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Keep in mind that Peacock will renew at $4.99 per month after the 12 months are up. So if you don’t want to keep it after that time, it’s a good idea to set a reminder to cancel. At $12 for a full year of Peacock, this is a pretty good deal. Peacock has three plans available. There’s Peacock, Peacock Premium and Peacock Premium Plus. The naming is a bit misleading as the “premium” plan does still have ads, but gives you access to all of its content....

FrontTron reports (via) that the app is now rolling out via the Galaxy Store in South Korea. The app should inevitably make its way to other markets over the next few weeks. In terms of the features, the Expert RAW camera app brings aspects like exposure value, focus, ISO, shutter speed, and white balance to all cameras on the Galaxy S21 Ultra. It’s worth pointing out that these camera features are available for video recordings as well....

The Mountain View-based company is busy redesigning its applications and services. We recently reported that Google is working on a simpler sharing UI for Docs, Drive, and the G Suite family. The Google Calendar is now getting a modern look for its email invites. While the changes are not significant, they give a modern look to the emails and make them align with the overall design language offered by the company....

Twitter Articles could enable longer-form tweets Right now, information on this feature is scarce, but the concept is pretty straightforward. @wongmjane on Twitter shows us a screenshot of a section on Twitter named “Twitter Articles.” It didn’t show us any actual articles, so the feature might still be in the very early stages. From what we can guess, Twitter Articles might be a method for us to write longer-form tweets. People have been wanting ways to share even longer posts on Twitter....

Expert RAW gives Galaxy users finer controls over various shooting parameters so they can capture a scene the way they want. You can adjust the shutter speed, exposure, ISO, and other parameters to get the desired result. The app lets you take full advantage of your phone’s camera hardware, something the default camera app often doesn’t. It also allows you to export photos as RAW files, so you can edit them using tools like Photoshop for better effects....

Incidents of SIM swapping have been increasing in frequency over the past few years. This is particularly the case today since most social media accounts are tied to a personal phone number for authentication purposes. The FCC cited numerous complaints that it received from cellular users in the U.S. The agency claimed that users “have suffered significant distress, inconvenience and financial harm” due to the aforementioned methods of obtaining personal information....

Foldables are expected to hit 30 million shipments by 2024, report claims In order for that to become a reality, we’d have to see a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 53-percent between 2021 and 2024. The company also expects the average selling price (ASP) of foldables to drop in half from 2019 to 2024. That would mean that the average selling price of foldables would be around $1,000. You can see the company’s graph below....

The thing about the LG Gram computers is that there are some of the thinnest and lightest computers on the market. This version only weighs 2.98 lbs. While that’s true, It still retains powerful internals and a quality design. The 2022 edition of the LG Gram uses a 12th-gen Intel Core i7 processor with an Nvidia RTX2050 GPU. This means that you’ll be able to handle pretty much anything that you toss at it....

You can now download the Galaxy A73 wallpapers on your device These wallpapers can be downloaded on any Android phone, pretty much. In the pack below, you’ll find both static and live wallpapers. You can check out the static wallpapers in the gallery below. Do note that you’ll need to hit the links below the article in order to get them in full resolution, though. The images in the gallery are compressed, and are there only for you to check out the wallpapers before downloading them....

The Galaxy S10 Lite is receiving the new security update with firmware version G770U1UES6EVA2. According to SamMobile, who first reported this rollout, the update is currently available to the unlocked variants of the affordable Galaxy flagship. Users on pretty much all carrier networks in the US should now be able to download it over the air (OTA). The publication has confirmed that the OTA package is rolling out on AT&T, Bluegrass Cellular, Cellular South, Comcast, C-Spire, Sprint, Tracfone, and Xfinity Mobile networks....

