The Samsung Foldable Galaxy smartphone is coming in September?

Speculations are now coming since rumors are saying the Galaxy S9/S9+ sales are not going as expected and therefore Samsung may launch the Galaxy Note 9 in July.

However Samsung has been granted with a patent for a folding out smartphone to tablet recently according to the investor from Korea , another similar before that one here .Both matches the model concept Samsung showed at CES 2013.

So I was wondering are Galaxy S9/S9+ sales really not as expected or is Samsung just making room to announce  the foldable smartphone for September.?

Remember Apple is coming with 3 new iPhones for September, one with LCD display and two with OLED displays and bigger sizes than today model iPhone X. Then Samsung has to come with something greater than Apple for that time.

Samsung has to amaze the world with a new smartphone form factor soon and if the company wants to keep the market lead.

SONY introduces new TV 2018 line up. Includes Google Assistant.

SONY introduced today 3 new 2018 premium TV models. The BRAVIA OLED 4KHDR ULTRA HD A8F, the X900F 4K HDR TV and the X850F 4K HDR TV,  all of them with Google Assistant.

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More information: SONY Sizes and Prices:here

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More information:SONY Sizes and Prices: here

Samsung Galaxy Note 9 SM-N960U with Android 8.1, stops by Geekbench.

Geekbench today tested the Samsung Galaxy Note 9  SM-N960U  US version with a score of 2190 for a single core performance and 8806 for a multi core performance with a Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 cpu (8 cores) with a base frequency 1.7 GHz. The OS is Android 8.1. Memory RAM has  4935MB (6GB ?) . Detailed information you can find it on GEEKBENCH.

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New iPad 9.7 inch now supports Apple pencil. Starts at $329.- Specifications.

Apple unveiled today the New iPad 9.7 inch which now supports Apple Pencil and has the following prices and specifications:

Specifications ( Credit GSM Arena):

Supported LTE Networks

Versions: Apple iPad 9.7 Wi-Fi + Cellular (4G/LTE); Apple iPad Wi-Fi (Wi-Fi, w/o GPS)

NETWORK Technology

GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE

LAUNCH Announced 2018, March

Status Available. Released 2018, March

BODY Dimensions 240 x 169.5 x 7.5 mm (9.45 x 6.67 x 0.30 in)

Weight 469 g (Wi-Fi) / 478 g (LTE) (1.05 lb)

Build Front glass, aluminum body

SIM Nano-SIM/ Electronic SIM card (Apple e-SIM)

  - Stylus support

DISPLAY Type LED-backlit IPS LCD, capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors

Size 9.7 inches, 291.4 cm2 (~71.6% screen-to-body ratio)

Resolution 1536 x 2048 pixels, 4:3 ratio (~264 ppi density)

Multitouch Yes

Protection Scratch-resistant glass, oleophobic coating

PLATFORM OS iOS 11.3

Chipset Apple A10 Fusion

CPU Quad-core 2.34 GHz (2x Hurricane + 2x Zephyr)

GPU PowerVR Series7XT Plus (six-core graphics)

MEMORY Card slot No

Internal 32/128 GB, 2 GB RAM

CAMERA Primary 8 MP (f/2.4, 31mm, 1.12 µm), autofocus

Features Geo-tagging, touch focus, face/smile detection, HDR (photo/panorama)

Video 1080p@30fps, 720p@120fps, HDR, stereo sound rec.

Secondary 1.2 MP (f/2.2, 31mm), 720p@30fps, face detection, HDR, FaceTime over Wi-Fi or Cellular

SOUND Alert types N/A

Loudspeaker Yes, with stereo speakers

3.5mm jack Yes

  - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

COMMS WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot

Bluetooth 4.2, A2DP, EDR, LE

GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS (Wi‑Fi + Cellular model only)

Radio No

USB 2.0, proprietary reversible connector

FEATURES Sensors Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, compass, barometer

Messaging iMessage, Email, Push Email, IM

Browser HTML5 (Safari)

  - Siri natural language commands and dictation

- iCloud cloud service

- MP3/WAV/AAX+/AIFF/Apple Lossless player

- MP4/H.264 player

- Audio/video/photo editor

- Document editor

BATTERY Non-removable Li-Ion battery (32.4 Wh)

Talk time Up to 10 h (multimedia)

MISC Colors Silver, Gold, Space Gray

Price About 350 EUR

Disclaimer. We can not guarantee that the information on this page is 100% correct. 

