When the device launched, Samsung promised 3 years of security updates and ultimately an update to Android 13. Via a promise to update the OS itself for at least three years. With this latest news, those updates won’t necessarily be arriving in a timely manner. Or, at the very least, not as timely. How did Samsung change its update plans for the Galaxy A series? How did Samsung change its update plans for the Galaxy A series?...

The FCC has certified the Galaxy A04 with the model number SM-A045M. The documents reveal some information about the device, including its battery capacity and charging speed (via). The battery pack has a rated capacity of 4,900mAh and a typical capacity of 5,000mAh. It charges at 15W speeds over a USB Type-C port. There’s no wireless charging on this phone. The Galaxy A04 will support dual-band Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and 4G (LTE) cellular connectivity....

Nowadays in tech, companies try to create a cohesive experience across their products. This even goes down to the naming. There are ecosystems of products and software that follow a similar naming scheme, and that sort of consistency people like. Chrome OS rebrand will drop the space Chrome OS rebrand will drop the space How does Chrome OS fit into this? Well, Google has decided to drop the space between “Chrome” and “OS”....

A lot of people like to put newer software on older products because older products have much longer shelf lives than people think. People lose interest in a product when a device stops getting official software updates. Heck, some people lose interest in a product when the next iteration comes out. Someone put Android 12L on a Nexus 7 tablet Someone put Android 12L on a Nexus 7 tablet However, some people never lose interest in a product....

Of course, speed isn’t the only metric that determines the best mobile internet provider. To that end, T-Mobile topped every performance metric that Ookla tracked. It offered the lowest latency of the three major providers and was also the most consistent with connectivity and speeds. Furthermore, T-Mobile is a clear leader when it comes to 5G-only connections as well. With the median download speed of 187.12 Mbps, the carrier led its rivals by a big margin....