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Details about Samsung’s Galaxy S25 series launch are becoming clearer, thanks to reliable insider Alvin (@sondesix on X, formerly Twitter). He has shared specific information about the first Galaxy Unpacked event of 2025, including the date, time, location, and expected announcements.

According to Alvin, the event is scheduled for January 22, 2025, a Wednesday, at 10 AM Pacific Time. Like the Galaxy S24 launch, it will take place in San Jose, California. Given Samsung’s history and Alvin’s accurate track record, this date is likely reliable.

The event will focus on three smartphones: the Galaxy S25, Galaxy S25 Plus, and Galaxy S25 Ultra (remember that the latter already leaked in a hands-on video, showing its design). The rumored Galaxy S25 Slim, however, is expected to be revealed later, as no significant leaks or benchmark tests for it have surfaced yet.

Samsung Galaxy Unpacked 2025

📅 : January 22nd, 2025
🕙 : 10 a.m. PT
📍 : San Jose, California

Devices to be announced:
• Galaxy S25
• Galaxy S25+
• Galaxy S25 Ultra
• "Project "Moohan" XR headset teaser pic.twitter.com/EODr2h4A99

— Alvin (@sondesix) December 14, 2024

In addition to the Galaxy S25 lineup, Samsung plans to tease its new Project Moohan, signaling the company’s return to the virtual and augmented reality headset market. This teaser approach is similar to how Samsung previewed the Galaxy Ring in January 2024, with a brief visual reveal ahead of its full unveiling during the mid-year foldable event in July.

Samsung typically confirms its Unpacked dates at least a month in advance, meaning official announcements could come as early as next week. This aligns with Samsung’s pattern of keeping its audience informed and engaged. Stay tuned for further updates as the event date approaches.

Galaxy S25 Series: Leak Reveals Possible Launch Date For Samsung’s New Phones

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Watching videos on the Apple Vision Pro is one of the few use-cases early adopters have found for the VR headset, but Apple’s produced only a handful of immersive videos to watch on it. Blackmagic’s new camera could change that. The Blackmagic URSA Cine Immersive is the first camera that can shoot in Apple’s Immersive Video format, and it’s available to pre-order now for $29,995 and shipping in “late Q1 2025.”

Blackmagic first announced it was working on hardware and software for producing content for the Vision Pro at WWDC 2024. As promised then, the camera is capable of capturing 3D footage at 90 fps, with a resolution of 8160 x 7200 per eye. Blackmagic says the URSA Cine Immersive uses custom lenses that are “designed for URSA Cine’s large format image sensor with extremely accurate positional data.” It also has 8TB of network storage built-in, which the company says “records directly to the included Blackmagic Media Module” and can be synced live to a DaVinci Resolve media bin for editors to access footage remotely.

Blackmagic Design

Along with the URSA Cine Immersive, Blackmagic is also updating DaVinci Resolve Studio to work with Apple’s Immersive Video format, and including new tools so editors can pan, tilt, and roll footage while they edit on a 2D monitor or in a Vision Pro.

The whole package sounds expensive at nearly $30,000, but you’re getting a lot more out of the box than you normally would with one of Blackmagic’s cameras. A normal 12K URSA Cine camera costs around $15,000, but doesn’t include lenses or built-in storage. Those come standard on the URSA Cine Immersive.

Apple filmed several short documentaries, sports clips, and at least one short film in its Immersive Video format, but hasn’t released a camera of its own for third-party production companies to produce content. And while any iPhone 15 Pro or iPhone 16 can capture 3D spatial videos, they can’t produce Immersive Video, which has a 180-degree field of view. Blackmagic’s camera should make it possible for a lot more immersive content to be created for the Vision Pro and other VR headsets. Now Apple just needs to make a Vision product more people are willing to pay for.

This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/cameras/blackmagics-vision-pro-camera-is-available-for-pre-order-and-costs-30000-000053495.html?src=rss

Watching videos on the Apple Vision Pro is one of the few use-cases early adopters have found for the VR headset, but Apple’s produced only a handful of immersive videos to watch on it. Blackmagic’s new camera could change that. The Blackmagic URSA Cine Immersive is the first camera that can shoot in Apple’s Immersive Video format, and it’s available to pre-order now for $29,995 and shipping in “late Q1 2025.”

