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As flagship smartphones continue to get more expensive, Samsung has taken to launching "Lite" variants of its high-end devices. These are watered-down variants that bring the price down to a more palatable level for most customers. After launching the Galaxy S10 Lite and Galaxy Note 10 Lite , the company is due to launch a similar model for the Galaxy S20 . Might it do the same for the Galaxy Fold? If there was any device that needed a more affordable variant, it would be the $1,980 Galaxy Fold . According to a report out of South Korea, Samsung is planning on launching a ~$900 Galaxy Fold Lite in 2021. What could Samsung cut from the Galaxy Fold Lite? The dubious report claims that this device, tentatively named the Galaxy Fold Lite, was to be unveiled on August 5 alongside the Galaxy Fold 2 , Galaxy Note 20 and the Galaxy Z Flip 5G . However, Samsung has apparently decided to postpone its launch to 2021. When it does arrive, this handset is expected to cost 1 mill

Every new Galaxy flagship is accompanied by new camera features. Almost all of the time, most of them are features you would only use sparingly. Of course, that doesn't mean that these features shouldn't exist – having a wide gamut of functionality to tackle all kinds of needs and situations is paramount on smartphones today. And, in my opinion, one feature that debuted on the Galaxy S20 series is the most thoughtful one Samsung has ever conceived: Single Take. Just one tap to record both photos and videos at the same time What is Single Take? Well, it's the answer to a dilemma almost all of us have probably faced at some point in our life: Choosing whether to shoot a video or capture a still photo in a particular moment. With Single Take, you can do both: When you press the shutter button in Single Take mode, the camera uses artificial intelligence to capture both photos and videos of whatever is in the frame for 10 seconds. In addition to taking standard photos, S

Consider yourself a superfan of Samsung? Take our quiz and see how many answers you can get right! This is a fun activity that we do with our readers every week to test their knowledge of our favorite company. The quiz has a mix of easy and difficult questions that most fans should be able to answer without turning to Google. We intend to make a new quiz for you every weekend so we hope that you'll participate and learn a thing or two about Samsung in the process! Don't forget to share the results of the quiz with your friends and see if you can outscore them. A little competition never hurt anybody! Remember, if the quiz isn't loading properly, please access the non-AMP version of this webpage. The post Weekly SamMobile Quiz 32 – Come test your Samsung knowledge! appeared first on SamMobile . #Google #Android #Smartphones #OS #News @ndrdnws #ndrdnws #AndroidNews

The Android 10 and One UI 2.1 update is now rolling out to the Wi-Fi variant of the Galaxy Tab S4. The update was released for the LTE variant of the tablet  a few days back, but the Wi-Fi variant is now being updated as well, starting with the US and Canada. The update will no doubt make its way to other markets soon. Android 10 and One UI 2.1 introduce a slew of new features , including an improved Dark Mode (previously Night mode), new navigation gestures, refreshed icons and colors, smoother animations, a clutter-free camera app, a trash option for Samsung apps such as Contacts and My Files, Digital Wellbeing, an improved Samsung Keyboard with multilingual translation and text undo/redo features, and new sharing features called Quick Share and Music Share. There are plenty of user interface improvements as well . Also included in the update is the June 2020 security patch, details of which can be seen here . Users in the US and Canada can download the update over their air f

We care about quality journalism because it helps create a more informed world. A strong fourth estate is important for society and democracy. But the truth is the business model for news that worked 40 years ago is facing enormous challenges today. The Internet has changed how we access information , providing new sources for everything from job listings to movie reviews. Given this vast marketplace of information and services, news businesses are having to reinvent themselves.  As a company with a mission focused on making information universally accessible, we are invested in helping journalism not only survive, but thrive. Alongside other companies, governments and civic society groups, we are playing our part in enabling a better future for news. And in light of some recent inaccurate claims about how Google works with the news industry and our value exchange with publishers, we felt it was important to set the record straight.  The value of news to Google is not

Posted by Hoi Lam , Android Machine Learning This blog post is part of a weekly series for #11WeeksOfAndroid. Each week we're diving into a key area of Android so you don't miss anything. Throughout this week, we covered various aspects of Android on-device machine learning (ML). Whichever stage of development be it starting out or an established app; whatever role you play in design, product and engineering; whatever your skill level from beginner to experts, we have a wide range of ML tools for you. Design - ML as a differentiator "Focus on the user and all else will follow" is a Google mantra that becomes even more relevant in our machine learning age. Our Design Advocate, Di Dang, highlighted the importance of finding the unique intersection of user problems and ML strengths . Too often, teams are so keen on the idea of machine learning that they lose sight of their user needs. Di outlined how the People + AI Guidebook can help you make ML product

