps you to be more productive by bringing all your media notifications to one place and letting you manage each audio and video playback, without having to navigate any tabs. We first brought these media controls to Chromebooks in August, and today we rolled out the media hub in Chrome for Windows, Mac and Linux.

When Grow with Google launched the IT Support Professional Certificate , we aimed to equip learners around the world with the fundamentals to kickstart careers in information technology. Now, on the program's two-year anniversary, we're expanding our IT training offering with the new Google IT Automation with Python Professional Certificate. Python is now the most in-demand programming language , and more than 530,000 U.S. jobs, including 75,000 entry-level jobs require Python proficiency. With this new certificate, you can learn Python, Git and IT automation within six months. The program includes a final project where learners will use their new skills to solve a problem they might encounter on the job, like building a web service using automation.  With over 100,000 people now enrolled in our original certificate program, we've seen how it can aid aspiring IT professionals. While working as a van driver in Washington, D.C., Yves Cooper took the course through M

Work on the camera module for the Galaxy S20 series has begun and according to a recent report, Optrontech – a Sough Korea optical parts manufacturer – has already supplied Samsung with the prisms required to achieve 5x optical zoom. These components are reportedly being assembled into the final camera module for the Galaxy S20 series by Actro and Samsung Electro-Mechanics. Oddly enough, the report doesn't mention anything about the supposed 10x optical zoom capabilities of the upcoming flagship. No mention of 10x optical zoom for the Galaxy S20 Ultra or otherwise There have been a lot of – sometimes conflicting – claims regarding the supposed camera configuration employed by the Galaxy S20 series. One such claim suggests that the Galaxy S20 Ultra will boast 10x optical zoom capabilities , however, the latest report from The Elec makes no mention of this. Instead, it seems to imply that the entire Galaxy S20 series will share the same 5x optical zoom module. Then again, the

Smartwatches can double as great fashion accessories. You can mix and match the bands with your outfits to truly personalize its look. Samsung sells bands for its smartwatches and there are plenty of third-party options available as well. However, we're not quite pleased that the company hasn't offered a metal watch band for its latest smartwatches. Samsung may have its own reasons for not doing so, but it's hard to deny that they look pretty good on its smartwatches. You can easily get a third-party metal watch band for the Galaxy Watch Active/Active 2 for under 50 euro. We have bought a few of them and are happy with just how great they make our Samsung smartwatches look. It would be nice if Samsung starts offering a metal band as an official accessory. It's going to make a lot of its customers happy if it does that. Would you be among the ones to buy one? Vote below and let us know your thoughts by dropping a comment. [Poll] Would you buy a metal smartwatc

The Galaxy A51 has big shoes to fill. It takes the baton from the Galaxy A50 , one of the most successful smartphones that Samsung released in 2019. Samsung revamped the entire Galaxy A series last year to become more competitive in the mid-range segment of the market. To that end, it launched a plethora of new devices, including multiple variants several months apart. That strategy appears to have worked for Samsung and the company is planning to continue it in 2020. It's kicking things off with the Galaxy A51, one of its most highly anticipated budget handsets of the year. The new handset also carries the Galaxy A50's tradition of being the first to introduce new features to the budget lineup. The Galaxy A50 brought the optical fingerprint sensor, the Galaxy A51 introduces the macro camera to Samsung's smartphones. There's a lot to dissect here so let's get right to it. How does the Galaxy A51 stack up against its predecessor, and more importantly, where does