Se espera que el Samsung Galaxy M35 se presente pronto. Aunque Samsung aún no ha confirmado el nuevo Galaxy M, el teléfono fue visto recientemente en el sitio web de certificación BIS. Mientras tanto, también hay una página de soporte en vivo para el teléfono en el sitio web de Samsung India. Ahora, según los informes, el teléfono ha sido visto en Google Play Console con una imagen de aspecto oficial. Está listado para funcionar con un chipset Exynos 1380 con 6 GB de RAM y una batería de 6000 mAh. El Galaxy M35 podría ser un cambio de marca del Galaxy M35 Galaxia A35.
Ytechb observador Samsung Galaxy M35 en Google Play Console. Las capturas de pantalla compartidas por la publicación apuntan a 6 GB de RAM y el sistema operativo Android 14 en el próximo teléfono 5G. Aparece con un chipset Exynos 1380 emparejado con una GPU Mali G68. Se muestra que ofrece una pantalla de 6,6 pulgadas con resolución Full HD+.
La lista también muestra el Galaxy M35 con una configuración de cámara trasera triple, liderada por un sensor primario de 50 megapíxeles. Podría tener una batería de 6.000 mAh y admitir carga rápida de 25 W.
Además, la lista de Google Play Console incluye una imagen de aspecto oficial que muestra el teléfono con un diseño de pantalla perforado. Aparece en color azul con triples cámaras traseras. El diseño es similar al Galaxy A35.
el Pagina de soporte El Galaxy M35 con número de modelo SM-M356B/DS ya está disponible en el sitio web de Samsung India. El teléfono era antes Atrás En el sitio web de BIS con el mismo número de modelo. También fue visto en la plataforma de evaluación comparativa Geekbench con 656 puntos en pruebas de un solo núcleo y 1967 puntos en pruebas de múltiples núcleos.
Se espera que el Galaxy M35 de Samsung sea una versión renombrada del Galaxy A35 5G. Este último se lanzó en marzo en India a un precio de Rs. 30.999 para el modelo de almacenamiento de 8GB + 128GB. Está alimentado por un SoC Exynos 1380 y alberga una batería de 5000 mAh con soporte de carga rápida de 25 W.
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juego tata (anteriormente Tata Sky) se ha asociado con Amazon Prime para ofrecer su contenido a los suscriptores en sus paquetes DTH y Binge. La compañía ahora ofrece suscripciones a Amazon Prime Lite junto con planes DTH existentes que también permiten el acceso a canales de televisión y nuevos paquetes Binge donde los usuarios pueden elegir las 33 plataformas OTT o seleccionar seis aplicaciones a un precio de suscripción mensual más bajo. Los usuarios de Tata Play también pueden suscribirse a la suscripción anual de Amazon Prime a través de Tata Play DTH con una oferta introductoria limitada.
Al explicar el motivo de la asociación, Harit Nagpal, director general y director ejecutivo de Tata Play, dijo: “Si bien, por un lado, la sólida red de distribución de contenido de Tata Play ayudará a expandir el alcance de Amazon Prime a nuevos segmentos de audiencia, por otro lado, la incorporación de La membresía Prime Lite con Tata Play hará de Binge una propuesta más atractiva.
Con las nuevas ofertas, los usuarios pueden suscribirse a planes DTH o Binge usando Amazon Prime. Los suscriptores de Tata Play DTH pueden agregar Prime Video junto con su elección de canales de TV en múltiples paquetes a partir de Rs. 199 por mes. Los suscriptores de Prime Lite con Tata Play Binge ahora pueden optar por Prime Lite en dos planes separados. Obtienen acceso a las 33 plataformas OTT, así como a Prime Video por Rs. $ 349 por mes o puedes suscribirte a seis aplicaciones OTT, incluido Prime Video, por Rs. 199 por mes.
Con una suscripción a Amazon Prime Lite, los usuarios de Tata Play tendrán acceso a toda la gama de programas y películas en Prime Video, incluidas series originales como Panchayat, Mirzapur, The Family Man, Dhootha, Farzi y más. Los espectadores pueden ver el contenido en dos pantallas cualesquiera. Además, los suscriptores también obtendrán otros beneficios de Prime Lite, como entrega gratuita ilimitada el mismo día en más de un millón de productos y entrega al día siguiente en más de cuatro millones de productos mientras compran en Amazonas. También obtendrán acceso anticipado a ventas y ofertas exclusivas y un reembolso del cinco por ciento cuando utilicen la tarjeta de crédito Amazon Pay ICICI Bank.
Curiosamente, Tata Play Binge ofrece a los usuarios la opción de elegir una selección de juegos. OTT Las plataformas que prefieren por primera vez. La plataforma permitirá a los usuarios elegir seis plataformas OTT si no han visto el resto y pagan Rs. 199 por mes. Los usuarios podrán elegir entre más de 30 aplicaciones nacionales, internacionales y regionales.
Tecno Spark 20 Pro 5G puede llegar pronto a los mercados globales. Los detalles sobre el supuesto teléfono inteligente han aparecido en línea durante las últimas semanas. Según se informa, ha sido detectado en varios sitios de certificación. Una de esas listas sugiere un lanzamiento inminente en India. Recientemente, según se informa, el teléfono apareció en el sitio web de Google Play Console, y la lista menciona múltiples funciones clave. Se unirá a la versión 4G del teléfono, que se presentó en regiones seleccionadas en diciembre de 2023, junto con otros modelos de la gama Tecno Spark 20.
