The Galaxy A53 has recently received the necessary approvals from the FCC as well as Thailand’s NBTC. First spotted by MySmartPrice, the device bears the model number SM-A536E in these listings. Prior certifications suggest it will also carry the model number SM-A536B in some regions. The latest certifications confirmed some of the rumored specs of the upcoming Galaxy mid-ranger. It will be available in both single SIM and dual SIM variants depending on the region....

The wallpapers, for instance, do share some commonality with those leaked earlier for the Galaxy Z Fold 3. That’s in terms of coloration. With the primary difference being in the overall shape, with the Galaxy Z Flip 3 taking a more ribbon-like aesthetic compared to the paint-splash design in that other series. What do these renders say about the Galaxy Z Flip 3? Now, the images do seem to highlight Samsung’s progress in bringing the design further....

According to the new report, Samsung held this rare meeting of CEOs from all its business divisions and affiliates this Monday. The high-level meeting took place at the Samsung Electronics Leadership Center in Yongin, Gyeonggi Province of South Korea. The executives shared the business performances of their respective divisions and discussed strategies for the coming years to tackle the macroeconomic challenges. The company’s Executive Chairman Lee Jae-yong was curiously missing from the meeting, though....

That being said, 91mobiles says that @OnLeaks told them that the Galaxy S22+ may be referred to as the Galaxy S22 Pro instead. Following that, Chun, a tipster, shared some additional naming information. Most Galaxy S22 series phones may feature different names He said that the Galaxy S22+ will indeed be called the Galaxy S22 Pro. The vanilla Galaxy S22 won’t offer a name change, it will still be called the Galaxy S22....

Clean rooms are pretty much self-explanatory. These are enclosed areas free from dust and any other pollution. Even the temperature, humidity, and atmospheric pressure in these rooms are manually controlled to ensure optimal conditions. This is because just one speck of dust or unstable environmental conditions can affect the yield rate of semiconductors. It is critical for the clean rooms to be clean and have tight control over other parameters for efficient semiconductor manufacturing....

Much like the massive Odyssey Ark that Samsung is launching next month, both the Odyssey G70B and G65B will have gaming hub out of the box. Samsung Gaming Hub is also available on a number of Samsung smart TVs, and is likely to come to even more gaming monitors and TVs in the future. In fact it’s almost a certainty. Samsung said earlier this year that gaming hub would be coming to both current and future smart TVs and gaming monitors....

As of this writing, the Galaxy Tab Active Pro Wi-Fi (model number SM-T540) is picking up the November SMR (Security Maintenance Release) in Europe. Well, the rollout has begun in Switzerland with firmware version T540XXS3CVL2 but should soon sweep through the continent before expanding into other regions. The same update for the LTE model (SM-T545) is available in the UK and Thailand with firmware version T545XXS3CVL2_B2BF. Samsung will soon cover units in more markets....

For starters, the Galaxy Tab S8 FE will feature MediaTek’s MT8791V processor, Geekbench confirms. It’s the 6nm Kompanio 900T chipset launched in September last year. The SoC is primarily built for tablets and Chromebooks. It has two ARM Cortex-A78 CPU cores clocked at 2.60GHz for demanding tasks and six Cortex-A55 efficiency cores clocked at 2.00GHz. MediaTek has paired the CPU with a Mali-G68 GPU. The chipset supports LPDDR5 RAM, UFS 3....

The app enables real-time two-way communication between two Galaxy Watch 4 wearables. Users can also create channels that allow multiple Galaxy Watch 4 owning friends or contacts to communicate simultaneously. The app will only work on Wear OS running Samsung smartwatches, including the Galaxy Watch 4 As noted by SamMobile, the app is only compatible with Samsung’s Wear OS smartwatches, including the newly launched Galaxy Watch 4 and Watch 4 Classic....

Samsung plans to churn out more chips despite a global economic slowdown Samsung began production at its P3 chip plant, which is its largest anywhere on the earth, a few months back. Dutch firm ASML supplied the EUV machines for the factory, with the company initially producing cutting-edge NAND flash memory chips. It now plans to expand the factory by adding a 12-inch wafers capacity for DRAM memory chips, MoneyControl reports citing unnamed industry sources from the South Korean newspaper Seoul Economic Daily....

