Samsung may have shelved the Exynos 2300 project Samsung may have shelved the Exynos 2300 project For years, Samsung used Snapdragon and Exynos processors in its flagships in different markets. The two solutions didn’t offer the same sustained performance, with Exynos-powered phones underperforming their Snapdragon counterparts. Of course, users didn’t like it, but the company didn’t stop the practice. However, this performance gap has widened in recent years, and Samsung finally appears to be prepared to give up on Exynos....

Samsung’s security update page shows you all of its supported devices and how often they’ll receive updates from the company. If the phone’s not on the list, it’s not getting any more updates. Recently, as discovered by 9To5Google, the Note 9 was taken off of the list. This comes just over four years after the phone launched. Samsung released the Galaxy Note 9 back in August of 2018 with Android 8....

One of the employees reportedly raised the question regarding why the company is showing ads and promotions in its stock apps. The said employee probably worked in the customer service department and was having too many complaints about the ads interfering with the user experience. Well, that’s just a guess. The bigger picture here is the President’s response. According to the report, TM Roh explicitly confirmed that Samsung will gradually remove ads from all its stock apps with new updates in the coming weeks and months....

The research firm uncovered the security vulnerability during what it calls the Kryptowire Mobile Application Security Testing (MAST). The test found that this vulnerability permitted local apps “to mimic system-level activity and ‘hijack’ critical protected functionality,” Kryptowire said. After gaining access to the device in this fashion, the attacker could theoretically carry out a factory reset, remove/install apps, or even make phone calls. This vulnerability also allows the attacker to weaken HTTPS security via weaker root certificates....

The Snapdragon 8 Gen 1+ gets detailed one day before its launch The Snapdragon 8 Gen 1+ gets detailed one day before its launch Qualcomm scheduled a press event in China for May 20. We do know this is a Snapdragon event, but we still didn’t get a confirmation that the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1+ will launch. That seems quite certain at this point, though. Not only did the SoC’s details surface, but it’s just the right time to launch it....