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This summer’s surprise success in Netflix combines superheroes and k-pop

July 9, 2025 by usatoday24

‘The K-Pop Warriors’ is the undisputed surprise success of the summer: an animated film inspired by the K-Pop music that has been submitted to the top of Netflix’s success lists. One more proof that sometimes it is not necessary to have great names by supporting a production: strangely that it seems, sometimes it is enough to exhibit enough quality and originality. What happens to ‘The K-Pop Warriors’: Also known as ‘KPOP DEMON HUNERS’, the movie’s premise is pure fantasy: a group of idols of K-Pop They lead a secret life as demon jackets, in an absurd and highly stylized mixture of ‘Buffy Hunting’ and ‘Hannah Montana’. In this adventure, facing a band of villains, a group of boys who are also music stars, their responsibilities as Salvadoras of the world and more or less run over their massive success are quoted. Sweeping ‘The K-Pop Warriors’ arrived on the platform on June 20 and quickly reached the post number 1 in Netflix worldwideleading the most watched lists in 26 countries and entering The Top 10 in 93 territories. In its first two weeks, he accumulated more than 33 million views, being placed as the most watched film of the platform in that period. In fact, in the second week, he doubled his initial figures, from 9.2 million views in the first three days to 24.2 million and more than 40 million hours reproduced. That is, a phenomenon of pure mouth mouth. And be careful, that there is also critical and public impact: In Rotten Tomatoesthe film has 95% criticism and 90% of the public, which makes it the best combination of scores for an animated production output of the platform. Impact on multiple aspects. It is not just that the series is reaching unusual success thanks to the quality of its history or its impressive animation, but has transcended its initial success in streaming to become a global phenomenon that also dominates the musical field. Your soundtrack has also achieved a Notable impact: two of their songs entered the 200 Billboard and in their second week the streams In the US, they exceeded 42 million, with a 44% increase in digital downloads, an unusual achievement for an animated film. Who is behind. This success must to the participation of a couple of producers from the K-Pop industry, Teddy Park and Lindgren. The first is one of the most influential producers of the genre, and has written successes for Blackpink2Ne1 and Bigbang. The second is an international producer and composer of international scope, and has worked with artists such as Dua Lipa and BTS. Park took care that the songs sounded to Genuino K-Pop, not a low quality glow for a movie. And Lindgren, on the other hand, is responsible for the cabins to possess enough pop hook to impact the lists of successes. To round the product, in the songs you can hear voices of idols Reales such as Jeongyeon, Jihyo and Chaeyoung from Twice. The fandom can be satisfied. And now what. The overwhelming success of ‘The K-Pop warriors’ can leave an important mark in the industry, or at least advance some future trends. For example, it eliminates from Disney’s hands the monopoly of animated musical productions, introducing other genres and themes that are proven that they are interested in the Fandom: the K-Pop sells, and is a practically virgin material in the world of success animation. We are facing unstoppable force within the tastes of thousands of spectators. Lie groups. And linked to the latter, we must not forget that Hentr/X and Saja Boys, the leading groups of ‘The K-Pop Warriors’ are entirely virtual. Its sales and their achievements (for example, have reached number one of platforms such as Spotify) rival those of authentic groups, which opens the doors to more experiments of this type. The creation of fictitious artists, whose life was modeled by marketing departments, was common note in the K-Pop, but with this confirmation of the success of the idols Virtualthe genre continues to widen borders towards unknown limits. Header | Netflix In Xataka | In South Korea there is a curious phenomenon that keeps economists and fans of the K-Pop in suspense: the return of BTS