Korean mobile carrier KT to commercialize 5G network services in March 2019. Samsung and Intel parts suppliers.

The 5G platform will be based on end-to-end (E2E) Orchestrator, a network virtualization control system, which will manage KT’s 5G network from core equipment to base stations to devices in real time.

The platform will be essential to providing 5G-based autonomous driving, immersive media and internet of things services, the company said. 

“E2E Orchestrator can be flexibly converted for different uses according to changing demand for services, which boasts high efficiency and provides a great variety of 5G services for consumers,” the company said. 

KT is planning to implement connected car, smart factory and drone services by using the platform. 

At a press conference in Gwanghwamun, central Seoul, on Thursday, KT demonstrated a multi-play virtual reality game based on the 5G network, dubbed “Special Force VR,” co-developed by game firm Dragonfly. 

Players in Gwanghwamun were connected with other players in Sinchon, northwestern Seoul, via KT’s 5G network to play the game in real time. 

“KT will perfectly deliver the promise made to the world at the PyeongChang Olympics,” said KT’s network business head Oh Seong-mok. “KT will start providing perfect 5G services in March 2019 based on our technologies and know-how that have been built up.” 

For the past three years, KT applied for more than 100 patents for preparations of pilot 5G services for the Olympics. And it has secured core technologies for the 5G network, it said.

Major parts of the KT-led PyeongChang 5G specifications in cooperation with Samsung Electronics, Intel and other global equipment vendors were adopted by 3GPPas non-standalone standards in December. 

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Samsung files a patent for a both sides expandable display smartphone.

Samsung presented a patent application for a both sides expandable display smartphone.

This Samsung's latest patent centers on a traditional smartphone body that could greatly expand its display to watch wide screen content by simply pulling out both the right and left retractable sides as noted below in Patent figure 2.

As you're able to see in Samsung's patent FIG. 2 above, there's a fixed display in the center of the smartphone noted as D1 that's present in FIG. 1 as well. Once the smartphone's display is expanded, the user will have two extra display portions noted above as Displays DA2 and DA3.

Samsung's patent FIG. 15 above illustrates a cross-sectional view of a reduction mode of an expandable display smartphone #500. In an expandable display device #500, the first guiding portion #25 includes a first inclined guiding portion #251 connected to the first roller housing #22, and a first flat guiding portion #252 connected to the first inclined guiding portion #251. The first inclined guiding portion allows the flexible display panel #70 to be smoothly slid by the flexible display panel being gently bent. 

The second guiding portion #35 includes a second inclined guiding portion #351 connected to the second roller housing #32, and a second flat guiding portion #352 connected to the second inclined guiding portion #351. The second inclined guiding portion allows the flexible display panel to be smoothly slid by the flexible display panel being gently bent. 

This type of smartphone could accommodate viewing home videos, movies, widescreen TV and playing games. The tradeoff would appear to be that the smartphone would have to be thicker than most premium smartphones today.

Samsung filed their U.S. patent application back in July 2017 and it was made public last week by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Considering that this is a patent application, the timing of such a product to market is unknown at this time.

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Apple event of March 27 will not be live streamed.

On Apple TV the  event application was updated today with new information which shows the upcoming Special educational event  at Lane Tech College Prep High School in Chicago Illinois with not a live stream optuion. Instead Apple will upload a video of the event after it concludes.

Apple held an educational event back then in 2012 and did not stream it either. Well it is only for teachers and students.

However rumors were saying Apple might unveil new iPads at the event , maybe a low-cost model for students.

