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Samsung’s Galaxy Watch 6 will allegedly take a note from the Pixel Watch with curved glass

February 23, 2023
According to a new report, Samsung’s next Galaxy Watch 6 will move back toward a design with curved glass, just like Google’s Pixel Watch. Ice Universe says that Samsung is planning to re-adopt a curved glass design on the Galaxy Watch 6, which is due out later this year. That would be in stark contrast to Samsung’s past few smartwatch releases, which have largely stuck with only flat…
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Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 tipped to adopt IP67 water resistance

February 23, 2023
According to a new report, Samsung will apply strong water resistance to its upcoming Galaxy Tab S9 lineup. Tablets often lack water resistance, and those that do offer the feature are usually sold as “rugged” options. Samsung, for instance, has generally skipped out on…
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Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 5 reportedly skipping the built-in S Pen yet again

February 23, 2023
The arrival of S Pen support on the Galaxy Z Fold 3 is part of what sealed the death of the Galaxy Note, but we’re still waiting on the ability to house a stylus inside of Samsung’s flagship foldable. Apparently, those hoping for an S Pen silo to arrive in the Galaxy Z Fold 5 will be left waiting yet again. Ever since Samsung devised a way to add S Pen support to foldables, the company has…
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Google says users like Android’s new Predictive Back Gesture

February 23, 2023
In Android 14, Google will roll out the new Predictive Back Gesture and its in-app version. Ahead of that, Google is surveying developers about it. With Predictive Back, Android will show a preview of the homescreen as you swipe away from the edge and the current app window shrinks. Google wants to address how the current back gesture can result in “people leaving the app by mistake.” You can…
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Android phones can now act as NFC payment terminals via Stripe

February 23, 2023
Stripe today announced that it would expand support for NFC payments on smartphones to Android, after launching the functionality on iOS last year. “Tap to Pay” was launched on iOS with the ability for business owners to accept payments from customers via NFC, effectively turning iPhones into terminals for Apple Pay and other NFC services. Stripe has today introduced Tap to Pay on Android…
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