Save the price or save power. And he has chosen the path of self -destruction

July 9, 2025 by usatoday24

In just ten minutes of video call, eight OPEC+ countries made a decision with the potential to alter the balance of the global energy market. Behind this new movement, that could be expectedthere is something else: a carefully calibrated strategy, with economic and geopolitical implications that could spread far beyond the barrel. Opening the tap. Saudi Arabia, Russia, Iraq, United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Kazakhstan, Algeria and Oman – the eight OPEC+ countries that They applied volunteer cuts In 2023— they have been gradually increasing Your production. Now they have decided to accelerate this process: from August they will add 548,000 additional daily barrels, and do not rule out another similar increase in September. According to the official notethis could be completed before planning the total reversal of 2.2 million barrels per day that stopped pumping last year. Do you enjoy good health? It seems that yes, or at least that the reason declared by the OPEC+. From the organization They have expressed that there is a “good health of the oil market”, with low inventories and a global demand that remains stable. Giovanni Staunovo, UBS analyst cited by BloombergHe explained that “the market remains adjusted, suggesting that it can absorb additional barrels.” However, there are more reasons behind the scenes. According to Goldman Sachs bank has pointed out for Reuters that the measure is part of a broader strategy to normalize idle capacity and discipline the schist sector in the US. In this way, the entity provides that the eight countries will increase its collective production by 1.67 million BPD between March and September, with Saudi Arabia leading more than 60% of the increase. The threat of oversupply. In the short term, the market seems receptive. The same day of the ad, the price of crude rose slightly, challenging the most pessimistic predictions about the fall in demand. However, medium -term consequences are uncertain. The reality is that the market is currently “adjusted”, commercial tensions and The “Peak Oil” Chinese They could translate into a significant oversupply for the end of the year, especially in winter. The International Energy Agency It foresees a surplus of up to 1.5% of world consumption for the fourth quarter of 2025. In addition, some experts like Doug King, from RCMA Capital, They have remembered in Bloomberg that the “official” increase of the offer does not always equals real availability, since countries like Kazakhstan They keep breaking installments while Saudi Arabia presses for compensation to those who have overcome in the past. A possible domino effect. The OPEC+ decision impacts unevenly. For importing countries such as India or the European Union, the lowest prices of oil relieve internal economic tensions. But for producers outside the poster, the stage is more uncertain. The pressure on the American shale sector, highly dependent on prices above $ 60-65 per barrel, intensifies. Here enters the United States. Interestingly, this measure is also aligned with the political interests of Donald Trump, who has promised to reduce fuel costs to relieve the crisis of the cost of living. Your pressure on OPEC to increase production is well known, and its insistence on Apply tariffs and interest rate cuts could be tilting the balance in its favor. But there is another face: the American oil industry, one of Trump’s main economic and political bastions, It is also the most exposed. If prices fall below 60 dollars, many shale companies could see their profitability compromised. As Oilprice has pointed outdespite the current difficulties of companies such as Exxon and Shell, demand remains more robust than expected, challenging the collapse narrative for electric vehicles. However, the risk is clear: a new price drop could put in check to the United States’s own energy, which has already announced less perforations for this year due to the uncertainty of the market. Can Riad hold it? This is one of the big questions. Despite its apparent confidence, Saudi Arabia also faces internal pressures. According to the International Monetary Fundyou need prices above $ 90 per barrel to cover your budget. The economic reforms of the heir prince Mohammed Bin Salman, which include ambitious national projectsThey require sustained investments. According to Bloombergif prices collapse, Riad could be forced to cut public spending or even withdraw oil from the market to defend their income. A cyclical dynamic. This episode reveals a change in the OPEC+strategy: less emphasis on high prices and more focus on recovering market share, even at the expense of lower prices. As Oilprice has detailedoil remains a market subject to temporary swings, and large oil companies are better prepared to resist. But volatility remains the sign of time. The next chapter will be written on August 3, when the OPEC+ decides if it continues with the last stage of the planned increase, the oil market faces a key question: will the OPEC+ short -term pricing stability work in long -term influence? Image | Pexels Xataka | A new potentially disruptive scenario opens in global energy: China has touched the oil with oil

Linda Yaccarino leaves Elon Musk’s network without clear relay

July 9, 2025 by usatoday24

Linda Yaccarino It has ceased to be the executive director of X. Executive Lor has announced In a message posted on the platform, where Elon Musk thanks the opportunity and claims to be proud of the “historical change of course” achieved in these two years. His resignation leaves the direction of one of the best known social networks and opens a new question in a company that has not stopped mutating since Musk bought it. A CEO to turn off fires. That was, in essence, the role that Linda Yaccarino assumed when Elon Musk placed it at the head of the company in May 2023. The advertising business had collapsedthe brands fled and Twitter’s reputation was minimal. Musk needed someone to return calm without stealing prominence, and chose an executive tanned in the world of media, with experience, contacts and good image. Your mission: Recover trust. Click to see the message of Linda Yaccarino in X From nbcuniversal to the jungle of X. For Yaccarino, the jump to X not only meant a company change: it was a change of ecosystem. He went from leading one of the most solid groups in the television industry to put a social network in crisis and an unpredictable owner. A position, many shadows. Yaccarino’s resignation comes months after one of the strangest movements of the Musk ecosystem: The sale of X to XAIits own artificial intelligence startup, in an unprecedented operation and loaded with opacity. In parallel, Musk intensified his presence in American politics, collaborating with the Trump administration and moving away, at least publicly, day to day in some of his companies. Tesla is no stranger to the earthquake: in recent months He has immersed himself in a difficult financial panorama. An output without successor (for the moment). At the moment there is no substitute. Not even a provisional name. The company has not made additional comments and Elon Musk, faithful to its style, has not clarified who will take over. It is a silence that weighs, especially in a company that has been trying to convince the market for years to remain viable. Images | Linda Yaccarino | https://x.com/ In Xataka | Technological ceos have perfected an absurd art: sound intelligent without saying absolutely nothing

