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The Galaxy Z Flip went on sale in Germany earlier today and, as you've probably already guessed, Samsung has now announced that the device is out of stock. The good news for prospective buyers who may have missed the first launch window is that Samsung is working on replenishing Galaxy Z Flip stocks in Germany soon. The next batch is expected to arrive on February 24. Samsung's VP of IT & Mobile Communication, Olaf May, reminds customers that the device has been launched in limited quantities, and thanked everyone for their patience. We are working on being able to deliver again as quickly as possible,  and while the foldable won't back in stock over the weekend, prospective buyers should be able to buy it again on Monday. It does sound like demand for the Galaxy Z Flip might be considerably higher than it was for the original Galaxy Fold , and as a result, Samsung has decided to take a humbler approach instead of bragging about selling out its foldable phone in

Samsung has been a Worldwide Paralympic Partner for the past couple of years, and the company has now reportedly become a Gold Partner of the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games in the 'Wireless Communications Equipment' category. As a Worldwide Paralympic Partner, Samsung has the right to use Paralympic Games emblem and designation in its marketing campaigns, but it won't be able to use the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games emblem. Those rights are reserved only for domestic sponsors, who can use designations including Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 and Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games . Samsung might support athletes with new special edition smartphones Time will tell if Samsung will create a limited edition Galaxy smartphone for Paralympians, as it did a couple of years ago at the PyeongChang Paralympics. Back then, the company gave out limited-edition Galaxy Note 8 models to all athletes competing in the Pyeongchang Winter Paralympics. While there is no news on this matter, perhaps Sa

Break out your costumes and strike a pose: Brazil's Carnaval starts today and lasts through February 26th. The five-day festival, which traces its roots back to the early 1700s , is now one of the largest festivals in the world with thousands of parties and millions of people celebrating across Brazil's biggest cities. Google News is here to help you keep up with the parades and stay safe. When you search for Carnaval on desktop and mobile devices, you'll see an interactive topic, which will keep you updated on breaking news, help plan your schedule with parade routes and lineups, and let you rock your best look with DIY videos for costumes and make-up. You can also follow Carnaval by tapping it's star icon on the top right corner for quick access and to receive updates directly in your For You page.  With all the excitement also comes your safety, which is why we've partnered with the non-profit Think Olga to provide you wi

Samsung sees its network solutions business as a key driver of growth which is why the company went all-in on 5G years ago. Its solutions have helped carriers across the globe deploy commercial 5G networks over the past year. More carriers are now opting for Samsung's solutions as they move to the next-gen mobile standard. Samsung today confirmed that it has reached a commercial agreement with U.S. Cellular to provide the carrier with 5G and 4G LTE network solutions. The agreement defines the terms under which the carrier can purchase Samsung's network solutions which include 5G NR technology. U.S. Cellular's 5G network will be powered by Samsung U.S. Cellular is the fifth-largest mobile carrier in the United States and it has already deployed a 4G LTE network. The carrier is now looking to launch its 5G network and for that reason, it's turning to Samsung in order to source the necessary equipment. Samsung is one of the leading suppliers of 5G network solution

Samsung touted the Galaxy Buds+ as having multi-device / multi-point connection capabilities over Bluetooth 5.0. The feature would allow the earbuds to connect to two sound sources at the same time and automatically switch between them when the situation calls for it. This doesn't seem to be the case, and it looks like Samsung's original claims were a bit misleading. As discovered by a Reddit user with an eagle eye, the company backtracked on its original statement and has now removed the 'multi-point connection' reference from its footnotes on the Galaxy Buds+ product page . It used to state that the feature is available for devices using Bluetooth 5.0, but now it has been completely removed, as you can see in the screenshots below. The Galaxy Buds+ was supposed to be the company's first pair of earbuds to boast multi-device connectivity. But not all hope is lost, assuming that Samsung will want to make good on its original claims and implement the feature

Each time Google releases a new developer preview, I rummage through the API differences report the high-level overviews , and even the release blog post , to see if there are things that warrant more attention from developers. I try to emphasize mainstream features that any developer might reasonably use, along with things that may not get quite as much attention, because they are buried in the JavaDocs. As with the previous three releases, R seems to be lacking a prominent user-facing feature. I have no idea what I will tell my mother that she'll gain if her phone gets the R update at some point. Even the changes for developers seem relatively modest this time around. It's almost like Android is maturing as a platform! ( sniff my little OS is all grown up! snuffle ) That being said, here are some things that caught my eye. What Will Piss Off Users The phrasing around the file and directory access restrictions puts the blame on developers. How dare we ask for

Our hopes for an LTE variant of the Galaxy Chromebook were lifted yesterday by an official listing on Samsung's website, only to be dashed today by more recent developments. According to About Chromebooks citing Samsung itself, there is no Galaxy Chromebook LTE variant and the aforementioned listing was merely the result of an error. The product page in question has now been removed. We've seen worse mishaps from Samsung's part even throughout this week, but it's still rather disappointing to learn that there will be no LTE flavor for the Galaxy Chromebook. On the bright side, Samsung was quick to respond and mend the error, so it's not like we've been building our hopes up forever. And with or without LTE, the Galaxy Chromebook still is an impressive device in its class. Samsung should begin selling the Galaxy Chromebook before the end of Q1, at least according to the initial unveiling which took place a couple of months back. Best Buy might get to sell