Apparently there will not be new iPads models for the general consumer in March 27.

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Apple iPad with WiFi, 32GB, Space Gray (2017 Model)

Making a GIF is simple on the Samsung Galaxy S9. Video.

Just select a video on your Galaxy S9/S9+ and choose where to start, record , stop and save. Done.

The video below can explain much better how can you do that.

Samsung is deciding to include the under display fingerprint sensor in the Galaxy Note 9.

Design and messages on the above picture are only concepts.

Teckie Girl from China @MMDDJ_ has twitted today a report news  confirming  Samsung is deciding at this time to include a under display fingerprint sensor in the upcoming Galaxy Note 9.

Samsung is probably near to get this feature to work 100% in the device.

New report said Samsung decide to. use under display Fingerprint sensor on GALAXY Note 9.

— 萌萌的电教 (@MMDDJ_) March 22, 2018

LG WebOS Smart TVs 2018 models just arrived at good prices.. 4K UHD HDR and HD 1080p.

LG 55" Class (54.6" Diag) 4K UHD HDR Smart LED TV 2018 Model (55UJ6200) with Xtreme Solo X3 Bluetooth Home Theater Sound Bar, 6ft High Speed HDMI Cable Black & Screen Cleaner for TVs US$539.99

LG Electronics 43UK6300PUE 43" 4K Ultra HD Smart TV (2018 Model), Brown US$496.99

LG Electronics 49LJ550M 49-Inch Class Full HD 1080p Smart LED TV (2018 Model) US$329.99

Windows 10 Update KB 4088776 March 2018. Improvements and Fixes.

March 13, 2018—KB4088776 (OS Build 16299.309)

Applies to: Windows 10 version 1709.

Improvements and fixes.

This update includes quality improvements. No new operating system features are being introduced in this update. Key changes include:

Addresses issue where Internet Explorer stops working when using F12-based developer tools. 

Addresses issue with printing XML documents with Internet Explorer and Microsoft Edge. 

Updates legacy Document Mode cell visibility in Internet Explorer.

Addresses issue with pinch and zoom gestures on some hardware in Internet Explorer.

Addresses issue where Internet Explorer is unresponsive in certain scenarios when a Browser Helper Object is installed.

Addresses issue to prevent media and other applications from becoming unresponsive or failing when upgrading graphics drivers.

Addresses issue where customers receive "Check your account, you don't own this content” errors when attempting to play or install owned content. This issue can also result in customers getting kicked out of a game in the middle of play.

Addresses issue where, after installing KB4056892,KB4073291, KB4058258, KB4077675, or KB4074588 on a server, you may not be able to access SMB shared files in directory junction points or volume mount points hosted on that server. The error is "ERROR_INVALID_REPARSE_DATA”.

 As a result, editing some group policies using GPMC or AGPM 4.0 may fail with the error "The data present in the reparse point buffer is invalid. (Exception from HRESULT: 0x80071128)".

Addresses issue where an AD FS server issue causes the WID AD FS database to become unusable after a restart. This might prevent the AD FS service from starting.

Addresses issue where, after installing KB4090913, the Mixed Reality Portal may fail to initialize. This results in an “SXXXXXXX-X” error or a “We couldn’t download the Windows Mixed Reality Software” message may appear after the software is successfully downloaded.

Due to recent work with our antivirus (AV) partners, AV software has now reached a sustained level of broad compatibility with Windows updates. After analyzing the available data, we’re lifting the AV compatibility check for the March 2018 Windows security updates for supported Windows 10 devices through Windows Update. We’ll continue to require that AV software be compatible. Devices with known AV driver compatibility problems will be blocked from updates. We recommend that customers check installed AV software compatibility with their AV provider.

Security updates to Internet Explorer, Microsoft Edge, Microsoft Scripting Engine, Windows Desktop Bridge, Windows Kernel, Windows Shell, Windows MSXML, Device Guard, Windows Hyper-V, Windows Installer, and the Microsoft Scripting Engine.

If you installed earlier updates, only the new fixes in this package will be downloaded and installed on your device.

