Samsung to Manufacture Flagship Galaxy S23 Smartphones in India for Local Market

Samsung on Thursday said it will manufacture premium Galaxy S23 smartphones in India to cater to the local market requirements. The launch price of the Galaxy S23 series in India is in the range of Rs. 75,000 to Rs. 1.55 lakh per piece. At present, Galaxy S Series smartphones are being manufactured at Samsung's Vietnam factory and the company imports them for sale in ...

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India Among Top 3 Nations Contributing Active Users Growth for Facebook: Meta

India is among the top three nations contributing active users growth for Facebook as of December 31, 2022, social media major Meta said in a regulatory filing. The company has reported a 4 percent increase in worldwide daily active users (DAUs) to 2 billion on average during December 2022 from 1.93 billion during December 2021.

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3 Samsung Galaxy Book 3 Ultra features that make it a great gaming laptop

Samsung has launched a bunch of devices at its Unpacked event. Samsung unveiled the flagship Samsung Galaxy S23 series along with other devices like Samsung Galaxy Book 3 series. The Samsung Galaxy Book 3 series contains five laptops and the Samsung Galaxy Book 3 Ultra is essentially the top-of-the-line. This high-end laptop comes with relatively top-rung specs. Let’s check them out. 

Samsung Galaxy Book 3 Ultra: Design 

The base variant of the Samsung Galaxy Book 3 Ultra weighs in at only 1.79kg. The laptop comes in a Graphite colour only. It comes with a full-sized backlit keyboard with 3-row numeric pad. The Samsung Galaxy Book 3 Ultra comes with a AKG-tuned quad-speaker setup featuring Dolby Atmos. Additionally, it has 2 Thunderbolt 4/USB-C ports, 1 USB-A, a 3.5mm headphone jack, an HDMI 2.0 port, a microSD card reader and a fingerprint reader.

Samsung Galaxy Book 3 Ultra: Display

The Samsung Galaxy Book 3 Ultra comes with a 16-inch 3K Anti Glare AMOLED display with 400 nits of typical brightness, and a 120Hz refresh rate.  

Samsung Galaxy Book 3 Ultra: Performance

The performance configuration of the Samsung Galaxy Book 3 Ultra makes it a decent gaming laptop. There are two variants with entirely different performance specifications.

The 13-inch model is powered by the 13th gen Intel Core i7-13700H CPU. Whereas, the high-end variant is equipped with an Intel Core i9-13900H processor CPU.

The base model comes with an Nvidia GeForce RTX 4050 mobile GPU with 6GB of VRAM. On the other hand, the top variant has the Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070 mobile GPU with 8GB of VRAM. 

Talking about storage, the Galaxy Book 3 Ultra comes with 16GB of LPDDR5 RAM and 512GB/1TB of SSD (PCIe) storage and there is an expansion slot too.

Internally there is a 76WHr battery backed by a 100W USB-C adapter. 

Samsung Galaxy Book 3 Ultra price and availability

Samsung Galaxy Book 3 Ultra starts from RRP £2,449 in the global markets. It goes on sale from Feb 22.

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OpenAI Introduces ChatGPT Plus, a Pilot Subscription Plan, at $20 per Month

ChatGPT owner OpenAI said on Wednesday it is launching a pilot subscription plan for its popular AI-powered chatbot, called ChatGPT Plus, for $20 (nearly Rs. 1,600) per month. Subscribers will receive access to ChatGPT during peak times, faster responses and priority access to new features and improvements. 

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5 Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra features worth paying attention to: Galaxy Unpacked 2023

Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra has launched as the top-end model of the Galaxy S23 series. Samsung had its first live Galaxy Unpacked event in a while and the highlight of the show has to be this phone. It packs the usuals that you come to expect out of a flagship Android phone like the latest Qualcomm processor, class-leading software update policy, etc. However, there are 5 key areas wherein Samsung has either introduced a new feature or a key improvement has been made on the Galaxy S23 Ultra. Let’s check them out.

5 key features of Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra 1. Custom Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SoC

Samsung is using Qualcomm processor for Galaxy S23 Ultra in all of its markets. Not just that, this is a custom Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 for Galaxy. It is said to bring about 40 percent faster GPU and NPU thanks to the fine-tuning. The gamers amongst you would love to find the device supports real-time Ray Tracing and Vapor Cooling Chamber.

2. More and faster memory configuration

The base variant of Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra comes with 256GB storage. That’s double of what the predecessor had. Also, this is of UFS 4.0 standard and offers 2x the sequential read speed and more than 2x the sequential write speed compared to UFS 3.1. Briefly put, it’s a lot faster. What's also faster is the LPDDR5x RAM in this phone. The top trim can go up to 12GB RAM and 1TB storage.

3.  200MP camera with improved night photography 

Before we get into specifics, here’s what the Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra camera specs include:

Rear: 200MP+ 10MP (10x periscope telephoto, 100x space zoom)+ 10MP (3x telephoto)+ 12MP (120˚ultrawide) Front: 12MP 

Now the showstopper is that 200MP camera which is massive in terms of megapixel count, offers full-res RAW output option, and improved low-light photography.

You also get 8K 30fps video recording option too from the back while the selfie camera sports 4K60 fps.

4. Brighter AMOLED display

The front camera sits in a central punch hole cutout on a 6.8-inch 120Hz QHD+ LTPO 3 AMOLED display with 1750 nits of peak brightness. There is Gorilla Glass Victus 2 protection on top. 

5. A refined design with new colours

The design of the Galaxy S23 Ultra is quite familiar and resembles a lot to its precursor. However, it comes in multiple news colours, the primary lot being Green (signature colour), Lavender, Cream, and Phantom Black. 

Among other things, the Galaxy S23 Ultra also packs in a 5000mAh battery with 45W wired charging, Android 13 with One UI 5.1, 5G, WiFi 6E, Bluetooth 5.3, IP68 water and dust resistance.

Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra price and availability

In the global market, the Galaxy S23 Ultra goes on sale starting Feb 17 at the following prices:

256GB: £1249 512GB: £1399 1TB: £1599

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Samsung's One UI 5.1 Update Based on Android 13 Released Alongside Galaxy S23 Series: All Details

Samsung on Wednesday unveiled its new One UI 5.1 update for compatible Galaxy smartphones. The update doesn’t introduce any major visual changes over Samsung’s One UI 5.0 update that has already rolled out to several smartphones, but includes useful changes to system applications and services, according to the company.

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Apple to Limit Periscope Camera to One iPhone 16 Series Model: Ming-Chi Kuo

Analyst Ming-Chi Kuo believes that only the highest-end iPhone 16 series model will get a periscope camera. He suggests that the demand for a lens upgrade might be below previous predictions.

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