Blackmagic first announced it was working on hardware and software for producing content for the Vision Pro at WWDC 2024. As promised then, the camera is capable of capturing 3D footage at 90 fps, with a resolution of 8160 x 7200 per eye. Blackmagic says the URSA Cine Immersive uses custom lenses that are “designed for URSA Cine’s large format image sensor with extremely accurate positional data.” It also has 8TB of network storage built-in, which the company says “records directly to the included Blackmagic Media Module” and can be synced live to a DaVinci Resolve media bin for editors to access footage remotely.

Blackmagic Design

Along with the URSA Cine Immersive, Blackmagic is also updating DaVinci Resolve Studio to work with Apple’s Immersive Video format, and including new tools so editors can pan, tilt, and roll footage while they edit on a 2D monitor or in a Vision Pro.

The whole package sounds expensive at nearly $30,000, but you’re getting a lot more out of the box than you normally would with one of Blackmagic’s cameras. A normal 12K URSA Cine camera costs around $15,000, but doesn’t include lenses or built-in storage. Those come standard on the URSA Cine Immersive.

Apple filmed several short documentaries, sports clips, and at least one short film in its Immersive Video format, but hasn’t released a camera of its own for third-party production companies to produce content. And while any iPhone 15 Pro or iPhone 16 can capture 3D spatial videos, they can’t produce Immersive Video, which has a 180-degree field of view. Blackmagic’s camera should make it possible for a lot more immersive content to be created for the Vision Pro and other VR headsets. Now Apple just needs to make a Vision product more people are willing to pay for.

This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/cameras/blackmagics-vision-pro-camera-is-available-for-pre-order-and-costs-30000-000053495.html?src=rss

WhatsApp has introduced updates in its Android beta version (2.24.26.10) to enhance the creation of Status and Channels, offering a more streamlined user experience. The update unifies the interfaces for creating Status updates and Channels while adding shortcuts for quick access.

As pointed by TuttoAndroid, One of the key changes is a new shortcut bar at the top of the Updates screen. This allows users to directly create image- or text-based Status updates, similar to Instagram and Facebook Stories, without having to switch modes manually. Users can choose media from their gallery or capture new photos and videos through the app. For text-based updates, customizable fonts and colors remain available to enhance the visual impact.

The update also introduces a unified interface for creating Status updates and Channels. By tapping the shortcut in the bottom-right corner of the screen, users can access options such as creating a new Status using text, voice, media uploads, or live captures. Additionally, the same media options can now be shared with existing Channels or used to create new ones.

As with any beta feature, these updates may take weeks to reach the public version of WhatsApp—Developers aim to resolve potential bugs and ensure stability before rolling out the features widely. User feedback plays a significant role in determining the final release; in some cases, planned updates have been discarded or revised based on users’ responses.

WhatsApp Beta Adds New Features For Status and Channel Creation

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NASA says it was able to use the James Webb telescope to capture images of planet-forming disks around ancient stars that challenge theoretical models of how planets can form. The images support earlier findings from the Hubble telescope that haven’t been able to be confirmed until now.

The new Webb highly detailed images were captured from the “Small Magellanic Cloud,” a neighboring dwarf galaxy to our home, the Milky Way. The Webb telescope was specifically focused on a cluster called NGC 346, which NASA says is a good proxy for “similar conditions in the early, distant universe,” and which lacks the heavier elements that have traditionally been connected to planet formation. Webb was able to capture a spectra of light which suggests protoplanetary disks are still hanging out around those stars, going against previous expectations that they would have blown away in a few million years.

ASA, ESA, CSA, STScI, Olivia C. Jones (UK ATC), Guido De Marchi (ESTEC), Margaret Meixner (USRA)

“Hubble observations of NGC 346 from the mid 2000s revealed many stars about 20 to 30 million years old that seemed to still have planet-forming disks,” NASA writes. Without more detailed evidence, that idea was controversial. The Webb telescope was able to fill in those details, suggesting the disks in our neighboring galaxies have a much longer period of time to collect the dust and gas that forms the basis of a new planet.

As to why those disks are able to persist in the first place, NASA says researchers have two possible theories. One is that the “radiation pressure” expelled from stars in NGC 346 just takes longer to dissipate planet-forming disks. The other is that the larger gas cloud that’s necessary to form a “Sun-like star” in an environment with fewer heavy elements would naturally produce larger disks that take longer to fade away. Whichever theory proves correct, the new images are beautiful evidence that we still don’t have a full grasp of how planets are formed.

This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/science/space/nasas-new-webb-telescope-images-support-previously-controversial-findings-about-how-planets-form-213312055.html?src=rss