Samsung has now joined Intel and TSMC in receiving billions in US government subsidies to boost its American semiconductor business. The company is the last of the big three chip fabs to get a direct deposit from Uncle Sam, and the number is $6.4 billion in direct funding. The disbursement …
Read More »Samsung Patent Reveals Smart Face Mask for True Nerd Cred
Semiconductor giant Samsung has applied for a patent for a high-tech face mask that is likely the most advanced ever conceived. The company calls it an “electronic mask” in its patent filing, as it uses embedded chips to help clean incoming air while also communicating with a mobile app. Though …
Read More »Samsung’s Galaxy Ring Biometric Sensors
Samsung’s wearables are getting smaller. At Mobile World Congress 2024 in Barcelona on Sunday, Samsung unveiled the Galaxy Ring, a smart ring it’s been teasing since January. The device will purportedly allow users to receive a “deeper, more holistic understanding” of their health using biometric sensors, which fit snugly around …
Read More »Samsung Announces ‘Gauss’ AI for Galaxy S24
For the last several years, smartphones have shipped with processors designed to accelerate machine learning algorithms. However, there wasn’t much you could actually do with artificial intelligence on your phone. The rising interest in generative AI is going to change that. Samsung is the first major smartphone maker to announce …
Read More »Samsung’s 49-Inch Odyssey OLED G9
Six months after showing off the Odyssey OLED G9 at CES 2023, Samsung has finally made its 49-inch gaming monitor available for pre-order. The curved giant will set you back $2,200, if you don’t count a $250 gift card to its own store that Samsung will throw in if you …
Read More »Galaxy Watch AFib Detection Approval
Samsung launched the Galaxy Watch 5 series last year with a suite of health sensors, including everything it needed to detect atrial fibrillation (AFib) like the Apple Watch. However, it wasn’t allowed to do that until now. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared Samsung to provide AFib monitoring …
Read More »Samsung Galaxy S23
As we head into the tail end of 2022, all the major smartphone releases are in the rearview mirror. The next big mobile gadget release comes in early 2023 when Samsung will unveil the Galaxy S23. Technically, Samsung hasn’t confirmed that, but we know it’s happening thanks to a cursory …
Read More »Galaxy Z Fold4 And Z Flip4
Samsung has been talking up its success in foldables over the past few weeks, and the timing wasn’t random — Samsung was building hype for today’s event in which it unveiled its fourth-gen foldables, plus new watches and earbuds. The frequently leaked Galaxy Z Fold4 and Z Flip4 are now …
Read More »Samsung Plans Foldable Phones
Just a few years ago, foldables were a rarity in the smartphone ecosystem, but they’ve quickly become an annual component of Samsung’s release cycle. They’re still fantastically expensive devices, though. As we wait on the Galaxy Z Fold4 and Flip4, a new report points to a more reasonably priced future …
Read More »Samsung 3NM?
A news agency in Korea is reporting Samsung is about to make a major announcement. The world’s second-largest silicon foundry will reportedly enter mass production of its 3nm process next week. In doing so, Samsung becomes the first global foundry to reach this milestone in advanced node production. It notably …
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