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Samsung reportedly estimates a total of 1.52 billion smartphones to be sold globally next year, up 7.6 percent year-on-year (YoY) from 2021. The company is aiming to capture a 21.9 percent share of the market, The Elec claims. The publication cites Samsung’s official smartphone shipment plan for 2022. The Korean firm had reportedly shared the info with its major suppliers. Looking at the figures for recent years, Samsung is expecting quite an upturn in its fortunes....

As of this writing, the Galaxy S22, Galaxy S22+, and the Galaxy S22 Ultra are receiving the August SMR (Security Maintenance Release) in Europe. Rolling out with firmware version S90BXXU2AVG6, the update is also available in Russia and the Caucasian region. Users in other regions, including the US, can expect to pick up the latest security release in the coming days. The official changelog on Samsung’s update tracker mentions stability improvements along with next month’s security fixes....

The new report doesn’t go into details regarding the changes that system animations will see with One UI 5.0. Perhaps the changes are minor but will add to the overall user experience. With more devices now coming with 90Hz or 120Hz display refresh rates, faster animations will certainly make navigating smoother. Even Google is making changes to Android system animations with Android 13. The fingerprint unlocking animation, loading of apps onto the homescreen, notification tray expansion animation, and transition from one settings page to another will all feel faster on the next Android version....

The Samsung Odyssey G9 is normally a $1,500 monitor. But during Prime Day its one of a handful of a PC gaming monitors that are on sale for hundreds off. While the sale is going on you can pick up the Odyssey G9 for $1,099 instead of its normal price. Saving you $400. Keep in mind this is the original Odyssey G9 monitor and not the Odyssey Neo G9. Which comes with a Mini-LED panel instead of a QLED panel....

First reported by SamMobile, the Android 12 + One UI 4 update for the Galaxy Z Flip 3 features the firmware version F711BXXU2BUKM. With the rollout commencing in Serbia, it’s safe to assume that other markets would follow suit over the coming days and weeks. It’s currently unclear whether the update is also reaching One UI 4 beta users in the region. Users can install the new update by navigating to Settings – Software update and hitting the download button if an update is available....