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Samsung X Starbucks: Coffee With Galaxy Series
Are you feeling bored and sleepy? If you are, then Samsung has pleasing news for you with the slogan ‘Count the stars in your Galaxy,’ complementing the newly released merchandise or accessories for the Galaxy S22 lineup & Galaxy Bus 2.
Today freshly in the morning, a latest comforting announcement was received that Samsung has teamed with Starbucks, and together they have released a whole range of accessories and products for the Galaxy S22 lineup and the Galaxy Buds 2.
This is fun, whimsical, and, yes, a tad bit heavier on the pocket side. But hey, If you own a Galaxy S22 series device or Galaxy buds 2, you probably have already invested a decent amount in those. Your device has probably become a part of your body now, ok that might be an exaggeration, but still, there are people who want to have fun and enjoyment by giving their device a fresh new feel from time to time.
So, if you are a coffee lover or, for that matter Starbucks fan (yeah, it sucks in some countries, but this is about S.Korea, almost everything is fun there, and also Starbucks logo is kind of cool), you can buy exclusive accessories-cases for your Galaxy S22 device and a complete new Galaxy Buds 2 cases in two variants. All of them have a design inspired by Starbucks.
The Merchandise: Cases & Covers
The G-Buds 2 Cases
The first variant of the Galaxy buds 2 is a dark sea-forest green color and has a Starbucks logo on it. It is kind of bland, but the color is attractive enough with the Starbucks logo on it. For some who want this version but don’t want it to be too fancy, this is perfect. Office-going people or people who want it semiformal or just casual will love it.
As for those who don’t mind a little show & boldness, there is another variant that will feature a design representing a little white mug/cup with a handle and mock coffee froth craft, whose top pirouettes to disclose the Galaxy Buds 2.
A little too cute for some people’s taste. It could be suitable for school-college younger people.
Although this case is so big, you can actually put the Buds charger inside it, and they don’t have any tech improvement over the regular G-Buds 2.
However, this merchandise will still attract people because fashion and fans don’t care about technical improvements. They care & are about style and statement. This is exactly pampering that feeling.
Galaxy S22 lineup Smartphone Covers
On the other hand, there are phone covers. These are four representations of these with from cloth cut finish with Starbucks logo on it, another one with a bill print, kind of sticking out on it, one with the slogan count stars in your galaxy yes of course with a star between the sentence and last one is just a teddy bear printed on it. They could cater to different ages & generations of people.
Overall
This is a good promotion strategy for Samsung & Starbucks and is breezy.
However, there is always a disappointing or sad side to any story, and here it is that tiny one with a big impact is that these mercs are only available in S.Korea, where mighty Samsung resides.
Samsung didn’t inform you if this merchandise comes across the world near your residence. More heartbreaking is that it’s in limited supply and exclusive to South Korea. So, fingers crossed, I hope for the best. Otherwise, you can always show off your Starbucks coffee with your usual office bag, newspaper, or laptop, whatever that is, or are you going to print/create your own. Well, it’s time for coffee, so bye-bye.
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The Korean brand – Samsung has recently announced its two mid-range Galaxy smartphones – Galaxy A55 5G and Galaxy A35 5G. A new benchmark listing has a spot for Samsung’s affordable smartphone, Galaxy35 5G.
Samsung is now gearing up for its next affordable Galaxy smartphone, the M35 5G, as the reports are unvunveilhey have found a new benchmark listing for Samsung the Galaxy M35 5G.
The smartphone has been spotted with the model number as an identification code – SM-M356B on the Geekbench 6.2.2 database. Not only this, but it also confirmed the presence of 6GB of RAM and Android 14 OS. The chipset also came to know which is the latest Exynos 1380.
The codename for the motherboard is also mentioned, which is ‘s5e8835.’ The reports say that it has scored 656 and 1967 points in performance scores on the benchmarking platform. Exynos 1380 is the latest chipset of the Korean brand, which is a 5 nm processor. It consists of 4 Cortex A78 cores, which clock at 2.4GHz, and 4 Cortex A55 cores, which clock at 2.0GHz. It is coupled with a Mali g68 MP5 GPU. It also has an AI Engine.
This also offers connectivity options, which include the latest Bluetooth version 5.3 and Wi-Fi 802.11 ax with three bands. It supports a camera resolution of at least 200MP for capturing images, and for video recording, there is support for up to 30fps 4K recording. The storage supported is UFS v3.1, and RAM will be of the LPDDR4x/5 type.
Samsung has recently debuted its two smartphones, Galaxy A55, and Galaxy A35; the Galaxy A35 5G smartphone is powered by Exynos 1380 chipset. From this perspective, Galaxy M35 5G could be a variant of Galaxy A35.
At the moment, no specs and features of the device have been revealed or leaked. Still, since Galaxy M series smartphones usually have a bit higher battery power of at least 6000mAh, the forthcoming Galaxy M35 5G smartphone also arrives with the same battery power.
Firmware
Verizon rolls out the March 2024 security patch update for the Galaxy Z Fold 3 and Galaxy Z Flip 3 devices
Verizon has rolled out the March 2024 security patch update for the Galaxy Z Fold 3 and Galaxy Z Flip 3 devices. Earlier, these devices had received the same update outside the US, but now they are gradually expanding to the US.
The Galaxy Z Fold 3 and Galaxy Z Flip 3 are spotted getting new updates with the firmware version numbers F926USQS5HXBD and F711USQS6HXBD, respectively. It is worth noticing the update is currently available for the devices locked to Verizon, but it will soon be available on more carriers.
For your information, the latest update for Galaxy Z Fold 3 and Galaxy Z Flip 3 doesn’t bring any significant changes, but as it is the latest security patch, it will provide some internal fixes to maintain the security of the devices.
If you are getting some other issues from the last update, you should also update the device to the latest update, as it may also address some issues. Along with the update, other improvements may also be made to enhance the overall performance of the devices.
Suppose you use the Galaxy Z Fold 3 or Flip 3 device in the US. In that case, you can update the device to the latest version by simply going to the system settings and then to the software update. If you haven’t received the update, you should wait for some time, as it may arrive in the next few days.
Firmware
Samsung rolls out the March 2024 security patch update for the Galaxy S23 FE devices in the US
Samsung has rolled out the March 2024 security patch to almost all devices but still needs to complete the update distribution to all eligible devices. So, gradually expanding the update to remaining devices, the company has started rolling out the update for the Galaxy S23 FE in the US.
Notably, the Galaxy S23 FE devices are getting a new update in the carrier-unlocked version with the firmware version number S711U1UES2BXBF. The update has already been rolled out to almost all carriers, including AT&T, Bluegrass Cellular, C-Spire, Cellular South, Comcast, Cricket, DISH, MetroPCS, T-Mobile, Tracfone, US Cellular, Verizon, and Xfinity Mobile.
According to the official changelog, the March 2024 security patch is one of the standard maintenance updates that provides some internal improvements for the device, and there will be no visible changes available. In other words, users may experience some improvement in the functioning of devices, but it doesn’t particularly bring any specific changes for the device.
Going to the details, the March 2024 security patch includes more than 40 fixes, 37 of which are provided by Google and address the issues found in the Android OS, while 9 more features are introduced by Samsung that enhance the performance of Galaxy devices exclusively.
Suppose you are using the Galaxy S23 FE in the US. In that case, you can update the devices to the latest version by following the simple steps: first, go to the system settings, tap on the software update, and tap on the download and install button; if it shows a new update available, tap on the download button.