The next Samsung Galaxy A53 5G has been revealed thanks to 3D renders, and the rumored mid-range appears to be remarkably similar to past budget Samsung Galaxy A-series smartphones.

Further Details

At first sight, the Galaxy A53 5G appears to be very identical to the Galaxy A52 5G, which was released earlier this year. The high-resolution artist renderings of the smartphone, on the other hand, hint at a few modest tweaks to what is already a winning recipe.

The Galaxy A53 5G images do not appear to contain a 3.5mm headphone port, which could be a huge disappointment for some. The 3.5mm port has been on the decline in recent years, but the inexpensive smartphone class has kept it alive, while flagship handsets have long abandoned wired audio via the 3.5mm connection.

Given how closely the Galaxy A53 5G models resemble the previous generation, it’s difficult to tell what else has changed. A similar quadruple-camera arrangement and elevated hump that slopes into the backplate, with a metal band along with the chassis frame, can be found towards the rear. The centrally located punch-hole notch is kept on the front. According to OnLeaks, the Galaxy A53 5G’s frame will be 8.14mm thick, compared to 8.4mm for the Galaxy A52 5G. Furthermore, the device will be capable of handling tasks such as SMS share without any issues.

Other rumors say that the screen will keep its 120Hz refresh rate, as well as an in-display fingerprint scanner. The Galaxy A53 5G renders don’t reveal much about the device’s performance, but it appears to be a worthy successor to the A52 and A52s. We can’t wait and see what the final product will be like. 

Samsung is one of the leading smartphones manufacturers worldwide. It has released a slew of products since its initial launch and has continued to provide consumers with high-end and mid-range devices. The South Korean tech giant has been a leading contender in the industry for quite some time now thanks to its innovative ideas and bold decisions. Its last venture, foldable devices, have determined the future of smartphones. Not only do the Galaxy Z Flip and Fold series have a breathtaking design, but they also have amazing features to back it up with.

Its next device to be launched is the Samsung Galaxy S22. The Samsung Galaxy S22 series is expected to be the South Korean tech giant’s next non-foldable flagship series. According to new sources, the forthcoming smartphones will be powered by Snapdragon chipsets in some areas and Exynos chipsets in others.

Samsung Galaxy S22

The Snapdragon 898 will be available on the Galaxy S22 in India. Whereas previous reports claimed that the Samsung Galaxy S22 series will enable 65W fast charging, while the rumored Galaxy S22 Ultra would feature an improved 108-megapixel camera.

According to reliable sources, Samsung has verified that the Snapdragon 898 SoC will be available in some markets, while the Exynos 2200 SoC will be available in others. According to the source, the Exynos chip will be available in Europe, South America, and a few other undisclosed locations. The Snapdragon processor will be used in US-bound handsets, but the source claims that Verizon is in talks with Samsung to power the Galaxy S22 series with the Exynos 2200 SoC.

Furthermore, according to the rumor, the Snapdragon 898 SoC will be available in various markets “very soon.” India, Southeast Asia, South Korea, and Hong Kong are among these markets. The latter two markets, on the other hand, are in talks with Samsung about using the Exynos 2200 SoC in the Galaxy S22.

It should be emphasized that the final decision on which chipset to use in each market has yet to be made. According to the report, Samsung’s chip designer, System LSI, is under pressure to lower the price of the Exynos 2200 SoC. Samsung’s IT and Mobile Communications Division (IM) is said to be in talks with Qualcomm, with the chipset maker reportedly agreeing to lower the unit pricing of the next Snapdragon 898 SoC.

The Exynos 2200 SoC is expected to surpass the Snapdragon 898 SoC due to the former’s AMD Radeon graphics unit, which is believed to be superior to Qualcomm’s. Both chipsets have yet to be revealed so nothing is for sure.

Summing Up

Samsung rarely disappoints hence we expect the Samsung S22 to be above average. If the rumors are to be believed the device will be able to carry out tasks such as SMS Share without any trouble. We will have to wait a little longer for details to be released by the company or till its launch to deliver our final verdict on the device. 

