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This content has been shared by Evan Blass aka @evleaks, one of the best-known tipsters in the business. He published renders of the vanilla Galaxy Tab S8, in Silver, Black, and Pink color variants. The Galaxy Tab S8 appears in images, while its wallpapers are also shown below The three images you can see in the gallery below show the Galaxy Tab S8 from almost all angles. On top of that, the S Pen stylus for each of these color options is also visible here....

German publication WinFuture has revealed detailed specs of the upcoming Samsung smartwatch days before its unveiling. According to the new report, the Galaxy Watch 5 Pro will boast a battery life of a staggering 80 hours. That’s more than three days of runtime on a single charge, which is rare for a full-fledged smartwatch. The report mentions a 590mAh battery on the device. That’s slightly more than what we have been hearing all along (572mAh)....

The Galaxy Z Flip 5 may feature a redesigned hinge According to the new report, the Galaxy Z Flip 5 will feature a “water drop type” hinge similar to the one found in OPPO’s upcoming Find N2 Flip. This hinge design will leave a water drop-shaped gap between the two halves of the folding display along the fold line. A less sharp fold will eliminate the extremely noticeable crease that appears across the middle of the screen when the device is unfolded....

The October SMR (Security Maintenance Release) for the carrier-locked Galaxy Z Fold 3 comes with firmware version F926USQS2DVI5 or F926USQS2DVI4 depending on your carrier (via). That, for the unlocked units, is F926U1UES2DVI4. Likewise, the Galaxy Z Flip 3 is getting the latest update with firmware versions F711USQS3DVI5, F711USQS3DVI4, and F711U1TBS3DVI4 (unlocked units). Samsung’s 2021 foldables aren’t getting any new features or other changes with this release. The phones only pick up the latest vulnerability fixes....

The Galaxy Z Fold 3 display becomes first-ever to survive the DropBot The Galaxy Z Fold 3 arrived with an improved build, including an Armor Aluminum frame, and Gorilla Glass Victus. The Gorilla Glass Victus is included on the outer display, though. The inner, foldable, display has also been improved. The first test the company conducted is the open face-down drop test. It dropped the phone from six feet onto a sidewalk, and the inner display survived two falls....

Gboard is one of the best, if not the best, keyboard apps for smartphones. It is full of features and provides a smooth response, which is what users want from a keyboard app. Talking about the floating keyboard feature, it was introduced back in 2018. This mode lets you pop up the keyboard on your smartphone and place it anywhere on the screen. Thus making it easier to type on big-screen smartphones or one-hand operation....

No longer. You will still need to have the RTX 3080 membership for 120fps, but you can now access those faster frame rates in your browser. Naturally, GeForce NOW also gets new games today. One of which is the brand-new souls-like action RPG Thymesia. Additionally, players will be able to stream Century: Age of Ashes, Clanfolk, Coromon, HYPERCHARGE: Unboxed, and Pheonix Point. Players should also be able to access Path Of Exile’s new Lake Of Kalandra update starting on August 19 when it goes live....

What is Oculus Quest 2 and why would you choose it for Cyber Monday? Now, Oculus Quest 2 isn’t the newest VR headset on the market. Plenty of those are on sale too for Cyber Monday but the Oculus-branded VR in question may still be the best deal of the bunch. Announced in late 2020, during Facebook Connect, the headset — which ships with controllers as well — is effectively a 64GB all-in-one VR system....

Needless to say, the Redmi Note 11 Pro 5G is the most prominent one, and is followed by the Redmi Note 11 Pro, Note 11S, and Note 11. The ‘Pro’ models do stand on their own, and we’ll start with them. Redmi Note 11 Pro 5G & Note 11 Pro These two smartphones both come with a 6.67-inch fullHD+ 120Hz DotDisplay panel. The 5G variant is fueled by the Snapdragon 695 SoC, while the regular model includes the MediaTek Helio G96 processor....

Each company made announcements regarding the move late last week. Apple, for its part. What exactly is happening between Google, Apple, and Russia’s central bank? Now, this doesn’t mean that Mastercard or Visa cards will stop working within Russia. Instead, what’s happening here is that Google Pay and Apple Pay accounts are losing access to Mir cards in Russia. As of Thursday, Mir cards can no longer be added to Apple Pay, for starters....

