The Ark, quite frankly, is a beautiful design. Its 55-inches of screen features a 3840 x 2160 4K UHD resolution on a 16:9 aspect ratio. You’ll get 165Hz of refresh rates for ultra-smooth gaming on your screen, and you also get HDR10+ and HDR10+ Gaming. In conjunction with a 1ms response time and 600 nits brightness, you’ll not only be the envy of all your friends, but you’ll rule the League of Legends battlefield with this great gaming monitor....

The quarterly sales figure is its highest to date while operating profit was its second-highest so far, trailing only its 2018 third quarter operating profit. Sales and operating profit increased 9% and 27%, respectively, from a year prior. South Korean analysts expect semiconductors and smartphones to be what has led to Samsung’s strong growth. The conglomerate’s semiconductor business likely contributed over half of the operating profit, thanks to solid prices of memory chips, the analysts added....

Same displays, better dimensions On the hardware front, the new Z Fold 4 pairs an outer 6.2-inch Dynamic AMOLED display with an interior 7.6-inch panel. That’s the same size as last year’s Z Fold 3, with the same 120Hz adaptive refresh rate tech to dial between 120Hz and 48Hz. What’s different this year is the brighter display output, according to Samsung, and wider (but shorter) dimensions throughout. Ergonomics, or lack thereof, has been a longstanding issue with phone-to-tablet foldables, and Samsung is tackling the problem head-on with the Z Fold 4....

The wallet allows secure payments, presumably with Samsung Pay. The Samsung Wallet will be supported across all Galaxy S22 series phones. However, it’s not clear if older Galaxy phones will be supported. Also: Samsung Galaxy S22 and S22+ vs iPhone 13: By the numbers According to a press release, the wallet’s Digital ID feature will be available later this year, with the boarding pass and access ticket features first debuting in South Korea once the product releases....

At first, I didn’t believe in the power of the Tile Mate, but this small device truly is a handy device. There are two models out there that are on sale right now: The Tile Mate and the Tile Pro. While the Pro isn’t on sale, the Mate will serve your needs just fine. It can track the last logged location of your luggage to make sure that when you land, you know if your luggage is on your flight thanks to its 250-foot Bluetooth range....

Rated 4.5 out of 5 on Software Advice, Mailbird helps Windows users save a great deal of time handling multiple email accounts by unifying them into one lightning-fast application. And a lifetime subscription for the Mailbird Personal Plan is currently available to new users for only $39. Not only can you unify an unlimited number of email accounts, but Mailbird also integrates apps such as Facebook, WhatsApp, and more, so you won’t have to switch back and forth between windows, apps, and email accounts....

One more time with feeling, listen to yours truly and Linus Torvalds, Microsoft is no longer Linux’s enemy. The enemy of AWS and Google? You bet. But, Linux no. Take, for example, CBL-Mariner. Microsoft didn’t make a big fuss about releasing CBL-Mariner. It quietly released the code on GitHub and anyone can use it. Indeed, Juan Manuel Rey, a Microsoft Senior Program Manager for Azure VMware, recently published a guide on how to build an ISO CBL-Mariner image....

Currently, Australia depends on countries in Europe and the United States to access satellite data. “The weakest link we have in terms of space capability is still dependent on other countries for services from satellites, particularly around whether it’s positioning, navigation, timing, or observation,” according to Stuart Phinn, director of University of Queensland’s Remote Sensing Research Centre and founding director of Earth Observation Australia Inc. “Having our own set of satellites would address that weakness....

The partnership is notable since both aim to digitally transform work via ServiceNow’s Now Platform and Celonis’ Execution Management System. ServiceNow specializes in making workflows across multiple functions more efficient and Celonis aims to improve business processes via data. According to the two companies, joint products will roll out in the first half of 2022. Initial efforts will revolve around combining ServiceNow’s low-code workflow platform and real-time processes with Celonis’ tools to refine processes and execute....

ServiceNow’s Q4 non-GAAP basic earnings per share came to $1.49, while diluted EPS was $1.46. Revenue for the quarter was $1.629 billion, up 30% year-over-year. Analysts were expecting earnings of $1.43 per share on revenue of $1.6 billion. During the quarter, ServiceNow closed 135 transactions over $1 million in net new annual contract value, representing 52% year-over-year growth. The company now has 1,359 total customers with more than $1 million in annual contract value, representing 25% year-over-year growth in customers....

