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Another Samsung Galaxy S21 leak has pointed to a mid-January release date for the  Samsung S21 line of phones – which would be novel, since the S-series of phones have launched in February for several years.

Also novel is the source of the leak – Jon Prosser, known far more for his Apple predictions. He states that the Galaxy S21 will be announced alongside the Galaxy S21 Plus and Galaxy S21 Ultra on January 14, 2021 with a launch (and presumably, release date) on January 29.

Samsung Galaxy S21, S21+, S21 Ultra 👀Announcement: January 14, 2021Pre-order: January 14, 2021Launch: January 29, 2021Black, White, Grey, Silver, Violet and PinkNovember 3, 2020

The tweet also noted six Samsung Galaxy S21 colors the phone line will come in: black, white, grey, silver, violet, and pink. Keep in mind that not all hues may be available in all phones, as the higher-end models may have the more demure and ‘professional’ colors like black, white, grey, and silver.

And while Prosser may have less of a track record with Samsung leaks, his tweeted claim seems to have been supported by another noted leaker, Max Weinbach, who reaffirmed the January launch window in a reply message.

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Samsung's S-series have never debuted in January

The Samsung Galaxy S20 series was announced in late February 2020 with a release in the first week of March. While S-series handsets have ranged in release dates from March to June, their launches have gotten earlier and earlier until their current February window timed to coincide with Mobile World Congress, the annual phones show in Barcelona.

MWC 2020 was the first big technology show to be cancelled due to concerns of the coronavirus outbreak, and nearly every subsequent tech event followed suit through the rest of the year. Now that phonemakers have adapted to put on their own individual digital launches, there’s less reason to schedule releases during an MWC 2021, should it be held next year in some format. 

In other words, without a big show to schedule around, Samsung has little reason to hold off on launching the Galaxy S21 line until February. The company had revealed its Galaxy S10 Lite and Galaxy Note 10 Lite mid-range phones during CES 2020, so perhaps they’ll just use that window to show off their new flagship handsets and beat everyone else to the punch as the first big phone to land right after CES 2021.

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Content delivery networks (CDN) are a critical part of getting frequently used content to users quickly and cost-effectively which is why Google Cloud has unveiled new, more flexible controls for Cloud CDN in preview.

The company is now rolling out three new features in preview that will allow users to enable Cloud CDN as part of their HTTP(S) Load Balancer and make it possible to start caching content with just one click.

The first is a new concept called cache modes that allows the CDN to automatically cache common static content types without further origin configuration. Next up is the ability to set and/or override cache TTLs (“time to live”, or “expiration”) so that users can fine tune how long Cloud CDN caches their responses, when Google revalidates expired objects in its caches and define client-facing TTLs in order to make the most of browser caches.

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Finally, Google Cloud is bringing custom response headers to Cloud CDN which allows users to reflect the cache status to their clients, geographic data and/or their own static response headers such as Cross-Origin Resource Sharing (CORS) policies or web security headers when serving a page from Cloud Storage or Compute Engine.

Using Cloud CDN's new features

All customers can begin testing out these new features and to do so, they can use either the Google Cloud Console or the gcloud SDK on their existing Cloud CDN-enabled backends.

For users that already have a backend with Cloud CDN enabled, they can turn on the new “Cache All Static” cache mode which automatically caches common static content types and fine tunes the TTLs used to determine cache lifetime and behavior. Backends that enable Cloud CDN via the Google Console now default to caching all static content, so users can just check a box to take advantage of Google's global network of caches.

Customers using the company's Cloud Storage backends can also now use custom response header features to set both static and dynamic response headers.

In order to use all of these new features though, customers will have to be using  the beta channel as well as gcloud version 309.0.0 or greater.

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Up until now, if you wanted to use Spotify on your Apple Watch, the app would only act as a glorified remote – you’d have to do the actual streaming from your paired smartphone.

