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Samsung has launched the Galaxy Quantum 5, an enhanced version of the Galaxy A55, exclusively in South Korea on the SK Telecom network. The key feature of this variant is its quantum cryptography security chip, the S2Q000 Quantum Random Number Generator (QRNG) from ID Quantique, which enhances security for online banking and payment apps. This makes the Galaxy Quantum 5 particularly suited for users who prioritize digital security.

The Galaxy Quantum 5 features a 6.6-inch Super AMOLED display with Full HD+ resolution, a 120Hz refresh rate, HDR10+ support, and Gorilla Glass Victus+ protection. It is powered by the Exynos 1480 processor, coupled with 8GB of RAM and 128GB of internal storage. The device runs Android 14 and is promised four major Android OS updates. A 5,000mAh battery with 25W fast charging powers the phone.

In terms of cameras, the Galaxy Quantum 5 sports a 32MP front camera and a triple rear camera setup, including a 50MP primary sensor, a 12MP ultrawide lens, and a 5MP macro lens, with the ability to record 4K video at 30fps. Additional features include an in-display optical fingerprint reader, IP67 dust and water resistance, stereo speakers, and connectivity options like 5G, Wi-Fi 6, Bluetooth 5.3, and NFC.

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Availability and Price

The phone is available in South Korea only (at least for now) and it’s offered in three colors: Awesome Ice Blue, Awesome Lilac, and Awesome Navy, and is priced at KRW 618,200 (~$465). Customers who purchase the device by September 3 can benefit from various promotional offers, including 11pay points, subscriptions to services like YouTube Premium and Microsoft 365 Basic, and a genuine Samsung Silicone Case.

Samsung Launches Galaxy A55 Variant With Enhanced Security Chip

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X has entered the streaming wars, sort of. Owner Elon Musk announced that the X TV app — teased earlier this year — is available now for some Amazon Fire TVs, Google TVs and some LG panels.

If your TV doesn’t fit into one of those categories, don’t fret. You’re not missing anything.

The short teaser video included in the beta app announcement shows what appears to be the Google version of the app with a typical looking streaming video interface. There are rows of links to videos for the very small number of original shows on the platform like right-wing dog whistler Tucker Carlson and accounts for SpaceX and Tesla. However, the actual app (or at least the version for Amazon Fire TVs) looks nothing like the video and offers even less in terms of content.

Currently, the X TV app is just a video delivery system for the X app. You’ll need an X account to log in and it just sends you to a curated list of X videos that are already on the platform. However, what appear to be the default recommendations are truly hideous to anyone not of the same political mind as Musk.

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I used a burner account that wasn’t following many users, and the videos the X TV app offered me on first viewing includes a Megyn Kelly video accusing Tim Walz of committing “stolen valor,” a report from right-wing social media influencer Andy Ngo and Carlson’s fawning interview with historian Darryl Cooper who performs some revisionist history by calling Winston Churchill “the chief villain of the Second World War.”

X TV’s video library is reflective of its users; after years of skewing liberal, its most active userbase is now conservative fans ready for whatever red meat X dangles over them. The videos on show may entertain those users, and Musk’s fan club may fawn over finally having a streaming app on smart TVs, but even if you’re in that demo, it’s a disappointingly barebones app compared to rivals like Rumble. 

This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/entertainment/streaming/the-x-tv-app-is-out-now-and-yes-it-really-sucks-204931559.html?src=rss

Instagram is rolling out comments for Stories. Previously, the short-lived Stories could only be replied to in direct messages. This new feature offers a more visible way for users to interact with their friends’ posts. The original poster will not receive the comments in a DM; a rep from Meta said that “comments live only on your Story.”

Story comments can be turned on or off for any individual post. If enabled, comments can be seen by anyone following an account, but only mutuals can leave comments. As with the Story post type, the comments will disappear after 24 hours. Small profile images of the commenters will appear at the bottom of a person’s Story icon, so you’ll know there are comments attached before you tap to view the post.

People can still choose to respond to Stories with a DM if the user has their account set to accept those messages. There’s also an option to send a DM in response to a Story comment, which you can do by swiping left on the text and tapping the DM icon.

Instagram has been giving users more ways to snazz up their Stories. The posts can be created with customizable templates, get an AI-generated background or use a growing number of interactive stickers.

This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/social-media/instagram-stories-are-getting-comments-183051677.html?src=rss

If you need another sign that it’s a very strange year for PC hardware, consider Dell’s latest XPS 13 revision with Intel’s just-announced Core Ultra 200V processors. It’s the third time Dell has revamped its popular ultraportable over the past year. First, it got the original Core Ultra chip in April, and then in July Dell released a Snapdragon-equipped Copilot+ variant. And, as is usually the case with PC hardware, it pays to wait.

The new processors sport a 48 TOPS (tera operations per second) NPU (neural processing unit) for AI tasks, as well as dramatically faster performance and efficiency cores. Intel also claims its new Xe2 GPU, which is built into the chips, is 32 percent faster than the previous Core Ultra, 16 percent faster than AMD’s HX 360 and a whopping 68 percent faster than Qualcomm’s 12-core X Elite chip.

And since the Core Ultra 200V is an x86 processor, it doesn’t have any of the app compatibility and performance issues i saw on the Snapdragon-powered Copilot+ XPS 13. The only major downside over the previous Intel XPS 13 is that you can’t upgrade the new system’s memory — Intel’s Core Ultra 200V chips feature built-in RAM, which isn’t upgradeable at all.

Outside of the new chip, Dell says this latest XPS 13 is the first laptop to feature a tandem OLED display, a technology which basically stacks two OLED panels atop each other for better brightness. The new XPS 13 should also be able to get up to 26 hours of battery life while streaming video on its 1080p+ screen.

You can pre-order the XPS 13 with Intel’s Core Ultra 200V chips today starting at $1,400.

This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/computing/laptops/dells-xps-13-gets-its-third-update-in-a-year-with-intels-core-ultra-200v-160055759.html?src=rss

While you can do pretty much anything on your phone or tablet, sometimes having a dedicated device is the way to go. Opting for an ereader can help reduce eye strain compared with looking at a smartphone screen for hours on end. The battery will last longer too, and you won’t have notifications popping up to distract you. So if you’re someone who reads digital books and hasn’t picked up an ereader yet (or you’re tired of lugging around bulky paperbacks), it’s worth considering Amazon’s entry-level Kindle.

The Kindle has dropped from $100 to $85. While that’s not an all-time-low price, it matches the offer that we saw during Amazon’s Prime Day sale in July.

The standard Kindle is our pick for the best budget ereader. With its six-inch, 300dpi E Ink display, it’s the lightest and most compact model in Amazon’s lineup at the moment.

The Kindle comes with 16GB of storage, which makes it handy for audiobooks. When you buy both an ebook and an audiobook from Amazon, you can swap between the two easily enough on your Kindle. Thanks to the Whispersync feature, you can read for a bit in a park then continue where you left off with the narrated version while you’re on your way back home.

You can customize the reading experience by adjusting factors like the margins, font and text size, and even save your preferences as a theme or preset. While page turns are speedy, we felt that the touchscreen gestures didn’t always consistently carry out the intended action. It’s also worth bearing in mind that unlike other Kindles, this one has no waterproof rating, so you’ll want to be careful with it at the beach or pool.

Meanwhile, there’s one other thing worth noting here. This model debuted in 2022 and Amazon is expected to host its annual fall hardware event in the coming weeks. The Kindle is due for a refresh so we may see an updated model there. That said, if you’re just looking for a relatively inexpensive ereader, this is a solid deal.

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