Samsung releases largest Serial Attached SCSI SSD
Bigger the better
Samsung Electronics announced that it has begun mass producing the industry’s biggest Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) solid state drive (SSD).
We have reached peak smartphone numbers
Apple doomed unless it can come up with something else
IDC beancounters have added up some numbers and worked out that we have reached "peak smartphone" which means that unless Apple can come up with a new cash cow, it is doomed to maintain or lose its stonking sales figures.
Samsung Galaxy S10 might get a 7nm Snapdragon
Rumours of 7nm
The dark satanic rumour mill has manufactured a hell on earth yarn claiming that the Samsung Galaxy S10 will get 7nm Snapdragon 855 chipset.
Snapdragon 670 is 10 nm mainstream
2+6 cores mainstream
Qualcomm is gaining traction with its 600 series chipsets and it is about to announce a new one. The Snapdragon 670 comes with dual high-end CPUs and six energy efficient ones, all in 10nm.
Galaxy S9 keeps the headphone jack
It looks like the not everyone copies Apple
Smartphone leaker Evan Blass has leaked a couple of press images of the Galaxy S9, giving us the first indication that it will still have a headphone jack.
Samsung will use Qualcomm 5G NR X50
Ready in 2019, confirmed by Cristiano Amon
One thing we came away with from yesterday’s big Qualcomm announcement that 20 companies are committed to coming to market in 2019 with Qualcomm X50 NR based devices. Cristiano Amon, the President of Qualcomm just confirmed that Samsung is also on board with the X50.
Samsung sending out Oreo update
Galaxy S8 owners get them at last
Samsung has apparently started sending out the long awaited Galaxy S8 Android 8.0 Oreo update in parts of Europe and other regions should get them soon.
Samsung and Roku smart TVs have a bug
Easy to find security flaws
Consumer Reports has found that millions of smart TVs can be controlled by hackers exploiting easy-to-find security flaws.
Samsung chairman charged with tax evasion
Even if he loses, it is not as if he is going down
Samsung Electronics’ ailing chairman, Lee Kun-hee, was named by South Korean police as a suspect in a $7.5 million tax evasion case that involved the use of bank accounts held by employees.
Samsung signs chip deal with the Chinese
Might create a DRAM unit in China
China’s state planner and South Korea’s Samsung have signed a memorandum of understanding for further cooperation on semiconductors.