El teléfono Tecno Spark 20 Pro 5G con número de modelo KJ8 ha sido detectado en el sitio web de Google Play Console, según… un informe Por pronóstico de tecnología. La lista sugiere que es probable que el supuesto teléfono funcione con el SoC MediaTek Dimensity 810 emparejado con una GPU ARM Mali G57. Se espera que el teléfono venga con 8 GB de RAM y 256 GB de almacenamiento interno.
El informe agrega que la lista de Google Play Console para el Tecno Spark 20 Pro 5G indica que el teléfono podría venir con un sistema operativo basado en Android 14. Se espera que la versión 5G del teléfono presente una pantalla con una resolución de 1080 x 2460 píxeles, con una densidad de píxeles de 480 ppi pulgadas.
El panel frontal del Tecno Spark 20 Pro 5G que se ve en la lista de Google Play Console muestra un agujero central en la parte superior. El borde derecho presenta un botón de encendido y dos botones de volumen separados.
precedente de la FCC existente Tecno Spark 20 Pro 5G sugirió que el diseño del panel posterior será similar al de la versión 4G del modelo. Se espera que esté respaldado por una batería de 4900 mAh con soporte para carga rápida por cable de 33 W. El teléfono también lo tiene. Decía Recibió la certificación de la Oficina de Estándares de la India (BIS), lo que indica que pronto podría lanzarse en la India.
versión 4G de Tecno Spark 20 Pro Viene con una batería SoC MediaTek Helio G99 de 5000 mAh con carga rápida de 33 W. apoyaTiene una pantalla AMOLED curva de alta resolución de 6,78 pulgadas y 120 Hz, una unidad de cámara trasera triple de 108 megapíxeles, una cámara para selfies de 32 megapíxeles y una clasificación de resistencia al polvo y salpicaduras IP53.
Samsung lanzó el Galaxy Z Fold 5 y el Galaxy Z Flip 5 junto con las series Galaxy Tab S9 y Galaxy Watch 6 en su primer evento Galaxy Unpacked en Corea del Sur. Hablamos de los nuevos dispositivos de la compañía y más en el último episodio de tropicalel podcast Gadgets 360 Orbital está disponible en. Spotify, jana, GeoSavin, Pódcast de Google, Pódcast de Apple, Música Amazonas Y dondequiera que obtengas tus podcasts.
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With Apple under increasing scrutiny from regulators in the US and the EU, it’s taken the decision to loosen some of the restrictions on what’s allowed in the iOS App Store – and retro game emulators for the likes of Nintendo and Game Boy are now permitted.
That means you can play all kinds of classic video game titles on your iPhone, with several emulators now available and more on the way. If you’re keen to get started with game emulators and classic Nintendo or GBA games on your iPhone, we’ll show you how here.
Are iOS emulators legal?
Technically, iOS emulators are legal – but at the same time, pirating video games isn’t. It’s a similar situation to torrenting movies, because while the torrenting software on its own isn’t breaking any laws, downloading rips of copyrighted films is.
Delta is now available on the iOS App Stoire (Image credit: Future)
When it comes to games you’ve already paid money for, it’s something of a gray area. The US Copyright Act allows backups of computer programs for personal use (something which is also permitted in the UK), but Nintendo says that doesn’t cover playing those games somewhere else – and definitely not downloading them from the internet.
DRM (Digital Rights Management) protection matters, too. The Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) in the US says circumventing DRM to create copies and play games is illegal – but not if the copyright owner no longer maintains the necessary technology needed to authorize that DRM.
What’s more, there’s also a lack of legal precedent – this isn’t really something people historically get taken to court for. Software companies tend to go after people making emulator apps and distributing ROM (Read Only Memory) files, rather than the end users playing the games – all of which leaves the average gamer in a somewhat confusing position.
Emu64 XL is a Commodore 64 emulator for iOS (Image credit: Future)
Ultimately, copying copyrighted video games that you own technically breaks the law, and that’s that. However, it’s something that doesn’t tend typically get end users in trouble – especially when it comes to older, more obscure titles that are no longer available.
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How to set up iOS emulators for Game Boy, GBA and other Nintendo systems
For the purposes of this guide, we’re going to use the Delta emulator for iOS. Head to the App Store on your iPhone to find and download it – it’s free to use and install, and there are no in-app purchases to worry about.
Loading ROM files
Once you’ve found some ROMs, you can load them into Delta (Image credit: Future)
Delta can play games for the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES), Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES), Nintendo 64, Game Boy Color, Game Boy Advance, and the Nintendo DS, and the developer is promising support for more consoles in the future.
When you launch Delta, you’ll be met with a blank screen, but don’t panic: this is where you need to load in your ROMs. Given the legal issues around them, we’re not going to give you any pointers as to where you’ll find them, but we’ll show you how it works with a fully legal demo of Goodbye Galaxy for the Game Boy Advance.
Tap the + (plus) button in the top right corner, then point Delta towards the game files you want to use. As long as they’re saved somewhere on your iPhone (in iCloud Drive, for example), then the emulator will be able to find them.
You’re able to use on-screen controls or a physical controller (Image credit: Future)
Just tap on a file to launch it – you’ll be loaded into the relevant interface, whether it’s the SNES or the Game Boy Color. Controls appear on the screen by default, but you can connect a physical controller over Bluetooth if you need.
