Samsung Display and Universal Display Corporation extend OLED partnership

Samsung has been using OLED displays in its products for quite some time now and is also one of the biggest suppliers of OLED panels in the market. It sources phosphorescent OLED materials and technology from a company called Universal Display, they’re the building blocks for its OLED products. Samsung and Universal Display Corporation have announced today that they have signed long-term OLED material supply and license agreements. Continuing supply...

Samsung wants to accelerate the launch of Bixby-powered home appliances

Samsung showcased its vision for IoT by making many Bixby and SmartThings-centric announcements at CES 2018. Samsung announced its DRVLINE self-driving car platform, new Family Hub refrigerators, 2018 SmartTV line-up, etc. – all of them linked to Bixby in one way or another. Bixby is a key component of the Samsung’s IoT vision as technology is moving towards natural voice-based interaction with gadgets. Samsung wants to accelerate the launch...

New Galaxy S9 teaser videos published by Samsung

In less than two weeks from now, Samsung will be officially announcing the Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S9+ in Barcelona. As the official unveiling inches closer, Samsung is trying to pump up the hype by launching new teaser videos for the Galaxy S9 series. Hints at low-light camera capabilities and 3D emoji Samsung Mobile Korea has posted three teaser videos of 15 seconds each on its YouTube channel. These videos don’t reveal any significant details but...

Snapdragon 845-powered Galaxy S9+ with 6GB RAM benchmarked

The first Snapdragon 845 benchmarks were posted online earlier this week, giving us a glimpse of the performance gain we can expect from the new chip. With reports suggesting that Samsung’s Exynos 9810 will smoke its competitor from Qualcomm many were excited to see the first (unofficial) Galaxy S9 Exynos 9810 benchmark that surfaced online yesterday. The benchmark results will continue to roll in...

[Poll] Does Samsung pulling Galaxy S8 Oreo update make you think twice about buying its phones again?

After a long beta test, Samsung finally released the Galaxy S8 Android 8.0 Oreo update last week for users who participated in the beta. The update was also rolled out for non-beta devices in about a dozen markets two days ago. We exclusively reported today that Samsung has stopped rolling out the Galaxy S8 Android 8.0 Oreo update and that it’s now working on a new version which will be released in the near future. As you can probably imagine this...

Exclusive: Samsung stops Galaxy S8 Android 8.0 release, new version being developed

Samsung started rolling out the much-awaited Android 8.0 Oreo update for the Galaxy S8 and the Galaxy S8+ last week. As promised, the update was first released to members of the beta program before it was rolled out to non-beta devices earlier this week. The update had only been sent out in a handful of markets but in a rather unexpected turn of events, Samsung has stopped the Galaxy S8 Android 8.0 Oreo update release. Galaxy S8 Android 8.0 release...

New logo trademark hints at Samsung smart glasses yet again

It has been rumored for more than four years now that Samsung could make its very own smart glasses similar to Google Glass. Some reports have even suggested that the wearable device would be called Gear Glass offer more advanced features than Google Glass. The company hasn’t released any such device so far but a new logo trademark has now surfaced which suggests that there may be hope yet for Samsung...