Samsung to reportedly produce more Galaxy Z Fold8 Wide units than Fold8 Ultra and Flip8

Ahead of Samsung's Galaxy Unpacked event on July 22, a new supply chain report has revealed the company's planned production volumes for its upcoming Galaxy Z foldable smartphones. The report, citing industry sources, claims that Samsung has set a higher production target for the wide-screen Galaxy Z Fold8 than the Galaxy Z Fold8 Ultra and Galaxy Z Flip8. According to the report, Samsung has asked its suppliers to produce around 2.8 million units of the Galaxy Z Fold8. In comparison, the Galaxy Z Fold8 Ultra is said to have a production target of roughly 2 million units, while the...

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vivo X300 E to debut next week with a 7,200mAh battery, Zeiss Telephoto lens

After weeks of rumors, vivo has officially confirmed the X300 E. The smartphone will be available for purchase in China next week. vivo has also revealed its design, color options, and a few key specs. The vivo X300 E will go on sale in China on July 27, with pre-orders already live through the company's official online store. The smartphone will be available in black, orange, and white color options. It sports a square camera module housing a Zeiss-branded triple rear camera setup, including a periscope telephoto lens. vivo has also confirmed that the X300 E will pack a 7,200mAh...

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Boy band BTS' J-Hope teases the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold8 ahead of launch

Samsung is hosting a Galaxy Unpacked event on July 22 in London, where it's expected to unveil its new folding smartphones, including the Galaxy Z Fold8, the Galaxy Z Fold8 Ultra, and the Galaxy Z Flip8. We already know what these foldables will look like due to previous leaks, but we are now getting our best look yet at a working Fold8 as it's teased by BTS member J-Hope. South Korean boy band BTS' Jung Ho-seok, known professionally as J-Hope, posted a short Instagram Story on his account teasing the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold8. There's nothing new to glean from this Story, but it corroborates...

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Android lockscreen bypass allows Gemini to send SMS without verification

These things happen from time to time, especially when dealing with such complex software with so many edge cases and even more so with software with special privileges like Gemini’s ability to run from the lock screen. In traditional “hacking” circles, this is known as an authentication bypass vulnerability or a lockscreen bypass. It is always so fascinating to observe what things people find or often stumble upon. You can see the short video for yourself. Still, it goes something like this: The user has mindfully disabled access from Gemini to certain apps like Messages, so naturally,...

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Apple Music and Apple One subscriptions get more expensive

Apple has increased the prices of Apple Music and Apple One subscriptions in the US and other countries. In the US, the individual Apple Music plan is up from $10.99 to $11.99, while the student and family plans now cost $6.99 (up from $5.99) and $19.99 (up from $16.99), respectively. The price of the individual Apple One plan remains unchanged at $19.95. But the family and premier plans got costlier by $2, as they are now priced at $27.95 and $39.95, respectively. Commenting on the price hike, Apple said, “As a result of rising licensing costs, Apple Music is increasing its...

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Deals: Pixel 10, 10 Pro and 10 Pro XL are on sale, Nothing Phone (4a) Pro gets discounted too

Google is already teasing the Pixel 11 series, which will be unveiled on August 12. These could be the first phones to feature a chipset from TSMC’s 2nm fab and are expected to swap the Samsung modem for a MediaTek one. We’ve even seen leaked prices for the US market. Rumors suggest that the new Pro and Pro XL will change their base configuration to 12/256GB, losing 4GB of RAM. 16GB of RAM will be available only on the 512GB variants. That was one of the best features on the Google Pixel 10 Pro – 16GB of RAM is rare on a US flagship. You won’t get it from Samsung (unless you find a...

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