Samsung to showcase World's First Slidable + Foldable display at CES 2023
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Samsung Display has developed an OLED display named as hybrid panel that folds the screen as well as extends the screen in one panel and will be unveiled to some invitees at a closed (private) booth at CES 2023, Las Vegas, USA.

Interestingly,
When the screen is fully folded, it measures 8 inches, the typical size of a smartphone. However, when it is unfolded, the screen expands to a whopping 10 inches, making it suitable for use as a tablet.
But that's not all - the screen can be further expanded to an impressive 12.4 inches by using a sliding mechanism. This makes it a true hybrid panel that can be used in a range of devices, from smartphones and tablets to laptops and such devices will be really expensive.
This versatility makes it an ideal choice for next-generation devices that need to be able to switch between different form factors with ease.

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Samsung Unpacked Event Part 2

It will also be in February, 2023

Products unveiling:
• Samsung Tab S8 FE
• Galaxy Buds 2 Live
• Samsung Galaxy S22 FE

Galaxy S22 FE will feature:
• Samsung Exynos 2300 SoC built on 4nm
• 108MP main Samsung HM 6 sensor

The S22 FE is replacing Samsung A74 which means the Samsung A series will RIP.
Prolly because prices were almost same for A series and FE series

So hopefully, Samsung A34 & A54 are the last A series

Tab S8 FE will pack the same Exynos 2300 chipset

Samsung will also unveil next-gen Galaxy Book alongside Galaxy S23.
Click HERE to know about their images and details.

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Apple is bumping its device battery replacement cost starting March

Apple is raising the price of getting a new battery installed in most iPhones, iPads, and Macs, starting on March 1st. The company made the announcement on the devices’ repair pages.

For out-of-warranty iPhones, it'll be increased by $20:
• Home button iPhones: 69$ from 49$
• Face ID iPhones: 89$ from 69$

For all MacBook Air's, the price increase will be $30, making it $159 instead of $129
For all MacBook Pro's, the price increase will be $50, making it $249 instead of $199

For iPads, the price increase will be $20, but only applies to the following models:
• iPad Pro 12.9" (5th Gen & prior)
• iPad Pro 11" (3rd Gen & prior)
• iPad Pro 10.5"
• iPad Pro 9.7"
• All iPad Mini's
• All iPad Air's

The battery replacement fee change won’t affect people who have paid for AppleCare+ if the product battery holds less than 80% of the original capacity, as they will get it free of charge.

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A Google Home exploit lets attackers listen to your microphone and execute commands
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Matt Kunze, a security researcher found a way for attackers to spy on Google Home speakers using Routines.

Routines are a way to execute multiple commands at once, like "Hello Google, good morning" could turn on the lights and read you the weather.

Using a rooted phone with Magisk and man-in-the-middle tools he found a way to link his own Google account to a nearby speaker by sending deauthorization packets.

With the access to the speaker, he used Routines to run commands such as "call [phone number]" to send the microphone feed to a phone number. He can also make arbitrary HTTP requests within the victim’s LAN (which could potentially expose the Wi-Fi password or provide the attacker direct access to the victim’s other devices)

After reporting this on the 8th of January 2021, Google fixed this issue in April and rewarded him with $107,500 in May of 2022

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POCO C50 Launched in India

Specifications:
• 6.52" HD+ resolution IPS LCD Display with 60Hz refresh rate & 400nits peak brightness
• MediaTek Helio A22 SoC
• LPDDR4x RAM & eMMC storage expandable upto 512GB via microSD
• 5MP Front Camera
• 8MP Main + 2MP Macro dual Rear Camera
• 5,000mAh battery with 10W charging
• Rear Mounted Fingerprint Scanner
• 3.5mm Headphone Jack
• Single Speaker at Top of device
• Micro-USB Charging Port
• Android 12 Go Edition
Color: Royal Blue and Country Green

Price for:
• 2GB+32GB = ₹6,499 ($80)
• 3GB+32GB = ₹7,299 ($90)

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Redmi 12C launched in China

I really don't know how many phones Xiaomi will launch under the Redmi 12/Note 12 series.
It should be atleast the 6th smartphone and if not, I forget the counting only

Specifications:
• 6.71" HD+ resolution IPS LCD display with 120Hz refresh rate and 500nits peak brightness
• MediaTek Helio G85 SoC
• LPDDR4x RAM & eMMC 5.1 Storage expandable upto 512 GB
• 5MP selfie camera
• 50MP main + 2MP macro dual rear camera
• 5000mAh battery with 10W charging
• Rear fingerprint scanner
• 3.5mm headphone jack & Micro USB Charging Port
• 1217 loudspeaker which can produce extra sound
• MIUI 13 based on Android 12
• Color: Shadow Black, Deep Sea Blue, Mint Green, Lavender

Price for:
• 4GB+64GB : 699 CNY (100$)
• 4GB+128GB : 799 CNY (115$)
• 6GB+128GB : 899 CNY (130$)

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