Samsung 7nm chips coming as it starts EUV-based production

The Samsung 7nm chips are finally coming. Samsung announced today that it has started producing completed all process technology development and start wafer production of its 7LPP process node. The 7-nanometer LPP (Low Power Plus) chips are being produced using the highly complex extreme ultraviolet (EUV) lithography technology. Samsung is the first semiconductor manufacturer to use this chip manufacturing technique. The EUV technology has been in...

[Poll] Do you like taking part in Samsung’s Android update beta programs?

Samsung took everyone by surprise the day it kicked off its first beta program for a major Android upgrade. The first one was for Android Marshmallow for the Galaxy S6, and Samsung has run a beta program for each major Android upgrade since then for its Galaxy S flagships. The Galaxy S9 Android Pie beta program is expected to start soon, so here’s a question we pose to you: Does Samsung’s beta testing for updates interest you, or do you prefer waiting...

Verizon Galaxy S9 updated with October 2018 security patch

Samsung has been pretty quick with upgrading its flagships to the latest security patches the last couple of months. It’s usually the budget and mid-range Galaxies that get a new security patch first, but Samsung has defied that norm recently and is continuing to do so this month as well. Case in point: The Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S9 have been updated with the October 2018 security patch in a few countries...

Galaxy A7 (2017) and Galaxy A8 (2018) updated with October security patch

Samsung has started rolling out the October security patch for the Galaxy A7 (2017) and the Galaxy A8 (2018) today. The former has received this update in India while the latter in Canada and Belarus so far. There’s no doubt that these devices will get the update in other markets soon as well. The company is gradually rolling out the latest security maintenance release for more mid-range devices. The update has been released for some other mid-range...

Samsung acquires Zhilabs to ease transition to 5G

In order to ease the transition from 4G to 5G technologies, Samsung today announced the acquisition of Zhilabs. It’s a networks analytics startup that’s based in Barcelona. Samsung will fully own Zhilabs going forward but the company is going to operate independently with its own management. Samsung says that this acquisition is going to lay the foundation for the company to finely tune the customer experiences for 5G technologies. AI-based automation...