For more information about the resolved security vulnerabilities, see the Security Update Guide.

How to get this update.

This update will be downloaded and installed automatically from Windows Update. To get the standalone package for this update, go to the Microsoft Update Catalog website. 

Important When installing both the SSU and the LCU updates from the Microsoft Update Catalog, install the SSU before installing the LCU.

File information

For a list of the files that are provided in this update, download the file information for cumulative update 4088776. 

Windows 10 Actualizaciòn KB4088776 de Marzo 2018: Mejoras y Correciones.

13 de marzo de 2018: KB4088776 (compilación del SO 16299.309)

Mejoras y correcciones

Esta actualización incluye mejoras de calidad. En esta actualización no se incorporan nuevas características del sistema operativo. Entre los principales cambios se encuentran los siguientes:

Soluciona el problema por el cual Internet Explorer deja de funcionar cuando se usan herramientas del desarrollador basadas en F12. 

Soluciona el problema con la impresión de documentos XML con Internet Explorer y Microsoft Edge. 

Actualiza la visibilidad de la celda del Modo documento en Internet Explorer.

Soluciona el problema con gestos de pellizco y zoom en algunos hardware en Internet Explorer. 

Soluciona el problema por el cual Internet Explorer no responde en ciertas situaciones cuando se instala un objeto de ayuda del navegador.

Soluciona el problema para evitar que los medios y otras aplicaciones no respondan o fallen al actualizar los controladores de gráficos.

Soluciona el problema por el cual los clientes reciben "Verifique su cuenta, no posee estos errores de contenido"” cuando intentan reproducir o instalar contenido de su propiedad. Este problema también puede provocar que los clientes sean expulsados de un juego a media partida.

Soluciona el problema por el cual, después de instalar KB4056892,KB4073291, KB4058258, KB4077675, or KB4074588 en un servidor, es posible que no pueda acceder a los archivos compartidos SMB en los puntos de unión de directorios o puntos de montaje de volúmenes alojados en ese servidor. El error dice "ERROR_INVALID_REPARSE_DATA”. Como resultado, al editar algunas políticas de grupo mediante GPMC o AGPM 4.0, es posible que se produzca el error "Los datos en el búfer de puntos de análisis no son válidos. (Excepción de HRESULT: 0x80071128)".

Soluciona el problema por el cual un problema del servidor de AD FS provoca que la base de datos WID AD FS quede inutilizable después de un reinicio. Esto podría evitar el inicio del servicio de AD FS.

Se soluciona el problema por el cual, después de instalar KB4090913, el Portal de realidad mixta puede fallar al inicializarse. Esto da como resultado  un error “SXXXXXXX-X” o un mensaje de “"No’ podemos descargar el software de realidad mixta de Windows"” después de que el software se haya descargado correctamente.

Debido al trabajo reciente con nuestros socios antivirus (AV), el software AV ha alcanzado ahora un nivel sostenido de amplia compatibilidad con las actualizaciones de Windows. Después de analizar los datos disponibles, hemos decidido eliminar la verificación de compatibilidad AV en las actualizaciones de seguridad de Windows de marzo de 2018 para los dispositivos compatibles con Windows 10 a través de Windows Update. Se seguirá requiriendo que el software AV sea compatible. Los dispositivos con problemas conocidos de compatibilidad con controladores AV se bloquearán a partir de las actualizaciones. Recomendamos que los clientes verifiquen la compatibilidad del software AV instalado con su proveedor de AV.

Actualizaciones de seguridad para Internet Explorer, Microsoft Edge, motor de scripting de Microsoft, Windows Desktop Bridge, kernel de Windows, Windows Shell, Windows MSXML, Device Guard, Windows Hyper-V y Windows Installer.

Si instaló actualizaciones anteriores, solo se descargarán e instalarán en su dispositivo las nuevas correcciones que se incluyen en este paquete.

Para obtener más información sobre las vulnerabilidades de seguridad resueltas, consulte la Guía de actualización de seguridad.