Samsung has released a plethora of devices this year. There is a mix of high-end devices for those looking for the most premium flagship phones and mid-range devices for budget buyers. The South Korean tech giant showcased some impressive devices at the Unpacked event lineup which includes the Galaxy Z Flip and Z Fold.

While the foldable devices have finally been released, Samsungs most awaited device is yet to be launched. Amazingly, the Galaxy S21 FE hasn’t gone official yet, given how much we’ve heard about it in recent weeks.

Samsung Galaxy S21 FE

We learned a few months ago from our sources that the Galaxy S21 FE wouldn’t be released until the fourth quarter of this year, but fresh reports claim that the S21 FE could be revealed as soon as this month.

Pre-orders for the Galaxy S21 FE are expected to begin on October 20th, with sales beginning on October 29th. If those dates are correct, the follow-up to last year’s megahit Galaxy S20 FE will not be released for at least another two months. That would put it uncomfortably close to the introduction of the Galaxy S22 series, which would not be the best decision in our opinion.

Naturally, there’s no way of knowing for certain what’s true and what isn’t. There have even been reports that the Galaxy S21 FE may be scrapped, but subsequent events, such as the phone’s name being displayed in stores, indicate otherwise. And, to be honest, we can’t fathom Samsung considering canceling what may be the most important phone in 2021 and can carry out tasks such as SMS Share without any trouble. Although the launch timing isn’t perfect, the Galaxy S21 FE could outsell every other Galaxy flagship this year because of an aggressive price tag.

Apple introduced a contentious feature earlier this year that required developers to obtain permission from consumers before following them and to disclose what data was being collected. Facebook is the source of most of the criticism, whilst Google has maintained a more neutral approach. However, it appears that the Search Engine King has made up its mind and has decided to support Apple’s App Tracking Transparency feature.

The much-anticipated privacy labels have arrived in Gmail for iOS. This is Google’s second app to receive privacy labels, the first being YouTube, which received them earlier this month as part of an upgrade. Google has been following Apple’s lead when it comes to protecting their user’s data but recent reports some shocking information.

Apps collecting Facebook log in data

Behind the scenes at Google, there are a lot of moving elements working to prevent spyware out of the Play Store. But, with thousands of apps continually posting and updating, even it doesn’t have a perfect track record. Last week, a security researcher claimed to have discovered eleven programs that were variations on a trojan horse program. Based on their titles and descriptions, the apps appear to be harmless, but each is meant to scrape a user’s phone for Facebook login details.

The following 9 apps have been flagged for sharing data:

PIP Photo

Processing Photo

Rubbish Cleaner

Horoscope Daily

Inwell Fitness

App Lock Keep

Lockit Master

Horoscope Pi

App Lock Manager

The researchers informed Google of their findings, and it appears that all of the apps and developers have been removed from the Play Store as of Monday morning. Nonetheless, according to the Play Store’s basic analytics, the apps were installed on around six million Android devices, which is on the low end.

Despite being flagged for obtaining data, these apps have moved to other sites. In the digital age, it is near impossible to monitor apps and information hence platforms need to take extreme precautions to make sure their user’s data is not being misused.

Huawei has been a commendable competitor in the smartphone industry however ever since the sanctions imposed by the US government; it has experienced a major downfall.  Recent reports reveal that the Chinese-based company is facing major repercussions due to the sanctions hence it has been forced to cut its smartphone production by half. It is expected that the handset shipments will further decline by 60%.

The fact that Huawei has not been doing well as of late is no news. The sanctions imposed by the American government have crippled its phone sales. Since there seems to be no expectation of leniency by the Biden Administration, 2021 2021 is going to be one of the worst years for the company when it comes to shipping new handsets.

At the beginning of the year, Huawei informed its suppliers about the cutbacks and its plans on ordering enough components for 70 to 80 million smartphones. This is almost a 60% drop and it is expected to further decrease to just 50 million phones.

Huawei’s ongoing feud with the US

Huawei has been greatly impacted ever since it lost the ability to add Google services to its phones. Another major blow to the Chinese-based company was when the US banned it from importing US-made tech from non-US companies. Consequently, Huawei had to let go of Honor in November last year and lost its spot in the top 5 smartphone manufacturers worldwide.