characteristics, price and technical file

July 9, 2025 by usatoday24

Samsung has just presented its new batch of smart watches, the Galaxy Watch8. After a generation marked by the Watch7, the ultra watch and the Galaxy Ringthe Korean company has returned to the tradition of presenting year no, year a clock with rotating bezel, something that is a brand of the house and that we had not seen for a long time. But as it may, that’s not the really striking of Samsung’s new smart watches. Yes Galaxy z fold7 and flip7 They stand out for going out with Android 16 Just a month after their official launch, the Galaxy Watch8 have the privilege of release integration with Google Gemini. Google said he intended bring your artificial intelligence to all devicesincluding watches. Samsung, how could it be otherwise, has been in charge of materializing this proposal. Thus samsung money earns: the secret is on the iPhone Technical sheet of the Samsung Galaxy Watch8 and Watch8 Classic Samsung Galaxy Watch8 Samsung Galaxy Watch8 Classic dimensions and weight 44 mm: 43.7 x 46 mm – 34 grams 40 mm: 40.4 x 42.7 – 30 grams 46.4 x 46 mm 63.5 grams screen Super AMOLED 44 mm: 1.47 inches, 480 x 480 pixels 40 mm: 1.34 inches, 438 x 438 pixels Zafiro glass Maximum brightness: 3,000 nits Super Amoled of 1.34 inches Resolution 438 x 438 pixels Zafiro glass Maximum brightness: 3,000 nits processor Exynos W1000 Exynos W1000 RAM 2 GB 2 GB Internal storage 32 GB 64 GB Sensors Samsung Bioactive Sensor Temperature sensor Accelerometer Barometer Gyroscope Geomagnetic sensor Light sensor. Samsung Bioactive Sensor Temperature sensor Accelerometer Barometer Gyroscope Geomagnetic sensor Light sensor. Battery 44 mm: 435 mAh 40 mm: 325 mAh Fast charge 445 mAh Fast charge connectivity WIFI 2,4/5 GHz Bluetooth 5.3 LTE (Optional) WIFI 2,4/5 GHz Bluetooth 5.3 LTE (Optional) GeoPositioning Integrated GPS chip GPS, Glonass, Beidou, Galileo Integrated GPS chip GPS, Glonass, Beidou, Galileo endurance MIL-STD-8710H 5 atm IP68 MIL-STD-8710H 5 atm IP68 buttons 2x Side button 2x Side button Rotating crown Rotary bezel compatibility Android 12 or higher 1.5 GB of RAM or more Android 12 or higher 1.5 GB of RAM or more Operating system Wear os 6 with one ui 8 watch Wear os 6 with one ui 8 watch OTHERS Automatic brightness AOD mode Heart rate monitoringSleep monitoring SPO2 monitoringStress monitoring Vascular load Antioxidant index Bioelectric impendance Fall detection NotificationsMusical control Microphone Speaker More than 100 sports modes Google Gemini Google Play Automatic brightness AOD mode Heart rate monitoring sleep monitoring SPO2 monitoring Stress monitoring Vascular load Antioxidant index Bioelectric impendance Fall detection Notifications Musical control Microphone Speaker More than 100 sports modes Google Gemini Google Play PRICE From 379 euros From 529 euros Samsung Galaxy Watch8, 40mm, Bluetooth, Galaxy AI, Smartwatch, 3 Nm processor, health and sleep assistant, sports monitoring, 3 -year warranty + 1 extra year, silver (Spanish version) * Some price may have changed from the last review Samsung Galaxy Watch8, 44mm, Bluetooth, Galaxy AI, smartwatch, processor 3 Nm, health and sleep assistant, sports monitoring, 3 -year warranty + 1 extra year, dark gray (Spanish version) * Some price may have changed from the last review Samsung Galaxy Watch8 Classic 46mm, Bluetooth, Hybrid Correa, Smartwatch with rotating bevel design, 3 -year extra guarantee + 1 year extra, white (Spanish version) * Some price may have changed from the last review A totally renewed design On the left the Samsung Galaxy Watch8 Classic, on the right the Watch8 | Image: Samsung Samsung has given an important twist to the design of your watches. Both the Watch8 and the Classic leave behind the circular box of the Watch7 to offer a more modern design that can clearly drink from the Galaxy Watch Ultra. The box is somewhat more rectangular, “cushion type” they call it from Samsung. To be able to implement it, the firm has had to redesign the interior, something that has resulted in a reduction in the thickness of 11%. We pass, therefore, from 9.7 mm to some 8.6 millimeters thick. In terms of design, the Classic model is larger, heavier. It has a rotating bezel that will allow us to move along the screens and that, incidentally, will slightly protect the panel of possible scratches. Also a small lateral rotating crown. The standard Watch8, meanwhile, has the screen in a kind of elevation on the box. The finish is more elegant and minimalist, but the clock does not have a crown or rotating bezel. Samsung Galaxy Watch8 Classic | Image: Samsung If we take a look at the screen, they all ride Super Amoled panels whose size will depend on the size of the box. It is curious, of course, that the classic watch8 has the same panel as the smallest watch8. Be that as it may, all models share a fairly high resolution, up to 3,000 peak brightness and a sapphire crystal to protect the daily inclement panel. That engine sounds to me Samsung Galaxy Watch8 | Image: Samsung Under the hood we have an engine that is familiar to us, basically because it is the same as that of the Watch7. Samsung has again bet on the processor Exynos W1000 of three nanometers and five nuclei, two Gigas RAM and 32 Gigas of storage that amount to 64 in the Classic. The key, of course, is in the software and in the sensors. Samsung premieres Wear os 6 with one ui 8 for watch and the juicy has its own name: Google Gemini. This will allow us to use natural voice commands to ask for information and/or do things on the fly. Let’s think about looking for a cafeteria, sending a message, starting a specific training or asking who Abbas Ibn-Firns. It is basically having the power of AI in the wrist, a format that makes a lot of sense. Samsung Galaxy Watch8 sensor | Image: Samsung In terms of battery, the capacity depends, again, the size. The best autonomy should have it, without a doubt, in … Read more

