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Samsung is adding another SSD to its extensive portfolio of storage solutions. The new SSD 980 is a PCIe 3.0, DRAM-less solid state drive available with up to 1TB of storage for the entry-level market. Although these SSDs haven’t been officially announced yet, they are already available for pre-order at …

AMD and Samsung have been working together on a mobile GPU for quite some time. Earlier this year, Samsung gave an update on the development of this GPU, stating that it would feature in the next flagship Exynos SoC, but it didn’t detail how it would be used. Back then, …

Samsung is revamping its commitment to security on Android devices. Moving forward, Galaxy devices will now receive regular security updates for a minimum of four years after release, with updates set to be delivered on a monthly or quarterly basis. Previously, Samsung offered up three years of security updates for …

Samsung has dominated smartphone sales for four years in a row now, but it looks like 2020 may have seen a new number one smartphone company crowned. According to analysts, Apple managed to outsell Samsung overall in 2020.  Market analyst firm, Gartner, says Apple saw year-on-year growth of 14.9 percent …

Samsung has announced a new type of HBM. Named HBM-PIM, this is the world's first High Bandwidth Memory integrated with artificial intelligence processing power. Featuring a processing-in-memory design, HBM-PIM is aimed at data centre use, HPC systems, and AI-enabled mobile applications.

Samsung has announced that all of its Neo-QLED TVs will support AMD FreeSync Premium Pro. This means gamers will be able to play at a smooth 120Hz refresh rate without tearing and with HDR enabled.

AMD has been working with TSMC for a number of years now, for both its Ryzen CPUs and Radeon GPUs. The relationship has been fruitful for both sides, however, having a second source for chip manufacturing can be very handy, particularly when combatting stock shortages. According to new reports, AMD …

Samsung is planning to release 10x new OLED displays for laptops during 2021. These Samsung OLED displays will range from 13.3-inches to 16-inches in size and should appear on a number of laptops from OEMs throughout the year. According to ComputerBase, the first laptops using Samsung’s new OLED displays will …

We go over our picks for the top PCIe 4.0 SSDs of 2020

We’ve previously heard that Samsung is planning to launch its next flagship smartphone, the Galaxy S21, in January. As we get closer to the start of 2021, this is looking more and more likely, with the latest leak giving us a detailed breakdown of the phone’s features and specifications. According …

Samsung is adding a new gaming monitor to its Odyssey series. Offering a high refresh rate and low response times, the F27G33TFWU is a value-oriented flat gaming display that brings premium features to the entry-level price point. The Samsung Odyssey G3 F27G33TFWU is a 27-inch monitor featuring an “almost frameless design” and a VA …

Typically, we expect Samsung to launch its flagship smartphone in February or March of any given year. The company will apparently be going a bit earlier than usual in 2021, with reports claiming that the Galaxy S21 will arrive in January.  According to sources speaking with both Android Authority and …

Samsung’s latest addition to the G5 series of gaming monitors is the C34G55T. This curved monitor features a 1000R curvature, UWQHD resolution, high refresh rate, low response times and support for HDR content.  The Samsung G5 C34G55T has a 34-inch curved VA panel with 165Hz refresh rate, 3440x1440p resolution, 1ms of …

Typically, Samsung announces its Galaxy flagship smartphones in February, followed by a worldwide launch in March. The timing could shift a bit in 2021, as tipsters are anticipating a January announcement for the Galaxy S30.  Given that the device isn’t official yet, we are unsure if this will be the …

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Samsung SSDs have always been amongst the most popular, reliable and high-performance. Samsung is looking to keep that track record going with PCIe 4.0, as the company today officially announced the Samsung SSD 980 PRO. This is an SSD that was previously leaked via the Samsung website, but the official …

Samsung Unpacked took place last night, bringing the announcements of the Galaxy Watch 3 and Samsung’s new Galaxy Buds Live. The new smart watch comes with new health and fitness tracking features, as well as new customisation options, while the Buds Live aim to take on the Apple Air Pods …

We’re at the end of July, which means most major companies are releasing their quarterly financial earnings reports. We’ve already seen what AMD and Intel had to say this week and now today, Samsung has also revealed its results.  As reported by Samsung, the company make £34 billion in consolidated …

It has been a while since AMD and GlobalFoundries split up and now, new tech giants may be looking to get a piece of the Foundry. According to recent rumours, Samsung is looking to invest into GloFlo in an effort to gain a better foothold in the western semiconductor market.  …

TSMC is now officially the biggest semiconductor manufacturer in the world. This week, the company’s market cap grew once again, hitting a total value of $313 billion USD.  Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, better known as TSMC, has passed its competition and grabbed the number one spot in the world as …

Samsung Unpacked is a few weeks away, but we've already got a good look at the highly anticipated Galaxy Note 20.

While the original Galaxy Fold faced a myriad of issues in its original form, Samsung eventually managed to patch things up and has since been hard at work on a follow-up device. Unfortunately, we won’t be seeing the new and improved Galaxy Fold 2 for quite some time if recent …

Not everyone has the right room layout or space for a full 5.1 or 7.1 surround sound setup in the living room. Instead, many of us turn to soundbars as an alternative. This week, Samsung is adding two new soundbar models to its lineup- the HW-Q950T and HW-Q900T. The HW-Q950T delivers …

The folks at the Samsung Advanced Institute of Technology have been busy collaborating with scientists from the Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology, resulting in the discovery of a new material for semiconductors. Importantly, this discovery has the potential to “accelerate the advent of next generation semiconductors”.  The material …

Samsung has introduced a new series of soundbars this week that the company claims to be its most stylish range ever. The new S-Series from Samsung includes two new soundbars with the S60T in black and the S61T featuring a slick silver/grey appearance. Both new Samsung soundbars are all in …

We review Samsung's latest QLC SSD 870 QVO

Samsung unveiled its Odyssey G9 monitor back in January of this year at CES 2020. Almost six months on, after much anticipation, the South Korean electronics manufacturer has finally launched the world’s “first dual QHD gaming monitor with 1000R curvature”, the Odyssey G9. Samsung’s Odyssey G9 features an 49-inch screen …

Samsung has a new patent that shows a smartphone equipped with an array of six camera lenses. What makes the patent special is that the cameras are capable of tilting to capture a scene or object with greater detail. Each year brings new innovations that further advances the functionalities available …

Today Intel is officially launching its codenamed ‘Lakefield’ CPUs, leveraging Intel’s Foveros 3D packaging technology and featuring a hybrid CPU architecture. These are the smallest processors to offer Intel Core series performance along with full Windows compatibility for productivity in ultra light and thin form factors.  Getting into some hard …

Back in February, Samsung and Microsoft announced a partnership which would see the console manufacturer’s streaming services come to Samsung devices. At the time, the announcement focused on Samsung’s smartphones, however an update to Samsung’s website suggests that the services could be coming to its line-up of smart televisions. First …