Problemas conocidos en esta actualizaciòn.

Cómo obtener esta actualización.

Esta actualización se descargará e instalará automáticamente desde Windows Update. Para obtener el paquete independiente de esta actualización, vaya al sitio web del Catálogo de Microsoft Update.  

Importante Al instalar las actualizaciones de SSU y LCU del Catálogo de actualizaciones de Microsoft, instale SSU antes de instalar LCU.

Información de archivo

Para ver la lista de los archivos proporcionados en esta actualización, descargue la información sobre los archivos de la actualización acumulativa 4088776. 

WebOS is now an Open source platform. LG Press Release.

Evolution of LG WebOS.

The WebOS  platform was originaly developed by Palm in a great effort to make new smartphones and tablets for the internet age. Palm made several Palm smartphones as PalmPre and one tablet called the TouchPad made by HP but they were not succesful. 

However the software platform is the pioneer of many features of what you see and use on any iPhone or Android smartphone at this time.

HP bought Palm WebOS and sold it to LG who started to implement it on Smarts TV until now and keep going. LG made some smartwatches with WebOS to attend some cars makers companies like Audi, but did not go out with great volumens of  them for the consumer.

Now LG wants to go beyond the Smart TVs, refrigerators  and is offering WebOS as an Open Source to the public, encouraging you to make it work on new products as smartwatches, robots,  laptops, tablets etc as you can notice on the  above picture and here below.

Press Release:

As part of a broader effort to make webOS even more accessible to today’s consumers and industries, LG Electronics (LG) entered into a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with a federal government body to more actively advance its philosophy of open platform, open partnership and open connectivity.

The National IT Industry Promotion Agency (NIPA) is the governmental body within South Korea’s Ministry of Science and ICT (Information and Communication Technology) responsible for developing the country’s IT sector.

LG will solicit webOS business proposals from hundreds of start-ups recommended by NIPA and shortlist the most viable ones to provide logistical and technical support with commercialization as the ultimate goal. With LG’s backing, startups will take part in international events such as Open Source Summit and OSCON to share their ideas and initiatives with other industry influencers.

Toward its goal of expanding the webOS global footprint, LG developed an open source version of its platform, webOS Open Source Edition, now available to the public at webosose.org

Developers can download the source code free as well as taking advantage of related tools, guides and forums on the site to become more familiar with webOS and its inherent benefits as a smart devices platform. And because webOS is a Linux-kernel-based multitasking OS with support for HTML5 and CSS3, webOS will be quite familiar to even new developers.

“When LG adopted webOS for our popular smart TV lineup in 2013, it did so with the knowledge that webOS had tremendous potential,” said Dr. I.P. Park, Chief Technology Officer at LG Electronics. “webOS has come a long way since then and is now a mature and stable platform ready to move beyond TVs to join the very exclusive group of operating systems that have been successfully commercialization at such a mass level. As we move from an app-based environment to a web-based one, we believe the true potential of webOS has yet to be seen.”

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Apple sent out invitation for an educational event in March 27. New iPads?

Apple sent email invitations for an educational event to take place in the Lane Tech College Prep. High School of Chicago, Illinois in March 27 at 10:00 a.m.

Something new could arrive concerning the iPad Pro and its Apple Pencil. Maybe a software upgrade or a new iPad Pro model.

New iPad adding the Apple Pencil for the educational market and probably a new 13.3 inch retina MacBook for replacing the old MacBook Air.

Apple is planning to succeed with its Swift program as detailed here

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Apple`s WWDC18 (WorldWide Developers Conference) from June 4 -June 8 in San Josè.

Apple  announced it will host its 29th annual Worldwide Developers Conference in San Jose from June 4 through June 8. The McEnery Convention Center will be home to the world’s most creative developer community, who come together every year to share unique perspectives and learn about the future of Apple’s breakthrough products and services.