Google had just launched a new series of its smartphones a few weeks ago, and they’re coming with some impressive features. Even the demand for new Pixels was so high that it made it difficult for Google to deliver ordered phones on time. However, these devices are dealing with annoying bugs. Google Assistant is to blame for Pixel 6 ghost dials The owners have ventilated the topic at Reddit and Pixel Phone Help page, saying Google Assistant spontaneously ‘butt dials’ some specific contacts on the phone....

Since display monitors are designed with 16:9 or 16:10 aspect ratios, you will see extra leftover space for workspace apps such as Google Docs. But that doesn’t mean app developers cannot go ahead and put some meaningful use of the extra space. Keeping this in mind, the Google Docs comments section will now expand and resize itself based on the number of characters. Notably, it will house a maximum of 50 characters in width, which is 15 characters more than the earlier allowance of 35 characters....

Recently, a bunch of Google apps received the Material You makeover from Google, including Google Calendar, Gmail, Google Translate, Google Lens, Chrome, Google Contacts, Google Phone, Google Photos, etc. Now, it is time for the Google Duo app to get updated with the Material You design language. The Material You design brings a lot of new aesthetic changes to the company’s video calling app. Google has added a floating “New call” button on the home screen....

Google Fi’s Unlimited Data Plan brings 22GB LTE and free international calling The new unlimited plan proceeds along the same lines as other unlimited plans from other MVNOs and parent carriers, with “unlimited” being held to 22GB with expected LTE quality, that is. After 22GB, video streaming quality is lowered to 480p (paltry when compared to the standard expectation of at least 720p) and data speeds are throttled. Again, the data speed throttling is typical at 22GB with most carriers, including Google’s data partner in its Fi service, US Cellular....

Magic Eraser gets new feature, it can now change object colors Magic Eraser was first released with the Pixel 6 and 6 Pro, as an exclusive feature. It’s actually really useful, as it allows you to easily remove unwanted objects from an image you took. Well, with this new addition, you’ll even be able to change the colors of those objects, instead of removing them. Google achieved this by utilizing Machine Learning (ML), of course....

The legal dispute began in January 2020, when Sonos filed a lawsuit against Google in federal court. Google sued for infringing on five of the Sonos patents related to speaker technology. Also, In the lawsuit, Sonos claimed Google stole and used technology provided to it as part of the partnership. Depending on the outcome of the case, the ITC may decide to ban several Google products. The restriction may apply to smart speakers, Chromecasts, and potentially Google’s Pixel smartphones....

The new Play Store logo isn’t a complete redesign or anything as such. Perhaps most regular users may not even notice the difference. But a close look at it reveals a minor design tweak and color changes. While the icon is still a triangle, the corners are now more rounded. The internal partitions that divide the icon into four parts have been tweaked to make the parts more equal in size....

Google is now providing a list of screen protector brands with the “Made for Google” certification. “If your fingerprint won’t scan, it might be because of your screen protector. Make sure you’re using a screen protector that is Made for Google certified,” Google said on its support page. Although this list existed previously, Google has updated the page now with specific information. “Brands that are Made for Google certified for Pixel 6 Pro and Pixel 6 are Zagg, Otterbox, and Panzerglass,” the company said (via)....

Google Nest Thermostat Design Impressions The front of the Google Nest Thermostat has a mirror finish, and the display shows information through it when you are in front of the thermostat or interacting with it. The display is not a touchscreen. It does get the smart sensing ability to detect your presence via radar-based Soli technology. All interaction with the thermostat is done through the touch strip which is on the right-hand side....

Six Google Pixel 6 wallpapers are now available to download The same source shared quite a few details about the Pixel 6 series thus far, so this is not surprising. In any case, if you navigate to the gallery below this article, you’ll be able to find six wallpapers from the Pixel 6. You’ve probably seen these wallpapers already, in the Pixel 6 ads that keep popping up. Well, now you can download them, and use them on your own devices....