Gameplay and settings
You should be able to pick up the gameplay controls fairly intuitively, particularly for games you’ve played before. Note that Delta supports both landscape and portrait modes, so you can rotate your iPhone around if you find it more comfortable, and the on-screen controls adjust themselves automatically.
Hit the Menu button on whatever controller you’re using and the mid-game pause menu shows up: from here you’re able to save and load game states, enter cheat codes, or tell the emulator to keep specific buttons held down (keeping your fingers free for other buttons and controls).
Game states can be saved and loaded (Image credit: Future)
Here’s a nice little bonus: Delta supports AirPlay too. If you open up the iOS Control Center while playing (with a swipe down from the top right of the screen), then tap the AirPlay icon, you can beam the gameplay to a compatible screen. Any AirPlay-enabled TV, the Apple TV 4K box, or even a Mac will work.
Back on the game loading screen, tap the gear icon up in the top left corner to configure Delta. From the next screen you get access to a whole host of options – so you can, for example, set up the default controllers for multiple players, and change the opacity of the on-screen controls.
Delta comes with a decent number of settings (Image credit: Future)
Pick one of the supported consoles listed on the Settings page and you’re able to see the default controller skins and load in new ones – you can even have a go at making your own if you like. There’s more information about controller skins here, and you can download some alternative skins made by members of the Delta community.
From the Settings page you can also turn haptic feedback on or off for buttons and control sticks, as well as tell the emulator to respect silent mode on your iPhone: if your iPhone is set to silent then Delta won’t play any game audio by default, though you can change this option if you want to.
These are the best Mac apps that’ll help you through all kinds of work — writing, graphic design, video editing — with a few simple (must-have) utilities that everyone can make use of.
Finding good apps can be hard, especially if you’re new to the Mac. Luckily, we’ve put together a list of the very best.
Just click to switch. Screenshot: D. Griffin Jones/Cult of Mac
AirBuddy is a much better way to juggle Bluetooth devices between your Mac and your other devices. When you’re playing music from your iPhone and you sit down at your Mac, you can click on AirBuddy from the menu bar and yoink your AirPods over to your computer.
With AirBuddy’s Magic Handoff feature, you can see all the Bluetooth devices paired to all your Macs, instead of just the Mac you’re working on. Like Universal Control (which allows you to swap keyboards, mice and trackpads between devices), you can use AirBuddy to switch your headphones between your work Mac and personal Mac.
BBEdit can handle it all. Screenshot: D. Griffin Jones/Cult of Mac
BBEdit is an incredibly powerful plaintext editor. It’s been a top choice for Mac users for over 30 years.
It can handle projects of all sizes and code in all languages. It has built-in support for opening and saving files over FTP servers. You can pull and commit projects directly to GitHub.
Calling it an “editor” sells it short — between powerful regular expression commands, AppleScript support and text transforms, it’s a word processing wonder. It’s also good for writing.
Price: $4.99/month or $49.99/year Download from:Mac App Store
Blip
Downloading a file on Blip. Screenshot: D. Griffin Jones/Cult of Mac
AirDrop is the best way to transfer files between two Macs in the same room (or a Mac and iPad or iPhone). But the best way to transfer files across the internet is with Blip.
Blip is different than Dropbox or Google Drive because you don’t need to upload files to the cloud on one end and download them on the other end. Blip creates an instant and direct device-to-device connection.
This also means you can transfer entire folders at once, huge project files for Final Cut Pro and Logic Pro, or whatever you need.
Put your iPhone to good use as an HD webcam. Screenshot: D. Griffin Jones/Cult of Mac
Camo lets you upgrade your Mac’s built-in camera for web conferences and live streaming to something much better. Any modern USB camera — or even your iPhone — can be used as a webcam for any app on your Mac.
You can combine video from your iPhone with audio coming a desktop microphone. You can even create video recordings.
There are a bunch of advanced features for making a custom watermark, adjusting image brightness and contrast, blur effects and more.
Do your listeners a favor with chapter markers. Screenshot: D. Griffin Jones/Cult of Mac
If you make a podcast, Forecast is a must-have app. It’s a simple utility that you can use to add chapter markers to a podcast.
In Logic, you export your podcast as a WAV, drag it into Forecast and it’ll show you all the chapters. It’ll even embed metadata like chapter URLs, chapter-specific artwork, the episode title and description into the MP3 file.
Change how your Mac wrangles your windows. Screenshot: D. Griffin Jones/Cult of Mac
Front and Center is a window management utility for the Mac that changes one key behavior. When you click on a window, it doesn’t just bring that single window to the front, it brings all the app’s windows to the front.
So if you have a bunch of Safari windows or Finder windows open, clicking on any of them will bring all of them forward. This is already how it works when you click an app icon in the Dock, but now it’ll do that all the time.
Finder and Safari are two apps I use a lot of windows for. I usually have at least six different Finder windows and three Safari windows open at once.
With Front and Center, I don’t need to make sure all of them are visible — clicking on any Finder window lets me see the other ones. If you like organized chaos like me, you’ll find it an indispensable tool.
Play all kinds of files — in a video player customizable to your taste. Screenshot: D. Griffin Jones/Cult of Mac
IINA is a free video player for macOS that goes far above and beyond QuickTime. It supports many, many more file formats QuickTime doesn’t, like MKV and AVI.
The user interface is modern and highly customizable to your preferences. For example, I added a Take Screenshot button to the video player, which I use every day. It supports picture-in-picture mode, for letting a video or music playlist float above your desktop as you work.
