Samsung

AI and machine learning have become the buzzwords of today's tech world and news but, save for a few exceptions, people envision them as disembodied voices like Siri or even impersonal bits and bytes that silent work miracle behind computer screens. At CES 2020 earlier this year, Samsung and its subsidiary Star Labs showed off AI that was both relatable but also eerily too human. As if it wasn't enough to have them standing at arms' length on wall-mounted displays, it seems that Samsung is toying with the idea of bringing NEON to phones soon.

Continue Reading

Samsung still needs to check off a few things from its list before its foldable phone could be truly considered complete but that isn't stopping it from cooking up other things. Of course, with a company as big as Samsung, it is often working on other things in the background, things that may never see the light of day. Often, we only get glimpses of them in patents but Samsung's display-making arm is more than happy to share its future visions.

Continue Reading

To say that Samsung is obsessed with foldable phones wouldn't exactly be an understatement. Ever since it showed off the idea of a flexible display and a foldable device in 2013, it has never stopped working towards that goal, no matter how long it took or costly it became. Despite having launched at least four such devices, there is definitely still room for improvement and the next foldable phone will reportedly bring the clamshell form factor on the same level as the Galaxy Z Fold 2.

Continue Reading

Android 11 was released to the public on September 8, 2020. In the old world order, it wouldn't be until January or February the following year at the earliest before Samsung Galaxy phone owners would even hear anything about the update from Samsung. In less than three months, however, Samsung has already rolled out betas for its One UI 3.0, based on Android 11, of course, to its most recent flagships. Granted, it's still in beta testing but things are seemingly on track for a stable release soon given how things are moving smoothly except for one specific case.

Continue Reading

When you're in the market for extremely affordable, wallet-friendly phones, your needs may be drastically different from those aiming for the higher end of the spectrum. Some just need a phone that can connect them to the Internet while others simply want a portable music and video player. Whatever the case may be, one thing they all have in common is the need for long battery life and that is exactly what Samsung is trying to deliver with its new Galaxy A12 and Galaxy A02s coming to select markets early next year.

Continue Reading

Samsung hasn't had a stellar 2020 but, then again, nobody did, perhaps not even Apple. It has started to move things around to compensate for some losses incurred due to the COVID-19 pandemic and its effects on the economy and businesses, which also included moving around its timetables. Its biggest and most drastic change is believed to be the Galaxy S21's early launch next year. It turns out, however, that it may be a solo debut as the Galaxy Z Flip 2 is now reportedly being delayed beyond the first quarter of 2021.

Continue Reading

The tablet market has seen consistently positive figures, mostly in thanks to Apple and the iPad Pro's rapid development pace. The company's prosumer tablet seems to undergo big changes every iteration, even when those changes aren't exactly visible to the naked eye. Case in point will be the iPad Pros coming next year which have already been rumored to be moving to mini-LED displays. That might be a short-lived change, however, as there are now reports that Apple will again switch display technologies before 2021 is over.

Continue Reading

The Samsung Galaxy Note brand might be over and done with as of this year. A report today suggested that the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 3 will be the first new device to include an S Pen in 2021. The S Pen was one of the first key features of the Galaxy Note line when launched - since then, the other details (like the smartphone line's massive size) have become commonplace among other smartphones from multiple brands.

Continue Reading

Smartphones have evolved a fair bit with regard to screen real estate – the bezels are as thin as they can get, front-facing cameras are no more a hindrance with under-display camera tech, and the display quality has gone through the roof in the last couple of years. Still, there is a lot more to be desired when we see the unique form factor of a foldable device or a rollable phone that’s eye-popping. So, what smartphone will be the most trusted design in terms of its display technology in a couple of years? Let’s find out.

Continue Reading

Samsung is giving its smart TVs a voice control boost, expanding Google Assistant support in its latest sets and in the process taking the array of AIs you can chat with to three. The latest 2020 Samsung smart TVs already offered Amazon Alexa along with Samsung's own Bixby, and now owners will be be able to switch between all three.

Continue Reading

Rumors about Samsung scheduling the debut of its Galaxy S21 in January proved to be a rather surprising one but given the volume of unofficial confirmations, it was pretty much considered to be the case. Now a new, solitary rumor has popped up that casts doubt on all of the previous ones, claiming that the Galaxy S21 will still launch in February on a still-unknown date. Even if true, however, it might no longer make much of a difference in changing how the Galaxy S21 series will look, inside and out.

Continue Reading

In its quest to banish bezels without resorting to something like popup cameras, Samsung has long been rumored to do be working on various technologies. Some of those already came to pass, like the belated under-display fingerprint sensor. One, however, still remains unrealized but we might not see Samsung's first implementation of an under-display imaging sensor until the latter half of 2021 in what could be it most expensive smartphone yet.

Continue Reading