Aside from the Galaxy A71s 5G for Verizon , Samsung now seems to be developing a Galaxy A51 5G variant for the same US-bound carrier. An unannounced Galaxy device carrying model number SM-A516V has popped up in the online benchmark Geekbench  and was approved by the Wi-Fi Alliance and the NFC Forum earlier this month. According to the benchmark, the Galaxy A51 5G for Verizon (SM-A516V) is equipped with a Qualcomm-made 8-core chipset paired with 6GB of RAM. The motherboard's codenamed 'lito' suggests this SoC is none other than the Snapdragon 765G. Both Geekbench and the Wi-Fi Alliance confirm the device runs Android 10, presumably with One UI version 2.1 on top. It might be released as the Galaxy A51s 5G UW Between the Galaxy A51 5G having model number SM-A516  and the aforementioned Galaxy A71s 5G UW being identified by model number SM-A716V , it's logical to assume that the new SM-A516V model number might be corresponding to a so-called Galaxy A51s 5G UW

If imitation is the sincerest form of flattery then Apple's iOS 14 is certainly flattering both Samsung's One UI and Google's Android OS. Apple recently took the veil off its latest mobile OS version at WWDC 2020, and interestingly enough, iOS 14 has a lot of features that Android and Galaxy smartphone users have been taking for granted for years. This is only natural, as rival companies will always try to stay ahead of each other even at the cost of originality. Besides, the three tech giants including Apple, Google, and Samsung have been tinkering with mobile software for the past decade, and some ideas were bound to overlap over this long period of constant optimization. We recently discussed what we think Samsung and the One UI team could learn from Apple's WWDC 2020 and iOS 14, but now we decided to have a bit of fun and take a closer look at the latest iOS 14 features that have undoubtedly been inspired by Samsung's One UI and Google's mobile operati

The Galaxy Tab A is a basic tablet that's being sold at a fair price. It's perfect for when you use a tablet occasionally and don't need a lot of power for gaming or video. It comes with an 8″ display that's able to good colors and the dual speakers are able to produce spacious surround sound. The battery life is decent as well and will give you up to 13 hours of use on a full charge. This tablet also has a special Kids Mode which is very useful if you have kids that you want to play around with the tablet. You can now get this tablet discounted at 7% off which is just that little extra you want for this already reasonably priced tablet. Hit the Buy Now button below to order one while still discounted! The post Daily Deal: 7% off the Galaxy Tab A (2019) appeared first on SamMobile . #Google #Android #Smartphones #OS #News @ndrdnws #ndrdnws #AndroidNews

The Galaxy S20 series has been on the market for less than four months, and a Galaxy S20 Lite — or Galaxy S20 Fan Edition, as it might be called — is already on its way. We exclusively broke the news that the device is in development a couple of weeks back and revealed its color options earlier this week , and we can be sure that more information will pop up online as we move closer to the phone's official launch. However, what we probably won't know anytime soon is how well these so-called Lite flagship variants do in the market. The Galaxy S10 Lite has only been around for half a year, but despite being an excellent phone that gets so many things right , it doesn't seem to have hit it off with customers all that much. Perhaps its $650/€650 price tag was to blame? Perhaps Samsung didn't do a good job of marketing it, or perhaps there simply wasn't much demand for such a device? It's hard to say, but one can only assume that Samsung sees some benefit in c

Samsung has released its rotating vertical TV, The Sero , in France where it is now available for 1,499 euros. The Sero is a smart TV designed specifically for avid smartphone users who want to mirror content from their handsets onto the big screen. This is all thanks to the 43-inch display that rotates automatically from portrait to landscape mode depending on the type of content that's being streamed from the connected smartphone. Samsung France claims that around 40% of video content created on smartphones has a vertical format. Evidently, displaying vertical content in portrait mode leads to a lot of screen real estate being lost, and The Sero was created precisely to tackle this problem. A 4.1-channel 60-watt sound system incorporated in the TV's base completes the user experience. In France, you can buy The Sero in 3 or 4 equal payments Samsung has released The Sero in France for 1,499 euros but customers have a choice of buying the device outright or acquiring it

Samsung Galaxy M01 Core is Candybar, Touchscreen Android Smartphone from Samsung which runs on Android OS, v10.0 (Go edition). Samsung Galaxy M01 Core is available in Black, Blue colors. Samsung Galaxy M01 Core has 5.14 inches PLS TFT capacitive touchscreen display. Samsung Galaxy M01 Core is powered by Quad-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A53 CPU, Mediatek MT6739WW (28 nm) Chipset and PowerVR GE8100 GPU along with 8GB 1GB RAM, 16GB 1GB RAM.Samsung Galaxy M01 Core has 3G, WIFI, Bluetooth, GPS connectivity options on board. #Google #Android #Smartphones #OS #News @ndrdnws #ndrdnws #AndroidNews

Samsung is among the biggest semiconductor firms in the world, and according to a report from the market research and analysis firm Omdia, the company was second biggest during the first quarter of this year. The South Korean Electronics giant was behind Intel, which was the biggest semiconductor supplier across the globe in Q1 2020. Samsung's revenue from its semiconductor business was $13.75 billion in the previous quarter, up slightly (1.4%) from $13.55 billion in Q4 2019. This revenue made up for 12.5% of the global semiconductor industry revenue. Intel, with 17.7% of the worldwide semiconductor revenue, was the number one brand. Intel's semiconductor revenue during Q1 2020 was $19.5 billion, 1.8% lower than its income in Q1 2019. SK Hynix, Micron, Broadcom, Qualcomm, TI (Texas Instruments), HiSilicon, Nvidia, and Kioxia (formerly Toshiba Memory) were the other semiconductor brands on the list. Most of these companies saw their revenue grow during Q1 2020 despite the CO