For movies and TV shows downloaded to your computer, you can look up matching subtitles inside the app.
You can even use IINA as a YouTube video player. Hit ⇧⌘O and paste in a URL to start playing instantly.
There’s a lot of advanced features, but all you really need to know to get started is ⇧⌘C to get started. Image: Alex Rodionov
Once you install a clipboard manager, you’ll never know how it was possible to live without it.
You copy one thing that’s really important, you accidentally copy something else without thinking about it — wait, now you’ve lost the first thing. No more.
With Maccy, your Mac has a new keyboard shortcut, ⇧⌘C, to bring up a history menu. Then, you hit ⌘2 to instantly paste the second-most-recent item out of your clipboard. Likewise, you can hit ⌘3, and ⌘4, and so on to paste more items. You can set the size of its clipboard history to contain hundreds of items.
Maccy will keep paragraphs of text, images, files, all sorts of things.
Just drag a file into the window and it’ll start building a line-by-line transcription. You can edit the transcript and export it in a bunch of useful formats: a subtitle file for a video, a plain text file, a CSV, a nicely formatted HTML webpage or a PDF for publishing.
All the core functionality is available in the free version. Included for free is the Small transcription model, which is a slight misnomer — Small does an unbelievable job.
If you pay for Pro, you get the larger models. They’re more accurate, although they work a little more slowly. You also can transcribe streaming audio from your Mac, if you want a transcription of a live stream or a meeting.
Price: Free with basic features, $30 for Pro features Download from:Gumroad
MarsEdit
Yes, even this article was drafted in MarsEdit. Screenshot: D. Griffin Jones/Cult of Mac
If you’re a writer with a WordPress blog, MarsEdit is a much better place to start your writing.
You don’t have to worry about losing your internet connection, your web browser bugging out and quitting, someone taking over your draft and losing your work, etc. MarsEdit is a reliable native Mac app that lets you start writing a collection of drafts offline before you send them to your site.
It syncs with WordPress to pull in your categories, authors, tags and existing posts. You can even upload media and images. It only offers mixed support for WordPress’ new Gutenburg block editor, but really, that is a feature in itself.
MarsEdit isn’t just for WordPress — you also can export a document as an HTML file.
Price: $59.99 with 14-day free trial Download from:Mac App Store
Mimestream
It’s the best desktop app to use Gmail, hands down. Screenshot: Neil Jhaveri
Apple Mail — or really, most email clients — do a bad job at handling Gmail accounts.
Gmail has a bunch of features other email services don’t. Instead of folders, Gmail uses tags. Instead of a single inbox, Gmail offers smart categories like social, promotions, updates, and so on. And Gmail pairs great with Google Calendar, with one-click responses.
Mimestream is a desktop app that’s been designed to play nice with Gmail. The developer, Neil Jhaveri, is a former Apple employee, who worked on Mail and Notes. That really shines through in the app — Mimestream looks and feels like Apple made a first-class Gmail client.
Organize and play your favorite classics in OpenEmu. Screenshot: D. Griffin Jones/Cult of Mac
OpenEmu is the all-in-one classic game emulator for your Mac.
Like Delta on the iPhone, all you need to do is drag ROM files to add them to your library. It supports save states, game controllers — and it even has filters to make your games look like they’re being played on a CRT television or a pixellated LCD display.
It supports dozens of consoles, including the NES, SNES, Sega Genesis, Nintendo GameCube, Sony PlayStation — even the Vectrex and ColecoVision.
Collect color palettes for reference in Pastel. Screenshot: D. Griffin Jones/Cult of Mac
If you do any kind of graphic design, especially if you do branding or marketing work for a few different clients, you need Pastel.
Pastel lets you create palettes and color swatches, organize them into folders, and give them names. You can right-click to copy a color’s RGB values, hex values or as code for your app in Objective-C and SwiftUI.
You can even export a color palette as a wallpaper. And on the iPhone, you can import a palette from a picture.
I use Pixelmator Pro to make the very images in this article! Screenshot: D. Griffin Jones/Cult of Mac
Pixelmator Pro is a modern graphic design program made just for Mac. Compared to the establishment (Adobe Photoshop and Affinity Photo), Pixelmator Pro is incredibly easy to navigate and use.
All the basic features you regularly use are put front and center. Cutting a subject out of a background? That’s done in just two clicks. It’s very rare that I find myself reaching for a more powerful app.
It even supports vector shapes and superimposing graphics on top of video.
The keyboard shortcuts are highly configurable. On the other tab, you can configure which edges of the screen do what. Screenshot: D. Griffin Jones/Cult of Mac
If you’re a PC switcher, you might miss the window-snapping features that Windows has had for years. The Rectangle app brings it to macOS.
With Rectangle running, you can grab a window and throw it to the left or right side to make it fill half the screen. Or drag it to the corner to fill a quarter of the screen. You can even add custom keyboard shortcuts to tile your windows exactly how you want.
Even if you don’t use window snapping (like me), I use Rectangle’s ⌃⌥C shortcut to perfectly center a window on my display. If you run two monitors, you can use ⌃⌥⌘→ or ⌃⌥⌘← to move a window between your screens.
Price: Free with basic features, $9.99 for Pro features Download from:Ryan Hanson Source code:GitHub
UTM Virtual Machines
UTM is, hands down, the best way to boot into other operating systems, old and new. Screenshot: D. Griffin Jones/Cult of Mac
UTM is the easiest way to virtualize other operating systems on your Mac.
