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Google Play Pass: new apps, games, plans and availability

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Google Play Pass helps you connect with awesome digital content—it's your pass to hundreds of apps and games without ads and in-app purchases. Today we're sharing new updates that make it a little easier to get started. Always something new to discover Over the past few months, we've added over 150  new titles—from racing games to drawing apps—to the Play Pass catalog, and are continuing to add new content every month. Subscribers can now enjoy classics like Sonic the Hedgehog, stress-relievers like Golf Peaks, and an extensive roster of award-winning Indies like Teslagrad, Forgotton Anne, and Sally's Law–all included with your subscription and without ads or in-app purchases.  We've also added titles from Sesame Workshop, Learny Land, and many others to our selection of kid-friendly apps and games. Just head over to "Apps and games for kids" and look for the "Teacher approved" badge. A series of new titles will premiere on

30 years of family videos in an AI archive

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My dad got his first video camera the day I was born nearly three decades ago. "Say hello to the camera!" are the first words he caught on tape, as he pointed it at a red, puffy baby (me) in a hospital bassinet. The clips got more embarrassing from there, as he continued to film through many diaper changes, temper tantrums and—worst of all—puberty. Most of those potential blackmail tokens sat trapped on miniDV tapes or scattered across SD cards until two years ago when my dad uploaded them all to Google Drive. Theoretically, since they were now stored in the cloud, my family and I could watch them whenever we wanted. But with more than 456 hours of footage, watching it all would have been a herculean effort. You can only watch old family friends open Christmas gifts so many times. So, as an Applied AI Engineer, I got down to business and built an AI-powered searchable archive of our family videos. If you've ever used Google Photos, you've seen the power of u

Exclusive: 11-inch Galaxy Tab S7 will miss out on this fancy feature

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For the first time in many years, Samsung is launching a new flagship tablet with different display sizes. The Galaxy Tab S7 and Galaxy Tab S7+ , expected to launch next month alongside the Galaxy Note 20 and Galaxy Z Fold 2, will feature 11-inch and 12.4-inch displays respectively . Samsung is clearly aiming for the market dominated by the iPad Pro with its upcoming tablet lineup, and as we have seen with Samsung's flagship phones, the regular Tab S7's spec sheet will be more humble compared to the Plus variant's spec sheet ( which we revealed exclusively last week ). And, thanks to our usually reliable sources, we have learned that one feature the regular Galaxy Tab S7 will miss out on is an in-display fingerprint reader. Similar to the Galaxy Tab S5e , the Tab S7 will have its fingerprint sensor embedded in the power button. Whether or not that's a good thing will depend entirely on an individual's perspective. We feel physical fingerprint sensors are the bes

Apple paying almost $1 billion penalty to Samsung because of the iPhone

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Samsung's hold over the mobile OLED market allows it to demand top dollar from its customers. It can also contractually obligate customers to purchase a certain quantity of panels. If they don't meet the minimum order quantity, they have to pay Samsung a penalty. Apple sources the majority of its OLED panels for the iPhone from Samsung Display. It's required to meet the minimum order quantity or else pay a penalty. According to reports, Apple is now looking at a $1 billion penalty payment to Samsung Display. Apple has previously paid Samsung Display a penalty as well This will not be the first time that Apple has to pay a penalty to Samsung Display for buying fewer OLED panels than previously agreed. Apple paid nearly $684 million to Samsung in Q2 2019 because it didn't meet the minimum order quantity. Recent reports in Korean media have suggested that Samsung Display might receive another penalty payment from Apple. A local media outlet had estimated that the

QMobile QSmart LT200

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QMobile QSmart LT200 is Candybar, Touchscreen Android Smartphone from QMobile which runs on Android OS, v8.1 Oreo (Go edition). QMobile QSmart LT200 is available in Various color. QMobile QSmart LT200 has 5.0 inches IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen display. QMobile QSmart LT200 is powered by Quad-core 1.8 GHz CPU along with 8GB 1GB RAM.QMobile QSmart LT200 has 3G, WIFI, Bluetooth, GPS connectivity options on board. #Google #Android #Smartphones #OS #News @ndrdnws #ndrdnws #AndroidNews

