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Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 Ultra Becomes Big Ten Conference’s Official Tablet Partner
The Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 Ultra and the Big Ten Conference have joined the Big Ten Network (BTN) as official tablet partners, it was announced today. The Big Ten Conference has named Samsung Galaxy as an official tablet partner. On Saturday, December 2, at Lucas Oil Stadium, the Big Ten, Samsung, and Indiana Sports will hold a workshop for high school football coaches, headed by Jake Butt and Gerry DiNardo, to officially showcase the relationship. Ten different Indiana high school football coaches will make use of the Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 Ultra to learn from Butt and DiNardo to analyze footage and make the most of the Samsung Galaxy S9 Ultra’s best-in-class capabilities for their own game plans.
The Big Ten Conference and Samsung will collaborate to distribute the Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 Ultra-branded social content on their platforms. This material will include coverage of the Big Ten Football Championship Game and the coaches workshop. Samsung will also be allowed to use different signage materials at the Big Ten Football Championship game in addition to the Big Ten’s registered trademarks. The coaches workshop will also showcase the Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 Ultra during the football championship weekend. During the game, there will be a time on the field where the coaches will be honored. Samsung received assistance from the international sports and entertainment firm CSM in creating and negotiating the deal with the Big Ten Conference and Network.
The Galaxy Tab S9 Ultra:
With confidence, the Tab S9 series goes where most of the tablets cannot, as it is one of the few IP68 water- and dust-resistant tablets available. Further armor made of aluminum protects you from road bumps. Along with IP68 water and dust production, the S Pen has increased sensitivity to reduce unintentional clicks. After that, you may charge your tablet by magnetically snapping it to the back. With Dynamic AMOLED 2x display panels, the gadget comes with vibrant colors, sharp contrast, and incredibly smooth refresh rates of up to 120 Hz, which is best for televisions and games. And four AKG-tuned quad speakers produce Dolby Atmos surround sound. You can measure a lot of power from this long-lasting battery with other Galaxy devices that are compatible.
Janet Lee, senior vice president of mobile experience at Samsung Electronics America, states,We designed the Galaxy Tab S9 Ultra to get the job done wherever you are, including the football field. This exciting new partnership will showcase the creative ways Samsung and the Big Ten Conference can work together to support coaches and the next generation of athletes with the best technology tools to elevate their game.”
BTN President François McGillicuddy said, Members of our on-air team have already had the opportunity to utilize the Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 Ultra in their content efforts, with tremendous results. Based on that experience, we are looking forward to the opportunity to work with the Big Ten and the Indiana Sports Corp. to bring Samsung’s technology to local high school coaches in service of their continued development.”
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Galaxy Tab S10 Series may be delayed, but rumored to be released alongside the Galaxy S25 phones
Samsung doesn’t follow a specific timeframe for introducing its flagship lineup of devices; for instance, the Galaxy Tab S8 series was launched in March 2022, while the Galaxy Tab S9 was launched in August 2023. There is almost a five-month gap in between, so the next Galaxy Tab S10 Ultra could be available with the Galaxy S25 series.
For the performance enhancement, Samsung is confused as to when it will provide which process for the Galaxy Tab S10 series. As Qualcomm officially takes the wraps off its Snapdragon X Elite and Snapdragon X Plus, it may face another issue as Qualcomm could unveil its Gen 4 processor in October. Along with this, it is unclear if the less expensive Galaxy Tab S10 and Galaxy Tab S10 Plus will launch next to the Galaxy Tab S10 Ultra.
According to some reports, the Korean giant is planning to introduce the dual chipset strategy with the Galax S25 series devices. It is expected that some models will feature the Exynos variant while the Snapdragon processor will power others. Some rumors also claim that the Exynos 2500 could be rolled out in two versions: one equipped with an Octa-core CPU cluster and the other equipped with a 10-core cluster.
The 10-core cluster equipped with Exynos 2500 could be specially tailor-made for the tablets, maybe for the Galaxy Tab S10 series. If that turns out to be true, then it will be more cost-effective, and the user may get the next flagship table at a low price.
However, if Samsung uses its in-house processor, the Exynos 2500, then it may not provide certain weight to the competition in Apple’s upcoming m3 chipset-powered iPad Pro lineup. Due to all these factors, the company may take time to release its next premium flagship tablet.
Samsung has rolled out the April 2024 security patch update for the Galaxy Tab S7 series. It has already rolled out the update in several countries, mainly Europe and Latin America. Now the device is starting to get the update in the US.
Verizon Galaxy Tab S7 and Tab S7 Plus Receiving April 2024 Update in the USA
Notably, the Galaxy Tab S7 and Galaxy Tab S7+ are receiving the update on the Verizon network with the firmware version numbers T878USQS7DXD1 and T978USQS7DXD1, respectively. With the latest update, the device will have proper consistency in terms of performance and security.
For your information, the April 2024 update will bring you more than 40 fixes, of which Google has added 27 that enhance the Android OS functionalities. Along with this, Samsung has also added 17 more fixes that exclusively improve the functioning of the Galaxy devices.
Furthermore, the update could bring some new changes that internally improve the device’s functioning and provide enhancements for performance and stability. Along with this, if you are having any issues while using any of the functionality, you should update the device, as it may address the issue.
If you are using the Galaxy Tab S7 series of devices in the US bound for Verizon, then you should start getting a new update. To do that, go to the software update menu via system settings. If you don’t receive the update yet, then wait for some time, as it takes time to reach every unit.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab S9+ and Galaxy Tab A9+ are the latest tables in their lineups. The Korean giant introduced them last year, and both tablet series came with Android 13. Later, they will have already received a major update in the form of Android 14. Now, following the software update policy, both of the devices are getting the April 2024 security patch update.
The locked variants of the Galaxy Tab S9+ and Galaxy Tab A9+ are getting the April 2024 security patch update with the firmware version numbers X218USQS1BXD1 and X818USQS2BXD2, respectively. The Verizon network has received the update for these devices as of writing.
According to the information, the April 2024 security patch is a standard security patch that doesn’t bring any special changes that could impact the experience of the devices, but it will provide some enhancements that could improve the security of the devices.
For your information, the security patch updates may bring some other enhancements that will improve the overall performance and stability of the devices. Apart from this, the update may fix other issues that occurred in the last update for the devices. So, if you are also suffering from any kind of issue, then you should update the Galaxy device to the latest firmware version.
If you are using the Galaxy Tab S9+ and Galaxy Tab A9+ devices locked to the Verizon network, then you can now easily update your device to the latest version by going to the software update menu through the system settings.