Unlike the more complicated VirtualBox, adding a new virtual machine using UTM is as simple as clicking a couple of buttons. After you download it, just hit the + and click Download prebuilt from UTM Gallery. It’s a single file to download; without any configuration or manual setup you can boot everything from Windows XP to ArchLinux.
UTM can virtualize modern operating systems like Windows 11 for any PC programs you might want to run. If you use your Mac for software development, you can run all kinds of flavors of Linux — Ubuntu, Fedora, Debian and more. On an Apple silicon Mac, you can virtualize any other version of macOS for Apple silicon (macOS Monterey and newer).
Another Mac and PC computer setup stands in the spotlight today — this time a MacBook Pro and PC laptop driving a 4K display and an array of peripherals through an Orico Thunderbolt 3 dock bristling with 15 ports.
The setup emphasizes gaming, too, with a PlayStation 5 mounted under the desk. We’ll take a look at that, too.
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Orico Thunderbolt 3 dock serves as nexus in MacBook Pro and PC gaming setup
YouTuber and Redditor MiRealEscape showcased the sleek-but-not-complete setup in a post entitled, “Macbook Pro Setup version 1.0.” He runs a 14-inch M1 Pro MacBook Pro and a PC laptop, along with a 28-inch Asus 4K display, PS5 and other peripherals, through a dock bristling with ports that we haven’t seen before — the Orico 15-1 Thunderbolt 3 USB-C Docking Station.
“This is my semi-complete MacBook Pro Setup. I also swap it out with a Windows laptop for my remote work,” he said. “For my personal use, I do content creation as I started a YouTube channel where I test out home office and gaming tech mostly. Hence the lazy cable management, as I swap things in and out a lot.”
Note the reference to and justification for “lazy cable management.” He knows setup junkies on social media throw fits over loose cables.
“I tried to go with a dark aesthetic for this,” he added. “Next time I think I’ll go black and white. Along with changing the location with a standing desk. I don’t use the Alex drawers that much.” The Ikea Alex drawers hold up the desktop, a butcher countertop.
Orico Thunderbolt 3 dock
The Orico Thunderbolt 3 Docking Station with 15 Ports looks formidable. As TB3, it can reach data-transfer speeds of 40Gbps from TB3 or TB4 devices. And you can run a single 5K@60Hz display or dual 4K@60Hz displays through it. It provides up to 60 watts of fast charging to a MacBook and a secondary TB3 port offers an additional 15W to downstream devices.
Here’s the port lineup:
2x Thunderbolt 3 ports
2x USB3.1 Gen 2 Type C 10Gbps
1x USB3.1 Gen 2 A 10Gbps
2x USB3.1 Gen 1 A 5Gbps
2x USB2.0 A 480Mbps
DisplayPort 1.4
RJ45 LAN Gigabit Ethernet port
SD/TF card reader
Audio in and out
PlayStation 5 mounted under the desk
An old-school PlayStation 5 sits in a “Stealth” under-desk mount. Photo: [email protected]
MiRealEscape noted that his “under desk PS5 Stealth mount [is] holding up the OG disc PS5.” So he’s got an old-school gaming rig there, but the same setup works for newer versions. We included these along with other setup gear in the links list below.
The Monzlteck Stealth under-desk mount is designed for PS5 and PS5 Slim. It’s a metal mount fastened with half a dozen screws. A protective cover keeps the mount brackets from scratching the console. The design avoids blocking airflow to help with cooling.
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This 15-in-1 Thunderbolt 3 dock is capable of of 5K and dual 4K display configurations and includes data transfer speeds up to 40Gbps. Peripherals connectivity through 15 ports is epic.
Samsung’s Good Lock app has recently been spotted on the Google Play Store hinting at a wider release. Good Lock, if you’re not familiar with it, is a customization app exclusive to Galaxy smartphones. It allows users to decorate various aspects of their device with the help of “modules”. These modules can be used to apply new themes, change the lock screen, revamp the keyboard, and more. The software has been around since 2016 and is a favorite among Samsung enthusiasts.
Initially spotted by severalusers on X (the platform formerly known as Twitter), Good Lock on the Play Store is currently sitting in Early Access. You can’t even find the app on the digital storefront unless you have a direct link to the listing page. Reports state you can only download the software on a Galaxy phone. 9To5Google in their coverage says you’ll see a line of text informing you that your device is not compatible if you try this.
It appears the app doesn’t work with jailbroken hardware either. We managed to download Good Lock on our jailbroken tablet, but when we tried to launch it, the app immediately crashed. The instability is probably due to the fact that Good Lock on Google Play is still under development.
Missing modules
No one knows if the Google Play version of Good Lock will have all of the same modules as the one found on the Galaxy Store. However, it’ll at least house one – One Hand Operation Plus. This module lets you create custom gesture controls. For example, a long swipe to the right launches the Quick Tools menu while swiping diagonally to the upper right opens the notification panel. Judging by the fact One Hand Operation has its own listing page, modules may be separate downloads.
At the time of this writing, it’s unknown when Good Lock will exit Early Access. Samsung may be doing some testing before committing to a formal launch. If it does come out soon, we could see more Galaxy Store-exclusive apps make their way to the Play Store. There aren’t many exclusive options, although there are a few such as Samsung’s Edge Panels and Camera Assistant.
We reached out to the tech giant asking when the app will become widely available and if it plans to expand its availability to non-Galaxy phones. They most likely won’t allow this, but you never know.
