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Samsung Galaxy S10 Looks Amazing In New Renders

As the CES 2019 has started, the most significant gadget manufacturers will reveal dozens of products. While many devices would be announced during the CES 2019, we’ll talk now about Samsung Galaxy S10 which looks amazing in new renders. As we already know, CES is about TV sets, laptops, computers, and so on, but it is not about iPhone and Galaxy phones, so such devices are not under the focus of the first tech fair of the year.

Accordingly, MWC 2019 would be the right place for smartphone manufacturers to reveal their latest creations. However, thanks to new renders, we can see how Samsung Galaxy S10 would look like, and it would be stunning.

As reported by Zach Epstein from the BGR, “there will also be plenty of leaks to enjoy this week, as there have been in weeks past,” and “the hotly anticipated Galaxy S10 and Galaxy S10 Plus will launch much sooner than [iPhone 11] – next month, in fact – and now we have some stunning new images to enjoy while we wait.”

Samsung Galaxy S10 Looks Amazing In New Renders

Since last year’s devices, Samsung Galaxy S9, S9 Plus, and Note 9, were all powerful devices but incredibly dull, the South Korean giant tech company is planning a fascinating Galaxy S10 device to celebrate ten years of the Galaxy S series existence on the market.

Samsung Galaxy S10 would boast an in-display fingerprint sensor, three cameras on the back, and many other features that would make it the best Samsung Galaxy device ever made. Also, Galaxy S10 would come out in four variants, a standard version, a Galaxy S10 Plus one, a Lite variant, and, reportedly, a Samsung Galaxy S10 Special Edition which would be 5G-compatible.

In the pics below, we can see how amazing the upcoming Samsung Galaxy S10 looks, as it’s boasting some very cool color schemes, such as red, gold, silver, black, and blue.

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Intel Revealed Its SnowRidge SoC For 5G Network

At its CES 2019 press conference, Intel presented its intention to join the 5G race. Accordingly, Intel revealed it SnowRidge SoC for 5G network, the infrastructure of the Intel’s 5G cell phone tower base. However, this system is not dedicated to smartphones, but, instead, it is a wireless base station solution, enabling carriers that plan to offer 5G to improve the efficiency of the upcoming network standard.

According to Intel, this SnowRidge SoC for 5G network is made with 10-nm technology and has to be mounted on cell phone towers. Also, Intel said that the new chipset is similar to the silicon maker’s ‘Ice Lake’ computer and laptop chipsets.

However, this market is new for Intel which plans to reach 40 percent market share by 2022 thanks to SnowRidge SoC for 5G network. According to MobileSyrup, “a brief demo showed off during Intel’s CES 2019 keynote demonstrated how Snow Ridge is capable of serving multiple data streams from various types of applications, with total bandwidth amounting theoretically to 100Gbps.”

Intel Revealed Its SnowRidge SoC For 5G Network

During the Intel’s press conference in the preview of CES 2019, the company only presented the new SnowRidge SoC for 5G network, but it has not revealed the potential partnerships with carriers. Therefore, Intel might keep this information secret until Mobile World Congress 2019 which will take place in late-February.

As reported by MobileSyrup, “since MWC 2018, Intel has been silent regarding its plans for 5G, with the only exception being the reveal of its XMM 8160 5G modem back in November. The new modem is designed to work with smartphones, laptops, desktop devices, and broadband access gateways.”

As regarding technology for the upcoming 5G network, Intel fell behind Qualcomm. However, Apple will most likely use Intel’s SnowRidge SoC in its future 5G iPhone which would come out in 2020 or so.

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Google Assistant To Be Available On Over 1 Billion Smartphones By The End of The Month

Google plans to expand its Google Assistant in 2019 even more. Accordingly, by the end of the month, Google Assistant would be available on over 1 billion smartphones, and it would support new languages and regions, as well. Thus, the giant Internet company plans to double the use of Google Assistant which settled around 500 million users as of May 2018.

Even more, Google said that the number of Google Assistant users grew by four times in 2018, as the application became more useful than it has been in previous years, and all that thanks to the improvements the company implemented, such as AI and others.

“In 2018, the Google Assistant learned to speak new languages, expanded to new regions (like the Netherlands, Indonesia, and Turkey), and became smarter with new features that can help you throughout your day […] By the end of this month, we expect the Google Assistant to be available on one billion devices, up from 500 million last May,” Google wrote on its official blog.

Google Assistant To Be Available On Over 1 Billion Smartphones By The End of The Month

The fact that Google Assistant will become available on over 1 billion smartphones by the end of the month is no surprise since the assistant became much more useful to users.

