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  Microsoft unveiled 9th upgrade of its Surface Pro along with new Surface Laptop 5, a new branding of plus with Surface Studio 2+ and new adaptive accessories for Microsoft Surface devices. Surface brand of devices have been Microsoft's innovative, productivity focused and the best hardware for Windows operating system. For past ten years, Surface devices have made 2-in-1 hybrid form factor the go to option for Windows oems inspiring to breath fresh air to pc industry for best of world Windows experience available to homes and enterprises. The Surface laptop for past five years also have been a door to great high end Windows experience with amazing battery life and optimized cpu delivering a great Windows os machines. This year's Surface Pro 9 is Microsoft's high end take at competition with incremental specs matching Apple's M1 Pros to more battery life, faster than previous generation and design upgrades. This year, there is a SoC choice with Intel 12th gen i5 or i7 ...

Galaxy Z Flip 4 is Samsung's stylish perspective on foldable display smartphones to a flip form factor for a modern clamshell phone. Samsung is leading high end clamshell foldable smartphone maker defeating Motorola and Chinese oems with Galaxy Z Flip 3 and previous generations. The hardware specs update for Galaxy Z Flip 4 shows Samsung redefining high end experience for clamshell foldable design for a value for money stylish smartphone. Here are the specs of Galaxy Z Flip 4 2022:  SoC:  Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 (4 nm) cpu, Adreno 730 gpu RAM:   8 GB Storage:  256 GB 512 GB 1 TB GB Display:  AMOLED 2X, HDR10+, 1200 Nits( Max Brightness), 120 Hz, 6.7 Inch at 1080 x 2640                      resolution. 1.9 Inch at 260 x 512, Corning Gorilla Glass Victus+ Main Camera:  12 MP, f/1.8, 24mm (wide), 12 MP, f/2.2, 12mm (ultrawide) 4K@60fps, 1080p@60/240fps (gyro-EIS), 720p@960fps (gyro-EIS), HD...

  Apple announced new line ups of Apple Watch with Watch SE 2022, Series 8 Watch and a new flagship Apple Watch Ultra. The new line ups are both in terms of design and hardware upgrades to the previous generation along with the new Watch OS 9.  The Apple Watch SE 2022 is now a bit less price than last year with the new band color options, the same dual core S8 SiP SoC in Apple Watch 8 and two options of 40 mm and 44 mm. Apple has also included Apple Watch 8's new hardware features of Satellite SOS, Car-crash safety sensor and software integration ad new compass app. The display is also upgraded with more shatter proof crystal with new Retina poled panel with 1000 nits.  The new Apple Watch Series Watch 8 has three options: Series 8 Watch, Nike and Hermes. Series 8 Apple Watch comes in aluminum and Stainless steel options starting at $399. The display options are 41 mm or 45 mm  and with the same poled as affordable SE 2022 while there are three color options. While t...

  Apple announced new iPhone 14 series with four new iPhones powered by updated and new SoC, upgraded cameras and ground breaking innovations. The series now ditches mini with a new plus in iPhone 14, 14 Plus, 14 Pro and 14 Pro Max. There are four colors availability with 14 ad 14 Plus color variants same as last year's 13 while 14 Pro and 14 Pro Max with Space Black and Deep Purple as new colors. The designs of iPhone series 14 is also improved to more thinness and less weight than previous generation while front camera notch is now updated to show notifications and dynamically adjusted to the display content as Dynamic Islands. Also there is new arrival of always on display for notifications. In terms of hardware specs, the upgrades are: iPhone 14 and 14 Plus with upgraded A15 Bionic 5 nm hexacore CPU and 5 core GPU while iPhone 14 Pro ad iPhone 14 Pro Max are with ground breaking new A16 Bionic 4 nm hexacore CPU and 5 core GPU. The displays are now upgraded to Super Retina XDR o...

