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Galaxy S23 rumor alleges price hike compared to 2022 models

Samsung may announce the Galaxy S23 series in the first week of February. The...

Samsung explains its improved connected home strategy at CES 2023

During the ongoing Consumer Electronics Show, CES 2023, Samsung shared its...

SmartThings Station is a wireless charger with built-in SmartThings Hub

Apart from a bunch of exciting new products, including home appliances and TVs,...

Samsung to setup pilot production lines at chip factories in Korea, USA

According to a new report from The Elec, Samsung is planning to build pilot...

Galaxy A34 5G will have a version with MediaTek Dimensity 1080 chipset

A few days ago, the Galaxy A34 5G and the Galaxy A54 5G received Bluetooth...

Samsung to hold a special discount event in Korea next month

2023 is almost here, and during this festive season, Samsung offered a lot of deals and discounts on its products. Today, the company announced that it would hold a special discount event in South Korea starting next...

Samsung launches 43-inch Odyssey Neo G7 gaming monitor in Korea

After unveiling the Odyssey Neo G7 gaming monitor earlier this year, Samsung launched its 43-inch version in South Korea today. It’s a 4K Mini-LED gaming monitor with a flat display and matte coating. It runs...

Samsung’s competitor TSMC to kick off 3nm chip production this week

Apple’s main chip supplier and Samsung’s primary competitor, TSMC, is reportedly set to kickstart 3nm semiconductor chip mass production this week. The Taiwanese giant TSMC is a bit late to the party, but Samsung started 3nm semiconductor production around 6 months ago in June and unveiled the world’s first 3nm chips on July 25. Moreover, it shipped the first batch of 3nm chips just a month later. TSMC is now starting production,...

Samsung aims to expand chip production at its largest chip manufacturing facility

According to a South Korean newspaper (via MoneyControl), one of the biggest chip producers in the world, Samsung Electronics, aims to expand its semiconductor production at its P3 factory in Pyeongtaek, South Korea. Apparently, the P3 factory in Pyeongtaek is the company’s largest chip manufacturing facility. This move is in contrast with the scaling back of investment by rival chipmakers, economic slowdowns in many regions across...

Sinch Conversation API: One Simple API To Reach Customers Over Multiple Channels

In today’s mobile-first world, customers expect more accessible, personalized real-time communication with the brands they love and trust. One size fits all communications strategies are archaic; customers want to...

Samsung and BMW chiefs meet to discuss cooperation on EV batteries

Samsung Electronics Chairman Lee Jae-Yong and BMW CEO Oliver Zipse had a meeting on December 17, 2022, to solidify the cooperation between the two companies on EV batteries. The chiefs of both companies met at the BMW...

VOD streamer Tubi seals content pact with Korea’s CJ ENM

Fox-owned streaming platform Tubi has unveiled a major content deal with Korean entertainment powerhouse CJ ENM. Under the terms of the deal, 500 hours of Korean content will be added as “a branded curation” to...

Samsung’s flagship foldable has a lower profit margin than Huawei’s

An independent teardown of the Galaxy Z Fold 4 suggests that the foldable phone’s bill of materials comes in at around $670. In terms of profit margin, the Galaxy Z Fold 4 falls between the iPhone 14 Pro Max and...

Akros Technologies, an AI-powered asset management platform, raises funding from Z Holdings

Artificial intelligence is taking over almost every industry. The investment and finance industry is no exception. In Deloitte’s 2019 report, the firm reveals that AI is transforming the financial ecosystem to reduce...

North Korean hackers once again exploit Internet Explorer’s leftover bits

Enlarge / APT37, a group believed to be backed by the North Korean government, has found success exploiting the bits of Internet Explorer still present in various Windows-based apps. (credit: Aurich Lawson | Getty...

A war zone with a gift shop? My visit to the Korean DMZ

The gateway to South Korea’s border with North Korea looks like a carnival. Decades-old amusement rides — a merry-go-round, bumper cars, a Viking ship — greet visitors to Imjingak, a park just south of a...

Samsung’s HDR10+ standard expands its presence to gaming and set top boxes

Samsung co-developed the open and royalty-free HDR10+ standard with Amazon in 2017. Since then, the standard has expanded its presence across various device categories, including smartphones, tablets, laptops, TVs, and...

Korea cybersecurity statistics

Korea is a world leader in many aspects of technology, including cybersecurity. Despite this, the country has faced several large-scale cyberattacks in recent years. It is essential for businesses and organizations in...

Galaxy A52s 5G starts getting Android 13 update

Samsung has finally released the stable Android 13 update to the Galaxy A52s 5G. The update is currently rolling out in South Korea for unlocked and carrier models (LG Uplus, KT, and SK Telecom). In other countries, the...

Samsung Wallet gets access to world’s first UWB-based smart door lock

A couple of years ago, Samsung unveiled its first UWB (Ultra-Wideband)-equipped smartphones. The company also revealed plans to make those smartphones compatible with UWB-based smart door locks and digital car keys....

Samsung launches Galaxy Z Flip 4 Maison Margiela Edition in South Korea

A couple of weeks ago, Samsung unveiled its plan to launch the Galaxy Z Flip 4 Maison Margiela Edition. Today, the company announced that the limited-edition smartphone would be launched in South Korea on December 1,...

Further slowdown in data usage growth causes positive ARPU development to soften

Tweet Tefficient’s 35th public analysis of the development and drivers of mobile data compares the trends of 46 countries from around the world. In our previous reports, we observed that the pandemic drove an...

Samsung holds 2022 C Lab Startup Demo Day to publicize achievements of startups

Samsung held the ‘2022 C Lab Startup Demo Day’ on November 24 at the Samsung Electronics R&D Campus in Seoul, Seocho-gu. The event was held to bring forward all the achievements of the external startups that are...

Samsung’s SmartThings is used in over 100,000 households in Korea

Samsung has announced that its SmartThings IoT solution is used in over 100,000 homes in South Korea. This is the highest rate among rival home appliance firms in the country. SmartThings allows users to control their connected devices via their smartphones. It is also considered to be a huge factor in saving electricity, thanks to some automated features. Samsung first used SmartThings in the Samsung C&T Raemian Leaders One...

Samsung launches two new metal straps for Galaxy Watch 5, Watch 5 Pro

Samsung has launched two new metal straps for the Galaxy Watch 5 series. The Milanese strap is made using stainless steel, while the Link Bracelet is made using titanium. Both new official straps are now available in...