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Qualcomm and Meta may bring on-device AI LLM to Galaxy S24

Although Samsung's upcoming Galaxy S24 series may no longer be powered exclusively by Qualcomm chips, the future flagships could gain some new cool party tricks thanks to on-device AI developments. Qualcomm recently announced that its future Snapdragon chips planned for release in 2024 will bring Meta's Llama 2 large language models (LLM) to devices without […]

By Mihai Matei
1 year ago

Samsung News is officially available outside the USA

Samsung News, the platform that used to be known as Samsung Daily before it became Samsung Free, is now available in Canada. If it sounds confusing, it only is if you look into the platform's history. But the takeaway is that Galaxy device users in Canada now have a fresh news aggregation service ready to […]

By Mihai Matei
1 year ago

Samsung leader made Elon Musk an offer he could not refuse

Tesla's dream of creating fully-autonomous electric vehicles might be a few years away, and Samsung Electronics will contribute to making that dream come true. A new report says Samsung will manufacture the Tesla Hardware 5 (HW 5.0) chip, but Samsung will not be the only chipmaker to have this opportunity. Ideally, Tesla's HW 5.0 chip […]

By Mihai Matei
1 year ago

Samsung to open seven new Experience Spaces for Galaxy Unpacked

While Samsung will host Galaxy Unpacked in South Korea for the first time, the company wants to bring the Unpacked experience to more customers around the globe. You can be sure that Samsung will live stream the event online. But more importantly, the company announced it will open more than half a dozen new interactive […]

By Mihai Matei
1 year ago

TM Roh shares design philosophy behind products coming at Galaxy Unpacked

Galaxy Unpacked is a week away, and Samsung is preparing two new foldable phones, Galaxy Watches, and new tablets for the big event in Seoul. In an invitation to Galaxy Unpacked, the head of Samsung MX and Corporate Design Center, TM Roh, spoke about the company's approach to designing the upcoming devices. Next week, TM […]

By Mihai Matei
1 year ago

Customer support and warranty go a long way for Samsung foldable phones

Some may say that Samsung is finally getting some competition in the foldable phone segment, with various other brands offering more Galaxy Z Flip and Galaxy Z Fold alternatives than ever. Even Google joined the foldable phone market with the Pixel Fold. Motorola keeps trying to steal the Galaxy Z Flip's market dominance, and Honor […]

By Mihai Matei
1 year ago

Samsung retains lead while rivals from China lose ground in their home market

The smartphone market analysis for Q2 2023 is in (via Counterpoint Research). The papers show that Samsung led market share figures in the 2nd quarter, followed by Apple, Xiaomi, Oppo, and Vivo. Although the global smartphone market's sell-through dropped 5% quarter-on-quarter and 8% year-on-year in the April-June period, the market shares of the five largest […]

By Mihai Matei
1 year ago

Samsung wireless speakers can now go back online without boot looping

Some of you might recall that Samsung wireless speaker systems from the R series went a bit haywire last week. Thankfully, the company says it knows what caused the issue in the first place and confirms that the problem is now gone. In case you missed the news last week, Samsung multiroom wireless speakers from […]

By Mihai Matei
1 year ago

Samsung is supposedly securing circuit boards for Galaxy Ring

Development is already underway on the Samsung Galaxy Ring, says a new industry report. The name of one of Samsung's key component suppliers for the Galaxy Ring emerged, and the same company was also responsible for developing some of the hardware inside the Galaxy S23 series. Because of its size and internal space limitations, the […]

By Mihai Matei
1 year ago

Galaxy Z Flip 5 and Fold 5 cases might get optional attachments

As much as Samsung is trying to plug the leaks before Galaxy Unpacked, they're still happening, albeit perhaps at a slower rate than before. The latest leak concerns the Galaxy Z Flip 5 and the Galaxy Z Fold 5. More specifically, the official ring cases for the two upcoming foldable phones. According to the renders […]

By Mihai Matei
1 year ago

Samsung Galaxy S21 series Android 14 One UI 6.0 update tracker (S21 FE included)

The Galaxy S21 series is among the numerous Samsung smartphone lineups expected to receive the Android 14-based One UI 6.0 update. The Galaxy S21 trio of flagships hit the market in January 2021, and they're eligible for four major OS upgrades thanks to Samsung's updated firmware policy. When will the Galaxy S21 series receive One […]

By Mihai Matei
1 year ago

One UI 6.0 concept claims to have fixed Samsung’s Android skin

Although we've yet to see what One UI 6.0 looks like, Samsung is working around the clock to bring the Android 14-based update to some of its devices before the end of the year. The update should bring some UI refinements, but how exactly the user experience will change remains to be seen. As we […]

By Mihai Matei
1 year ago

Save big on the Galaxy Watch 5 Pro with Amazon Prime Day Deals

The Galaxy Watch 5 Pro might go down in history as the only one of its kind. It was the first Pro smartwatch Samsung produced, but it won't get a direct sequel at Galaxy Unpacked later this month. According to rumors, the company intends to shelve the Pro smartwatch series for the time being and […]

By Mihai Matei
1 year ago

Galaxy S23 will get at least one more update before One UI 6

When it comes to firmware, Samsung never sleeps. The company is now testing One UI 5.1.1 on select devices and is developing One UI 6.0. In addition, new data gathered from its servers says Samsung is now cooking up another firmware update for the Galaxy S23 series. The Galaxy S23, S23+, and Galaxy S23 Ultra […]

By Mihai Matei
1 year ago

Samsung’s starting to remember the Galaxy Z Flip 5 is not alone at Unpacked

Samsung's marketing campaign for Galaxy Unpacked 2023 has mentioned the “Flip” buzzword at every opportunity. This year's slogan, which Samsung's been using everywhere, is “Join the Flip side,” which is a direct nod to the successful Galaxy Z Flip series and the upcoming model. But Galaxy Unpacked won't be just about the next-gen Galaxy Z […]

By Mihai Matei
1 year ago

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