Samsung concluded its first packed event of 2022 this week, introducing three new flagship smartphones and tablets to the lineup. They include the Samsung Galaxy S22, Galaxy S22+, and Galaxy S22 Ultra. Additionally, Samsung also announced the Galaxy Tab S8 series, which includes the vanilla Galaxy Tab S8, Tab S8+, and Tab S8+ Ultra. The Samsung Galaxy S22 series starts from starts at $799 (Roughly Rs 59,800), while the Galaxy Tab S8 series features a starting price of $699 (Roughly Rs 52,300).
While Samsung hasn’t provided details about the Galaxy S22 line-up’s pricing in India, the company did confirm that the phones would use the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 chipset in the country as opposed to the 2200. The entire Galaxy S22 series will be supported by up to four generations of Android OS upgrades. Samsung also announced a new update to the Galaxy Watch4 and Galaxy Watch4 Classic.
Android 13 Developer Preview 1 is available to give developers a first look at Android's next release. Google says Android 13 will continue improvement of important themes like privacy and security, as well as developer productivity. Android 13 is named ‘Tiramisu’, named after the Italian dessert. Google has also detailed the release timeline for Android 13 to help developers keep apps ready ahead of the release of Android 13 to consumers. Google has also decided to have two developer previews for Android 13.
Tesla is recalling nearly 579,000 vehicles in the US because a “Boombox” function can play sounds over an external speaker and obscure audible warnings for pedestrians. The recall is the fourth made public in the last two weeks as US safety regulators increase scrutiny of the nation’s largest electric vehicle maker. In two of the recalls, Tesla made decisions that violate federal motor vehicle safety standards, while the others are software errors.
Microsoft has officially confirmed that Activision Blizzard Games Will be Available on Sony PlayStation. In accordance with its new App Store principles, the company shared the future of Activision Blizzard games on Sony’s PlayStation platform. Microsoft’s blog post reads, “To be clear, Microsoft will continue to make Call of Duty and other popular Activision Blizzard titles available on PlayStation through the term of any existing agreement with Activision.” In addition to PlayStation, Microsoft has also committed to taking similar steps to support Nintendo platforms.
Apple has purchased AI Music, a company that can create soundtracks by piecing together compositions from royalty-free music. According to sources close to Bloomberg, the acquisition was completed in recent weeks and the start-up's site has been taken offline. AI Music specializes in creating dynamic soundtracks that can change depending on user interaction.
Bharti Airtel announced its new video streaming services - 'Airtel X stream Premium' - a 'streaming super app' on February 10, which will provide access to 15 over the top video streaming apps, including Sony Liv and Lions Gate Play, through a single-login subscription, starting at an introductory price of Rs 149 per month or Rs 1,499 per year. The telecom major announced that the new service is available exclusively for Airtel customers and can be accessed on the mobile app, tablet, desktop app, desktop browser, smart TV application, and Airtel X stream set-top-box as well.
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