Apple and Samsung get fine for slower phones from Italian competition authority
The Italian competition authority fined Apple and Samsung €5 million each. This was after complaints came in about software updates from the two smartphone manufacturers. The updates make smartphones slower and that should not be possible according to the competition authority. Apple will also... Read more
Samsung acquires analytics firm Zhilabs for development of 5G networks
South Korean tech company Samsung acquires analytics firm Zhilabs. Using the technology of this company, which specializes in analytics and artificial intelligence, it hopes to improve the performance of its 5G networks and provide a better user experience for customers.
Samsung states that 5G techn... Read more
Samsung unveils Galaxy Book2, challenger for Microsoft Surface Pro
Today, Samsung Eelctronics has once again added a new addition to its mobile lineup, with which the company continues to take on Microsoft and its Surface Pro. The Samsung Galaxy Book2 is a Windows two-in-one that works as a tablet on the one hand, but can also be transformed into a laptop with the ... Read more
Samsung opens seventh AI research center in Montreal
Samsung has opened a new AI research centre in Montreal. It is the seventh AI research centre to open the company worldwide. It is also Samsung's fourth AI research centre in North America, alongside Silicon Valley, New York and Toronto.
Canadian Montreal is home to AI researchers at McGill Univers... Read more
Samsung launches production of 7 nanometer chips with EUV technology
Samsung has announced in a blog post that it has started producing a 7 nanometer chip with extreme ultraviolet (EUV) technology. It concerns the 7nm low power plus (LPP) chips. With EUV it is possible to work on a smaller area when making chips.
EUV uses a wavelength of 13.5 nanometres for light to ... Read more
Foldable smartphone Samsung can also be used as a tablet
We are still waiting for it: Samsung's foldable smartphone. The device has been mentioned for about five years now and it's starting to look like it's about to be released. DJ Koh, the CEO of Samsung's mobile branch, states that the device can be used not only as a phone, but also as a tablet.
Durin... Read more
Samsung presents solid midranger Galaxy A7 with triple camera
Today, Samsung unveiled a new phone. This is the Galaxy A7, the South Korean company's newest midranger. The device has a large 6-inch screen and offers remarkably enough a triple camera on the back.
Samsung has equipped the midranger with a Super Amoled screen with a resolution of 2,220 by 1,080 pi... Read more
Google and Samsung are working on new message app for Android devices
Google and Samsung are working together on a new message app for Android devices. Although few details are known about the partnership and the app, it seems that the two companies want to compete together with the immensely popular WhatsApp.
The new messaging app from Google and Samsung has to offer... Read more
Samsung comes in November with the first foldable smartphone
The SDC will take place in San Francisco on 7 November. During that Samsung developer's conference, the first foldable smartphone is unveiled. This was confirmed by top executive DJ Koh, who is the director of Samsung's mobile division, during an interview.
Koh told the American CNBC that as far as ... Read more