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The Galaxy A23 5G arrived in Brazil at the beginning of the year as another affordable intermediary option from Samsung with new generation connectivity. What is new compared to the previously released 4G model? That’s what we’re going to check in this analysis.

The design and size does not change between the two. Even the color options are similar, which can be a little confusing when buying. The Galaxy A23 5G is a cell phone made of plastic with a matte finish on the sides and back. It has a drop-shaped notch and comes with an efficient biometric reader integrated into the power button.

The A23 5G comes with a 120 Hz PLS LCD screen and stands out for its superior fluidity compared to the 4G model. Other specs are the same: 6.6 inches with Full HD+ resolution, just decent brightness level and good contrast. There is Gorilla Glass 5 protection to ensure good impact and scratch resistance. The sound is mono only, which is disappointing. At least the sound power and audio quality are above average.

The Snapdragon 680 gave way to the 695, well known among mid-range 5G launches in 2022. It comes with a faster processor and a slightly more powerful GPU to ensure greater strength for Samsung’s affordable cell phone. In our tests, it was faster, despite devouring more battery. The 15W charger that comes in the box takes 1 hour and 40 minutes to fill the battery.

The photographic set is the same as the other model and we have a 50 MP main sensor, 5 MP ultra-wide, 2 MP macro and 2 MP blur of scenarios. The front camera has a maximum resolution of 8 MP. Samsung’s intermediate camera records good photos on sunny days with colors without exaggerated saturation and correct contrast with wide dynamic range. The camcorder records in Full HD at a maximum of 30 fps and has optical stabilization to deal with shake.

Is it worth buying the Galaxy A23 5G? If you liked the previous version and missed having support for the new generation of mobile networks, then the new one will be perfect for you. Below you can check out all the details in our full review.

The Galaxy A23 5G arrived on the Brazilian market in January 2023 by R$ 2.299. It is currently possible to find it on offers for almost half that amount.

When we thought that there was nothing brighter than the Sun, this new advance in science arrives, bringing us something really impressive, it is regarding the Ultra Luminous X-Ray Sources, or ULX being its abbreviation.

This term, astronomically speaking, refers to an X-ray source, which is the most luminous they have found so far. Normally, they are found in the nuclei of a galaxy, however, this one is not. An interesting note is that our galaxy does not have any sources.

Then you will ask yourself, why if it is not in our galaxy is it important? The answer is, this ultra-luminous source is very powerful, so much so that it exceeds the Eddington limit, the latter being what determines how big an object is according to its luminosity, now, having mentioned this, do you have an idea what what does it mean?

A little more than 100 million light years from our planet, in the Messier 82 galaxy, this ULX was located. These objects belong to neutron stars, like remnants of massive stars that had been exposed to explosions.

Why do we say the above? The answer is that scientists had the idea that ULXs were black holes, with glowing gas around them, but this was left behind when what spewed from the NuSTAR He made them see that this object was much less massive, calling it a “neutron star.” The only thing they had in common is their formation, since both are born from the death and collapse of a star.

These exotic objects of the cosmos are so powerful that their energy exceeds the energy of the sun by millions, creating such a great impression on scientists. A study was carried out in which the measurement of Ultralight Sources was obtained, for which special NASA telescopes were used, the same study that was published in The Astrophysical Journal.

The result of this only confirms what was suspected, the ULX exceeds the Eddington limit, and the name they gave to this excessively bright object is M82X – 2. Fiona Harrison, one of the researchers, mentioned that this ULX “It has all the power of a black hole, but with much less mass.”

This investigation will not end here, since among the plans of the astronomers is to maintain the observation to monitor the ULX, and to understand many things that are still unknown, and they will do this hand in hand with NuSTAR, Swift and Chandra, belonging to to the NASA.

We hope soon to be receiving more information regarding such an object, since we are so intrigued to know everything in detail, in order to continue acquiring knowledge of the Universe and everything that it entails, although we will probably never finish knowing it, since it is constantly expanding, so surely there are many more things that we need to know.

If you need more information on the subject, we invite you to visit the reference source: NASA Study Helps Explain Limit-Breaking Ultra-Luminous X-

Brussels (awp/afp) – Microsoft is on the home stretch of a campaign to convince competition authorities in the EU, UK and US to approve its takeover bid for Activision Blizzard , owner of the hit games “Candy Crush” and “Call Of Duty”.

The Xbox owner has a few weeks left to persuade the three regulators that its proposed 69 billion euro merger does not pose a threat to its rivals. Decisions are expected in the spring.

Brussels opened an investigation in November, saying it feared that Microsoft might “lock access to Activision Blizzard’s video games” for consoles and PCs, including the famous “Call of Duty” and that it was tempted to set up ” eviction strategies of competing distributors”.

The European executive is also worried regarding an impact on the operating system market, believing that consumers might be discouraged from buying PCs that do not run Windows, the flagship of the American giant becoming even more attractive thanks to access to Activision Blizzard games.

Concerns are no less acute in the United Kingdom and the United States.

Sony, maker of PlayStation, the market’s best-selling console, says the deal will give Microsoft the power to limit rivals’ access to the popular franchise.

The American giant retorts that erecting barriers would make no sense for him from a financial point of view.

The most difficult institution to convince might be the British authority (CMA) which estimated in February that the takeover might harm consumers, in preliminary conclusions.

The UK market is smaller than the US or EU market, but a CMA blockage might force Microsoft to back down.

Microsoft will have to comply with the conditions imposed by the CMA, failing which the group would be forced to withdraw all its products from the British market, estimates Anne Witt, specialist in competition law at EDHEC (France).

However, “it is unthinkable that Microsoft will completely withdraw from the United Kingdom. It is not only regarding video games, but also Windows”, the operating system for PC’s best-selling in the world, has-t- she told AFP.

Possible discrepancies

“The CMA is the first competition authority to have banned a large technology acquisition globally”, recalled this expert, referring to the decision in November 2021 to force Meta, owner of Facebook, to sell the animated graphics startup Giphy .

If the CMA takes a tougher stance than Brussels on Microsoft/Activision Blizzard, it would be the first time since Brexit that the UK regulator has walked away from the EU on such an important matter. But such a discrepancy would give the Redmond group a solid case to challenge the decision in court.

However, last month the CMA scaled back its concerns over the merger, saying it was ultimately not a problem for game consoles, with fears remaining only for cloud game services.

The CMA concluded “that it would not be commercially advantageous for Microsoft to reserve the exclusivity of Call of Duty on (its console) Xbox” and that the American computer giant would “still have the incentive to continue to make the game available on PlayStation”.

The British authority should make its decision by April 26, while the European Commission should decide by May 22. It might also be that one of them is in disagreement with the American authority (FTC) which launched legal proceedings in December to block the takeover.

“It is possible that the United Kingdom and the EU, and then the FTC, judge the operation anticompetitive”, estimates Eleanor Fox, professor at the school of law of the New York University (NYU). “It is also possible that there will be differences on proposed remedies or on allowing Microsoft to make certain commitments” for a green light.

During a recent visit to Brussels, Brad Smith, a Microsoft executive, expressed confidence of an EU approval, following agreements reached to make “Call of Duty” accessible to more gamers, by distributing digital games on Nintendo consoles and competing services.

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