Samsung C-Lab adds indoor smart garden solution, portable directional speaker, AI-based user research platform projects

AGWART Plantbox

Samsung today announced that it will support three more projects from its in-house C-Lab (Creative Lab) start-up incubation program. It is now adding AGWART, CATCH FLOW and FOR MAKERS, bringing the total to 34 C-Lab alumni projects fully-fledged start-ups since 2015. Continue reading “Samsung C-Lab adds indoor smart garden solution, portable directional speaker, AI-based user research platform projects”

Qualcomm Snapdragon 850 10nm mobile compute platform for Windows 10 PCs with 1.2 Gbps LTE, up to 25 hours battery life announced

Qualcomm introduced the Snapdragon 850 Mobile Compute Platform for Windows 10 PCs and Samsung is the first OEM to implement the Snapdragon 850 for Always-on, Always-Connected User Experiences. The Snapdragon 850 Mobile Compute Platform features the Snapdragon X20 LTE modem and the Qualcomm AI Engine in a future device. Continue reading “Qualcomm Snapdragon 850 10nm mobile compute platform for Windows 10 PCs with 1.2 Gbps LTE, up to 25 hours battery life announced”

Samsung Galaxy S10 said to feature triple rear cameras and 3D sensor

Triple rear cameras are slowly becoming the trend, thanks to Huawei’s P20 Pro and the rumored upcoming iPhone X variant with a triple rear cameras that is said to launch in 2019. Now Samsung is said to be jumping into the triple-rear cameras bandwagon. According to market analysts, Samsung’s upcoming flagship Galaxy S10 is expected to come with three rear-facing cameras as well as a 3D sensor.  Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy S10 said to feature triple rear cameras and 3D sensor”

Unicode 11.0 brings 66 new emojis including softball, kangaroo, partying face, parrot, and more

Unicode 11.0

Unicode published the final Emoji 11.0 list of Emojis for 2018 back in February and today the company announced that the 11.0 will arrive on June 5th. This brings 66 new emojis including softball, kangaroo, partying face, parrot, and more. Continue reading “Unicode 11.0 brings 66 new emojis including softball, kangaroo, partying face, parrot, and more”

Samsung Galaxy Note 9 with revamped camera, Snapdragon 845 expected to be unveiled on August 9

Samsung still has one more flagship in its kitty before the year ends; yes we are talking about the Galaxy Note 9. A couple of days ago we heard that the device launch might be delayed by two weeks, thanks to slight design change ordered by the company’s vice-president. Today, according to a new report, Samsung is said to be working on revamping the camera of the flagship. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy Note 9 with revamped camera, Snapdragon 845 expected to be unveiled on August 9”

Samsung Galaxy Note 9 reportedly delayed by two weeks due to design change

Samsung Galaxy Note 8

Samsung Galaxy Note series flagship usually gets launched in Q3 2018 in August or in September. However, if a new report out of South Korea is believed, this time around the Galaxy Note 9 might be delayed a little further due to last minute design changes ordered by Samsung Electronics Vice Chairman Lee Jae-Yong. This will reportedly result in a two-week delay. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy Note 9 reportedly delayed by two weeks due to design change”

Samsung updates AR Emoji with 18 new stickers

Samsung with the launch of Galaxy S9 and S9+ introduced AR Emoji; a feature which is very similar to Apple’s Animoji.  AR Emoji is available on the Galaxy S9, and the S9+ lets users inject emotion into messages. Today the company has updated the AR Emoji with 18 new stickers. Continue reading “Samsung updates AR Emoji with 18 new stickers”

Samsung Galaxy S10 said to feature Qualcomm’s ultrasonic in-display fingerprint sensor

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The Galaxy S10 is Samsung’s 10th-anniversary flagship smartphone that will be launching early next year. While a bunch of reports suggested that the S10 might feature an in-display fingerprint sensor, nothing has been confirmed officially. However, a report from ETNews suggests that Samsung more or less has confirmed that the S10 might finally pack an in-display fingerprint sensor. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy S10 said to feature Qualcomm’s ultrasonic in-display fingerprint sensor”

Samsung Display showcases new 2.43-inch 1200 PPI AMOLED VR display

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Early last week, Google and LG teamed up to showcase the next-gen VR OLED display with 120Hz refresh rate and 1443ppi. Samsung at the SID 2018 exhibition last week unveiled a 2.43-inch VR panel with a resolution of 3840×2160 pixels accounting for a pixel density of 1200 PPI. Continue reading “Samsung Display showcases new 2.43-inch 1200 PPI AMOLED VR display”

Samsung Galaxy Note 9 surfaces in benchmarks, could come in 8GB RAM with 512GB storage version

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Samsung is still fresh from the Galaxy S9 and S9+  launch, but it looks like the company is busy giving finishing touches to next major flagship of this year; the Galaxy Note 9. Usually, Samsung’s Note series flagships go official in August, but for Galaxy Note 9, Samsung is making an exception as it is rumored to be announced on July 29th. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy Note 9 surfaces in benchmarks, could come in 8GB RAM with 512GB storage version”

Weekly Roundup: Samsung Galaxy J6, J8, A6, and A6+, HTC U12+, Vivo Z1, Razer Blade laptop and more

Samsung Galaxy J6

This week Samsung has introduced J6, Galaxy J8, A6, and Galaxy A6+ smartphones in India. Huawei’s Honor brand has launched the Honor 7A and 7C smartphones in India. LG has announced the Q7, Q7+, and Q7α. Let’s take a look at the more stuff that happened this week in our weekly roundup. Continue reading “Weekly Roundup: Samsung Galaxy J6, J8, A6, and A6+, HTC U12+, Vivo Z1, Razer Blade laptop and more”

Apple wins $539 million over Samsung patent retrial

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U.S Jury after nearly five days of deliberations has decided that Samsung should pay $539 million to Apple over patent retrial. This ruling comes seven years after the start of a global patent battle. Apple had filed for patent battle back in 2011 on Samsung mobiles and tablets for bluntly copying its products. Continue reading “Apple wins $539 million over Samsung patent retrial”

Samsung Galaxy Wide 3 with 5.5-inch HD display, 13MP front and rear cameras, Android Oreo announced

Samsung Galaxy Wide 3

Exactly after a year from launching the Galaxy Wide 2, Samsung in partnership with SK Telecom has announced the Wide 3 smartphone which like its predecessor will be exclusive to South Korea. The Galaxy Wide 3 sports a 5.5-inch HD display, and packs a 13MP rear camera.  Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy Wide 3 with 5.5-inch HD display, 13MP front and rear cameras, Android Oreo announced”

Samsung’s upcoming Gear smartwatch said to use Wear OS instead of Tizen

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There were rumors and reports on Chinese social network Weibo from earlier this week suggesting that the upcoming Gear smartwatch might run on the Wear OS instead of Tizen. While these rumors might be a hit or a miss, now comes another confirmation from none other than Evan Blass who said to have spotted Samsung employees wearing Gear watches running not Tizen, but Wear OS. Continue reading “Samsung’s upcoming Gear smartwatch said to use Wear OS instead of Tizen”

Samsung is opening three new artificial intelligence centers to strengthen AI capabilities, explore user-centric AI

Samsung Research today has announced that it is establishing three new artificial intelligence (AI) Centers in Cambridge, the U.K. on May 22nd, Toronto, Canada May 24th and Moscow, Russia on May 29th to strengthen the company’s AI capabilities and explore the potential of user-centric AI. Continue reading “Samsung is opening three new artificial intelligence centers to strengthen AI capabilities, explore user-centric AI”