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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 water resistance for the “Tab S” lineup, but applied the feature to its Galaxy Tab Active series. This year, that might…
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Microsoft brings ChatGPT-enhanced Bing to Android, but it can’t replace Google Assistant

February 23, 2023
The reinvented Bing fueled by ChatGPT certainly has a lot of interest, and Microsoft is now opening it up to a whole new set of users as Bing for Android and iOS opens up support for the AI experience. Rolling out today to Android via Bing’s beta updates, the ChatGPT-enhanced version of the search engine is available to mobile users. The functionality is still locked to Microsoft’s own apps…
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Galaxy Z Fold 5 will unsurprisingly use the speedy storage from Galaxy S23, but Flip 5 may be limited

February 23, 2023
The arrival of Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 smartphones has also brought forth UFS 4.0 storage, which provides real speed improvements. According to a new report, Samsung’s Galaxy Z Fold 5 will upgrade to that speedy storage, but the Galaxy Z Flip 5 may be limited. UFS 4.0 storage debuted on the Galaxy S23 series, with Samsung using it on the super fast Galaxy S23 Ultra as well as the lesser models. It…
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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…
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You can finally open Google Maps on your phone while Android Auto is running

February 23, 2023
Android Auto has long carried a frustrating restriction that prevents Google Maps from being opened on the connected phone, but it appears that is finally changing. Some Android Auto users have noticed in the past couple of days that recent updates to Google Maps for Android as well as the Android Auto app have unlocked support for using Maps on phones while Android Auto is running. The change is…
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