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As we advance toward the end of the year, a new version of Android is on the horizon. A beta of Android 14 has been available for Google's Pixel phones for months, but now Samsung is joining the fun. Starting now, Galaxy S23 owners in select countries will be able to join the One UI 6 beta program, giving us a peek at...
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Jim Keller is a man who should need no introduction to an audience of tech nerds. He was part of the team that developed the legendary DEC Alpha microprocessors back in the 1990s, was the lead architect of AMD's groundbreaking K8 processors, helped out with Apple's A4 and A5 SoCs, went back to AMD to supervise the...
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We're continually amazed at how far television pricing has dropped in the past several years. Not only can you get more size for your money than ever before, but newer technologies like mini LED backlighting can be part of the package too. Even OLED TVs no longer command the same kind of premium they once did (they're...
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It’s summer time, which means it’s time for new folding phones from Samsung. Today at its Galaxy Unpacked event in Seoul (South Korea), the company unveiled the Galaxy Z Flip5 ($999) and Galaxy Z Fold5 ($1799). But as you’ll soon discover, “new” is a bit of a stretch here. These two...
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Samsung just revealed a much-anticipated update to its foldable phones with some significant design changes, but that's not all Samsung had to offer at Unpacked. Alongside the new foldables, Samsung is launching new smartwatches and tablets. The Galaxy Watch6 family consists of two watches with two size options, and...
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Samsung's next Unpacked event will take place on July 26, at which time we'll finally get to see the company's newest foldables, smartwatches, and tablets. In advance of that, Samsung's head of mobile experience, TM Roh, has published the company's customary Unpacked teaser. It focuses mostly on the foldable elements...
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Samsung is claiming a key victory against rival Micron in the race to bring next-generation graphics memory to market. While not exactly stated in so many words, what Samsung did say is that it has wrapped up development of what it is touting as the industry's first GDDR7 DRAM, with a huge performance uplift compared...
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Samsung is getting ready to release its high-end ViewFinity S9 monitor for graphics designers and photography buffs in the US for a price that, on the surface, is virtually identical to Apple's Studio Pro—$1,599.99 MSRP (versus $1,599.00). However, Samsung's value proposition is that the ViewFinity S9 comes with a...
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Your next Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra may finally have 65W fast charging in a bid to catch up with the likes of Oppo and OnePlus.
According to the rumor mill out of RGClouds on Twitter, the upcoming S24 Ultra could be carrying similar battery technology to that currently found in EVs. Called stacked batteries, these...
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Be warned that once you sit for a spell in front of a massive TV, you'll never want to go smaller. Or at least that's been my experiencing, having gone from a 52-inch to a 75-inch and, most recently, an 85-inch TV over the years. Now I'm loathe to go with anything smaller than an 85-incher, though I'd consider making...
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Samsung has officially announced the date and time for its Unpacked 2023 event. The tech company is expected to reveal its new foldable smartphones, its latest Galaxy smartwatch, and more.
The Samsung Unpacked 2023 event is set to happen on July 26, 2023, at 7:00pm ET. It will be live-streamed across multiple...
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New renders of the upcoming budget Samsung Galaxy A25 5G seems to confirm that the Korean company isn't swaying too far from its successful predecessor, for better or for worse.
Slated to launch later this year, the next Samsung Galaxy A-series may be carrying over more than some customers may appreciate. According...
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As bargain shoppers can attest, you can save a lot of scratch by buying into a previous generation product rather than splurging on whatever the latest and greatest might be at any particular time. That's true for all kinds of electronics. As it pertains to smartphones, and Samsung's Galaxy series in particular, you...
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Samsung is upgrading its 2023 TV and monitor lineups with an accessibility feature that will tweak different color settings based on a viewer's type and level of color vision deficiency (CVD), the South Korean electronics maker announced. What this really boils down to is Samsung integrating its SeeColors app onto its...
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Has it been a minute or three since you've treated yourself to a new laptop? Unlike desktop PCs, the upgrade path in most laptops is limited at best, and sometimes non-existent. At some point, it comes time to bite the bullet and splurge on a new system. If you're at that point, don't despair—there are bargains to be...
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Samsung is on an apparent mission to supersize home theater setups, and that's just fine by this author, who splurged on an 85-inch TV a couple of years ago. While still big, it's not as massive as Samsung's newest offering, an absolutely monstrous 98-inch QLED 4K TV (model 98Q80C). Yes, it's expensive as you might...
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As Samsung prepares for its annual Unpacked event, leaks continue to roll in surrounding what insiders believe will be announced. Included in those speculations are specs for its upcoming foldable devices, Galaxy Tab S9, Galaxy Watch6, as well as some hints at pricing.
Well-known leakster Evan Blass has been...
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Google is on the verge of releasing its first foldable, but it won't have long in the limelight before Samsung comes roaring back. The company has already announced its next Unpacked event for July 26, but we don't have to wait to get a glimpse of the Galaxy Z Fold 5. A new leak purports to show an official render of...
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Original Story (6/6/23 10:01AM ET)
Samsung is less than a week away from opening up preorder availability for what's been deemed the world's first 49-inch OLED gaming monitor, the Odyssey OLED G9. In anticipation of preorder access, you can jot your name and email address down to reserve a unit with no money down...
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Samsung has been showing off some fascinating new screen technologies at the SID Display Week 2023, which kicked-off today at the Los Angeles Convention Center. The most interesting new displays on show were probably the Rollable Flex and the Sensor OLED Display, as reflected by our headline.
Samsung Rollable...
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Samsung's foray back into OLED television territory began last year after the display maker abandoned the technology for its big screen TV lineup a decade ago. Its return was not without drama, however, with LG throwing shade at Samsung's modern OLED TVs, claiming they're more prone to burn-in issues. We don't suspect...
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It didn't take long for Samsung to go from announcing the development of the industry's first 16-gigabit (Gb) DDR5 memory chips built on a 12-nanometer class manufacturing process, which it achieved in December, to now mass producing the advanced DRAM parts. In doing so, Samsung puts us one big step closer to faster...
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