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Samsung adds Windows 11, 5G, and OLED to Galaxy Book laptop lineup

Enlarge / Samsung Galaxy Pro 360 5G. (credit: Samsung ) With Windows 11 out, PC makers have an excuse to update their lineups, and Samsung is hoping that consumers pick up one of its three new Galaxy laptops announced this week to try out the latest operating system. The company is offering a few buzzy […]

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Samsung’s forgotten web browser now runs on the latest Galaxy smartwatches

Enlarge / Galaxy Watch 4 and Watch 4 Classic. (credit: Samsung) Everyone has a favorite Internet browser, right? Google Chrome and Safari are staples, Firefox is still kicking, and Microsoft Edge has somehow established itself as a beloved underdog . But when it comes to surfing the web on your smartwatch, options are understandably more […]

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Chromebook demand is plummeting as the pandemic eases

Enlarge / The 2020 Samsung Galaxy Chromebook, which had a 4K OLED display. (credit: Samsung) A global deceleration of laptop sales is being linked in a new report from market research firm Trendforce to increasing vaccination rates and a corresponding decrease in remote work and remote learning. According to the findings, demand for Chromebooks slid […]

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Samsung seemingly caught swapping components in its 970 Evo Plus SSDs

Enlarge / You can’t see the part number which distinguishes the newer, slower drive from the older, faster one on the box—you need to check the PN field in the top center of the label on the drive itself. (credit: Jim Salter) Recently, major SSD vendors Crucial and Western Digital have both been caught swapping […]

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Samsung has its own AI-designed chip. Soon, others will too

Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) Samsung is using artificial intelligence to automate the insanely complex and subtle process of designing cutting-edge computer chips . The South Korean giant is one of the first chipmakers to use AI to create its chips. Samsung is using AI features in new software from Synopsys , a leading chip design […]

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Samsung announces new Galaxy Watch 4, drops iOS support for new wearables

Enlarge / The Galaxy Watch four (credit: Samsung) Samsung just wrapped its 2021 Unpacked event, and in addition to releasing a few high-end foldable phones , the company announced new Galaxy Watches. The watches’ designs have been updated moderately, as have their innards, and they will be the first smartwatches running Google and Samsung’s new […]

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Samsung foldables lineup is official: $1, 799 for the Fold 3, $999 for Flip 3

The Galaxy Z Fold 3, now with S-Pen support. [credit: Samsung ] Today is Samsung Unpacked, which has turned out to be a big foldables show . The company has made the widely leaked Galaxy Z Fold a few and Galaxy Z Flip three or more official. First up is the Z Fold 3, Samsung’s […]

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Wear OS is getting a multi-generational leap in power thanks to Samsung

Enlarge / Samsung’s 5 nm Exynos W920. Tomorrow is Samsung’s big event for the back half of 2021, and in addition to launching some foldable smartphones , the company is expected to reveal the particular Galaxy Watch 4 and typically the big Wear OS revamp it is working on with Google. Google is cooking up […]

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Google “bought off Samsung” to limit app store competition, 36 states allege

Enlarge (credit: Andri Koolme / Flickr ) Yesterday, dozens of state attorneys general sued Google on antitrust grounds, alleging that the company worked to “preemptively quash” competing app stores (most notably the Samsung Galaxy Store) and maintain its monopoly on Android app distribution. The lawsuit alleges that Google engaged in a range of anticompetitive practices, […]

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Not just OLED: LG is about to release its first Mini LED TVs

Enlarge / A promotional image depicting one of LG’s new Mini LED TVs. (credit: LG) LG plans to introduce its first consumer Mini LED TVs sometime next month, according to a press release from the South Korean company. Mini LED is a new variant of LCD TV tech that offers better contrast ratios, among other […]