  Samsung's Galaxy Z Fold 4 is this year's the most awaited foldable display smartphone with lots of excitement and anticipation by Fold fans and tech journalists as smartphone industry becoming saturated by just two options of big screen phablets and normal screen smartphones. After Galaxy S22, Galaxy Z Fold 4 is also Samsung's new flagship smartphone in terms of price for this year. Samsung as inventor of Foldable smartphone mainstream market oem, apart from incremental design improvements, went with more innovations in both hardware and software. Specs:  SoC:  Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 (4 nm) cpu, Adreno 730 gpu RAM:   12 GB Storage:  256 GB 512 GB 1 TB GB Display:  AMOLED 2X, HDR10+, 1200 Nits( Max Brightness), 120 Hz, 7.6 Inch at 1812 x 2176                           resolution. 6.2 Inch at 904 x 2316, Corning Gorilla Glass Victus+ Main Camera:  50 MP, f/1.8, 24mm (wide), 10 MP, ...

  Galaxy Z Flip 4 is Samsung's stylish perspective on foldable display smartphones to a flip form factor for a modern clamshell phone. Samsung has also updated hardware specs apart from the design with key improvements on both front and back camera. From previous generations, the new Galaxy Z Flip 4 now featuring dual 12 Mps camera for ultrawide and better night photography. Samsung's own S5K2LD lens outputs 12 Megapixels sharper, dynamic colors and vivid images in both outdoors, indoors and at night time. The selfie camera is also updated from last year with 10 Megapixels Sony sensor with fixed focus still outputting bright, vivid and clear selfie images. Check out the camera test of Galaxy Z Flip 4 by Phandroid: Galaxy Z Fold 4 is Samsung's flagship foldable smartphone this year with improved design, updated hardware specs and more innovation from previous generation. The camera hardware is updated with three cameras for ultrawide, depth photography and adding 30X Space Z...

  Galaxy Z Fold 4 is Samsung's flagship foldable display smartphone improved from previous generations with more stronger hinge, more brighter dual displays, ultrawide triple 50 Mps imaging and Qualcomm's latest 5 nm 8+ gen 1 Snapdragon as faster and power efficient SoC backed by 12 GB of RAM. Samsung has also upgraded Fold Z 4 with new standards of durability by Gorilla Glass Victus+ for both displays, aluminium frame thats shock proof and overall IPX 8 ratings against water, dust and fall proof. As tested by RRTech, Galaxy Z Fold 4's hinge is strong as advertised by Samsung against the harsh folds and reverse folds with almost no damage to mechanism. Though against the flames, not under the IPX 8 protection, display got burned along with the back-plate While against the drops, Z Fold 4 turned out shatter proof defeating other Android smartphones. JerryRiggEveryhing tests Galaxy Z Fold 4's victus+ Gorilla Glass with a wire cutter and its less scratches than previous ge...

  Samsung announced new hardware at August Unpacked 2022 event. Samsung unveiled Galaxy Fold 4, Flip 4, Galaxy Watch 5, 5 Pro and new Galaxy Buds 2 Pro. Samsung's new fold phones are innovative, hardware-specs updated and with design improvements from last year's launch.  Specs of Fold 4: SoC: Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 (4 nm) cpu, Adreno 730 gpu RAM:   12 GB Storage: 256 GB 512 GB 1 TB GB Display: AMOLED 2X, HDR10+, 1200 Nits( Max Brightness), 120 Hz, 7.6 Inch at 1812 x 2176                           resolution. 6.2 Inch at 904 x 2316, Corning Gorilla Glass Victus+ Main Camera:  50 MP, f/1.8, 24mm (wide), 10 MP, f/2.4, 67mm (telephoto),12 MP, f/2.2, 12mm (ultrawide) 4K@60fps, 1080p@60/240fps (gyro-EIS), 720p@960fps (gyro-EIS), HDR10+ Video Recording Selfie Camera:  4 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 10 MP, f/2.2, 24mm (wide)     ...