QMobile Rocket Lite

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QMobile Rocket Lite is Candybar, Touchscreen Android Smartphone from QMobile which runs on Android OS, v9.0 Pie (Go edition). QMobile Rocket Lite is available in Various color. QMobile Rocket Lite has 5.8 inches IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen display. QMobile Rocket Lite is powered by Octa-core 1.3 GHz CPU along with 16GB 1GB RAM.QMobile Rocket Lite has 3G, WIFI, Bluetooth, GPS connectivity options on board. #Google #Android #Smartphones #OS #News @ndrdnws #ndrdnws #AndroidNews

Galaxy J8 Android 10 update rollout now underway

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The Galaxy J8 , one of the last handsets released in Samsung's now-defunct Galaxy J series, is getting treated to the Android 10 and One UI 2.0 update. This is the second and final major update for the device and is currently rolling out in Russia, with more markets likely to follow in the coming days. The J8's Android 10 update comes with firmware version  J810FPUU4CTG3 and is bundled with the latest security patch . That's in addition to a slew of new features , such as an enhanced Dark/Night mode that can now darken your wallpaper , new navigation gestures, Google's Digital Wellbeing suite of tools for tackling your smartphone addiction, smoother animations, clearer app icons and colors, an updated camera app with a cleaner interface, and a slew of UI improvements over One UI 1.0 . Since the Galaxy J8 is a budget phone, Samsung has unsurprisingly kept features like a screen recorder out of the phone's Android 10 update. The J8 is also unlikely to get One UI

Samsung could allow more employees to work from home

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Samsung Electronics is reportedly considering expanding its remote working program to more employees going forward due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. According to a new report, the company recently surveyed its consumer electronics business division workers on work-from-home solutions. Earlier, the South Korean tech giant only allowed those employees to work from home who showed symptoms of the virus or those who were suspected to have come in contact with COVID-19 patients. Pregnant employees working with the company and overseas business travelers were also allowed to work from home. However, after the number of active COVID-19 cases started spiking in South Korea, the company is forced to allow other employees to work remotely as well. Excluding factory and production line workers, Samsung is considering allowing some of its employees to work from home. A Samsung official said that the company is reviewing options to expand the work-from-home policy but the final decision ha

Verizon starts rolling out July 2020 security patch to Galaxy S20, S20+, S20 Ultra

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The Galaxy S20 series started receiving the July 2020 security patch in South Korea  three weeks ago . The update was then rolled out to the unlocked variants in the US last week. Now, it's time for the Galaxy S20, Galaxy S20+, and the Galaxy S20 Ultra on Verizon's network to receive the update. The latest software update for the Galaxy S20 5G UW comes with the firmware version  G981VSQU1ATFG , while the firmware versions for the Galaxy S20+ and the Galaxy S20 Ultra  software updates are G986USQU1ATFG and G988USQU1ATFG , respectively. With the new software updates, the Galaxy S20 series phones on Verizon's network are receiving the July 2020 security patch. While the smartphones received various camera improvements along with the July 2020 security patch in South Korea, the US variants are not receiving those improvements with the new software update. Users are reporting that the camera version before and after the update has remained the same on their phones. Ver

Alleged Galaxy Z Fold 2 specs reveal 7.7-inch 120Hz foldable screen, 12MP primary camera

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The Galaxy Z Fold 2 was expected to be unveiled alongside the Galaxy Note 20 and the Galaxy Z Flip 5G  during Samsung's Unpacked Galaxy 2020 event on  August 5 . However, it was recently reported that the launch of the foldable smartphone could be delayed due to incomplete software. Now, the alleged specifications of the Galaxy Z Fold 2 have been leaked. According to a report from Koren tech publication  ETNews , the Galaxy Z Fold 2 will feature a 7.7-inch foldable Super AMOLED screen (Y-OCTA) on the inside with a 120Hz refresh rate and UTG (Ultra Thin Glass) protection. On the outside, the device reportedly features a 6.23-inch Super AMOLED screen. The foldable smartphone also seems to feature a side-mounted fingerprint reader, similar to the first-gen Galaxy Fold. Galaxy Z Fold 2 could use the Galaxy S20's camera setup The phone reportedly features 10MP selfie cameras on the inside and the outside. The publication claims that the Galaxy Z Fold 2's rear-facing t

