Pen

When I turned 10, I was finally allowed to own a pen. At school, that was when we moved from pencils to ink, and our parents were told to get us all-new stationery. That was also the year we learned to write in cursive, because we were finally big kids and cursive writing meant we could… sign checks, I guess. I don’t know about kids these days, but physically writing notes in pen and paper is a huge part of how I learned things and organized my thoughts. It probably had something to do with the fact that my mom trained my…

Samsung‘s flagship smartphones usually come in a host of color options. On top of that, the company also offers official protective cases in various colorways. It will be no different for the upcoming Galaxy S23 series flagships as well. While the new devices are still at least a couple of months away, we already have some hints that their official cases will be colorful. Tipster Roland Quandt has shared color options for some of the Galaxy S23 series cases and the S Pen.Galaxy S23 buyers will have dozens of official…

A few days back, the Samsung Galaxy S23 and Galaxy S23+ popped up on the FCC website confirming some rumored specs. The Galaxy S23 Ultra has now followed suit, and in the process, confirmed its battery specs and a few other details.The FCC website lists the Galaxy S23 Ultra with the model number SM-S918B/DS. That’s the European version of the handset, with the “DS” at the end confirming dual-SIM support. The US version bears the model number SM-S918U. Either way, the listing reveals that the device will support Samsung’s…

Last updated: November 21st, 2022 at 18:02 UTC+01:00 A couple of months have passed since we last heard about the Galaxy Tab S8 FE. Although progress on this upcoming Fan Edition tablet seemingly continues to be slow, a couple more details about its display have now emerged. And by the sound of it, the next Fan Edition tablet might not offer that much of a display upgrade over the existing Galaxy Tab S7 FE. Very few details about the Galaxy Tab S8 FE are known, but the latest rumor suggests that Samsung will continue…

To listen to how writer Doireann Ní Ghríofa describes her creative process is to envision a more attentive, synthesising way of perceiving all those little details that makeup a personal history. Staying close to the writer, Ciara Nic Chormaic’s Irish-language documentary draws an intriguing thread between her life experiences and her literary obsessions.In addition to Ní Ghríofa’s evocative reading of her works, beautiful turns of phrases emerge from her interviews. A visit to her grandmother’s house brings back memories…

Samsung’s iconic S Pen went through a couple of key changes over the past few years. With the Galaxy Note series gone, the Galaxy S22 Ultra has become the default S Pen smartphone. Furthermore, Galaxy Z Fold customers can now pair their devices with an optional S Pen, and in part, Samsung appears to have made these changes to bring the S Pen into the mainstream. Although these efforts to increase the S Pen’s popularity are commendable, I’m starting to believe that the S Pen should be supported by all or at least most…

Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 4, the company's latest foldable smartphone powered by a Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 SoC was launched at the Galaxy Unpacked event in August. Months later, purported details of next year's foldable smartphones have been spotted online. The next foldable offering from the South Korean smartphone company could get a dedicated S Pen slot to make the lineup more popular. As Samsung expects the foldable smartphone market to have a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of up to 80 percent by 2025, it is reportedly…

Samsung has been selling foldables for four years at this point, and it took the company just two years to bring S Pen support to its foldable phones. Both the Galaxy Z Fold 3 and the Galaxy Z Fold 4 support stylus input (although this stylus is different than the one you find on Samsung’s non-folding devices). You can’t actually insert the S Pen into those phones and instead have to carry (and buy) the stylus separately. But we all know that eventually Samsung will find a way to make the S Pen a part of its Galaxy Z…

Samsung is considering adding a dedicated S Pen slot to its foldable smartphones. The company believes this addition will drive foldable sales. It is seemingly looking to develop foldables as the ultimate productivity smartphones, at least the Fold series.A dedicated S Pen slot is reportedly part of Samsung’s elaborate foldable strategy for the coming years. According to The Elec, the company held a meeting with its suppliers a couple of weeks back to discuss the future of foldables. Folding devices currently only…

Samsung launched the Galaxy Z Fold4 in August with support for the S Pen, but it didn't have an S Pen slot like the Galaxy S22 Ultra. Well, that could change with Samsung's future foldable smartphones since in a meeting with its suppliers last month, Samsung confirmed that the lack of a dedicated stylus slot on the Galaxy Z Fold series is one of the challenges that need to be addressed to make the lineup more popular. The Korean conglomerate had initially planned to include an S Pen slot on the Galaxy Z Fold4, and it…