Articles by Muhammad Jarir Kanji

ISO settings help the camera deal with different lighting conditions.

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Samsung was recently awarded a trademark for ‘Super ISO’ by the UK Intellectual Property Office.
ISO relates to light capture in cameras, indicating the company is working on an improved night mode for its phone.
Rumors from industry insiders suggest the feature is being prepped for the Galaxy S20 series.

Samsung’s Galaxy S20 series is reportedly getting a few downgrades in the camera department, but that doesn’t mean cameras are becoming less of a priority for Samsung’s flagships. Indeed, as new trademark awarded to Samsung indicates, the S20 series’ cameras will be one of the phones’ most significant distinctions.

The ‘Super ISO’ trademark that was filed just earlier today by Samsung to the UK Intellectual Property Office suggests the company is working on a souped-up night mode for its phone.

ISO, for those who don’t know, is a setting that determines the sensitivity of the image sen…

Samsung lead the pack with nearly 300 million units sold.

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Huawei took the second-place spot in the smartphone market from Apple in 2019.
It raked in sales of 238.5 million units, compared to Apple’s 196.2 million.
The biggest winner, though, was Samsung, with 296.5 million shipments during the year.

Despite overwhelming pressure by the U.S., Huawei says it can handle anything else the Trump administration throws its way. And the numbers seem to bear that out.

Earlier estimates of Huawei’s unit sales during 2019 pegged the number to an impressive 240 million. That estimate has now been corroborated by Counterpoint Research, one of the leading market research firms in the tech world.

The Hong Kong-based firm estimates that Huawei sold 238.5 million phones during 2019. Not only is that much better than the Chinese giant’s own expectations following its addition to the U.S. Entity List, but the number also marks the first time Huawei has surpassed Apple in …

The battery is also safer to use because it does not use a liquid electrolyte.

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Standford researchers have developed a new type of battery for wearable devices.
The use of a new polymer makes the battery flexible.
The lack of a liquid electrolyte means they’re also safer and less likely to combust.

The wizards at Stanford have debuted a new magical device that stores the power of the gods within a piece of chewing gum, reports the Hogwarts Daily.

I’m just kidding. They did, however, make a flexible battery that looks exactly like a piece of chewing gum. Take a look at the newfangled power hoarder in action below:

It uses a new type of plastic as its electrolyte, which allows it to be as flexible as it is. The Stanford Engineering Magazine reports that the battery maintained its power output even when “squeezed, folded and stretched to nearly twice its original length,” making it not only ideal for situations where an electronic device may be subjected …