As of now, Huawei plans on launching its Mate X2 foldable device soon. The release is not expected to be a hit due to the lack of Google services but it could still succeed in China due to it being Huawei’s main market

Venturing beyond smartphones

The Chinese tech giant seems to be going beyond the smartphone world. It is looking into the gaming section and plans on releasing its game console. The game console, rumored to be named ‘MateStation’ could be dispatched close by the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X in China later this year. This all depends on in-house development and how Huawei deals with these sanctions.

The Verdict

Huawei has landed itself in quite a situation. US government’s main concern is regarding data sharing through 5G technology which according to them is a major security risk. I this carries on Huawei will suffer major losses and may not be able to operate at full capacity for long.   

Samsung’s upcoming bean-shaped earbuds have leaked again in a progression of new pictures that also incorporate its charging case. The earbuds are reportedly being said to be out with the name “Samsung Galaxy Buds Live”. The pictures were at first spilled by Evan Blass, and then were featured in 9to5Google.

Just as giving us our best take a gander at the charging case and bronze color scheme, Blass also proposes that the earbuds will be known as the Galaxy Buds Live, instead of the “Galaxy Beans.”

These earbuds will be Samsung’s second pair of genuine wireless earbuds this year. Unlike the previous version, these Galaxy Buds Live’s design is only a bean-shaped earbud that you wear in the external part of your ear. Users will not get irritated by it as it will not sit in the ear canal like the previous earbuds.

The charging case is like what we have seen with wireless earphones from other OEM’s. The South Korean tech giant is likely to adopt the design from other manufacturers, but the overall feel will be unique - similar to its smart switch application. There’s no recessed area for the non-existent ear-tips to space into, however else we can see a mainstream arrangement of charging pins.

Final Note

A last note is that the pictures seem to show that the earbuds have a couple of microphones on the outward, just as what 9to5Google calls a “vent-like speaker.” These microphones are probably going to be used for receiving calls, and may support in active-noise cancellation, that these earphones are said to be proficient in.

Evan Blass have also published recent images of the Galaxy Tab S7 along with the spill out of the Galaxy upcoming earbuds. It will supposedly be powered by a Snapdragon 865 Plus chipset, and will have an in-display fingerprint sensor.

We are not sure about the speculations to be true at this time of writing. So, we have to wait to find out if these gossipy tidbits are accurate or not. The wait won’t be too long, though. The earbuds and tablet are expected to be rolled out in August, where they’ll likely show up near the Galaxy Note 20.

Privacy and control over one’s content have been questionable ever since the proliferation of social media. Recently on 20th May, micro-blogging site Twitter officially announced that it is now testing and planning to launch a new feature that will give users more control over who can reply to individual tweets. Users can selectively prohibit people from replying to their individual tweets, thus keep a decorum of the platform. 

With this new move, Twitter wants to keep a check on unwanted replies and cyber harassment on its platform. The latest feature will enable the audience to reshare and like the tweets, but they will need permission to reshare the tweet by the poster. Twitter stated in an announcement: “Unwanted replies make it hard to have meaningful conversations,”.  

Currently, the new feature has been made available to a handful of people globally. Twitter is planning to roll out this soon for all users as well.  

“Who can reply” setting

While composing the tweet, users will be able to choose from the three options below:

1. Everyone can reply
2. Only people you follow can reply
3. Only people you mention can reply

If the user chooses the first option, there will not be any restriction. However, users who opt for the latter two options will only be able to see, like and retweet. However, people who have been granted permission to reply can still view the tweet, retweet it with a comment, or like the tweet. Otherwise, the ‘reply’ button will be lightened or greyed out for them.

Who would get more benefit?

The new feature is particularly intended for people who directly come across larger audiences on a daily basis. These can particularly be celebrities, politicians, journalists and opinion makers. 

Prior, Twitter had given the choice to users to conceal replies from their timeline to give individuals some control over the discussions on the micro-blogging platform. It additionally upgraded its application by including thread replies, this gives a superior view to users about who posted what and then backup and restore messages in a bit. Additionally, we have also heard rumors about another feature from Twitter called “fleeting thoughts”, which is similar to the Stories on Instagram. The posts will be up for a shorter period of time and will be removed/unavailable from the site after the said time frame. 