Samsung is also a major player in the entertainment department. The Samsung streaming service TV Plus now offers various types of content. However, it wants to enrich its portfolio with new shows and channels. According to the company’s announcement, it partnered with companies like ITV Studios, Banijay, and FreeSports to bring these channels to the service. Most or all subscribers should be able to access this content. So long as they have a compatible device....

The December security update for Galaxy devices patches as many as 80 vulnerabilities, Samsung revealed last week. The vast majority of those patches are part of the latest ASB (Android Security Bulletin). These vulnerabilities exist on Android OS and other partner components. They affect all devices using those components. At least five of this month’s ASB patches concerned critical vulnerabilities, some of which could lead to remote code execution with any additional privileges....

Counterpoint Research predicts that Samsung will retain that share, holding onto as much as 75-percent through 2023. Foldables aren’t a big slice of the smartphone pie but Samsung will help it grow Now, that percentage is massive, and follows on shipments numbering closer to 3 million units for 2020 in the foldable space. And in 2023, the firm believes that number will grow exponentially to around 30 million units. Which would ultimately, if Counterpoint Research is accurate, give Samsung around 22....

The Roomba i6+ introduces an exclusive upgrade to imprint Smart Mapping so that your robot can learn your home to unleash powerful cleaning when, where, and how you want to attack messes in the moment. Forget about vacuuming for months at a time, with the Roomba i6+ robot vacuum that returns to the Clean Base Automatic Dirt Disposal and empties itself into Dirt Disposal bags that hold up to 60 days of dirt and dust....

Keep in mind that these prices are good today only, as it is part of the Gold Box Deal of the Day. And it will expire at midnight PST tonight. In this sale, you’ll find Anker’s new MagGo series of products, which works really well on the iPhone. So if you have anyone on your list that uses an iPhone 12 or iPhone 13, these will make great gifts. That includes the Anker 622 Magnetic Battery which is now $44....

Creative Assembly is the studio that’s popular for making Alien Isolation and the Total War franchise. The former was previously released on mobile platforms. Now, it bringing us a new multiplayer shooter called Hyenas We were just hit with a trailer (via Engadget) showing us just a bit of the game, and it looks really interesting. Since it’s a multiplayer game, we’re not sure if there’s any sort of campaign mode with a story....

The September SMR (Security Maintenance Release) for the Galaxy A53 5G started rolling out to the unlocked units in the US a few days back. The update came with firmware version A536U1UES4AVH4. The carrier-locked variants followed suit earlier this week. The updated firmware version for the latter is A536USQU3AVH1. According to SamMobile, who first reported this rollout, the new software package for the phone is live on all major carrier networks, including AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile, Verizon, Comcast, and Xfinity Mobile....

The company says upgrading to the Power tier gives you access to a machine with an NVIDIA 3070-class GPU or AMD’s latest RDNA 2-based GPU architecture. This includes the AMD Radeon PRO V620 which is built specifically for cloud computing and gaming. It also adds 16GB of RAM. That’s quite a bump in gaming performance if you can afford and are ok with the higher price tag. Why the Shadow Power Upgrade costs more than comparable services Without the Power upgrade Shadow costs $30 for its standard package....

For the diehard Xbox fan, these sneakers are sure to be a must-have item. One neat detail is that they aren’t plastered with logos. The only one appears to be on the tongue of the shoe. And it’s the original Xbox logo as opposed to the one used today. According to Xbox, the wild design and translucent green color is meant to mimic the design of the translucent green original Xbox....

If you’re one that drinks a lot of coffee, then the Nespresso VertuoPlus Coffee and Espresso Maker is definitely worth investing in. As it is going to be a lot cheaper to buy this over spending $5 at Starbucks every single day. And you don’t have to leave the house for it! With most of us working from home these days, this is definitely a good thing to invest in....