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Every single Galaxy S23 unit will ship with Snapdragon 8 Gen 2

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Over the last couple of months, we’ve been going back and forth when it comes to the Galaxy S23 series SoCs. Well, it’s now basically official, every single Galaxy S23 series handset will be fueled by the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SoC. The Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 will fuel every single Galaxy S23 model Yesterday, a report surfaced stating that the Exynos 2300 may not launch at all. That was supposed to be Samsung’s next-gen flagship SoC. A well-known tipster, Ice Universe, shared the news. That same tipster  shared a tweet earlier today, with an indirect confirmation that the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 will be the only chip in the Galaxy S23 phones. He basically acted out a little play in a tweet, presenting joy in a European user because he got rid of Exynos. In the latest  tweet he shared , he shared a statement from Qualcomm’s Chief Financial Officer (CFO), Akash Palkhiwala. You can see that statement in the image below. Mr. Palkhiwala clearly says that Qualcomm SoC share was 75% inside the Galaxy S22,

Deal: Master the Adobe Creative Cloud for as little as $1

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It’s pay what you want time folks, and we’re excited to see this particular deal return. The Adobe CC A-Z Lifetime Bundle is 100 hours of training in the world’s leading design suite. This week you can access the lot for just a few bucks . Whichever area of design you’d like to train in, it’s almost certainly covered in this bundle. There’s guidance in Adobe Photoshop for your images, Illustrator for your graphics, Premiere Pro for video editing, and a whole lot more. No modern design course would be complete without some training in web design , and this collection of learning kits is no exception. The UI/UX and Web Design Using Adobe XD course teaches you the art of building beautiful apps and websites. It’s worth $200 alone. The Adobe CC A-Z Bundle highlights: The Complete Adobe After Effects Course — $200 value The Complete Adobe Premiere Pro CC Master Class Course — $199.99 value Photoshop CC: Your Complete Beginner’s Guide — $200 value Illustrator CC: Essential

Here’s why your Spotify account might have been hacked and how to secure it

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For those of us old enough to remember, a carefully curated physical or digital music collection was once a thing of pride and joy. Today, of course, music streaming services like Spotify have taken over the duty of cherry-picking recommendations and giving you a non-stop stream of music tuned specifically to your taste. Now imagine if someone had the power to wreak havoc on that carefully tuned stream of music, or worse, lock you out of your own account. Unfortunately, a quick look around social media suggests that there has been a noticeable uptick in users reporting that their Spotify Premium accounts have been “hacked” and accessed without their permission. What is going on here? Why is are these Spotify Premium hacks happening, and more importantly, how do you secure your Spotify account against these hacks? Why was my Spotify Premium hacked? While Spotify has not acknowledged a wider issue, looking at user reports from Premium-tier subscribers paints a dire picture. The rep

Pop quiz: Can you name these true wireless earbuds?

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This quiz contains 10 images of some of the best and most popular true wireless earbuds available today. Your job is to look at each image and name the true wireless earbuds it shows. There are three answers available for every question, only one of which is correct. To get a good score, you not only have to be familiar with the design of these earbuds, but the look of their cases as well. Also, keep in mind that we’ve removed (photoshopped) brand names from a few products in order not to give away the answer. Are you up for the challenge? Press the Start button below and show us what you got — and don’t forget to share your score on social media at the end. Note: If you don’t see a Start button, click here . This is the 79th quiz in our regular weekly series. You can take a few of the most popular ones via the links below or check out all of them by clicking here . Let us know which questions you thought were the hardest and share your result with others in the comments! M

Deal: Master machine learning with MATLAB and Simulink

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Machine learning is the future, but it can be tricky to get your head around. There’s so much more to it than just training robots to take over the world. Actually, it can become a lucrative career with the right skills and training. The Essential MATLAB and Simulink Certification Training Bundle can have you mastering it immediately. We’re spotlighting it today because there’s a massive price drop on the training right now. The beginner-friendly learning kit includes 25 total hours of machine learning content for you to explore. You can learn how to implement algorithms in MATLAB and dive into AI . If you’ve ever wondered how Siri recognizes your voice, it all comes back to some MATLAB classifications. Use MATLAB to overcome Excel shortcomings. Many of us know Excel at least to some extent, but it’s also important to know that Excel can’t do it all. You can learn how to combine the strengths of Excel with the capabilities of MATLAB to amplify your data analysis . On

Woman moves from iOS to Android, new phone’s battery credited with saving life

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The Sun We’ll preface this article by saying we normally steer away from stories that originate from  The Sun , as the publication is notorious for misleading headlines and even yellow journalism. However, when a story emerges about how an Android battery allegedly saved a woman’s life, that’s something we just can’t ignore. According to  The Sun , a woman named Beth McDermott, pictured above, from Lancaster, England, suffered a head injury in her home. McDermott, who lives alone, was apparently unconscious for three days. When she awoke she could not use her legs, as she suffers from a syndrome called rhabdomyolysis, which results in skeletal muscle breaking down rapidly. Luckily, when McDermott reached for her phone, her Android battery was still at 50% — even after three days of sitting idle and unplugged. She called an ambulance and spent a week in the hospital recovering. Editor's Pick The best Android smartphones with the best battery life (July 2019) We'v

Software teardown suggests OnePlus 8 will land on Verizon

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91Mobiles The OnePlus 8 is likely just around the corner , and plenty of rumors and leaks have been rolling in. The latest rumors come from a recent APK teardown done by XDA Developers , which reveals a OnePlus 8 for Verizon is likely in the works. The teardown in question was of the latest OnePlus Launcher version 4.3.3. This update landed in the Play Store earlier today, and it included a few aesthetic changes, including the ability to hide icon labels on the home screen and the addition of an AMOLED black theme for the OnePlus Shelf . What users would not have seen on the surface are several pieces of evidence sitting deep within the launcher’s code that point toward a OnePlus 8 Verizon variant. This includes a new string referencing a Verizon folder, a method called “isVerizon” in the “SkuHelper” class that returns true if the software type is “Verizon,” and a switch statement in the DeviceHelper class that explicitly lists “OnePlus8VZW” alongside “OnePlus8TMO” and other pos