Good Lock, Samsung’s impressive One UI customization suite, is now available on the Google Play Store. Earlier, Good Lock and its modules were available exclusively through Samsung’s own Galaxy Store.
Good Lock arrives on the Google Play Store
The Good Lock app is now available directly via the Google Play Store. You can install it via the Play Store if you don’t want to download apps from the Galaxy Store. This app listing was recently spotted by X user @Litto31102469 (via @tarunvats33). We also discovered that the Good Lock’s One Hand Operation + module is available on the Play Store. Hopefully, all other Good Lock modules will make it to the Play Store, offering a choice for Galaxy users.
Samsung has mentioned ‘Early Access’ to Good Lock’s name in the Play Store, so the company is clearly testing the waters right now. It is possible that it may remove the Early Access tag after things get stable.
Good Lock is a group of apps officially supported by Samsung. They can be used to change the design and behavior of several UI elements and sections inside One UI. For example, you can change the home screen, keyboard, lock screen, notifications, and a lot more, depending on which Good Lock module you use.
The Speck Gemtones Play true wireless earbuds are a step out of the comfort zone for Speck, which is better known for its range of phone cases, and it shows. While the sound quality of these earbuds deliver is as you might expect for $49.99 (about £40 / AU$75), the Speck Gemtones Play earbuds don’t offer as much value as the Earfun Air 2 earbuds, which retail for roughly the same price, but have additional features like wireless charging and longer battery life.
I’d be tempted to say that you get what you pay for from the Speck Gemtones Play, but since there are alternatives among the best budget wireless earbuds at the same price with additional features, that wouldn’t be strictly accurate. This is not to say that these earbuds are noticeably bad, because they aren’t. If you’re not an audiophile who focuses on output and dynamic range then you’ll be happy enough with the sound quality that’s on offer here. One noticeable issue, however, is the audible strain around the vocals, which is apparent when listening to both music and podcasts. This can be remedied by switching to the Vocal Range EQ preset, but it’s a shame that the default EQ settings don’t offer better vocal clarity.
While the earbuds are easy to keep track of thanks to the Find your Earbuds function and the inclusion of a push-to-release button on the case, the lack of quality in the materials quickly becomes apparent. The hinged lid of the case feels flimsy, and the matte black finish scratches and shows fingerprints easily; the case of my review sample looked like it had been through an ordeal after just a few days of use.
If you’re looking for a better-quality finish and more features without spending extra, we recommend the 1More PistonBuds Pro Q30 or the Earfun Air 2 earbuds.
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Speck Gemtones Play review: Price & release date
Released in January 2024
Priced at $49.99 (about £40 / AU$75)
Only available from Speck within the US, may be available from third-party retailers
The Speck Gemtones Play earbuds were released at the start of 2024. At present, Speck only sells its earbuds within the US, but you may be able to find them at third-party retailers elsewhere.
Better known for its production of phone cases, Speck has taken a leap into audio tech, and at $49.99 (about £40 / AU$75), these earbuds are the cheapest offering in the Gemtones range, coming in below the $69.99 Gemtones Sport (with earhooks for a secure fit) and the $79.99 Gemtones Pro.
While these are relatively cheap and cheerful earbuds, they have stiff competition from the likes of the 1More Piston Bud Pro Q30s, which have the added benefits of Spatial Audio, Low Latency mode, and ANC, which the Gemtones Play unfortunately lack.
Speck Gemtones Play review: Specs
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Type
Wireless earbuds
Active noise cancellation
No
Battery life
8 hours (buds); 28 hours (case)
Weight
0.15oz / 4.09g each (buds)
Connectivity
Bluetooth 5.3, USB-C (charging)
Waterproofing
IPX5
App available
Yes, iOS and Android
Speck Gemtones Play review: Features
28 hours max playtime
Four EQ profiles
Find your Earbuds function
The Speck Gemstones Play lack some of the features you might expect at this price point in 2024, but the easy-to-use app and a couple of novel features help bump up their score.
The Speck Gemtones app is basic, but its lack of complexity and ease of use will appeal to some. When I launched the app it spotted my earbuds straight away, and once I’d paired them via Bluetooth in my phone’s settings, it only took a tap of the icon in the app to sync them.
The app provides a range of useful features, including four different equalizer presets: Default, Balanced, Dynamic Bass, and Vocal Range. It doesn’t offer the ability to create custom EQ settings, though, which is a shame, but it does have a feature that could prove particularly useful for the forgetful among us – a Find your Earbuds feature, which you can use to get either the left or right earbuds to emit a loud beeping to help you hunt them down. This only works when they’re not in the case, however – and obviously you need to be close enough to be connected to them.
A Volume Limit feature can also be found in the app, which is still not too common in headphones apps. As someone with sensitive ears, I was reassured to know that it wouldn’t be possible to accidentally hit the volume keys on my phone and raise the volume too high – and it’s also great for making sure kids don’t harm their hearing by cranking up the sound. In practice, however, this feature doesn’t work as I’d anticipated. Instead of stopping the volume from going any higher than 85dB at full volume, it reduces the sound at all levels, so 50% volume is no longer 50%. This concerns me, because once you turn the limiter off – albeit this can’t be done accidentally, as you need to enter a code – the volume shoots back up to whichever volume you’re set to. It’s also worth mentioning that even with the volume locked, the volume at which the buds announce that they’re connected is quite loud.
