Samsung’s foundry business could take a big hit due to product defects

Samsung is reportedly having some issues with its foundry business at home. According to a Business Korea report, Samsung has recently discovered defects in its foundry products which may lead to considerable financial losses. The defects were reportedly caused by contaminated 8-inch wafer line equipment at the Giheung plant. The publication cites an unnamed Samsung Electronics official who acknowledged the issue and said that the problem has been...

Samsung CEO Kim Hyun-seok will host a CES 2020 keynote on January 6

CES 2020 is two months away and Samsung is seemingly already making preparations for the upcoming event. The trade show will officially open its doors to the public on January 8, but Samsung Electronics’ conference will commence a couple of days earlier. CEO Kim Hyun-seok will take the stage at CES in Las Vegas on January 6, according to Korean publication The Investor. He will reportedly discuss Samsung’s vision surrounding the consumer lifestyle...

Samsung announces Galaxy A10s and Galaxy A20s prices for Brazil

The Galaxy A10s and Galaxy A20s have been confirmed by Samsung to arrive in Brazil. The company didn’t reveal an exact date when prospective buyers will find the smartphones on shelves, but both devices have already been released in various markets around the world so it shouldn’t take long for them to reach the Brazilian market following this official announcement. The Galaxy A10s is going to launch...

Disney+ will launch on Samsung TVs in select markets starting next week

The Walt Disney Company’s upcoming video-on-demand streaming service Disney+ is set to debut in a handful of markets next week, and when it does, it will be accessible on various TV brands including Samsung, confirmed CEO Bob Iger earlier this week. Disney+ has already been tested on Samsung TVs in the Netherlands ahead of a more widespread release, and according to Disney CEO Bob Iger, “it was well-received by users” in various demographics. Indeed,...

Daily Deal: 58% off Samsung Adaptive Fast Wall Charger

There are a few things that are certain in life, and one of those things is that batteries need to be recharged when you use them. Smartphones are still mostly charged the conventional way: hooked up with a wire to a wall charger, and you can never have enough of those chargers, no matter if you’re at home, office, or travelling. Looking to pick up yet another charger for your phone? You can currently get Samsung’s Adaptive Fast Wall Charger at a...

Galaxy Watch Active 2 review: Samsung’s best smartwatch yet

The Galaxy Watch Active 2 came out barely six months after the original Galaxy Watch Active. The latter represented a turning point for Samsung’s smartwatches. The physical rotating bezel, which had long been a fixture on its smartwatches, had been removed. Samsung also went with a smaller and lighter footprint overall. The result was one of the most comfortable smartwatches that we have ever tested...

Samsung devices and services bag 46 CES 2020 Innovation Awards

Samsung Electronics has bagged 46 CES 2020 Innovation Awards for outstanding design and engineering in consumer technology, the company said in a press release. These include three Best of Innovation awards for the Galaxy Note10+ 5G and a couple of Samsung Visual Display products. The awards are sponsored by the organiser of CES, the Consumer Technology Association (CTA), with a panel of industry experts as the judges. Galaxy Fold, Galaxy Note 10+...

Regular Galaxy S11 may or may not have a 4,300 mAh battery

The Galaxy S11e might have a battery that’s considerably larger than the Galaxy S10e, as it was revealed earlier this week. However, a sizable increase in battery capacity may not be exclusive to just the smallest of the Galaxy S11 models, either. A certification for a battery with product code EB-BG985ABY suggests the regular Galaxy S11 might have the same battery capacity — 4,300 mAh — as the Galaxy Note 10+. The regular Galaxy S11 will carry model...

Helping the competition: Samsung Exynos 980 debuts on the Vivo X30

Samsung’s Exynos chipsets are mainly used in Galaxy devices, but vendors like Motorola and Meizu have used them in a few of their devices in the past. Now, Vivo is doing the same by powering its upper-midrange Vivo X30 with the Exynos 980 SoC, making it the first smartphone (not just the first non-Galaxy smartphone) to pack Samsung’s latest mid-range chipset. The Vivo X30 will go on sale in December,...

Galaxy A70s update brings features that should’ve been there on day one

When we previewed the Galaxy A70s, we pointed out how the device doesn’t come with the latest version of Samsung’s software on-board, despite having launched after the Galaxy A50s, a lower-end phone with a lower price tag. The Galaxy A70s runs One UI 1.1 out of the box instead of version 1.5 like the Galaxy A50s and Galaxy Note 10, and, as a result, it also lacks some of the new features found...

Galaxy Tab S6 November security update rolling out now

The November security update is rolling out for another flagship Galaxy device. The Galaxy Tab S6 is receiving an update in Korea that bundles the latest security patch and comes with software version T860XXS1ASK2. It’s just a security update with no new features and is available for the Wi-Fi variant at this time. The LTE variant should get it soon, although it could take a few days as Samsung doesn’t always release a new update for both the Wi-Fi...

Galaxy S10 5G reportedly gets 3D face unlock with Android 10

The front-facing 3D depth camera on the Galaxy S10 5G may finally be put to use for 3D face unlocking. Unlike the Galaxy S10+, the Galaxy S10 5G’s second front-facing camera is not a regular depth camera – it is a ToF (time-of-flight) sensor. A ToF camera emits an infrared light signal and measures the time it takes for the signal to return after hitting an object, enabling more accurate depth-mapping, and it can be used for advanced face recognition...