Sixth edition of Samsung Collegiate Programming Contest gets announced

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Samsung has announced the sixth edition of the Samsung Collegiate Programming Contest (SCPC). The company has been conducting the programming contest in South Korea since 2015 to find the top talent and to expand the software ecosystem. SCPC 2020 will be Samsung's biggest programming contest ever since 2015, and it brings a huge prize pool. The total prize pool for the winners of SCPC 2020 is KRW 100 million (around $82,840). The cash prizes for the first, second, third, fourth, and fifth positions are KRW 20 million (around $16,567), KRW 10 million (around $8,283), KRW 4 million (around $3,313), KRW 2 million (around $1,656), and KRW 1 million (around $828), respectively. The winners also stand a chance to get preferential treatment during Samsung Electronics' recruitment process. Graduates and undergraduates can apply to participate in SCPC 2020 to solve algorithmic problems using C, C++, and Java. The online application process starts from July 14 and goes on until Augu

Leaked Galaxy Tab S7 press render shows off S Pen and keyboard cover

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Samsung will unveil a bunch of new products, including smartphones, tablets, and wearables, over the next few weeks. However, the design and features of most of those devices have been leaked. After we exclusively unveiled the specifications of the Galaxy Tab S7 and the Galaxy Tab S7+ last week, the upcoming tablet's first press render was leaked . Now, another image of the device has appeared on the internet. The newly leaked press render, published by Evan Blass , gives us a closer look at the Galaxy Tab S7's  S Pen and keyboard cover. The tablet appears to have three pogo pin connectors on one side along with two indentations for connecting the keyboard cover. The tablet has two speakers and a USB Type-C port on the bottom, and we assume that there would be two more speakers on the opposite side for stereo audio. The keyboard cover for the Galaxy Tab S7 has a dedicated row for number keys and a trackpad. The S Pen appears to have changed its shape compared to the Gal

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Inside the Google team that dreams up colors

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How do you bring a new color to life? Just ask Isabelle Olsson, who leads Google's Color, Materials and Finish team. "Every year we work on hundreds of new colors, but maybe one or two make it," she says. They dream up colors for things like Nest Minis and Pixel phones and develop them from scratch. Their goal is to create colors you'd love to see, not hide away in a cabinet or case.  Among the latest to make the cut can be found in the new Pixel Buds: Oh So Orange, Clearly White, Quite Mint and Almost Black. I recently spent time talking to Isabelle about why color is so important and where she finds inspiration—and of course, which Pixel Buds shade is her personal favorite.  Where did your interest in design first come from? There's been one consistent thing I've always wanted to do, and that's make people smile. When I was little, industrial design wasn't a profession I was aware of, so I did things like stage des

Samsung Internet now saves you money online with Rakuten Cash Back

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Love shopping online? Then you're going to love Rakuten Cash Back. The service allows you to get cash back on purchases from your favorite brands so that you can buy the stuff you want while also saving some money in the process. Rakuten today announced that it's bringing the Rakuten Cash Back extension to Samsung Internet . This extension has been purpose-built for Samsung Galaxy devices so that it offers deep integration with the Samsung Internet browser. Shop online with Samsung Internet and save money Available to Samsung users in the United States, the Rakuten Cash Back extension can be downloaded now from the Galaxy Store. They can start earning cash back on online purchases after signing up for a free Rakuten membership. Once the extension has been installed, it will automatically detect cash back offers, discounts, coupons and other online shopping promotions from the over 3,500 merchants that support Cash Back with Rakuten. The accumulated cash back can then be

Latest Firmware Updates: Galaxy S7, Galaxy S9, Galaxy A70, and more

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Samsung releases new firmware updates for dozens of smartphones and tablets every single day. It can often be difficult to keep track of them all, particularly if you're someone who likes to always have the latest firmware on their device. Not all of the updates are significant or bring new features. Most updates only bring the latest monthly security patches. Long-awaited major OS updates continue to be rolled out for devices across various regions, so it's always a great idea to check if that update you've been waiting for is finally out. You can check out this handy list to see if your device has received an update over the past 24 hours. If it has, simply head over to our firmware archive and download it. You can find any and all firmware for Samsung devices in our database. Model Name Country (Product Code) Model Version PDA Security Patch Galaxy A20 Spint (cdma)(SPR) SM-A205U 10 A205USQU5BTF3 2020-06-01 Gala