One fairly extensive leak set out what Samsung has planned for its upcoming Galaxy Unpacked event. Other leaks pointed to foldable phones, a couple of Wear OS smartwatches, and new earbuds, but now we can see more of the new products, what they’re called, and what color options we could get.
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Evan Blass’ latest leak on Twitter has animated tours of all devices. These include the foldable Galaxy Z Fold 3 and Galaxy Z Flip 3, the Galaxy S21 FE, the Galaxy Watch 4, the Galaxy Watch 4 Classic Smartwatches and the Galaxy Buds 2nd largest phone manufacturer trying out the new (still expensive) form factor. It’s still a key differentiator between the Galaxy family and pretty much every other line of phones. This is especially true in the west, where foldable devices from Huawei, ZTE, and Xiaomi, and the others don’t get the same amount of attention (or ad spend) as the Galaxy Fold.
Will Samsung offer a foldable model at a cheaper price? We do not know yet. The leaks don’t share prices or launch dates, so Samsung will have something to reveal when Unpacked launches, which will likely be very soon.
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Caught for stealing electricity from the nation’s electricity grid.
The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) has discovered and searched a cryptocurrency mining farm that allegedly stole electricity from the country’s electricity grid. But instead of finding computers, the agency found racks of thousands of PS4 Pros stacked vertically next to each other. Kotaku reports that the Ukrainian authorities have confiscated over 5,000 game-related devices, including 3,800 consoles. Continue reading.
Musk and Branson are not the bitter rivals one might expect.
Fresh from the successful flight over the weekend, Virgin Galactic has picked up a notable passenger when it launches public flights next year: Mr. SpaceX himself, Elon Musk.
Virgin Galactic said in a statement to the Wall Street Journal that Musk purchased a ticket on board the company’s air missiles. It’s not sure where the SpaceX founder is in the queue. Continue reading.
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Tag Heuer has been making premium smartwatches for a few years now, but its latest model has an unusual star. Not an athlete or a model, but a plumber. The company announced that it is working with Nintendo to develop a Super Mario edition of its connected smartwatch that shows “the intrepid, iconic hero” in various dials and animations.
It will still be a limited edition premium smartwatch priced at £ 2,150 and run on Google’s Wear OS. The most notable uses of Mario seems to have to do with your movement. The face of the watch becomes “more vigorous and lively, the more active the wearer is”. As you move around each day, you will get different animations as you hit 25, 50, 75, and 100 percent of your step goal. As in some games, when you hit the 100 percent mark, Mario will jump to the top of a flagpole. Continue reading.
Orders for the $ 350 glass bluetooth speaker will open in August.
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Sony has introduced a cheaper model of its stylish speaker that looks like a lamp. Style-conscious audiophiles can order the LSPX-S3 glass sound speaker from August.
The Bluetooth-enabled device has an organic glass tweeter with three actuators to emit the sound in all directions. According to Sony, the speaker is not meant to brighten up a room, but is more of an atmospheric matter when it comes to lighting and adding candlelight to your evenings. Continue reading.
Both the annual and monthly payment plans are increased.
It didn’t take long. For the second time in less than a year, the price of ESPN + has risen from $ 59.99 to $ 69.99 per year. The price for a monthly plan is also increasing. Starting August 13, ESPN + will cost $ 6.99 per month, up from $ 5.99 last year.
If there’s a silver lining here, UFC prices for pay-per-view over ESPN + haven’t changed. Continue reading.
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