Every year, WWDC provides an opportunity for millions of developers to learn more about how to create new experiences across Apple's platforms for iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, Apple TV, Mac and HomePod. A broad range of robust developer APIs, including SiriKit, HomeKit, HealthKit, GymKit, MusicKit, ResearchKit, and CoreML, give developers new ways to help users take command of everything from their health and homes, to how they get around, shop and learn. Last year at WWDC Apple debuted ARKit, and since then, developers with apps in every category on the App Store have embraced inventive ways to engage customers with virtual experiences overlaid in the real world.

The App Store is the most vibrant software marketplace in the world. Available in 155 countries across iOS, macOS, watchOS, tvOS and iMessage, the App Store gives Apple customers access to millions of apps to make their lives easier, enrich their passions and connect with people around the globe. Developers and Apple enthusiasts everywhere can live-stream the conference on the WWDC app for iPhone, iPad and Apple TV as well as through the Apple Developer website.

Developers can apply for tickets from now through March 22 at 10 a.m. PDT via the WWDC website. Tickets are issued through a random selection process, and developers will be notified of application status by March 23 at 5 p.m. PDT.

Students are an integral part of the Apple developer community. Up to 350 WWDC Student Scholarships are available this year, providing students and members of all STEM organizations an opportunity to earn a free ticket to WWDC. Students can now visit the WWDC website for details on how to apply.

Download Huawei P20 wallpapers.

3 new Huawei smartphones are going to be announced in March 27 , the P20, P20 Pro and the mid range P20 Lite. Meanwhile you can enjoy the official wallpapers downoading them from the link below thanks to xdadevelopers

Huawei P20 wallpapers

Apple is getting rid of the notch for 2019 iPhones.

Apple is preparing a new display without notch design for their new iPhones. This new display will be based on OLED and it is heard that it will be applied to new iPhones that will be released in 2019.

“Apple decided to get rid of notch design starting from 2019 models and is having discussions with relevant companies.” said a representative for an industry. “It seems that Apple is planning to implement full-screen that is more complete to its new iPhones.”

Apple will keep its face recognition technology called ‘Face ID’ for 2019 models. As a result, industries are interested on how Apple will be able to place receiver, front-camera, and Face ID feature and implement full-screen at the same time. Some display industries think that Apple will either drill holes into OLED panels or use BM (Black Matrix) area within displays.

Apple has been looking to implement full-screen design on its iPhones. “Our vision always has been to create a iPhone that has its front completely filled with a display.” said Apple while releasing iPhone X last year.

Apple is planning to release two 2018 models with OLED display and a 2018 model with LCD display during this fall. 

It is heard that OLED models will be available in 5.85-inch display and 6.46-inch display while a LCD model will be available only in 6.04-inch model. All three of these models will have Face ID function and it is heard that there will be less bezel and smaller notch design.

Some phone manufacturers are copying Apple iPhone X design like ASUS from Taiwan who introduced its Smartphone called ZenFone 5 that looks exactly like Apple’s iPhone X at MWC 2018.

Other Chinese Smartphone manufacturers are imitating and applying notch design to their new Smartphones.

Rumors are saying even LG Electronics are also preparing new Smartphones with similar design as Apple’s notch design.

ETNews

First Draws of Samsung Galaxy Note 9 surge. No back fingerprint scanner.

The first draw of the upcoming Samsung Galaxy Note 9 in September, shows a Infinity Display but a space for the S Pen in the left. Volume buttons in the left and in the right the power button.

The second draw shows a dual camera , flash, and no fingerprint scanner on the back anymore.

We think the Galaxy Note 9 will arrive with Intelligent Scan only and that is a new technology for Galaxy S9 and S9+ that combines face recognition and iris scan to make unlocking simple even in low light. So why needing a fingerprint scanner at all?

However it is uncertain at this time, if Samsung will include a under display fingerprint reader on the Galaxy Note 9.

Rumors are saying Samsung is still testing  that technology. So we have to wait to see if they succeed with that. 

Zyad Atef on Twitter

Before related post: Samsung starts testing the Galaxy Note 9 model N960USQE0ARA2.

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