NEW SAMSUNG GALAXY Z FOLD7, TECHNICAL SHEET WITH CHARACTERISTICS, SPECIFICATIONS AND PRICE

July 9, 2025 by usatoday24

Important day for Samsung. The Korean company has just announced three new folding phones: the galaxy z fold7, the Galaxy Z Flip7 and the Galaxy Z Flip7 Fenext to His new galaxy watch 8. Three that arrive to mark the rhythm in the segment and show that Samsung does not want to lead only in hardware: he also wants to be the best in software. We tell you all characteristics and technical specifications of the Samsung Galaxy Z fold7the finest and light to date in the FOLD family, and a proposal that comes equipped with the best of the best. Samsung Galaxy Z fold7 card Samsung Galaxy Z fold7 Dimensions and weight Closed: 72.8 x 158.4 x 8.9 mm Open: 143.2 x 158., 4 x 4.2 mm 215 g External screen 6.5 inches screen FHD+ Dynamic Amoled 2x Display (2520 x 1080, 21: 9), 422 ppi 120 Hz Frequency of adaptive update Main screen 8 inches qxga+ Dynamic Amoled 2x (2184 x 1968), 368ppi 120 Hz Frequency of adaptive update processor Snapdragon 8 Elite for Galaxy RAM AND STORAGE 12 GB /256 GB 12 GB /512 GB 16 GB / 1 TB front camera 10 MP, F/2.2, 1.12μM, FOV: 85˚ (exterior screen 10MP, F/2.2, 1.12μM, FOV: 100˚ (Interior screen) Main Chamber 200 MP, Quad Pixel AF, OIS, F1. 7, 0.6μm, fov: 85˚ 12 MP Dual Pixel AF, F2.2, 1.4μm, FOV: 120˚10 MP, Pdaf, OIS, F2.4, 1.0μm, FOV: 36˚, 3X Optical Zoom battery Dual 4,400 mAh (typical) connectivity 5g LteWi-Fi 7Bluetooth 5.4 Operating system Android 16 One UI 8 colors Intense blueSilver grayDark blackMint green (only at samsung.com) others IP48 resistance price From 2,109 euros Samsung Galaxy Z Fold7 256GB – Galaxy AI, Light and folding, Large screen, 200MP camera, 12GB memory, intense blue, manufacturer guarantee 3 years + 1 extra year (Spanish version) * Some price may have changed from the last review Known face for the most ambitious folding With his family Z Fold Samsung has been showing something very clear: he doesn’t like risk. At the design level, the new Samsung Galaxy Z fold7 It is quite similar to your predecessoralthough it has worked especially both in the thickness and in the weight of the device. Closed presumes 8.9mm, a thickness similar to that of a normal phone. Open … barely exceeds 4mm, madness. With 215 grams, the Z fold7 It weighs less than a good part of high -end phones. And no, we are not talking about folding, we talk about traditional format phones. That Samsung achieves a lower weight with a device of these characteristics is something to value. The design is not just the pretty face that is seen, it is also inside. Samsung has improved the hinge to make it more resistant, fine and light. A more robust aluminum is used, and the general resistance has improved. The concept is the usual, but with more sense than ever: a mobile more similar to a traditional one when it is closed, and one that remembers a light and thin tablet when it is open. A screen that grows and improves The Samsung Galaxy Z Fold7 exterior screen grows Until 6.4 inches, the interior until 8, and the frames are reduced slightly. The company ensures that the fold is less notable than in previous generations. Although, in our first impressions, we have noticed quite fast that inevitably follows. The two keys to the outer panel of the Samsung Galaxy Z fold7: finally has Full HD+ resolution and a “classical” appearance ratio One of the keys is in the outer panel that, being much wider, attends to a historical request to Samsung fold: to have a screen closer to what we would find on a traditional mobile. Specifically, the appearance ratio is now 21: 9. The resolution finally jumps to full HD+ (something that the previous models shouted), a Dynamic AMOLED with 120 Hz of adaptive refreshment rate. The 8 -inch interior panelhas 2184 x 1968 resolution, is also Amoled and of course has adaptive soda. The maximum brightness is 2,600 nits, an excellent figure for a mobile that, a few years ago, could well be a tablet. Samsung promises that the panel is more robust than everincreasing the thickness of the ultrafine glass that composes it, and covering it with CORNING GORILLA Glass Ceramic 2the latest Corning technology. Power and software to accompany Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite. Up to 16 GB of RAM and up to 1 TB of internal storage. All ok. The Samsung Galaxy Z Fold7 arrives with the best market processor and a base configuration of 12 + 256 GB, with the only sin of having a 4400MAH battery. Samsung’s rivals are squeezing in The race for battery capacityalthough it will remain first hand how it yields despite its capacity. The big surprise comes in the software. Not only because these phones are released on 8, but because they arrive hand in hand with Android 16. Google released this version of stable for your pixel Just a month ago, and Samsung wanted to be the first to take her to her customization layer. This phone comes with the suite Galaxy AIand his rom is especially optimized for folding format. Of course, it will be updated for no less than seven years, both to Android versions and in security patches. Finally, at the photographic level, We have a 200 megapixel cameraa resolution that we had not seen to date in a fold. It is accompanied by an ultra wide angle of 10 megapixels, and a teleobjective of three optical increases, also of 10 megapixels. The 10 megapixel selfie camera is not lacking, both inside and outside. Versions and price of Samsung Galaxy Z fold7 The Samsung Galaxy Z Fold7 lands in Spain at a price that starts from 2,109 euros for its 12 + 256 GB version. Samsung Galaxy Z fold7 12 + 256 GB | 2,109 euros. Samsung Galaxy Z fold7 12 + 512 GB | 2,209 euros. Samsung Galaxy Z fold7 … Read more

