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China’s BOE beats Samsung Display in foldable display sales

Samsung Display has enjoyed complete dominance as the leading supplier for foldable display panels over the past few years. Its biggest customer is Samsung Electronics that's aggressively pushing the Galaxy Z Flip and Galaxy Z Fold devices. Even as they might have been among the first foldable phones on the market, there's been a big […]

By Adnan Farooqui
3 months ago

Samsung Electronics severs ties with panel supplier BOE

Samsung Electronics has reportedly excluded BOE from its supply chain. BOE, a display manufacturer based in China and LCD supplier to Samsung, supplied 10% of the Korean tech giant's TV panels in Q1 2023. However, in Q3 2023, Samsung's Device eXperience (DX) division excluded BOE from its supply chain for TV and monitor panels. Furthermore, […]

By Mihai Matei
6 months ago

Samsung’s not playing anymore, files lawsuit aimed directly at BOE

As the legal dispute between Samsung Display and China's BOE continues, Samsung has taken the next step. As October was coming to an end, the Korean tech giant filed a complaint against BOE to the United States International Trade Commission (ITC). The complaint filed on October 31 alleges that BOE violated “unfair methods of competition” […]

By Mihai Matei
6 months ago

Samsung’s first wearable robot might launch at CES 2024

Three years ago, Samsung displayed its first assistive wearable robot, the GEMS Hip. The company had plans to launch it before the end of this year. However, it is being reported that launch plans have been delayed, and so has the final name of the device. The assistive robot will reportedly be launched early next […]

By Asif Iqbal Shaik
6 months ago

Google Home group music playback is back as Google gets relief in Sonos lawsuit

After its victory in federal court on Friday, Google will be restoring some of the software features it removed because of the Sonos' patent infringement case. The underlying patent was declared invalid by a US judge, thanks to which Google will bring back the functionalities that were removed from multiple products, including Google Home smart […]

By Sagar Naresh
7 months ago

OnePlus’ Galaxy Z Fold competitor leaks and it isn’t cheap

OnePlus is almost ready to join the growing foldable phone market with a book-like device, whose strongest competitor will inevitably be the Galaxy Z Fold 5. The so-called OnePlus Open has now leaked, along with its price, and it's a spicy one — the price more so than the phone. Because OnePlus used to be […]

By Mihai Matei
7 months ago

SmartThings Head Jaeyeon Jung sheds light on challenges and platform evolution [Interview]

SmartThings has quickly evolved into a potent smart home platform with Samsung devices at the heart of the ecosystem. Its embrace of the wider industry protocols such as Matter enables users to choose from thousands of smart devices to add to their set up. We had the opportunity to speak with Jaeyeon Jung, Executive Vice […]

By Adnan Farooqui
7 months ago

Galaxy Ring may steal the spotlight at the S24 Unpacked event

Judging by patents and trademark applications throughout the years, Samsung has been considering expanding its wearable device portfolio through a smart ring for a long time. Nothing palpable has come of this, but in 2023, Samsung appears to have accelerated its smart ring project, with many more leaks and rumors lending more credibility than ever […]

By Mihai Matei
8 months ago

Samsung is getting closer to the launch of its first smart ring

Several rumors over the past year have claimed that Samsung is working on a smart ring that can track your activities, health metrics, and sleep. It looks like the company could be getting closer to the launch of its first smart ring, and it has trademarked several names that could be used in its smart […]

By Asif Iqbal Shaik
9 months ago

New Samsung Health beta app hints at Galaxy Ring support

Samsung released a new beta version of its Health app earlier today, and it appears to contain a hint that the company might be releasing a smart ring after all. Samsung has trademarked various smart ring monikers and patented different smart ring ideas over the years, but nothing palpable has come from those efforts so […]

By Mihai Matei
10 months ago

Samsung may be taking giant steps toward solid-state battery manufacturing

Samsung's been toying with the idea of manufacturing solid-state batteries for at least a decade now. Progress in this area appears to have been slower than the development of foldable display technologies. But new reports say that Samsung is making advancements in solid-state battery development, and two of its divisions will be responsible for manufacturing […]

By Mihai Matei
12 months ago

BOE may have started a legal war with Samsung and its subsidiaries in China

BOE (Beijing Oriental Electronics) has reportedly launched a barrage of patent infringement lawsuits against Samsung and Samsung subsidiaries in China. This news comes roughly one month after the US ITC (International Trade Commission) decided to launch an investigation on BOE for patent infringement on Samsung Display. BOE is reportedly suing Samsung Semiconductor, Samsung Investment, Samsung […]

By Mihai Matei
1 year ago

Apple to borrow Samsung’s Under-Panel Camera tech for Face ID in 2025

More signs point at Apple wanting to borrow and evolve a Samsung-developed technology to fit its purposes, namely Under-Panel Cameras. Apple appears to have won a new patent for an under-display camera technology that may allow it to finally ditch the display notch and fit its Face ID hardware under the display of future iPhone […]

By Mihai Matei
1 year ago

KDDI selects Samsung as 5G Core provider for networks across Japan

Last month, Samsung successfully demonstrated SLA network slicing on a live 5G network in Tokyo, Japan. And today, that demonstration appears to be paying off, as Samsung Electronic has just announced that it has been selected as the cloud-native 5G Standalone (SA) Core provider by network operator KDDI across Japan. A major advantage of Samsung's […]

By Danny Dorresteijn
1 year ago

Samsung may have another new power bank in development

Samsung is developing a new power bank, which may be unveiled around the same time as the Galaxy S23 series, if not earlier. But to make matters a bit more confusing, the company appears to have filed documents to trademark two monikers. Last month, Samsung filed paperwork to trademark the “Superfast Portable Power” name. Earlier […]

By Mihai Matei
1 year ago

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