Former CEO of One Plus, Carl Pei's new smartphone company Nothing is launching its first smartphone Nothing Phone 1 based on Android os. The Nothing phone 1 is priced in Apple's 3rd generation SE 2022, One Plus Nord 2T and Google's Pixel a with hardware specifications of mid range Android though with premium looks, modern-unique design and company's unique Glyph back cover lights for notifications and apps integrations.   Specs and Design: The Nothing Phone 1 is powered by Qualcomm's Snapdragon 778+G, which is more improved SoC with software updates than this year's Snapdragon 7th gen 1 in terms of performance and battery life. The RAM option is 8GB or 16 GB that is as same as One Plus Nord 2T and Samsung Galaxy A53 while storage is 256 GB out of box. The oled display is protected by Gorilla Glass 5 with full HD at 6.55 inch taller than iPhone SE 2022 and Pixel 6a. The display is also more brighter than competitors at 1200 nits max and with refresh rate of 120 H...

  Apple have released a new security Lockdown mode for iOS 16 beta iPhone users. The Lockdown mode is advanced security for enterprise users to not get targeted by Spywares or Banking Trojans with customized settings that do not share data to vulnerability use case scenarios with the apps. The Lockdown mode also limits the device functionality for following features: Messages: Most message attachment types other than images are blocked. Some features, like link previews, are disabled. Web browsing: Certain complex web technologies, like just-in-time (JIT) JavaScript compilation, are disabled unless the user excludes a trusted site from Lockdown Mode. Apple services: Incoming invitations and service requests, including FaceTime calls, are blocked if the user has not previously sent the initiator a call or request. FaceTime: Incoming FaceTime calls from people you have not previously called are blocked. Shared Albums: Shared albums will be removed from the Photos app, and new Shar...

 At WWDC 2022, Apple presented a new technology alternative to Captcha that's used by web developers for protecting key features or information within a web page against bots or spammers.  Apple is also improving data privacy that doesn't store device data or usage patterns with private acces tokens. Apple is reinventing HTTP authentication with PrivateToken that is an server that verifies using cryptography for a value stored on iCloud. There is also Rate-limit that checks Apple device for identifying pattern whether it is repetitive by the device or a click farming. Apple also presented Cloudflare's Token security that doesn't gather information about Apple device's usage patterns and user interactions. Apple is launching Private Access Tokens support for devices with iOS 16 or Mac os Ventura. Apple is going to put efforts to more partnerships for PATs as a new web standard.    

  Apple WWDC 2022 event at Steve Jobs theater unveiled updates to Watch OS, iPad OS, CarPlay, Maps, X Code cloud, new Gaming with Metal 3 and Swift UI. Day 1 Part 2 WatchOS 9: "watchOS 9 introduces enhanced and modernized complications on some of the most classic watch faces, such as Utility, Simple, and Activity Analog, along with background colour editing for Modular, Modular Compact, and X-Large for additional personalisation.  The Workout app, one of the most popular apps on Apple Watch, has been updated to provide richer metrics for measuring performance, as well as new training experiences to help users reach fitness goals. Focus now allows users to select an Apple Watch face to automatically appear when they start a specific Focus on iPhone, such as the Photos face during a Personal Focus, helping users stay in the moment. Swimmers can now track their efficiency with a SWOLF score — a stroke count combined with the time, in seconds, it takes to swim one length of t...

  Apple announced a new hardware Macbook Air 13.6 with all new M2 SoC and also Macbook Pro 13 inch with M2 at WWDC 2022 day 1 aimed for developers for both online and after event meet-ups to journalists and tech bloggers. Apart from new hardware, Apple introduced iOS 16 with new features of Maps app finally adding multiple journey points, homescreen customization and more. Apple also announced new iPad os 16, Carplay update, Spatial Sound update and brand new Mac os Ventura. Macbook Air and Macbook Pro: "With an all-new, strikingly thin design and even more performance, MacBook Air also features a larger 13.6-inch Liquid Retina display, a 1080p FaceTime HD camera, four-speaker sound system, up to 18 hours of battery life,1 and MagSafe charging. It is now available in four finishes — silver, space gray, midnight, and starlight. M2 also comes to the 13-inch MacBook Pro, the world’s second best-selling laptop — delivering incredible performance, up to 24GB of unified memory, ProRes ...