After Facebook and Instagram - Twitter has also scheduled strategies to improve its platform activities. Appears as though these social media giants have taken this security game to another level and are in no state of mind to let individuals get tormented or hassled on their particular platforms. 

Signal is one of the most secure messaging apps available in the market. It offers end-to-end encryption as well as encrypted backups which guarantees that your chats remain private and away from prying eyes.

Signal has recently introduced a new transfer feature that lets you move your account data and conversation history from an old iOS device to the new one, be it an iPhone or iPad. The feature turned out in the app’s version 3.9.1 update a week ago, however the organization officially reported the new feature in a blog post published on Tuesday, which also traces the means of how the procedure functions. “This is the first time that upgrading to a new device without losing any information has been possible on iOS,” as stated by Signal. 


The new transfer process ensures a balance between convenience and security. The process works through a QR code that appears on your new device. You have to use your old device’s camera viewfinder to scan the QR code. As you scan the QR code, both of the devices will set up a direct Wi-Fi connection (or Bluetooth if Wi-Fi is unavailable), and transfer your chats history through your local network without the information ever going through a third-party cloud server. 

Since the transfer process happens locally, Signal can move bulks of data quickly and securely. 

Signal app tends to be the safest options of all as it stores all data only on local devices so that the risk of compelled decryption might not occur. But, this has resulted in issues about how to transfer logs between devices without conceivably uncovering all the chats a user has had. 

WhatsApp, for instance, can back up your conversations history to Google Drive or iCloud as per your devices, yet it warns you that these backups as of now aren’t secured by its end-to-end encryption. iMessage backups also work along these lines: they’re encrypted if users decide to back them up to Apple’s iCloud servers.

Signal’s new iOS transfer includes safety, security and convenience for your data by keeping keys in the possession of users. The connection between the two devices is end-to-end encrypted, and the application will use multiple security checks to ensure it’s just accepting the data it’s anticipating. When the procedure finishes, you ought to be left with pretty much similar applications on the new device. 

Signal users can avail this feature on iOS devices, but the new QR code-based transfer is not currently available on Android OS.There are significant admonitions with how the new feature works for any iOS device that we need to know. Let’s take a deeper look into it. The first is that you’ll require your old device if you need to move your Signal data from it. 

In other words, if you wipe your Signal data from your old phone before setting up another one, at that point you’ll lose your chats history. 

The new feature is not available between iOS and Android. 

This is only the most recent feature that Signal has presented that assists users while switching between devices. A month ago, the messaging service also rolled out PINs — which let you encrypt data like profile data, account settings, and who you have blocked and back it up to Signal’s servers for users to restore it on the new iOS device. However, this feature does not let you work for backup conversations as in we have in the latest transfer feature. 

June 2 was not a usual day in history. The talk of the town’s “Blackout Tuesday” movement was observed yesterday. Major business, industries and sectors vowed their usual activities to support Black community. Big names from music streaming services from over the world have come forward to support Blackout Tuesday. These include all significant platforms - Apple Music, Spotify, Amazon Music, YouTube and so forth.

The platforms supported the cause with the help of special playlists, moments of silence and social media blackouts to challenge police brutality and bigotry against blacks and furthermore to respect George Floyd. 

Spotify included an eight-minute and 46-second long ‘moment of silence’ to selected playlists and digital recordings on its platform. This 8-minute and 46-seconds is actually the time how long police Derek Chauvin stuck George Floyd down with his knee on Floyd’s neck. 

On this day — and every day — Spotify will support our employees, friends, partners, artists, and creators in the fight against racism, injustice, and inequity,” Spotify wrote in a blog post.

What Spotify further did is it paused every social media publication too and replaced “headline podcasts and playlist images, video transfer and logos with a blackout picture, and all the more noticeably promoted blacks artists and podcasters with extraordinarily curated playlists”. They also collected coordinating gifts made by its workers to all organizations battling racism and injustice. 

Apple Music dropped its regular Beats 1 radio program and rather has a streaming service that praises music made by black artists. It also launched a single playlist named “For Us, By Us” under recommendations and radio tabs.

YouTube Music tweeted in support as well and has pledged to donate $1 million to the Centre for Policing Equity.