characteristics, price and technical file

July 9, 2025 by usatoday24

Samsung returns to the burden of folding. The Korean company has just presented in New York its new batch of Galaxy Z devices that, this time, is composed of one, not by two, but by three devices: the Galaxy Z fold7, the galaxy z flip7 that occupies us in this text and his little brother Fan Edition, the Galaxy Z Flip7 Fe. The new Samsung Galaxy Z Flip7 is an interesting improvement with respect to the previous model: not only wins in power, but loses several millimeters thick and adds an external flexwindow screen that, now, occupies the entire front of the upper part as we have seen in the terminals more recent Motorola and XiaomiFor example. Made the presentations, we will know it better. Thus samsung money earns: the secret is on the iPhone Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 7 Technical Card 7 Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 7 dimensions and weight Folding: 75.2 x 85.5 x 13.7 mm Displayed: 75.2 x 166.7 x 6.5 mm Weight: 188 grams internal screen Dynamic Amoled 2x FullHD+ resolution (2,520 x 1,080 pixels) Format 21: 9 Refresco rate: 1-120 Hz Maximum brightness: 2,600 nits External screen Super AMOLED of 4.1 inches Resolution 1,048 x 948 pixels 60-120 Hz soda rate Maximum brightness: 2,600 nits PROCESSOR Samsung Exynos 2500 RAM 12 GB Internal storage 256/512 GB Rear camera 50 MP angular, f/1.8. Ois 12 MP, F/2.2, FOV 123º Front camera 10 MP F/2.2, FOV 85º BATTERY 4,300 mAh 25W fast charge Rapid wireless load 2.0 Inverse wireless load Operating system Android 16 with One UI 8 Connectivity 5G NSA/SA Nanosim+Esim Wifi 7 GPS Bluetooth 5.4 NFC OTHERS Gorilla Glass Victus 2 IP48 resistance Samsung Knox Side fingerprint sensor Samsung Dex Galaxy AI PRICE From 1,209 euros Samsung Galaxy Z Flip7 256GB – Mobile with AI, Folding Design, Wide Screen, 50MP Selfie Camera, 3NM processor, 12GB memory, dark black, 3 -year guarantee 3 years + 1 extra year (Spanish version) * Some price may have changed from the last review The external screen wins prominence Samsung Galaxy Z Flip7 | Image: Xataka One of the tasks that Samsung had pending was to expand the size of the external screen, which we will use when the phone is folded. With the Galaxy Z Flip7 it has finally been updated. This screen, whose name is Flexwindow, grows up to 4.1 inches to occupy the entire front. Through that screen we can access the basic functions or make a selfie, although Samsung has not confirmed whether we can use any app or if, on the contrary, we will continue depending on Good Lock and its modules. Both this screen and the internal, the folding, have a maximum brightness of 2,600 nits. Speaking of the internal screen, we are facing a 6.9 -inch AMOLED panel that retains the elongated format 21: 9 and the FullHD+resolution. Samsung has updated the hinge, a code name Armor Flexhinge, to make it finer and Offer a softer fold. The idea is that the fold is noticed less, but we will only come out of doubt when we can put the glove and try it for ourselves. Samsung Galaxy Z Flip7 | Image: Samsung As for the design, Samsung continues to cut millimeters thick and passes from 14.9 and 6.9 mm (folded and displayed) of the Z flip6 at 13.7 and 6.5 mm in its new model. The weight is practically identical: 188 grams (before 187 grams). That is: it loses thickness, wins inches of screen and, as we will see later, we have also won in autonomy. The frames are made of aluminum and the rear parts (not the screen, eye) are protected by Gorilla Glass Victus 2. An updated house made to the last Samsung Galaxy Z Flip7 | Image: Samsung If in the galaxy z fold7 Samsung has mounted a Snapdragon 8 Elite For Galaxy, for the Z Flip7, has opted for a home -made development. Samsung is the second most important chips smelter in the world, only behind TSMC, and the Exynos 2500 He has left his ovens. This processor has been manufactured in a Samsung Foundry’s three nanometers process And it has ten nuclei: a Cortex-X5 at 3.3 GHz, two Cortex-A725 to 2.74 GHz, five Cortex-A725 to 2.36 GHz and two Cortex-A520 to 1.8 GHz. On paper, it does not paint badly. They accompany him 12 Gigas RAM and up to 512 Gigas of internal storage. Samsung Galaxy Z Flip7 | Image: Samsung To give life to this engine, the terminal has a battery of 4,300 mAh (300 mAh more than the previous generation) that feeds Android 16 with One UI 8 standard. Yes, the stable version of Android 16 He left last month for the Google Pixel And Samsung has not taken a month to adapt it so that its new folders get to the market with the latest the latest. This operating system is not only loaded with AI, but adds a long -awaited novelty: Samsung Dex. At last it is possible to turn a flip into a kind of work station With an interface similar to that of a computer. We also found Now Bar, Now Brief and Gemini Live which, as a novelty, now works directly on the flexwindow screen. A modest camera Samsung Galaxy Z Flip7 | Image: Samsung We approach the end, but not before talking about photography. The Samsung Galaxy Z Flip7 aspires to be the photographic mobile of the year, but its camera points to a more casual use and, above all, to selfie. In the rear we find a 50 megapixel angular with OIS and a large angle of 12 megapixels, while in the front we stayed with ten megapixels of resolution. The key of the Flip7 camera is the versatility offered by the folding format What is the key of Flip? Than thanks to the flexwindow screen We can use the main camerathat of 50 megapixels and even the wide angle, to get a selfie. That will give us … Read more

