Breaking news: Bixby still exists. Not just that, but it will still exist in 2021, as well. According to a new report, the S21 family will ship with Bixby Voice on board next year. So if you were hoping for an unceremonious burial of the failed assistant platform, that's still some way off, it seems.

In the meantime, Samsung wants to extend Bixby's reach and as such, in the S21 series, Bixby Voice will be a biometric unlocking option, alongside fingerprint recognition and face unlock.

This sounds even less secure than face unlocks, and given how reliable Bixby Voice is at understanding what you want from it, we can only imagine how 'seamless' the process of unlocking your phone with your voice could be. But hey, we're eager to be proven wrong here, although we're also incredibly curious to find out why Samsung thinks this is something people might want or use, regardless of how well (or badly) it could work.

Bixby Voice unlocking will apparently be part of One UI 3.1, the version of Samsung's skin that will make its debut on the S21 devices. The feature will make it to other Samsung handsets as they get updated to One UI 3.1.

Source: gsmarena

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Samsung has launched a new budget-oriented Galaxy M-series phone called the Samsung Galaxy M21. The Galaxy M21 is the successor to Samsung Galaxy M20 and will be available in two configurations, 4GB/64GB and 6GB/128GB.

Samsung Galaxy M21 price in India

The 4GB/64GB Samsung Galaxy M21 price in India is INR 12,999. The Samsung M21 price in India for the high-end 6GB/128GB model hasn’t been revealed yet.

Samsung Galaxy M21 specification, features

Speaking of samsung M21 specs, the Galaxy M21 has a 6.4-inch Full-HD+ or 1080p+ Super AMOLED display with Samsung’s Infinity-U waterdrop-style notch and Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protection. The phone is powered by Samsung’s in-house Exynos 9611 processor paired with up to 6GB RAM and up to 128GB storage which is further expandable by up to 512GB via micro-SD card. The dual-SIM phone runs Android 10-based One UI 2.0 software and is backed by a sizeable 6,000mAh battery with 15W fast charging via USB Type-C.

On to the cameras, the Samsung Galaxy M21 comes with three cameras on the back. There’s a 48MP main, 8MP ultrawide-angle with 123-degree field-of-view, and another 5MP depth camera for bokeh shots. On the front, the Galaxy M21 has a 20MP camera. 

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Samsung Galaxy M21 Colors Variants

Samsung Galaxy M21 is available in two color options- Midnight Blue and Raven Black.

Key Specifications:

Display                       6.40-inch

Processor                 Samsung Exynos 9611

Front Camera          20-megapixel

Rear Camera          48-megapixel + 8-megapixel + 5-megapixel

RAM                        4GB

Storage                   64GB

Battery Capacity      6000mAh

OS                          Android 10

Resolution               2340x1080 pixels

At its price, the Samsung Galaxy M21 will compete with phones like the Realme 6 and Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro, both of which pack better specs at similar prices.

The Galaxy M21 launch comes close on the heels of the Galaxy M31 launch. The Galaxy M31 may be considered as a more powerful version of the Galaxy M21 with its main USP being its 64MP main camera.

There is no information related to the Samsung Galaxy M21 launch in Nepal yet. We will update you soon about it. Stay Tuned with us.

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Finnish telecom firm Nokia (NOKIA.HE) has suffered a setback after a source close to the matter confirmed it had lost out to Samsung Electronics (005930.KS) on a part of the contract to supply new 5G equipment to Verizon (VZ.N) in the United States.

With this $6.64 billion contract win, Samsung has reinforced its position as a challenger to the dominance of Nokia and its Nordic rival Ericsson (ERICb.ST) in selling telecom gear, after China’s Huawei was barred from bidding for 5G contracts in the United States.

The loss for Nokia comes after its new Chief Executive Pekka Lundmark took the top job in August, but the source said negotiations were going on before he took charge.

A Nokia spokeswoman declined to comment on the loss.

“We play a critical role in enabling Verizon’s 3G and 4G networks and continue to work with them to accelerate innovation in 5G,” she said. “They remain a top-three global customer.”

Major telecom firms such as Verizon uses several suppliers for building various parts of a network with radio contracts accounting for a big part of the spending.

Liberum analyst Janardan Menon said the contract loss could impact Nokia’s ability to invest in technology at the same rate at its competition, and rival Ericsson might have even increased its share at Verizon. Liberum has a “hold” rating on Nokia shares.

An Ericsson spokesman declined to comment.

Nokia shares were down 1% in morning trade.

The shares had fallen in July when brokerage JPMorgan said there was a real risk Verizon would reduce its dependence on Nokia as its primary RAN (radio access network) supplier going forward and shift towards Samsung.

source: Reuters

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Last September, Amazon announced a voice assistant alliance ahead of its yearly fall event with the goal to ensure smart devices are compatible with multiple digital assistants concurrently. Nearly a year later, the coalition has over 70 companies pledging support, including Facebook, Garmin, and Xiaomi, which recently joined. Yet, Amazon’s biggest rivals in the voice assistant space — Apple, Google, and Samsung — have yet to join.

Amazon’s Voice Interoperability Initiative’s goal is to have companies create smart devices that support multiple voice assistants like Alexa or Cortana concurrently. But without Apple, Google, and Samsung’s voice assistants (Siri, Google Assistant, and Bixby), the biggest competitors to Alexa, the idea feels empty. They’ve got 70+ companies on board, but it seems like they’re missing the ones that matter?

THE ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE THREE NEW MEMBERS DON’T SEEM THAT BIG OF A DEAL FOR AMAZON’S INITIATIVE, EITHER
The announcement of the three new members don’t seem that big of a deal for Amazon’s initiative, either, as each company already supports Alexa:

Facebook’s Portal devices have Alexa integration
Garmin’s GPS devices include Amazon Alexa
Xiaomi has an Alexa skill that allows the voice assistant to connect and operate its smart devices
Oddly enough, Apple and Google have no issues collaborating with Amazon to work on an open-source smart home platform, which is expected to launch next year. But that initiative doesn’t require Apple and Google to potentially let additional assistants like Alexa onto their smartphones.

The e-commerce giant also announced today that it had released new guidelines to help manufacturers create new devices that support more than one voice assistant.

Source: TheVerge

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