A new update has been sent out for Galaxy Themes which adds support for the system-wide dark mode on Samsung devices. The company has gradually been updating many of its apps with support for the Dark Mode, so it was only a matter of time before Galaxy Themes picked up support as well. A similar update was most recently released for Samsung Health . The app received an update that not only made some minor UI changes but also added support for the dark mode. Galaxy Themes updated with support for Dark Mode Galaxy Themes is a useful resource for those who want to customize the look of their devices. It offers a wide variety of free and paid themes that provide an across the board makeover of the UI, customizing everything from the wallpaper and icons to call and message interfaces. Samsung has updated Galaxy Themes with support for Dark Mode. Version 5.1.00.212 of the app brings this change. It's gradually rolling out across the globe now and we do have the APK available for

A few weeks ago we've learned that Samsung's Xi'an memory plant in China is in full production despite the coronavirus outbreak, but new reports indicate that supply issues may become a problem across all sorts of market segments soon, including consumer electronics and mobile. This could also create a domino effect and raise prices. According to Reuters citing Vietnam's Ministry of Industry and Trade, Samsung and other companies that manufacture products in the country might run into supply shortages as the coronavirus outbreak has made it more difficult for supplies and materials to be shipped in from China. The Ministry added that Samsung is considering using sea or air transport to import needed components  to Vietnam. But even if the company takes this route, it would ' hardly meet the production schedule and demand ' while increasing costs at the same time. The report further states that if the coronavirus epidemic  is not contained in the next 1-1

The Samsung Galaxy Fit is a good fitness band available at an excellent price. The 0.95 inch full color AMOLED screen shows nice and bright colors to display all your tracked activities. It's able to automatically track a lot of fitness activities like walking, running and even cycling. It also tracks your heart rate and sleeping pattern giving you a good overview of your habits and provide you with the data you need to make improvements. Be sure to check out our review if you wish to know more about the Samsung Galaxy Fit. Hit the Buy Now button below to get the Samsung Galaxy fit at 21% off! The post Daily Deal: 21% off the Samsung Galaxy Fit appeared first on SamMobile . #Google #Android #Smartphones #OS #News @ndrdnws #ndrdnws #AndroidNews

Samsung put the exclusive Galaxy Z Flip Thom Browne Edition on sale today in South Korea and local media is reporting that this special edition of the new foldable was sold out within two and a half hours. That's impressive, considering the fact that the Thom Browne Edition costs almost double that of a regular Galaxy Z Flip. It's unclear, though, just how many units were sold out. Technically, it would be considered "sold out" if there were only a hundred units to sell and they were all sold. These are technicalities, though, which don't really matter to customers. South Koreans love their Galaxy Z Flip Thom Browne Edition Samsung started selling the Galaxy Z Flip Thom Browne Edition online in South Korea today. Apparently so many people had visited the site to possibly secure the device that it actually crashed for a short while. All of the available units were sold out but Samsung hasn't confirmed exactly how many units were sold. The company had a

After Lee Sang-hoon, Samsung's former board chairman, was convicted and jailed last year for union-busting activities, the company has named a new board chairman. Former South Korean finance minister Park Jae-wan will now succeed Lee Sang-hoon at Samsung's board. Park has already been serving the company since March 2016 as a non-executive director. He reportedly has a deep understanding of the company and its board. The 65-year-old executive's appointment is effective immediately, and it is being expected that his appointment will enhance the board's independence and management's transparency. While Samsung's board chairman doesn't look over the company's day-to-day activities, they head the board meetings to review and approve major business decisions such as investment planning and more. Park served as South Korea's minister of labor from 2010 to 2011 and as a minister of finance from 2011 to 2013. He holds a bachelor's degree in economics

Vivo Z6 5G is Candybar, Touchscreen Android Smartphone from Vivo which runs on Android OS, v10.0. Vivo Z6 5G is available in Dark Blue, White, Aurora colors. Vivo Z6 5G has 6.44 inches IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen display. Vivo Z6 5G is powered by Octa-core (1x2.4 GHz Kryo 475 Prime & 1x2.2 GHz Kryo 475 Gold & 6x1.8 GHz Kryo 475 Silver) CPU, Qualcomm SDM765 Snapdragon 765G (7 nm) Chipset and Adreno 620 GPU along with 128GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 6GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM.Vivo Z6 5G has 3G, WIFI, Bluetooth, GPS connectivity options on board. #Google #Android #Smartphones #OS #News @ndrdnws #ndrdnws #AndroidNews

Sony Xperia L4 is Candybar, Touchscreen Android Smartphone from Sony which runs on Android OS, v9.0 (Pie). Sony Xperia L4 is available in Black, Blue colors and 178 g (6.28 oz) of weight. Sony Xperia L4 has 6.2 inches IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen display. Sony Xperia L4 is powered by Octa-core 2.0 GHz Cortex-A53 CPU, Mediatek MT6762 Helio P22 (12 nm) Chipset and PowerVR GE8320 GPU along with 64GB 3GB RAM.Sony Xperia L4 has 3G, WIFI, Bluetooth, GPS connectivity options on board. #Google #Android #Smartphones #OS #News @ndrdnws #ndrdnws #AndroidNews

The Dev channel has been updated to 82.0.4062.3 for Windows, Linux and Mac . A partial list of 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. Lakshmana Pamarthy Google Chrome #Google #Android #Smartphones #OS #News @ndrdnws #ndrdnws #AndroidNews

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