Android does not have to be an absolute disaster in updates. Samsung has had to demonstrate it

July 9, 2025 by usatoday24

Just a month ago Google updated its last pixel to the latest stable version of Android, 16. Today, in its presentation event of the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold7, Galaxy Z Flip7 and Galaxy Z Flip7 Fe, the company has presumed something unusual: the three have the latest version of Android. It is the two very clear points test in 2025. Android 16. That a manufacturer throws a phone with the latest version of Android just a month of its launch is very strange. Manufacturers usually take months and months to refine the ROM to the latest version, especially in cases such as Samsung, with a heavy customization layer. Laning three phones to the market with Android 16, when the Pixel are starting their journey with this version is a clear message: Samsung wants to be the first, and not only in speed. The seven years of updates. Samsung was the first to achieve something unusual: to advance Google in update policy. The manufacturer offers seven years of system updates and another seven years of security patches. Only Google (who arrived after Samsung) and Honor, who has joined the car, manage to offer their customers these figures on their best phones. Seven years of support are major words. It is not just the proof that Android phones They can update during the same time as an iPhoneIt is a trusted proof for the brand with respect to its own product. Leader in AI. Samsung has a Google partner to enhance his suite of artificial intelligence functions and, curiously, his Galaxy AI It is the most complete the AI ecosystem in the mobile market. Above Google’s own proposal in his Pixel and far ahead of what rivals like Apple are doing. Samsung did not want to implement Gemini Nano To make the minimum effort: it has integrated its functions with the native apps of One UI, to the point where they are practically indistinguishable from any usual adjustment. Just press the AI button to take a step further apps such as: Gallery Phone Circle to Search (compatible with S-PEN) Voice recorder Translator GENERATION OF WINDERS Third -party apps, such as WhatsApp and keyboard translation The lessons. For years, Touchwiz was the ugly duckling of the Roms on Android. Worked slow (there was lag) I was very overloaded with functions At the aesthetic level it was … debatable Today, it has one of the most refined ROMs at the interface level, it is able to manage all its native functions and apps without slowing down (even in mid -range and entrance mobiles) and is marking a path as a reference in updates and Ia. Image | Samsung In Xataka | The mobile the AI promises, but I only see repeated tricks. The real ace under the sleeve is called “agent” and comes on the way