According to Google, “the Assistant speaks new languages and understands local cultures – it’s now in nearly 30 languages and 80 countries, up from eight languages and 14 countries last year. And the Assistant became multilingual so that you can speak more than one language to it at home.”

Google is going to reveal more details on how Google Assistant improved and how it can help users, during CES 2019 which will start today, January 8th. “From day one, we’ve built the Assistant with one goal in mind: to help you get things done. Tomorrow, we’ll unveil even more ways the Assistant can help you at home, in the car, and on the go at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. If you’re at CES, be sure to swing by the Google Assistant Playground (Central Plaza-1) for a firsthand look,” the official Google blog post reads.

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Kodi, Blocked On The Latest Sony Android TVs

Kodi is one very popular media interface, allowing users to install add-ons and stream movies and TV series. However, Kodi earned a bad reputation for itself due to its association with pirated content. While merited, in the opinion of some people, Kodi’s lousy rap is now also acknowledged by Sony. The renowned Japanese tech and entertainment company has blocked Kodi on its latest Android TVs, to the disappointment of those who bought the new TV-sets to run Kodi.

About Kodi

Kodi is an open-source platform for streaming and playing media content, permitting users to access lots of movies and TV series and shows, primarily via the many Kodi add-ons they can install. But Kodi and its add-ons offer access to pirated content, so many mainstream platforms and tech companies, as well as some of the regular streaming platforms’ users, consider Kodi a lousy app.

Even though Kodi is still a popular app for some people from different regions of the world, this streaming platform became troublesome for some of the mainstream companies. The first to take official action against Kodi was Sony.

Kodi, Blocked On The Latest Sony Android TVs, To The Disappointment of The Fans

A couple of days ago, Kodi devs pointed out to the Sony’s decision to block the platform on the latest Android TVs the Japanese tech company released. “Well done Sony Electronics for actively preventing users from installing Kodi on their newer Android TVs. How grown up of you. Even their firmware in the TVs is broken. Guess we will suggest users just to buy something else that does work,” said Kodi devs on Twitter.

Some of the Kodi’s fans have also reported that the latest Sony Android TVs are blocking the Kodi ID package from being installed or run. The solution would be recompiling the application from scratch with a different ID to make it run on the most recent Android TVs from Sony.

In the end, some of the Kodi fans who bought the latest Sony Android TVs announced their intention to move away from future Sony devices, and choose other tech companies instead, Samsung being the most attractive alternative for the majority of them.

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3 Must-Try Android Apps Of The Beginning Of 2019

Every day, more and more apps are rolling out on the Google Play Store. However, only some of them stand out and deserve our attention. Here are three must-try Android apps of the beginning of 2019.

Android is the best mobile operating system when it comes to customization and apps developing. There are millions of apps out there, and the majority of them are on the Google Play Store. Out of this multitude of applications, from productive apps and games to video players and video downloaders, only a few stand out. However, finding the most exciting apps for your needs might be challenging, so, here’s a short list (out of the many to come) with some of the best must-try apps of the beginning of 2019.

3 Must-Try Android Apps Of The Beginning Of 2019

WakingNews Alarm Clock

Remember those classic radio alarm clocks? Well, WakingNews Alarm Clock, designed by Yahoo, is bringing that concept into the modern days. If you’re bored of the standard, default alarm clock on your Android smartphone, then WakingNews Alarm Clock is ideal for you.

WakingNews Alarm Clock will wake you up by delivering audio news from sources such as Yahoo, HuffPost, Engadget, and so on. Also, you can select the content to match your daily routines and tastes.

Mint Browser by Xiaomi

Released recently, the Mint Browser y Xiaomi is one excellent alternative to Google Chrome, Firefox, and Opera, specially designed for low- mid-range Android smartphones. Being one of the top three must-try Android apps, Mint Browser must boast some cool features, right? Well, it doesn’t, but its simplicity, speed, and lightweight are what make it increasingly more popular among users.

Feedly & Feedly Classic

Another one of the top 3 must-try Android apps is Feedly. Feedly was a very popular RSS feed aggregator. Now, a recent update revamped the design of Feedly, making it look much more modern. However, that annoyed some of the application’s fans, so the devs released Feedly Classic which keeps the old-school design.

No matter which of the two apps (Feedly or Feedly Classic) you use, Feedly will deliver you the most popular and recent articles on a lot of topics, including Education, Tech, Gaming, Science, and so on. You can also personalize the feeds to get only those news that interests you.

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