Galaxy Fold 2 is called Galaxy Bloom, Samsung tells secret CES meeting

It has been rumored for the longest time that Samsung has been developing its upcoming clamshell foldable smartphone under the codename “Bloom.” However, it appears that the company is actually going to call the device Galaxy Bloom. Samsung reportedly revealed the name for its next foldable smartphone at a closed CES meeting with key partners. It also talked about the decision to use Galaxy S20 as...

Samsung awarded for recycling, Eco-packaging that doubles as furniture

It’s the beginning of the year and Samsung already won three awards for its efforts in recycling, upcycling, and waste management. The company has received the ‘Gold’ Tier Award and the ‘Cutting-Edge’ Champion Award from the EPA at the annual Sustainable Materials Management (SMM) Electronics Challenge. Likewise, Samsung was recognized at CES 2020 for The Serif’s Eco-packaging, which will be used...

Samsung’s 5G TCU powers BMW’s futuristic iNEXT all-electric SUV

BMW’s 2021 all-electric iNEXT SUV will be the first car in the world to be equipped with 5G technologies supplied by Samsung and HARMAN. The official announcement was made at CES 2020 where the latter two companies have offered a preview of their 5G automotive technologies with the unveiling of a new Digital Cockpit. The companies have revealed that the BMW iNEXT will be equipped with Samsung’s 5G TCU (Telematics Control Unit). Its capabilities extend...

Samsung’s Hwaseong incident won’t affect DRAM prices in the first quarter

Samsung ended 2019 on a low note, when a power outage at its semiconductor manufacturing plant in Hwaseong, South Korea has caused tens of millions of dollars in damage. The good news for the consumer market is that the unfortunate event is unlikely to affect commodity DRAM prices in the first quarter of the year. According to DRAMeXchange – a research division of TrendForce – the global supply of DRAM chips will not be affected in Q1 2020, mainly...

Korean celebrities’ Samsung Cloud data hacked and held to ransom

Numerous celebrities from South Korea have reportedly been blackmailed after they’ve gotten their Samsung Cloud personal data hacked, according to a recent report from the local media. More than 10 extorsion cases involving actors, K-pop stars and famous chefs have been confirmed by the authorities. This security issue is not related to the exaggerated reports of Samsung sending your personal files to China (which it doesn’t), nor is the result of...

980 PRO unveiled at CES as Samsung’s first PCIe 4.0 consumer SSD

Samsung unveiled quite a few new products and concepts at CES 2020, ranging from a fingerprint-secured SSD to Odyssey-labeled gaming monitors. Speaking of personal computers, the company also unveiled the 980 PRO M.2 NVMe SSD as its first-ever PCIe 4.0 solution for the consumer market. Unlike the SSD T7 Touch which already has a price tag and launch timeframe attached to it, Samsung didn’t reveal...

Samsung SmartThings will integrate with your car later this year

Samsung SmartThings will become the world’s first smart home app to add cars to its portfolio of compatible products and devices. Beginning later this year, SmartThings users in the United States will be able to automate their cars directly from the app, and it’s all thanks to a new partnership announced at CES between Samsung and Smartcar. Samsung will integrate the Smartcar API into SmartThings,...

Galaxy Tab S6 5G with familiar specs captured in live photos

The Galaxy Tab S6 5G has apparently been spotted in a couple of photos shared by the Korean media. It’s unclear where exactly these photos were taken but the Galaxy Tab S6 5G is expected to debut in South Korea before the end of the first quarter, and so it may have been spotted on a store’s shelves ahead of its official release. The leaked spec list tells a rather bland story. As you would expect,...

Daily Deal: 47% off Samsung Active InEar Headphones

Bargain hunters looking for an in-ear headphone solution for smartphones equipped with a 3.5mm headphone jack might not want to miss out on the Samsung Active InEar Headphones. They are presently available for 47% off and offer a lot of bang for the buck. They boast large 12mm drivers and a tangle-free flat cable featuring an in-line 3-button remote. They ship with four sets of ultra-soft ear gels designed to reduce unwanted noise, and one set has...

The latest Galaxy Watch Active 2 firmware update is out now

There’s a new firmware update available today for the Galaxy Watch Active 2. Samsung’s latest smartwatch last received an update two months ago. It was a minor update which brought general stability improvements for the device. Today’s update is along the same lines. It doesn’t bring any new features to speak of. However, it does address some stability issues. Samsung is now in the process of gradually...

No, Samsung phones aren’t really sending your personal files to China

A bit of fuss was caused recently by a post on Reddit which claimed that Chinese spyware was present on all Samsung smartphones and tablets. The insinuation wasn’t that this was due to some security vulnerability, rather that it was by design. The sensationalist title of the Reddit post aside, its author explained that Samsung has partnered with a Chinese antivirus company of questionable reputation...

Samsung’s new portable SSD comes with an integrated fingerprint sensor

Samsung has unveiled the latest in its Portable SSD lineup of external solid state drives, the Portable SSD T7 Touch. The name is a mouthful, but there’s a reason: The SSD T7 Touch comes with a fingerprint sensor built in to help keep your data secure, which is where the “touch” part of the drive’s name comes from. The new portable SSD also boasts transfer speeds nearly twice as high as the older model, the Portable SSD T5. The T7 Touch can...

Galaxy Note 10 Lite price in India leaked

If a new report is to be believed, the Galaxy Note 10 Lite may end up finding quite a lot of buyers in India. According to 91Mobiles, the Galaxy Note 10 Lite will be priced at Rs 35,990 for the 6GB+128GB configuration and Rs 39,990 for the 8GB+128GB configuration. Considering the Galaxy Note 9 is still priced north of Rs 60,000, the Galaxy Note 10 Lite would be a solid deal as it shares many of its specs with the Note 9 while also being better in...