In an increasingly aging country to become old, it is a condemnation of poverty

July 9, 2025 by usatoday24

G. Young Soo has done everything reasonably well In life. At least in work. At 23, she began working as a office worker in an insurance company and throughout the last three and a half decades, she has gradually climbing in the organization chart, through the positions of a branch director and team leader in several departments. Now, with 59 years, his future is quite black: his salary has been trimming during the last five years until he stayed in the middle of what he charged at 55 and in a few months, when he reached 60, he will have to leave his post. It is not that Young Soo has angry at its bosses or that has been accommodated after 36 years of loyal service. No. His employment situation is explained simply and plainly by the complex (and controversial) Employment Laws of South Korea based on age. “Alone on a road with curves”. Young Soo is a pseudonym, but its history is real and reflects the situation in which many South Korean workers are about to turn 60. We know it because it is one of the 34 employees in the country Interviewees By Human Rights Watch (HRW) to know the work overview (and vital) they face. All share several characteristics: they are between 42 and 72, they work in Seoul (some in the public sector, others in private companies) and will have to deal with the country’s labor policies. Their stories often go along the same lines as G. Young Soo: after years (or even decades) of work their professional/financial/vital perspectives darken as they approach their sixty birthday. Another similar case is that of Young Sook, 59 too and that has been working as a nurse for almost four decades. At 60 he will have to retire, yes or yes, a perspective that causes authentic unease. “I can’t imagine outside this organization”, confesses The woman during her talk with HRW. “It would be like being alone on a road with curves.” “Punished for aging”. His stories are part of A report of 72 pages in which HRW warns of the serious consequences that Corea’s laws and policies have for the oldest population. The document is so critical that its tone already advances in the same title: “Punished for aging”. It may seem exaggerated, but the analysis indicates that the country’s regulations often end up condemning its elders to a gradual loss of purchasing power, worse quality jobs, low remuneration and undercurred mental health. “The laws and policies of South Korea to protect older workers from age discrimination actually have the opposite effect,” Bridget Sleap warnsHRW researcher. “They deny older workers the opportunity to continue working on their main jobs, they are paid less and force them to accept precarious jobs and with lower salaries, all simply because of their age. The government should stop punishing workers just to age.” In your report there is an idea that slides several times: “Remove Ageism“ A percentage: 38%. The report of HRW not only exposes specific cases. It also slides some figures and percentages that help to better understand the situation that the elders live in the country. According to the data it manages, in 2023 the relative poverty rate among people of 65 or more years was 38%, The worst result of the countries that make up the OECD. In practice, that means that almost four out of ten elders have 50% (or less) of the national average income, which in 2023 stood at approximately $ 28,200. HRW quotes another report that reveals that the average monthly salary of 60 or more years were 29% lower than their younger colleagues. The percentage is not too surprising if we take into account two factors. The first is that in the country there is a system that allows to reduce wages in the years before retirement. The second, that 69% of people over 60 who worked in 2023 did it in precarious jobs. If we talk about the South Korean population as a whole, that data does not reach 40%. A problem with three legs. The big question arriving at this point is … Why are so many older ones attached to that situation? Although there are many factors at stake, there are three keys, three laws or labor policies based on age for HRW. The first is the mandatory retirement age. South Korean legislation is fixed from the age of 60, which means that companies can force a work to retire when they are fulfilled. No need to claim more reasons. They are the companies those that decide whether or not they set a retirement age, but the measure is widespread. Both in the public sector and among private companies. Especially in organizations of more than 300 employees. According to the South Korean Ministry of Labor, they accept that possibility 95% of companies With that last profile, signatures that usually set forced retirement in the 60 years. Among small businesses it is not so normal. In the country I already has opened the debate on the need to rethink (and increase) retirement age. In fact, President Lee Jae Myung has committed to approximately 65 years old, but HRW’s study slides that the key is not when the elderly are withdrawn, but how they do it. The maximum salary rule. The other standard that HRW quotes is the “maximum salary” system, which marks the last years of the elderly in its companies. “It allows employers to reduce workers’ salaries during the three or five years prior to their mandatory retirement,” says the agency, recalling that this practice “causes financial and psychological damage” to those affected, in addition to “based on a discriminatory stereotype.” Without counting on its impact on the quotes, compensation for dismissal or unemployment payments. And why does that system apply? The initial idea was to reduce the cost of hiring major personnel in a salary system based on antiquity and at the same time favor the creation of … Read more

Samsung Galaxy Z Flip7 Fe: characteristics, technical file, price

July 9, 2025 by usatoday24

Samsung has expanded its catalog of folding mobiles with the new Galaxy Z Flip7 Fe, presented during The Unpacked event next to Standard flip7 and the Fold7which We have been able to try first-hand. The company seeks to expand the accessibility of its folding with a strategy that we had already known in its galaxy For yearsmaintaining the essential functions and, potentially, at a more economical price than his older brother. Under these lines we leave you with all the details. Following the formula already tested with the Fan Edition range on other devices, the Galaxy Z Flip7 Fe represents Samsung’s strategy to democratize its commitment to folding mobiles. In this sense, the company reduces certain technical specifications to offer a more affordable device compared to its most complete versionbut without giving up the fundamental characteristics of Flip7. Samsung Galaxy Z Flip7 Fe, Technical File Samsung Galaxy Z Flip7 Fe Internal screen 6.7 “Dynamic Amoled 2x, FHD+ (2,640 x 1,080 points), 120Hz External screen 3.4 “Super AMOLED (748 x 720) Dimensions and weight Folding: 71.9 x 85.1 x 14.9 mm Displayed: 71.9 x 165.1 x 6.9 mm Weight: 187 g Processor Exynos 2400 (3nm) RAM 8GB Storage 128GB / 256GB Front camera 10MP (F/2.2) Rear cameras Main: 50MP (F/1.8, OIS) Ultra wide angle: 12MP (f/2.2) Battery 4,000 mAh, fast charging 25W, wireless load, Powershare Operating system Android 16 with One UI 8 Connectivity 5G, Wi-Fi 6e, Bluetooth 5.4, NFC, GPS, Nano Sim and Multi Esim Others IP48, Gorilla Glass Victus 2, Side Footprint Sensor, Samsung Knox Price From 999 euros Samsung Galaxy Z Flip7 Fe 128GB – Telephone with AI, Folding Design, Wide Front Slim * Some price may have changed from the last review The Fan Edition strategy, now also in folding Image: Samsung The z flip7 faith maintains the characteristic compact design of the series with a 6.7 -inch OLED screen which offers FHD+ resolution (2,640 x 1,080 points) and 120Hz adaptive soda rate. The outer screen stays at 3.4 inches, markedly smaller than 4.1 inches of the standard model. In this sense it has the same dimensions as the outer screen of the Flip6. Image: Samsung The processor is the exynos 2400, a generation prior to the Exynos 2500 of Flip7, and that we have also seen in the S24, S24+ and S24 Fe. In addition, we also see a reduction in the amount of RAM, which passes from the 12 GB of flip7 to the 8 GB of this Flip7 Fe. The same goes for storage, which dispenses with the 512 GB of Flip7 to offer 128 GB and 256 GB models. The battery is also more modest, with 4,000 mAh compared to the 4,300 mAh of the older brother, although it maintains the fast charge of 25W, wireless load and Powershare. Of course, we cannot say the same of the dimensions, since those of both devices are practically identical, with some millimeter and gram here and there. Of balance goes the thing: sacrifices and aspects that remain Image: Samsung The most notable differences with respect to the standard flip7 are concentrated on the outer screen, limiting the flexwindow function (from where by the way, we can invoke Gemini Live), its least amount of RAM and the previous generation processorwhich maintains solid performance but without the most recent optimizations in energy efficiency and AI processing that the company has contributed to its exyn 2500. Image: Samsung However, Samsung has maintained key elements such as The 50MP main camera and the 12MP ultra -angle. Flexcam is still present, allowing selfies and video recording in Flex mode without the need to display the mobile. It also comes with Android 16 From the hand of the latest version of One UI 8. Price and availability The Samsung Galaxy Z Flip7 Fe reaches A price from 999 euros for its 128 GB version. At the time of Precompra we can also get its 256 GB version at the same price as that of 128 GB. Then it will cost 1,059 euros. The device will be available in black and white colors, contrasting with the largest range of colors that we can find in the standard flip 7. The device It can already be reserved and will reach stores from next July 22. Samsung includes purchase incentives as six months of Google Ai Pro and 2TB of cloud storage. Samsung Galaxy Z Flip7 Fe 128GB – Telephone with AI, Folding Design, Wide Front Slim * Some price may have changed from the last review Cover image | Samsung In Xataka | When the head of Mediamarkt saw the fury that caused this mobile, he had to remove the drums. The rest is history

