Unsurprisingly, the Galaxy S23 Ultra is powered by the same chipset as the Galaxy S23. Codenamed Kalama, it is Qualcomm’s upcoming Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 flagship processor. The octa-core CPU has one ARM Cortex-X3 prime core clocked at 3.36GHz, four Cortex-A710 mid cores clocked at 2.80GHz, and three Cortex-A510 power-efficient cores clocked at 2.02GHz. It will feature the Adreno 740 GPU and a bunch of other improvements, including an improved NPU (neural processing unit)....

It’s all but confirmed that Samsung will launch its next-gen smartwatches in two models. While that’s unchanged from previous years, the company is rebranding the Classic model as Pro this year, and likely removing the iconic rotating bezel. The Pro model will come in a single size option (46mm) while the vanilla Galaxy Watch 5 will be available in 40mm and 44mm sizes. There have been reports that the Galaxy Watch 5 Pro will feature premium materials such as titanium case and sapphire glass....

As of this writing, the original clamshell foldable and its slightly younger 5G sibling are eligible for the beta program in South Korea (via). But, Samsung may soon expand the availability to other regions too. The company has also launched Android 13 betas in the US, the UK, Germany, Poland, China, and India, though availability varies by device. If not all seven markets, the Galaxy Z Flip duo should get beta programs in a few of them....

These drop tests have been conducted by PhoneBuff, and uploaded to YouTube. The video itself has a duration of around 8 minutes, and it does show quite a few drop tests. The Galaxy Z Fold 3 did really well. There are quite a few Galaxy Z Fold 3 drop tests included in this video There are quite a few Galaxy Z Fold 3 drop tests included in this video The video is embedded below the article, but we’ll talk about most of these tests separately....

In a statement, Google has said that the account violates YouTube Terms of Service. And that blocking the channel outright was the immediate appropriate action. Teams at Google are, the company says, actively monitoring the situation for “updates and changes” that may happen. But the search giant also pointed to its commitment to complying with sanctions imposed by the US. And, in this case, that includes sanctions against Russia following its invasion of Ukraine....