The app also shows you how much charge is left in the earbuds. I found that the battery life performed a little better than advertised, lasting around eight hours and 20 minutes while playing music continuously at 50% volume. I listened to music and chatted on work calls while working from home without needing to charge them, and between the charge in the buds themselves and in the case, I could do the same in the office, plus listen to music on my commute home, without running out of battery.
The Speck Gemtones Play’s dual microphones didn’t impress me when compared, again, to the similarly-priced 1More PistonBuds Pro Q30 earbuds. When I listen back to a recording of myself,I sound distant and unnatural. They’d be adequate for making phone calls indoors, but the low volume and lack of clarity may prove problematic when making calls out and about, or with a rocky connection.
It’s a shame that these earbuds offer no active noise cancellation. This may seem understandable considering the price point, but as mentioned, there are alternative options on the market in this price range that offer this feature – the 1More that I’ve mentioned just above, or the Earfun Air Pro 3, which often fall to this kind of price.
A further small but frustrating niggle is that you can’t start listening on another device without disconnecting the buds from the current device first – i.e., there’s no multipoint pairing – which can be a pain if you often switch between listening on phones, tablets, laptops, etc. Again, the 1More and Earfun offer this.
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Speck Gemtones Play review: Sound quality
Acceptable sound quality for the cost
Good tonal range, but lacks clarity
Capable of delivering clear vocals, but with sacrifices
As expected for the price, the Speck Gemtones Play don’t deliver the most dynamic sound. They’re pleasant to listen to, but if you have an ear that can appreciate rich bass through to sparkling and natural treble, they may fall a little flat. On the other hand, these earbuds could pick up delicate touches, such as background synths in sections of Black Eye by Allie X, so they score points for their general clarity.
While they can be forgiven for not being as dynamic as the likes of the Marshall Motif II A.N.C earbuds, which are priced at $199.99 / £179.99 / AU$349, they also lag a little behind the sound quality of the similarly priced 1More PistonBuds Pro Q30 – and this is hard to ignore considering that the 1More earbuds also offer extra features including ANC, spatial audio, and Low Latency mode.
I found myself regularly changing the EQ presets to get the most out of different songs. While I can hear that the sound quality is improved after choosing the appropriate setting, I do wish the default preset performed a little better to make for a more effective listening experience when out and about. When left on default, music can sound flat, with an edge of strain on the speakers from vocals. Although cycling between EQ settings can improve the listening quality, it sometimes feels like you’re having to sacrifice an element such as vocal clarity or bass quality, and I found it hard to achieve a good balance. That’s especially true when the Vocal Range preset isn’t selected, as it can sound like the vocals are being dampened, as if I’m listening through a curtain.
When listening to I Want You by Moloko with the Vocal Range equalizer preset selected, the raw vocals come through beautifully. You do, however, lose the impact of the percussion hitting. The Dynamic Bass equalizer preset was a good middle ground on this occasion, softening the vocals without sacrificing that depth.
The Default equalizer preset made Justin Hawkin’s vocals in The Darkness’ I Believe in a Thing Called Love lack impact, making the listening experience fall flat. Selecting the Balanced EQ preset once again sounded muffled, as if I wasn’t in the same room as the band. I’d go as far as to say that you’ll feel like you’re listening from outside the venue when it comes to this song. The most satisfying preset for this particular track was Vocal Range, which delivered the drama lost with the other presets.
When listening to podcasts on the Default settings, voices had a tinny edge to them, but they came through with more clarity when the Vocal Range equalizer preset was selected. The same was true when listening to content on YouTube.
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Speck Gemtones Play review: Design
Useful press-to-release button
Comfortable fit for smaller ears
Light-but-cheap materials
The Gemtones Play case feels lightweight at just under 1oz / 29g. It appears more cheaply made than some other earbuds in this price bracket, with a thin, transparent black frosted flip lid and matt black body that marks easily from fingerprints. It scratches easily, too – I have long gel nails, and it was instantly clear where they’ve made contact with the case.
The case would probably be useful for you if you plan to keep it in your pocket or hanging from its fabric loop on the outside of your bag, as it won’t open unless you push the release button, which is a feature that I appreciate. The hinge feels sturdy, but the plastic is very thin and looks like it could be easily broken. I have questions about the longevity of this case, although aside from the aesthetic issues it hasn’t let me down just yet.
The design of the earbuds themselves isn’t anything to get excited about. Similarly to the case, they’re made from cheap-looking matte black plastic, with the left-hand bud having the Speck logo printed on it. There’s a small indicator light on each bud, and another in the space between them on the case which indicates when the earbuds are prepared for Bluetooth pairing, whether the earbuds or case are charging, or whether either are fully charged. These lights are a little on the subtle side, as the LEDs are deep-set, so it’s not clear what the lights are showing unless you’re looking down the barrel at them.
The buds feel comfortable in my ears, and I wore them for long periods with no issues. I was able to wear them straight out of the case, without needing to switch to another pair of silicone tips, which Speck includes in sizes from extra small to extra large, and this was a new experience for me, as I have smaller ears and often need to switch to smaller tip sizes. Helping them to feel comfortable is the fact that the earbuds are light at just over 0.15oz / 4g each.
While the touch features are basic, they are simple to use. A single tap on either bud will play or pause the track, and triple tapping will trigger your device’s voice assistant. I quite liked that skipping past or going back to songs is triggered by a double tap on the right or left bud respectively, although if you’re in a situation where you need to settle for just one bud it’s a little annoying that you’re limited to either skipping or returning. The same issue is present with volume control too, as pressing and holding the left earbud turns the volume down, and pressing and holding the right earbud turns it up. It shouldn’t be a big deal most of the time, though.