The Galaxy A01 Core is likely close to release as it's now making the news for the third time in a week. This time, on the account of a hi-res press render leaked just moments ago, showing the entry-level smartphone in two colors – blue and red. There's also no understating that "entry-level" part, seeing how the Galaxy A01 Core appears to be a truly barebones device, even for the low-end range of the ultra-competitive smartphone market. It's currently unclear whether Samsung has plans to release the Galaxy A01 Core in more color options than the two seen above. The image itself was shared by known industry insider Evan Blass, also known by his "evleaks" handle, via Patreon . Two colors, one camera… zero reasons to buy? Needless to say, with how affordable mid-rangers have gotten in recent years, there's little reason to consider an entry-level smartphone in 2020. Samsung itself appears to be aware of that fact given how much it reduced the nu

Samsung had launched the most affordable Galaxy M series smartphone, the Galaxy M01 , in India last week. Now, it looks like the company is working on a Galaxy M series device that's even more affordable. A new Galaxy smartphone with model number SM-M013F/DS received Wi-Fi certification yesterday, and it looks like the phone will be a trimmed down version of the Galaxy M01. Going by the model number, there's a possibility of the SM-M013F/DS being launched as the Galaxy M01 Core. As per the document, the device runs Android 10. It could be cheaper than the Galaxy M01, and it features a dual-SIM card slot, dual-band Wi-Fi b/g/n, and Wi-Fi Direct. Since the Galaxy A01 Core is expected to feature a removable battery , we expect the same design to be carried over to the Galaxy M01 Core as well. At this time, there is no information about the phone's processor, design, display, and cameras. However, we think that the phone could be launched in the next few months as it has

Devices in Samsung's latest flagship smartphone series, the Galaxy S20 , Galaxy S20+ 5G , and the Galaxy S20 Ultra 5G, have recently been added to Google's ARCore list. The phones also support Google's new Depth API that lets you do even more in AR (Augmented Reality) apps. It took Google and Samsung more than three months to bring the Galaxy S20 series into the ARCore compatibility list, but at least they're also compatible with the new Depth API. You can now use these phones to view tons of 3D models with a tap of a button in the Google Search app. You can even move these objects around and see them in AR space in your home via the camera's viewfinder, and click pictures and record videos of those 3D models. The Depth API helps distinguish between real-world foreground and background, so digital objects can move more realistically in space with the help of improved pathfinding. Earlier, digital objects just appeared on top of both the foreground and backgroun

Samsung heir Lee Jae-Yong has been embroiled in a long-running corruption scandal and accounting fraud case. He appeared in a court earlier this month for court proceedings and dodged an arrest. Later, it was decided that an outside committee will review the validity of the probe , and that is going to determined today. South Korea's top prosecution will convene a meeting today to determine Lee Jae-Yong's role in the controversial merger of Cheil Industries and Samsung C&T as well as accounting fraud at Samsung BioLogics. A 15-member committee will meet at 10:30 AM at the Supreme Prosecutors Office in southern Seoul. The meeting is scheduled to wrap up by 5:50 PM, but it can take longer, depending on internal discussions. The 15-member team consists of experts from various backgrounds, including academia, civic, cultural, and media industries. The team will listen to both sides, prosecutors and Samsung Group, and review the issue. Lee will not attend the meeting, tho

The Beta channel is being updated to 84.0.4147.64 (Platform version: 13099.48.0) for most Chrome OS devices. This build contains a number of bug fixes and security updates. Most systems will be receiving updates over the next several days. 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). Marina Kazatcker Google Chrome OS #Google #Android #Smartphones #OS #News @ndrdnws #ndrdnws #AndroidNews

This year, as educators conducted class remotely, the equivalent of over 1,300 years of learning took place each day on Google Meet. With more than 140 million educators and students now using G Suite for Education worldwide to create, collaborate and communicate, many more schools and educators are using Meet to stay connected. We're excited to share some Meet features that will be launching later this year to help educators improve moderation and engagement in remote or hybrid learning environments. Increasing control of your meetings As always, our first priority is keeping meetings safe and secure. New moderation features for G Suite for Education and G Suite Enterprise for Education users will give educators more control over how to run their virtual classes. All these features will be rolling out later this year. First off, we're making it easier to manage meeting attendees. When someone asks to join a meeting (or "knocks"), t

The Dev channel has been updated to 85.0.4181.8/.9 for Windows & Mac, & 85.0.4181.8 for Linux platforms . 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. Google Chrome Srinivas Sista #Google #Android #Smartphones #OS #News @ndrdnws #ndrdnws #AndroidNews