The latest update for the Galaxy S22, Galaxy S22+, and Galaxy S22 Ultra comes with the April 2022 Android security patch. The new firmware version for the international versions of the phones is S90**XXU1AVCJ while that for the Korean versions is S90*NKSU1AVCK. Neither Google nor Samsung has detailed the content of this month’s SMR (security maintenance release) yet. However, it’s not the new security patch that we are more interested in....

The listings expectedly don’t reveal anything about the devices themselves apart from the model numbers. However, this does indicate that Samsung is hard at work on the Galaxy S22 series and is starting to prepare for its launch. The Chinese variant of the Galaxy S22 Ultra/Note (SM-S908U) also recently appeared on benchmarking platform Geekbench. The device expectedly features Qualcomm’s latest Snapdragon 8 Gen1 processor. It scored 1,219 in single-core tests and 3,154 in multi-core tests on Geekvench v5....

The Samsung SM-G908N appeared on Geekbench, and we’re likely looking at a Korean variant here. This model comes with Qualcomm’s SoC, the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1. It managed to score 6,908 points in the single-core, and 15,079 points in the multi-core test on Geekbench. Do note that those results could be off mark as this could be a test unit. The Galaxy S22 Ultra gets benchmarked with 12GB of RAM, Android 12 This listing also says that the device has 10GB RAM, which essentially means it will pack in 12GB of RAM....

The Galaxy S23+ will be a lot bigger, measuring 6.6-inch diagonally. The Ultra model, meanwhile, only adds a few more millimeters over the Plus model. It will reportedly feature a 6.8-inch screen. If you’ve been keeping tabs, these rumored screen sizes are unchanged from the Galaxy S22 series. The Galaxy S23 trio will reportedly keep the same shape and size. Perhaps the design may not change either. Samsung is focusing on functional improvements over aesthetics....

It can support wireless and HDMI connection types. Plus it supports optical and comes with its own HDMI and optical cables. Meaning you have a couple less things to buy to get this up and running with your TV. The wireless connectivity is Bluetooth, while the HDMI plugin is HDMI ARC. There’s also a 3.5mm aux plugin, and the standard TV optical. With support for Dolby Digital plus the inclusion of the subwoofer, you’ll have room filling sound for any of your entertainment....

For the headsets, prices have been slashed on the HTC Vive Cosmos Elite, the HTC Vive Pro, and the HTC Vive Pro Eye. If you really want to go for the big boy, get the Vive Pro Eye. Though this is one headset that when initially launched, was marketed more towards businesses. On that note, the Vive Pro will be perfectly fine for your virtual reality gaming needs. And it costs less....

The global HONOR Magic4 Pro model doesn’t offer a Vegan Leather backplate The Magic4 Pro is actually the same as the Chinese variant, but with global software. HONOR also won’t offer the Vegan Leather variant of the device outside of China, it seems. The HONOR Magic4 Pro is made out of metal and glass. It has a curved display, and really thin bezels. A pill-shaped display camera hole sits in the top-left corner of its display, while all of its physical buttons are placed on the right side....

Google says that continuous scrolling will help make the search process easier Without a doubt, this news isn’t as big as the upcoming Pixel 6 series of phones, but it’s still something. Previously, when you would search up an item, you would scroll down a certain amount of search results before you reach the end of the page. From that point, you’ll see a “See more” button that will load more results for you....

The dual-pane view is a feature for the Keep app that allows users to “browse Keep notes on the left side of your screen while editing content on the right side.” It is a very practical add-on and gives the sense of having two screens simultaneously. Students who use tablets for studying can find the feature very useful. The dual-pane view may also come to the Google Keep website The future is now available through version 5....

Speaking to TechCrunch, a Google representative said these new ad controls wouldn’t apply to Google Search. But the company has this plan in the pipeline for the future. According to the search giant, these changes come after a wave of user feedback about controlling the visibility of ads that discuss sensitive topics. Users can hide additional sensitive ad topics via their Google account dashboard The group product manager for ads privacy at Google, Karin Hennessy, elaborated on the new policy....