Your tech news digest, by way of the DGiT Daily tech newsletter, for Thursday, 6 August 2020.
The biggest announcements from yesterday’s Samsung Unpacked 2020 event were not exactly under wraps if you’ve been following the leaks and news.
But Samsung came to the party with the Galaxy Note 20 and Note 20 Ultra, the Galaxy Tab S7 tablet series, Galaxy Watch 3, and the Galaxy Buds Live, also known as Beans.
I want to start with the device not mentioned above, the Galaxy Z Fold 2. It’s the device that has the tech industry buzzing most.
Galaxy Z Fold 2
Note 20 and Note 20 Ultra
Galaxy Tab S7
Galaxy Watch 3
Samsung Galaxy Buds Live
More on where and when can you buy the Samsung Galaxy Note 20 and Note 20 Ultra.
2. Did Google accidentally leave in the expected date of the Pixel 4a 5G and the Pixel 5 in a French blog post? It could be: October 8th was the date left in. Also, in another sign, Google has already discontinued the Pixel 4 and 4 XL (Android Authority).
3. There’s also a rumor about a foldable Google Pixel in 2021, via a reported internal Google document (Android Authority).
4. Intel, MediaTek 5G laptops are one step closer to launch, via new modem for 2021 laptops (Android Authority).
5. Instagram Reels is now out in 50 countries, built into IG (TechCrunch).
6. Animal Crossing catapults Nintendo to stratospheric earnings. Wow: the game sold more copies than GameCube consoles: 22.4M. Still second to Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, though! (The Verge).
7. Audi drops E-Tron price by nearly $9,000 and ups the range by 18 miles, plus new Sportback model (Engadget).
8. Insecure satellite Internet is threatening ship and plane safety (Ars Technica).
9. “I walked Spot, the Boston Dynamics robot dog, remotely — and only crashed once” (CNET).
10. Dutch hackers found a simple way to mess with traffic lights (Wired).
111. Satellite observations identify at least 11 new Emperor penguin breeding sites by spotting guano stains on the ice, lifting the population by as much as 10% (BBC).
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