Mihai Matei

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Despite Bixby’s performance, Samsung has the most AI patents

You wouldn't know it, judging by the poor performance of the Bixby conversational AI. But it turns out that Samsung Electronics has the highest number of AI-related patent applications under its belt. Even more so than big tech companies like IBM, Google, and Microsoft. The Korean Intellectual Property Office (KIPO) revealed yesterday that AI-related patent […]

By Mihai Matei
2 years ago

OnePlus may try to bring down the Galaxy Z Fold 5 in Q3

Samsung continues leading the foldable phone market despite all the efforts from Huawei, Xiaomi, Oppo, and Motorola to threaten the Korean tech giant's dominance. But as the foldable market grows, so is the number of parties interested in taking a shot at the foldable phone segment. And more reports are now coming in to remind […]

By Mihai Matei
2 years ago

Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp verified accounts now cost money

Mark Zuckerberg's Meta appears to have borrowed a page from Twitter's and Elon Musk's playbook. The company previously known as Facebook announced Meta Verified earlier today. Meta Verified is a new subscription service that allows Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp users to verify their accounts and get extra benefits in exchange for a fee. With Meta […]

By Mihai Matei
2 years ago

Samsung Pay and Naver Pay join forces ahead of Apple’s arrival

Samsung appears to be reacting to Apple's recent announcement that it will bring the Pay platform to South Korea this year. But Samsung is not the only domestic provider seemingly taking precautions against what could become a great competitor in the mobile payment market in Korea. Naver Pay, Korea's second-largest mobile payment provider, has just […]

By Mihai Matei
2 years ago

Leave GOS enabled if you care about gaming on the Galaxy S23

There's been some talk recently about the Galaxy S23 Ultra, in particular, and Samsung's Game Optimizing Service, or GOS for short. Numerous people online have recommended disabling GOS on the Galaxy S23 Ultra to achieve better performance in mobile games, and I must say that I'm not a big fan of that notion. Not to […]

By Mihai Matei
2 years ago

iPhones could soon become compatible with Samsung chargers

A bunch of iPhone 15 CAD renders emerged recently, revealing that Apple is finally ready to give up on its proprietary Lightning connector and adopt USB-C for its upcoming smartphones. The unofficial CADs were even followed by an actual photo of the unreleased iPhone 15's USB-C port (claims the source), so it's all but official […]

By Mihai Matei
2 years ago

Galaxy S23 Ultra ties for 10th place in DxOMark camera ranking

The Galaxy S23 Ultra has the best camera among all other Samsung smartphones, but it is not the best among its competitors, according to DxOMark. Quite far from it. The new Ultra flagship phone ranked 10th and got beaten by smartphones from a few other brands, including Huawei, Google, Honor, Apple, and Xiaomi. As usual, […]

By Mihai Matei
2 years ago

Here are the trade-in discounts Galaxy S23 buyers can get

The pre-order window for the new Galaxy S23 series is closed, and Samsung officially released the Galaxy S23 trio in 55 countries today. Prospective buyers who haven't pre-ordered one of the new flagships can no longer benefit from the free memory upgrade and other perks. Nevertheless, they can still get a lower price on the […]

By Mihai Matei
2 years ago

Samsung releases update to make its Bixby assistant safer for kids

Samsung is making its conversational AI assistant safer for children. Through a new update, Bixby is now available for child accounts on Samsung devices and can provide kid-friendly content and respond to queries in an age-appropriate manner. The Bixby Operation Team confirmed that the feature is now available only in the USA and South Korea […]

By Mihai Matei
2 years ago

Samsung Message Guard keeps zero-click attacks at bay in One UI 5.1

Samsung's One UI 5.1 update is quite an achievement for what should have been a minor firmware bump. It has plenty of new features and improves existing ones, and it turns out that One UI 5.1 also increases security against cyberattacks through a new addition called Samsung Message Guard. For now, Samsung Message Guard is […]

By Mihai Matei
2 years ago

One UI 5.1 feature focus: The smallest of Easter eggs

Millions of Galaxy smartphone users around the world can now enjoy One UI 5.1, regardless of whether or not they own the Galaxy S23. One UI 5.1 debuted with the Galaxy S23, but it is now available for older phones. And the update is full of surprises. Among many other things, such as improved multi-window […]

By Mihai Matei
2 years ago

Oppo Find N2 Flip can’t quite steal the Galaxy Z Flip 4’s thunder

Oppo released its response to the Galaxy Z Flip 4 in December. The initial launch was limited in reach, but the Oppo Find N2 Flip is now coming to Europe at a competitive price, and foldable phone fans might find it difficult to ignore. It seems to be a worthy rival to the Galaxy Z […]

By Mihai Matei
2 years ago

This trick might keep your apps from force-closing in Samsung DeX

If you use Samsung DeX and have experienced apps force-closing on you, we may have found a solution that might help against this issue. You can try assigning your most-used DeX apps to the “Never sleeping apps” list in One UI. If your phone runs low on memory, it decides which apps to close to […]

By Mihai Matei
2 years ago

Samsung Galaxy Tab S8+ helps Bottneuro fight Alzheimer’s disease

The Samsung Knox suite is one of the most secure platforms in the mobile industry, and the Korean tech giant revealed today that Knox is helping Bottneuro AG with its work on stopping the progression of Alzheimer's disease. Samsung and Bottneuro partnered when Bottneuro AG spun off from the University of Basel in 2021. Although […]

By Mihai Matei
2 years ago

One UI 5.1 feature focus: Samsung’s new dynamic weather widget

Samsung introduced One UI 5.1 at Unpacked 2023 when it announced the Galaxy S23 smartphone series. Now the update is available for a few older Galaxy devices and should continue to land on more phones and tablets in the coming weeks. One UI 5.1 brings a handful of improvements and features and even exceeds expectations […]

By Mihai Matei
2 years ago

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