Adnan Farooqui

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Now Bar isn’t just a feature in One UI 7.0, it’s a bold philosophy

One UI 7.0 was meant to be a bold re-imagination of Samsung's custom Android skin, focusing on simplicity and striking the perfect balance between form and function. This required going back to the drawing board and starting from scratch. The result is one of the most comprehensive upgrades that we've seen yet for One UI. […]

By Adnan Farooqui
1 month ago

One UI 7 devices can now use Galaxy App Booster for a performance bump

It's been about a week since Samsung rolled out the One UI 7.0 beta for the Galaxy S24 series. Several apps were updated before the beta arrived to ensure that they would be compatible with the new firmware when it landed. Samsung continues to roll out app updates to bring many of its native apps […]

By Adnan Farooqui
1 month ago

Samsung shares an ambitious plan to defeat TSMC and China

There has been a clear realization within Samsung Electronics that things can't remain as they are because the semiconductor division is getting absolutely chewed up. Given that it generates the bulk of its revenues and profits, the company most certainly needs the division to regain its competitive advantage. With this mind, Samsung recently made major […]

By Adnan Farooqui
1 month ago

How a failed martial law may make the Galaxy S25 more expensive

If you had a solid 8 hours of sleep on December 3, 2024, you would have slept through the shock martial law that was imposed in South Korea between 22:27 – 04:30 KST. South Korea would have gone from democratic rule to military regime and back to democracy by the time you woke up. The […]

By Adnan Farooqui
1 month ago

Samsung Pay is finally available for Galaxy users in Saudi Arabia

Samsung Pay continues to expand across important markets all over the world. The latest addition to the list of Samsung Pay-supported countries is Saudi Arabia, a country that has been investing heavily across all facets of its economy to grow exponentially. Samsung's mobile payments service has been integrated with mada, the country's national payment system, […]

By Adnan Farooqui
1 month ago

Samsung 2024 holiday gift ideas: S90D TV is unbeatable at these prices

Whether you need to upgrade your TV for the Super Bowl next year or just want a better viewing experience for all of the New Year Eve's festivities that you'll be streaming online, now's the time to upgrade, and buying the S90D TV is one of the best Samsung 2024 holiday gift ideas you can […]

By Adnan Farooqui
1 month ago

Samsung 2024 holiday gift ideas: Galaxy Watch Ultra makes the best present

There are many great products available from our favorite Korean company that are bound to meet your Samsung 2024 holiday gift ideas. Fitness is top of mind for a lot of people going into the new year, it's one of the most common New Year's resolutions, so what better way to support someone on their […]

By Adnan Farooqui
1 month ago

[Update] Samsung is helping Apple improve AI on the iPhone

Update: The publication that originally posted this story has since retracted it upon being told by Samsung that the information was incorrect. Original story below… It might sound odd, Samsung helping out with something that would make its iPhones better, but in reality the two companies work closely as Samsung is an important part of […]

By Adnan Farooqui
1 month ago

Samsung may have made a drastic change to its product roadmap

Samsung Foundry's product roadmap had laid out plans to start building 1.4nm semiconductor chips by 2027. However, it appears that a drastic change may have been made to the roadmap due to the ongoing issues with the 3nm process. Much has been written about Samsung's troubles with the 3nm process. The yield issue is said […]

By Adnan Farooqui
1 month ago

One UI 7 beta launch is tomorrow, reveals Samsung Germany

Samsung fans have been patiently waiting for the One UI 7 beta ever since the company mentioned the upcoming iteration of its software in passing at SDC 2024 in October. It had confirmed at the event that One UI 7 won't be released before next year, but the beta program would begin by the end […]

By Adnan Farooqui
1 month ago

Galaxy S26 price could jump higher but it won’t be Samsung’s fault

Samsung fans are looking forward to the Galaxy S25 series that's due early next year. It's all but confirmed now that the lineup will be powered by Qualcomm's Snapdragon 8 Elite chipset since the Exynos 2500 is now out of contention. However, there are some fears that the Galaxy S25 might be more expensive than […]

By Adnan Farooqui
1 month ago

Latest US chip ban on China creates a big headache for Samsung

The US government has used export control measures to restrict advanced chips made using American technology to China. A wave of other sanctions have also severely restricted the country's access to latest semiconductor technology. However, companies that make those products may not necessarily be thrilled as there's significant demand for advanced chips from Chinese companies. […]

By Adnan Farooqui
1 month ago

Samsung joins Jeff Bezos to put $700 million in an AI chipmaker taking on NVIDIA

Everybody wants to get in on the artificial intelligence action. A literal boatload of chips will be required to powerful current and future AI applications. Some companies like NVIDIA have already profited immensely from this gold rush while others are gearing up to get their piece of the pie in the future. Tenstorrent is one […]

By Adnan Farooqui
1 month ago

China continues to butcher one of Samsung’s cash cows

Samsung's memory business has been a literal cash cow for the longest time but it's now facing headwinds. The company has fallen behind SK Hynix in the lucrative HBM3E market and it's still waiting on a potentially lucrative order from NVIDIA. Meanwhile, Samsung continues to face tough competition from Chinese memory makers in the DRAM […]

By Adnan Farooqui
1 month ago

One UI 7 builds for Galaxy A73 and Galaxy A33 progressing nicely

It's no secret that Samsung's working on the One UI 7 release. Its development teams are internally testing builds on compatible devices. If the current expectations hold true, the One UI 7 beta program may be launched before the end of this year with a stable release slated for early 2025. There's a long list […]

By Adnan Farooqui
1 month ago

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