There’s a ‘Game of Thrones’ edition of the Samsung Galaxy Fold

In case you didn’t think the Samsung Galaxy Fold couldn’t get more expensive, Caviar decides to give the phone a pop culture makeover. They’re creating a version of the phone that’s inspired by the recently concluded show Game of Thrones and George R.R. Martin’s next book, The Winds of Winter. The foldable phone is customized to look like a book. It's stylized in front “into a cover of the long-awaited book." The front and rear panels feature exquisite bas-relief that’s covered in gold and shaped to represent different major houses of Westeros. There’s even an etched map of the said world at the back. When folded, it can be locked with a gold clasp. 

The inside and its specs remain similar to Samsung’s original model. This means you still get the Galaxy Fold with a Snapdragon 855 octa-core processor, 12GB of RAM, and 512GB internal storage. It has a quad camera setup at the back and dual front cameras. The battery is still at 4,380mAh. With no official word yet when Samsung plans to relaunch the Galaxy Fold, Caviar can’t announce when it’s version will be available. But the luxury brand said it’ll have a simultaneous launch date with Samsung. How much will this set you back? A very cool US$8,200. On the plus side, Caviar is offering free worldwide shipping for the units, which are very limited in number. There will only be seven units of this phone. 

Source: GadgetMatch + SlashGear 

Netflix will release Henson’s ‘Dark Crystal’ prequel series on Aug. 30th

The prequel to Jim Henson’s 1982 cult classic The Dark Crystal is coming to Netflix on August 30th. It’ll take place sometime before the events of the film, which was about a young hero’s quest to fix a magical object called the Dark Crystal. It was set on an alien planet filled with three different races. This 10-episode series will turn the spotlight on three Gelfling characters who are out to find the secret of Skeksis’ power. In true Henson tradition, the characters will be puppets instead of CGI made. Taron Egerton (Rocketman), Anya Taylor-Joy (The Witch), and Nathalie Emmanuel (Game of Thrones) will voice the main characters. But they’re also joined by big names like Helena Bonham Carter, Keegan-Michael Key, and Mark Hamill. Louis Leterrier will direct The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance, which are hour-long episodes. 

Source: Polygon 

Here’s your first look at the new characters from ‘Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker’

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker is one of the big blockbuster films closing out our year. And we’re always excited to hear updates about the J.J. Abrams-led film. We get even more excited when we hear about the new characters entering the Star Wars universe. Vanity Fair gave us a sneak peek into the new characters we might grow to love or love to hate once Episode IX drops.

One of them is Keri Russell’s mysterious Zorri Bliss character. From the teaser image Vanity Fair released, she looks like a cross between Laura Dern’s Admiral Holdo hidden under a Boba Fett-like mask. She’s described as a “masked scoundrel” and seen in the image posing at the Thieves’ Quarter on Kijimi.

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OnePlus 3/3T finally receive stable Android Pie update

OnePlus has steadily been updating its product line with the latest version of Android. This time the OnePlus 3 and OnePlus 3T are getting the stable version of Android Pie through OxygenOS 9.0.2. Its beta version was released to community members last month. Some of the features OnePlus 3/3T users can expect include Do Not Disturb with a specific time range, Gaming Mode 3.0, Phone app’s support for Google Duo, and Camera app’s support for Google Lens. Aside from getting the latest version of Android that’s available, the April 2019 security patches are also making their way to these two phones.

Source: XDA Developers