Mystery message spooks smartphone owners

Samsung Galaxy owners were left puzzled when a strange message was sent out during the night. Thousands took to social media yesterday in an effort to… Source: https://www.unexplained-mysteries.com/news/334834/mystery-message-spooks-smartphone-owners…

Samsung Debuts ‘Sero TV’ That Auto-Rotates For Vertical Videos From Your Phone

At CES 2020, Samsung debuted “The Sero” (translates to vertical in Korean) — a 4K TV that automatically rotates on its stand so you can more easily watch vertical content that’s been recorded on phones or uploaded to apps like TikTok or Instagram. Pocket-lint reports: The new TV is a relatively modest 43-inches in size, but it’s not aimed at those…

The Samsung Galaxy Chromebook is Beautiful, Fast, and Expensive

An anonymous reader shares a report: The Samsung Galaxy Chromebook is one of the nicest pieces of laptop hardware I’ve touched in a very long time. Not since Google’s 2017 Pixelbook has there been a ChromeOS device this good looking, this powerful, or — here’s the rub — this expensive. Available sometime in the first quarter, the Galaxy Chromebook starts at…

Less Than 10 Percent of Americans Are Buying $1,000 Smartphones, Report Says

According to a new report from research firm NPD, less than 10% of Americans are actually spending $1,000 or more on a smartphone. 9to5Google reports: The report was produced by research firm NPD and shows that while the media and brand focus is on the flagships such as the Samsung Galaxy Note 10, Galaxy S10, and iPhone 11 Pro, everyday Americans…

Brother of Drug Lord Pablo Escobar Launches ‘Unbreakable’ Foldable Smartphone

Roberto Escobar, brother of the late drug lord Pablo Escobar, has announced a foldable smartphone that is “very difficult to break” thanks to the screen’s “special type of plastic.” The Escobar Fold 1, as it is called, significantly undercuts Samsung’s Galaxy Fold and Huawei Mate X with a price of only $349. Neowin reports: While all the foldable phones announced so…

T-Mobile Shows Why It’s Still Too Early To Buy a 5G Phone

T-Mobile’s nationwide 5G network launches on Friday, the company announced Monday morning. But don’t fall for the marketing hype. From a report: It’s still too early to buy a 5G phone, even though T-Mobile is now taking orders for two new ones, including the Samsung Galaxy Note 10+ and OnePlus 7T Pro McLaren. It’s still a big step, though. T-Mobile will…

Trusted Face Smart Unlock Method Has Been Removed From Android Devices

The not-so-widely-used trusted face smart unlock feature has officially been removed from Android, news blog Android Police reported this week. From the report: Trusted face was added in 2014 and has been accessible to users on all Android devices until recently. Now, it’s completely gone from stock and OEM devices, running Android 10 or below. The feature was accessible under Settings…

Samsung Won’t Let Android Tablets Die, Announces the Galaxy Tab S6

Samsung is one of the only companies still producing tablets to rival Apple’s iPad. Today the company announced the Samsung Galaxy Tab S6, its latest high-end tablet, for $649. Pre-orders start August 23, and the device ships September 6. Samsung says there will be an LTE version available later. Ars Technica reports: The Samsung Tab S6 features a 10.5-inch 2560×1600 OLED…