The touch controls aren’t always responsive, and there were a few instances where the music would play or pause, or the voice assistant would be triggered, when I was trying to double tap, but this was only a small niggle. If you’d rather assign different functions than the default offering, you can customize what each touch control triggers within the app.
The earbuds I’ve been testing were in the Back in Black finish, but they’re also available in other colors, including Pop Purple, Bop Blue, and White Album.
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Speck Gemtones Play review: Value
Reliable battery life, delivering the promised 8 hours of playtime
More features available for the same price from competitors
Useful app, but cheap-feeling hardware
As previously mentioned, the sound quality of the Gemtones Play isn’t bad for the price. It would be unfair to expect a premium listening experience from these earbuds; however, the presence of the similarly priced Earfun Air 2, which offer more features, and the incredibly cheap but good-quality JLab Go Air Pop earbuds, which offer a better user experience and wear-detection, does lead me to question whether these are truly worth the $49.99 (about £40 / AU$75) price tag given the current competition.
Ignoring the competition, though, the app works well, and offers useful features that increase the appeal of these earbuds. In addition, the press-to-release button on the case certainly comes in handy, but the quality of the materials does let these buds down.
Should I buy the Speck Gemtones Play?
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Section
Notes
Score
Features
While these earbuds score points for their easy-to-use app and helpful Find your Earbuds feature, the lack of ANC or wear detection lets them down.
3/5
Sound quality
The quality of sound can be hit-and-miss, with the default setting particularly having issues dealing with treble. But it can be very pleasant, too.
3/5
Design
I love the press-to-release button for added security, but the build quality and materials fall short compared to competitors.
3/5
Value
If I wasn’t aware of the competition, I would say that these earbuds are good value for the price. But I am, so they’re no better than average.
3/5
Buy them if…
Don’t buy them if…
Speck Gemtones Play review: Also consider
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Speck Gemtones Play
EarFun Air 2
JLab Go Air Pop
Price
$49.99 (about £40/AU$75)
$49.99 / £49.99 (about AU$75)
$25 / £25 / AU$49
Active noise cancellation
No
No
No
Quoted battery life
8 hours (buds) 28 hours (plus case)
9 hours (buds) 40 hours (plus case)
8 hours (buds) 32 hours (plus case)
Weight
4g per earbud, 37g total weight
4.5g per earbud, 45g total weight
3.7g per earbud
Connectivity
Bluetooth 5.3
Bluetooth 5.3
Bluetooth 5.1
Waterproofing
IPX5
IPX7
IPX4
How I tested the Speck Gemtones Play
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I tested the earbuds for 7 days
I tested at home, in the office, on walks, and commuting
I listened to music, podcasts, and YouTube content
I subjected the Speck Gemtones Play earbuds to a week of testing. I tested the wearability, sound quality, and features by listening to music for hours at home, in the office, on walks, and while commuting. In addition to listening to music, I watched YouTube videos and listened to my usual podcasts.
I also followed TechRadar’s standardized testing process for earbuds, including listening to a particular set of tracks to make it easy to compare different buds, and real-world measurement of the battery life. Read more about how we test earbuds at TechRadar.
A beefy graphics card paired with the lovely 14-inch screen size at an affordable price? That’s the Asus ROG Zephyrus G14, and when you add extras like an OLED display and battery life impressive for a gaming laptop, it’s hard for me to not fall in love with this thing.
The G14 is the smallest model in the Zephyrus line, so it’s extremely portable. You can outfit it with an Nvidia RTX 4060 or 4070 graphics card, depending on whether you want to save some cash or max it out. It feels as comfortable to use as the Macbook Air M1 (2020) that I use for work, but it comes with luxury features that make playing games—and even watching movies—a top-tier experience.
Work-Life Balance
The Zephyrus G14 isn’t built to be a powerhouse—consider a laptop like the Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 for that—but what power it does have is well allocated. The Zephyrus is powered by AMD’s Ryzen R9 8945HS, a powerful processor, paired with the RTX 4060 laptop graphics card—it tackles most games with ease and can even run some of the heaviest AAA titles reasonably well.
Both Starfield and Cyberpunk 2077 managed to maintain a respectable 50 to 60 frames per second on medium graphics settings at the laptop’s full 2,880 X 1,800 resolution. Starfield dipped to around 40 fps in areas like New Atlantis that have famously struggled to get very high frame rates. But this is still reasonably high given that Starfield is capped at 30 fps on the Xbox.
Photograph: Eric Ravenscraft
When adjusting the display to 1,080p, I could crank the graphics settings in Cyberpunk and Starfield up to high while maintaining roughly the same 50 to 60 fps. By staying on medium, I got over 60 fps in both games. I prefer the latter approach since smoother gameplay feels better for me than extra foliage detail, but there’s flexibility here to tailor the experience to your desires.
Like most gaming laptops, you won’t spend much time playing on this machine away from a charger. However, the G14 still impressed by getting nearly two hours of gameplay while running games like Cyberpunk. Overwatch 2 lasted closer to an hour and a half, which makes sense, given that in faster-paced competitive games, I tend to lean on getting at least 90 fps for a smooth experience.
When using the laptop for more typical work or casual use, I got closer to 11 hours of battery life, impressive among any Windows laptop. I could easily use the Zephyrus G14 as my daily driver and feel comfortable getting an entire day’s worth of work done on a single charge.