Gemini’s arrival to Wear OS 6 is great news. The question is whether an experience at the height

July 9, 2025 by usatoday24

Samsung just present his smartwatches Galaxy Watch8 and Watch8 Classic. A priori we might think that these watches simply embody the annual update of their hardware to which it and many other companies have accustomed us. However, The Galaxy Watch8 propose a differential benefit that, therefore, it is worth not overlooking: they are the first smart watches in the market that They incorporate Wear OS 6 with Gemini. As we anticipate from the head of this article, in our opinion the arrival to these smartwatches of the artificial intelligence (AI) of Google is good news. And it is because presumably will have a deep and positive impact on our experience. The integration of this technology into a device that users usually always carry on, and that, in addition, resides in a very accessible area, greatly facilitates its use. In fact, what Samsung proposes to us on paper paints very well. And if we turn to Gemini we can interact with these smart watches using natural voice commands to, thus control apps such as Samsung Health, the calendar or the clock. We can also use Gemini to find a nearby location, such as a pharmacy, or to send text messages. Interestingly, the SOC proposed by these watches is the same that incorporates the Galaxy Watch Ultraso we suspect that it will be possible to update the operating system of this last device to Wear OS 6 with Gemini. Our experience with Gemini is in the hands of the SOC exynos w1000 This chip is very special. And it is because it is one of the first integrated circuits manufactured by Samsung using Gaa photolithography (Gate-alall-around) 3 nm. The purpose of this innovation is to outdo Finget technology in a crucial parameter: watt performance. The semiconductors with Finfet transistors began to be manufactured on a large scale in the early last decade, so it is a mature technology that TSMC, Intel and Samsung know very well and will not easily abandon. Even so, in the future GAA transistors will reign. The Exynos W1000 SOC will be largely responsible for the experience that Gemini will offer us at the Galaxy Watch8 and Watch8 Classic Anyway, there is no doubt: the soc Exynos W1000 It will be largely responsible for the experience that Gemini will offer us in the smartwatches Galaxy Watch8 and Watch8 Classic. And probably Also at the Galaxy Watch Ultraas I mentioned a few lines above. We can anticipate that we will soon put these smart watches to the test and confirm if Gemini really offers us an experience at the height of what we can expect. The latency in this scenario of use is crucial. In any case, on paper we can be reasonably optimistic. And it is that the specifications of this SOC, beyond the lithography that Samsung has used to manufacture it, are quite ambitious. In fact, it incorporates a Cortex-A78 nucleus to 1.6 GHz and four Cortex-A55 nuclei to 1.5 GHz that work side by side with a main memory map of 2 GB of type LPDDR5. The graphic logic, which also has a crucial role in the field that interests us, is a Mali-G68 MP2. Paint well. Samsung says that this soc is Up to 3.7 times more powerful That the previous one, the chip Exynos W930in a multihilo use scenario. We will see it. We hope to tell you much more about the experience proposed by Gemini in these smartwatches coming soon. Image | Xataka In Xataka | Intel is already manufacturing chips on the Intel 3 node. The competition with TSMC and Samsung starts here

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