Samsung News and Articles

Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra gets reviewed: A modest upgrade

The Galaxy S25 Ultra is an impressive Android handset, featuring new rounded corners, top performance, outstanding cameras, and AI capabilities. However, the S Pen offers fewer features, and the price remains steep for what's otherwise a small upgrade for S24 users.

By Ivan Franco, January 29, 2025, 8:50 PM

Mobile Hardware

Samsung cracks the AI puzzle with Galaxy S25, finally

Editor's take: After years of half-filled promises and underwhelming realities, it looks like Samsung has finally succeeded in bringing the kind of seamless experience that we all hoped AI, digital assistants, and agents would or could bring to our mobile devices. Well, to be fair, it's Samsung in conjunction with Google (along with some help from Qualcomm) that's making the magic happen inside the just-launched Galaxy S25.

Full story By Bob O'Donnell, January 22, 2025, 5:44 PM 13 comments

Mobile Hardware

Samsung is ready to unveil the Galaxy S25 series today

Meaningful innovations or more minor upgrades?

By Rob Thubron, January 22, 2025, 9:42 AM 10 comments

Tech Deals Hardware

Samsung 990 Evo Plus drops to $134 for 2TB, $79 for 1TB SSD

Samsung's 990 Evo Plus is a hybrid PCIe 4.0/5.0 DRAM-less SSD that was initially priced too close to the more powerful 990 Pro. However, with its current discount, it offers good value for a fast and efficient SSD.

By TechSpot Deals, January 9, 2025, 5:37 PM

Electronics Tech Culture

Samsung unveils 98-inch 8K LCD TV with RGB microLED backlighting

Cheaper than full microLED, better than miniLED

By Rob Thubron, January 9, 2025, 12:29 PM

AI Electronics

Better picture, sound, and features: Samsung's Vision AI promises to make Smart TVs even smarter

See a meal on your screen that looks tasty? Vision AI can tell you how to make it

By Rob Thubron, January 6, 2025, 5:18 AM

Electronics Tech Culture

Samsung's AI fridges will soon order groceries for you via Instacart integration

Out of eggs? The fridge will add them to your Instacart cart for easy ordering

By Zo Ahmed, January 5, 2025, 9:56 AM 10 comments

Electronics Industry

Samsung and Google take on Dolby Atmos with a new royalty-free audio format

Can it dethrone the king of immersive audio?

By Zo Ahmed, January 4, 2025, 3:18 PM 15 comments

Gaming Electronics

Samsung brings 3D back with AI-powered, glasses-free Odyssey 3D monitor

New Odyssey G-series push the boundaries of refresh rates

By Skye Jacobs, January 3, 2025, 9:13 AM

Gaming Electronics

Asus, Samsung, and MSI all reveal first 4K 27-inch OLED 240Hz monitors

All featuring DisplayPort 2.1a

By Rob Thubron, January 2, 2025, 12:07 PM 16 comments

Car Tech Hardware

Tesla is eyeing HBM4 chips from Samsung and SK Hynix to power its Dojo supercomputer

SK Hynix leads but Samsung chases with 4nm node

In a nutshell: Tesla finds itself at the forefront of a heated competition between South Korean semiconductor giants Samsung and SK Hynix. The electric vehicle manufacturer has reportedly reached out to both companies, seeking samples of their upcoming HBM4 memory chips.

Full story By Zo Ahmed, December 29, 2024, 10:26 AM

Hardware Industry

Samsung loses Qualcomm contract to TSMC for making next-gen Snapdragon chips

The decision is a blow to Samsung Foundry, which has been dealing with low yield rates

By Skye Jacobs, December 29, 2024, 9:14 AM 11 comments

Hardware Industry

SK Hynix beats Samsung by launching its 321-layer TLC NAND flash memory first

The South Korean manufacturer is the first to come out with it

By Zo Ahmed, December 26, 2024, 1:31 PM

Electronics Industry

TCL is now shipping more ultra-large TVs than Samsung, another win for the Chinese-owned maker

Are Chinese TV makers essentially unstoppable at this point?

By Alfonso Maruccia, December 23, 2024, 10:02 AM 21 comments

Mobile Software

Samsung Galaxy S22 users report widespread issues after One UI 6.1 update

Boot loops and display glitches

By Skye Jacobs, December 21, 2024, 8:52 AM

Electronics Industry

Samsung flagship 8K projector receives industry-first certification

It's still not available to purchase

By Shawn Knight, December 16, 2024, 2:43 PM

Hardware Mobile

Samsung's new Galaxy Book 5 Pro laptop is Lunar Lake-powered, claims 25 hours of battery life

AMOLED display and more AI features

By Zo Ahmed, December 15, 2024, 3:14 PM

Software Gaming

Powered by SteamOS: Valve's Linux gaming OS prepares to expand beyond the Steam Deck

Something to look forward to: Steam users have long wondered about when Valve might make the Steam Deck's custom Linux distro available for other devices. While the company hasn't disclosed its software roadmap, new internal guidelines provide the latest evidence that these plans are progressing. Interestingly, this development coincides with a new patent for a Linux-based handheld gaming device from Samsung.

Full story By Daniel Sims, December 5, 2024, 9:40 PM

Hardware

Samsung is prepping 400-layer V-NAND for future 16TB SSD storage and PCIe 5.0 performance

Rival SK Hynix is also working on 400-layer NAND

By Adrian Potoroaca, December 4, 2024, 11:42 AM

Wearable Tech Electronics

Samsung to unveil AR glasses prototype at Galaxy S25 launch event next month

Competition for the Meta Ray Ban glasses?

By Kishalaya Kundu, December 4, 2024, 9:58 AM

AI Industry

Nvidia challenger Tenstorrent completes $700 million funding round backed by Jeff Bezos, other high-profile investors

CEO Jim Keller is a strong advocate of open source

By Skye Jacobs, December 3, 2024, 6:58 AM

Gaming Hardware

Samsung nearing launch of first 27-inch 1440p OLED display with 500Hz refresh rate

Ultra-fast OLED panels could be a nice improvement for esports, not so much for average gamers

By Alfonso Maruccia, November 29, 2024, 6:15 AM

The Best Gaming Monitors: 4K, 1440p, High-Refresh, Ultrawide, 1080p

FEATURE By Tim Schiesser, November 28, 2024, 12:40 AM TechSpot Gaming

It's time to refresh our ultimate gaming monitor buying guide where we highlight the top displays across key categories: 4K, 1440p, ultrawide and super high-refresh, all based on our extensive testing.

Tech Deals Electronics

This Samsung 55" QLED 4K TV has hit a record-low of $497

The Samsung Q60D offers a QLED display with 4K resolution and upscaling, plus Samsung's Gaming Hub for streaming games without a console. Do note this is not an OLED display, but a 60Hz TV that doesn't have modern features like VRR support or local dimming.

By Ivan Franco, November 25, 2024, 1:23 PM

Apple Mobile

New Samsung ad mocks Apple (and its customers) over lack of foldable iPhones

How do you like them Apples?

By Rob Thubron, November 25, 2024, 10:39 AM 16 comments