Samsung patent hints at a smartphone with wraparound display

Global smartphone shipments continue to decline and phone manufacturers have realised that there’s a dire need for innovation in their offerings. Samsung is one of the companies that is working on a foldable phone with the hope of offering a new take on the same old form factor. While the super expensive Samsung Galaxy Fold is off to a rocky start, it seems like the South Korean tech company might soon look into other ideas. As per a new patent filed by the company, reported by LetsGoDigital, it might be working on a handset where the display wraps around an edge and extends to the device’s back. The patent is titled 'Electronic Device Having Plurality of Display and Method for Controlling Same'.

The patent images suggest Samsung could be working on a design that is somewhat similar to the Vivo Nex Dual Display smartphone. However, while the Vivo Nex features a secondary display on the back, the Samsung patent suggests that there could be three edges that sport a display. The patent describes the phone with "a display configured to include a first surface in a first direction, a second surface in a second direction opposite to the first direction, and a third surface enclosing at least a portion of the space formed between the first surface and the second surface." This third surface could be an edge that connects the first and second surface. 

The drawings above suggest how the displays on the phone could be used to capture photos or quickly glance at a notification. If Samsung does end up integrating the patented design, it would be interesting to see how it is actually implemented. When spent some time with the Vivo Nex Dual Display, we found that the dual display on the device was useful in only a handful of situations. You can read our feature on the Vivo Nex Dual Display here. 

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Redmis Snapdragon 855 SoC-powered flagship being stocked in abundance, confirms company official

A day after Xiaomi sub-brand Redmi officially teased a device said to be a flagship phone with the Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 under the hood, the company’s top executive has said that abundant stocks of the phone are already being prepared. This suggests that Redmi is forecasting big order numbers for the phone and wants to be well-prepared for the high-demand.

A person asked Redmi General Manager Lu Weibing about the stock of the flagship model on Chinese social media website Weibo (via mydrivers.com). The executive apparently replied that the company is preparing enough stock of the device. Lu also said that the phone will be competitively priced. Xiaomi’s other sub-brand Pocophone did something similar when it launched the Poco F1 for Rs 20,999 in India last year.

The Redmi phone is not only the first flagship by the now-independent brand that operates under Xiaomi, but it will be the first to offer a pop-up selfie camera. The tech is not new and several phones-makers have already launched their versions of the pop-up selfie cameras. Moreover, Redmi has laid emphasis on the speed and performance of the device.

As far as the specs of the yet unidentified Redmi flagship, which could possibly be called the Redmi Pro 2, are concerned, the phone will come with a 6.39-inch display and it’s flagship processor is claimed to be accompanied by 8GB of RAM and 128GB of storage. In the camera department, the phone is tipped to come loaded with a 32MP shooter on the front and a triple-camera setup at the back, including a 48MP camera, an 8MP secondary sensor and another 13MP camera on the back.

The phone will reportedly feature a 3.5mm headphone jack, NFC and thanks to the edge-to-edge display, the phone would offer a higher screen-to-body ratio. It is also being claimed that Redmi is working to launch a device powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 730 processor. It is expected to come with a notch-less display, pop-up cameras on the front and a triple-camera setup on the back.

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Chrome inception bar phishing method replaces real address bar with a fake one

Chrome is one of the most widely used browsers on mobile phones and is generally considered safe as it is developed and maintained by Google. However, developer Jim Fisher has found a new exploit, which showcases how an attacker could emulate the browser’s address bar to impersonate a legit website. While this might not sound scary, the way Fisher demonstrated its application in a proof of concept video might make some privacy-centric users double check the address bar before entering any personal information on a website. Using few web designing skills and tricks, the developer created a website that replaces Chrome’s address bar and its UI. 

Fisher calls the new phishing method ‘The inception bar'. One can visit the developer's website on mobile phones here to experience how someone could modify their site to lock a user in. He explains that when one scrolls down on a webpage in Chrome, the URL bar is hidden and reappears when one scrolls back up. However, a phishing site can display its own fake URL bar when the user scrolls down and trick Chrome into not displaying the original address bar when a user scrolls up. Unfortunately, this too can be prevented with some clever programming as Fisher added extra tall padding element on top of the site so that users are scrolled back down to where the content starts and it looks like a page refresh. 

‘In my proof-of-concept, I’ve just screenshotted Chrome’s URL bar on the HSBC website, then inserted that into this webpage. With a little more effort, the page could detect which browser it’s in, and forge an inception bar for that browser. With yet more effort, the inception bar could be made interactive. Even if the user isn’t fooled by the current page, you can get another try after the user enters “gmail.com” in the inception bar!,” state’s Fisher’s blog post.  You can watch his proof of concept video here. 

The developer thinks this method can be a serious security flaw since he created it and accidentally used it a few times. Users can only verify the legitimacy of an address bar when the page loads, as when they scroll down, the address bar is replaced. As 9to5Google notes, one can lock and unlock their phone to force Chrome for Android to display the real address bar and the fake one. 

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Lenovo Ideapad S540 With Nvidia GeForce GTX 1650 Graphics Goes Official

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Honor 20 Pro latest render suggests periscope camera, hints at black colour option

Huawei sub-brand Honor will launch the Honor 20 series phones on May 21 in London. The series is said to include three phones, the Honor 20i (already launched in China), the Honor 20 and the Honor 20 Pro. The Pro variant is said to be a camera-centric device and the latest leak has suggested that it will sport a periscopic camera just like we have seen in the recently-launched Huawei P30 Pro.

The renders show that the AI Vision camera module has a total of four sensors, out of which three are the shooters. The one on the top with square-shaped chamber is said to be the periscopic camera with a 10x lens. The phone is touted to borrow the Sony IMX600 40-megapixel camera sensor that is found in the P30 Pro. The Time of Flight (ToF) sensor sits right in between the second and third sensors which are aligned vertically on the top left corner.

The phone is expected to come with 6.5-inch OLED panel and a 4,000mAh battery capacity. Under the hood, the phone could have the Kirin 980 SoC along with up to 8GB of RAM. Further, the phone has already been leaked in Green/Blue and in Pearl White colours, and the latest renders shows the phone in Black colour. Further, the Honor 20i may also make a global appearance under the name Honor 20 Lite.

Honor 20i was launched earlier this month in China with a 32MP selfie shooter and up to 6GB of RAM. It sports a 6.21-inch full HD+ IPS LCD display with a u-shaped notch. Under the hood, the phone has mid-range Kirin 710 mobile platform, along with up to 6GB of RAM, and up to 256GB of internal storage. The phone is fueled by a 3,4,000mAh battery. The Honor 20i sports a triple camera setup, which includes 24MP primary sensor with a lens having f/1.8 aperture, an 8MP ultra wide-angle lens and 2MP depth sensor.

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