According to IDC, worldwide smartphone shipments reached a total of 375.4 million units during the Q4, down 4.9% YoY. This marks the fifth consecutive quarter of decline. This downfall also marks the worst year ever for smartphone shipments with global smartphone volumes declining 4.1% in 2018 with a total of 1.4 billion units shipped. Continue reading “Global smartphone shipments down 4.9% in Q4 2018, Samsung leads with 70.4 million, Huawei posts 43.9% YoY growth”
Samsung Electronics has announced an 8K display driver IC (DDI) that helps deliver true-to-life 8K resolution with intra-panel data transfer speed at up to 4-gigabit-per-second (Gbps). It adopts the company’s Unified Standard Interface for TV (USI-T) 2.0. Continue reading “Samsung 8K display driver IC with data speeds of up to 4Gbps announced”
Samsung Electronics has announced that the company would soon start taking steps to replace plastic packaging materials with paper and other environmentally sustainable elements. From the first half of 2019, the packaging used currently for Samsung’s products and accessories – ranging from mobile phones and tablets to home appliances – will be substituted with environmentally sustainable materials like recycled/bio-based plastics and paper. Continue reading “Samsung Electronics to replace plastic packaging with sustainable materials”
As we inch closer to the launch for the Galaxy S10, more details started flowing in. Just a while ago, we have seen the device surface in the live images showing off the punch-hole selfie-camera and the Secure Cryptowallet and now we are getting to see more live images of the S10 and S10 Plus together. As we know from the previous leaks, the S10 Plus packs a dual-front cameras, hence the Infinity O display is wider than the regular Galaxy S10. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy S10 and Galaxy S10+ live images show Infinity O display, triple rear cameras and 3.5mm headphone jack”
Samsung is known to be working on the Galaxy S10 flagship series which is due in February. Though we have been hearing reports and rumors about the phones, there’s still a lot more to know. Before the official public launch, the standard S10 has surfaced the internet along with it brought our first look at the company’s new cryptocurrency wallet, Samsung Blockchain KeyStore. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy S10 with Infinity O display, built-in Cryptocurrency wallet surface in live images”
Samsung Display has announced that it has succeeded in developing a 15.6-inch UHD (3840 x 2160 pixels) OLED panel which is the world’s first UHD panel for notebooks/laptops market. The mass production of the same will begin in mid-February, initially for use in premium notebooks produced by leading manufacturers. Continue reading “Samsung Display introduces first 15.6-inch UHD OLED panel for laptops with HDR support and more”
Apple has hired Soonho Ahn executive from Samsung SDI Co., which is the battery making affiliate of Samsung Electronics Co. This move will help Apple lead its own battery department. Soonho Ahn joined Apple in December as global head of battery developments, after working as a senior vice president at Samsung SDI since 2015, according to his LinkedIn profile. Continue reading “Apple hires Samsung’s battery executive Soonho Ahn to lead its work”
Samsung had pushed out Android Pie beta update for the Galaxy Note8 early last week and the company is now rolling out the second update. This fixes various issues such as camera app force-close when shooting slow-mo video, viewfinder freezing and undetected music stored on the microSD card and more. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Android Pie second beta update with camera fixes released; Galaxy A7 and A9 2018 update expected in March”
Samsung Electronics has introduced the Samsung 970 EVO Plus; the company’s newest entry to the (NVMe) SSD portfolio. It comes with up to 2TB storage capacity. Samsung says that the 970 Evo Plus has achieved significant performance improvements – up to 57% faster write speed. Continue reading “Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe M.2 SSD with up to 2TB storage announced, starts at Rs. 6479”
According to a trademark application filed in the European Union, Samsung is said to be planning further AI-based optimization of games on the Galaxy S10 and other flagship devices. Going back in time, Samsung had introduced various AI-based features on the Galaxy Note9, including game optimization. Continue reading “Samsung Neuro Game Booster trademark hints at AI optimized gaming”
Samsung has announced new value pack update to Gear S3 and Gear Sport which brings Galaxy Watch functions. The update brings 20 indoor workouts, allowing the smartwatch to track 39 different types of exercise. The update also simplifies the sleep notifications that users receive when they wake up in the morning. Continue reading “Samsung Gear S3 and Gear Sport Value pack update brings Health, UI, app improvements and more”
Samsung has been working on the Galaxy S10 flagships for months now, and we are almost there to witness the global launch of the flagships in February. We’ve learned many details about the flagships including the display sizes, cameras, animations, display cutouts, night-mode, and much more from Samsung’s software updates. Latest to join the list is that at least of the flagship will have an in-display fingerprint sensor. Continue reading “Samsung Pay app confirms in-display fingerprint scanner on at least one Galaxy S10 model”
Samsung Galaxy S9, S9+, Note9 have all got the Android 9.0 Pie update which brings new One U.I and the update started rolling out in India this week. Now the company has started accepting beta registrations for the S8 and the Galaxy S8+, and according to reports the stable is expected to roll out sometime in February or March. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8+ Android Pie beta with One UI rolling out in India”
Samsung along with the regular and a plus-sized Galaxy S10 is said to be prepping a 5G variant whose name is said to be finalized as Galaxy S10 X. Considering that it is the 10th anniversary of the Galaxy S series, it emphasizes ‘X’, and it also has meanings such as eXperience and eXpand. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy S10 X 5G specs surface: 6.7-inch Super AMOLED display, up to 10GB RAM, quad rear and dual front cameras and more”
Apple said to have held talks with Samsung Electronics and MediaTek Inc. along with existing vendor Intel Corp to supply 5G modem chips for 2019 iPhones, according to an Apple executive’s testimony at a trial between Qualcomm Inc and the U.S. Federal Trade Commission. Continue reading “Apple considered Samsung, MediaTek 5G modems for 2019 iPhones”