Shopify grew its staff during the pandemic-driven e-commerce boom, betting that the move away from physical stores to e-commerce would be permanent. “It’s now clear that bet didn’t pay off,” Lütke wrote. SEE: Small business tech outlook: Challenges and opportunities ahead | ZDNet The e-commerce company greatly benefitted from almost all retail shifting online due to people not leaving the house during the pandemic. Lütke explains that when the surge hit, he had to decide whether the growth was temporary or the new normal....

It now faces supervisory actions from industry regulator, Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), which said it placed great emphasis on the reliability of banks’ critical IT systems. DBS on Wednesday morning said via its Facebook page that access to its digital services, including its mobile payment app PayLah, was unavailable. The bank said its systems were “secure and uncompromised”, but gave no details on what caused the disruption in its initial and subsequent updates as the outage persisted throughout the day....

Coined A.I. Verify, the new toolkit was developed by the Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) and Personal Data Protection Commission (PDPC), which administers the country’s Personal Data Protection Act. The government agencies underscored the need for consumers to know AI systems were “fair, explainable, and safe”, as more products and services were embedded with AI to deliver more personalised user experience or make decisions without human intervention. They also needed to be assured that organisations that deploy such offerings were accountable and transparent....

Open source is no worse or better than proprietary software when it comes to security, according to Levy, who busted myths about open source security — and detailed its genuine security challenges — at the Open Source, Open Standards conference in London last week. Open source myths Open source software is more/less secure than proprietary “I’ve done a lot of work on this, there’s no objective evidence either way. On average, good open source is about as good as good proprietary, and [bad] about as bad as bad proprietary,” said Levy....

According to analyst Counterpoint Research, Apple accounted for three-quarters of the smartphone industry’s profits in Q2 2021. The analyst doesn’t state the total revenue of profits for the industry. However, research firm Gartner reported global smartphone sales reached almost 329 million in Q2 2021, up 10.8% year-on-year. Apple reported that in fiscal Q3 2021 iPhone sales rose by 50%, year over year, to $39.6 billion. SEE: Our old devices are creating a mountain of e-waste....

According to SoFi CEO Anthony Noto, extended trading hours will launch in the coming weeks, while the company is looking to have options trading available by the end of the year. Additionally, Noto said the company is considering adding additional cryptocurrency products to its investing platform as a way to provide greater value to SoFi clients. Noto also took the time on the company’s earnings call to highlight the company’s continued vision....

According to the company’s press release, Splunk plans to find a new CEO with “a proven track record of scaling operations and growing multi-billion dollar enterprises.” During Merritt’s tenure, Splunk’s revenue has from $302 million in fiscal 2014 to an expected $2.58 billion for fiscal 2022. Splunk shares fell about 13% in early trading Monday. The vacant leadership role will be filled on an interim basis by Graham Smith, current Chair of Splunk’s Board of Directors....

The earbuds sit completely in the ears with no sticks hanging down outside of your ears. The box includes four earbud tips for comfort and fit. Twist them in your ears to get the best fit. They are rated IPX8, which means that they can be completely immersed in water. I did not test this in case I fritzed the earbuds, but I can confirm that they are certainly splash-proof and sweat-proof and did not move or fall out when I was running....

In the box, there is the speaker, USB Type-C cable, an aux audio cable and a user guide. There is also a rugged carrying strap that affixes to the metal loops at each end of the speaker. The speaker has raised silicone buttons on the top of the speaker. There is a power button, mode, equalizer, and True Wireless Stereo pairing button. There are also indicator lights for Bluetooth, equalizer, and TWS....

Black Friday: Early storage deals on flash drives, SSDs, and more Not true. While it’s very easy to sell the merits of SDDs, there are plenty of cases where HDDs are a perfect choice, even in a modern setting. Also, remember, HDDs and SSDs aren’t just used for storage inside desktops and laptops. There’s a place for storage drives inside servers, external storage boxes, and NAS devices. And by choosing the right storage for the right job, you can save both money and increase the lifespan of a device by lengthening the time between upgrades....