Now, the streaming giant has started rolling out a server-side update to its watchOS app, with 9to5Mac reporting that several users have had their Apple Watches display a message telling them it was ready to stream directly from Spotify.

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While you won't need your connected phone to stream the music itself, you will still need your Apple Watch to have internet access for it to stream live, whether it be LTE or Wi-Fi.

It appears that selecting the option to stream Spotify from your Apple Watch will function much in the same way as currently choosing between devices, with a menu item in the bottom right corner of the UI allowing you to cycle between your devices that actively have the app running.

With limited screen real estate to work with, the watchOS version of the app won’t allow you to search via typing, but Siri will be able to help you out there in the usual fashion. 

Instead of searching, you’ll be able to access your recently played items, as well as your library full of artists, albums and playlists.

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If you aren’t seeing the update yet, we expect it will roll out to your device in the coming days, but without any official word from Spotify, there’s no promise on the timeframe. 

It’s even possible that it’s just another trial group of users that are receiving the functionality at present, although this is doubtful as the feature has been undergoing testing since September with a set of select users.

When Spotify makes an announcement, we'll update this article with more details on exactly how fully-featured the Spotify watchOS app has become.

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Get excited because Amazon is shaving the price off some amazing products in the lead-up to Black Friday. One of the hot ticket items that’s already been discounted ahead of the big day is Sony’s newly released cans – the WH-1000XM4 – which have been reduced by a decent 21%.

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We’ve rated the Sony WH-1000XM4 the best headphones of 2020 for its excellent delivery in noise cancellation and high-caliber sound quality which is conveniently wrapped in a lightweight and snug design.

Whilst the design of the WH-1000XM4 doesn’t differ much from its predecessor, there are a number of new features including multipoint pairing, DSEE Extreme upscaling, conversational awareness and auto-play/pause using a built-in sensor.

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Sony has shown true ingenuity and tenacity for innovation by producing a solid pair of headphones that are in a league of their own.

If this deal is music to your ears, head to Amazon’s store by clicking the link below to save yourself AU$104 on the best headphones of 2020. 

Sony WH-1000XM4 Wireless Noise Cancelling Headphones | AU$395 (RRP AU$499; save AU$104)

Sony’s newest and best headphones, which we’ve currently ranked the number one wireless cans of 2020, have been discounted by a reasonable 21%. With a number of new features, including multipoint pairing and DSEE Extreme upscaling, there’s no wonder why these cans are some of the best. Visit Amazon to snag these cans at a bargain price.View Deal

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An online retailer of precious metals has revealed that it has been the victim of a significant data breach.

 JM Bullion, which sells gold, silver, copper, platinum and palladium, became the victim of a cyberattack back in February that was not discovered until July. It remains unclear why the hack is only just being disclosed publicly.

This type of attack is known as MageCart and works by placing lines of malicious JavaScript code into a website. Then, when an individual enters payment information, the code diverts it to an external server operated by the hacker.

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"On July 6, 2020, JM Bullion was alerted to suspicious activity on its website. JM Bullion immediately began an investigation, with the assistance of a third-party forensic specialist, to assess the nature and scope of the incident,” a notice sent to JM Bullion customers read. 

“Through an investigation, it was determined that malicious code was present on the website from February 18, 2020 to July 17, 2020, which had the ability to capture customer information entered into the website in limited scenarios while making a purchase.”

Five months

Potentially, this breach could have resulted in hugely sensitive information, including customer names, addresses and even payment information, falling into the wrong hands. The malicious code was only removed from JM Bullion website on July 17 – meaning that it was present for a staggering five months.

Law enforcement officials have been notified regarding the breach and anyone that purchased items from the JM Bullion website between February 18 and July 17 have been advised to monitor their bank statements to check for fraudulent activity.

Although there have been no reports of malicious activity stemming from the hack as of yet, JM Bullion did post sales in excess of $3 billion over the past eight years. If cyberattackers use ill-gotten credentials to conduct fraudulent activity, it could end up being a hugely costly data breach for the company and its customers.

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