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Samsung and NTT DOCOMO want to use AI to improve 6G mobile networks

Samsung has partnered with Japanese telecommunications firm NTT DOCOMO to research using AI to improve 6G mobile networks. As the use of AI is being expanded to various industries and 6G hasn't been standardized yet, the two companies are trying to see how AI can improve mobile networks. Samsung and NTT DOCOMO finding ways to […]

By Asif Iqbal Shaik
2 months ago

Samsung to make 2nm AI chips for Japanese firm Preferred Networks

Samsung has announced it will make 2nm semiconductor chips for Japanese AI firm Preferred Networks and offer advanced packaging for them. This announcement is in line with an earlier report that claimed the same. Samsung Foundry to make 2nm AI chips for preferred networks Samsung Foundry has finally received the first client for its 2nm […]

By Asif Iqbal Shaik
5 months ago

Galaxy S24 was the third best-selling phone in Japan

Samsung unveiled the Galaxy S24 series in January 2024 and launched the flagship smartphones in most countries around the globe the same month. However, in Japan, the company launched those devices only last month (on 11 April 2024). It hasn’t even been a month since then and the Galaxy S24 has already become the third-best-selling […]

By Abid Iqbal Shaik
7 months ago

Samsung wins its first 2nm chip order from Japan’s PFN

Samsung Foundry has reportedly received an order from Japan's Preferred Networks (PFN) to make 2nm AI chips. The South Korean firm failed to attract chip clients for its 3nm semiconductor chip fabrication process, and most big chip firms went with TSMC's 3nm and 4nm processes. However, this seems like a small win for Samsung Foundry. […]

By Asif Iqbal Shaik
9 months ago

SpaceX and T-Mobile to bring ‘Direct to Cell’ service to phones via Starlink satellites

On Tuesday, SpaceX launched the Falcon 9 rocket into space with six Starlink satellites that can connect directly to mobile phones anywhere on Earth, eliminating dead zones. The Elon Musk-owned company is scheduled to test this service in the United States in partnership with T-Mobile later this year. SpaceX has also partnered with six other […]

By Abid Iqbal Shaik
11 months ago

Japan to force Apple and Google to allow third-party app stores

According to a new report from Nikkei Asia, the Government of Japan is preparing regulations that will require technology companies like Apple and Google to allow third-party application stores on their mobile operating systems, such as Android and iOS. The government is planning to send this legislation to the parliament in 2024. The publication claims […]

By Abid Iqbal Shaik
11 months ago

Samsung to invest $280 million in a chip packaging facility in Japan

Samsung has been investing huge amounts of money in chip research, development, and fabrication. In its latest move, Samsung will invest JPY 40 billion ($280 million) in an advanced chip research facility in Japan over the next five years. According to the announcement, the company will start setting up a factory in Yokohama, Japan, soon. […]

By Asif Iqbal Shaik
12 months ago

Samsung’s home country is the world’s most lucrative smartphone market

Samsung has been the world's biggest smartphone brand for years now in terms of number of smartphones it sells every year. However, it is Apple that makes the most profit and sells the costliest smartphones on average. But what about which countries buy the costliest smartphones? Well, a new report from market analysis firm TechInsights […]

By Asif Iqbal Shaik
1 year ago

Samsung might have a problem as Canon unveils 5nm chip tech

Samsung Foundry and TSMC are the only firms in the world that can make advanced semiconductor chips using 7nm or better fabrication technologies. Both these firms buy ultra-expensive chip manufacturing equipment from ASML, a Netherlands-based firm that makes EUV lithography systems. However, a new player has now emerged in the chip fabrication equipment space: Canon. […]

By Asif Iqbal Shaik
1 year ago

Google Search gets Generative AI in India and Japan

After making it available in the US in May this year, Google is expanding the availability of Search Generative Experience (SGE) to India and Japan. Apart from launching the Search Generative Experience (SGE) in India and Japan, Google also shared early user research that shows that SGE is most liked by youth. Similar to the […]

By Sagar Naresh
1 year ago

Japan’s government wants to help Samsung build its chip factory

Samsung could be planning on building a new semiconductor manufacturing facility in Japan. The facility would include Samsung's first chip packaging test line in the country, and a new report says that the Japanese government is willing to offer subsidies worth roughly 15 billion yen ($110 million) to the Korean tech giant, should the latter […]

By Mihai Matei
2 years ago

Samsung is building a $289.5 million chip development facility in Japan

Samsung, the world's biggest memory chip maker, is reportedly building a new chip development facility in Yokohama, Japan. This highly symbolic initiative will bring together Japanese and South Korean chip firms to combat competition from the Chinese and Taiwanese markets. This new chip development facility will cost over JPY 40 billion (around $289.5 million) and […]

By Asif Iqbal Shaik
2 years ago

Galaxy S22 Ultra used to make world’s first satellite call using regular smartphone

Smartphones are slowly adopting the capability to connect to satellites for emergency calls and messages with the help of special hardware components. The iPhone 14 was the first smartphone to offer emergency communications via satellite connectivity. Samsung is also expected to bring a similar feature to its Galaxy smartphones in the future. But what if […]

By Asif Iqbal Shaik
2 years ago

Netflix gets generous with its Basic plan, offers higher video quality

Netflix is among the most popular video streaming platform worldwide. While there are paid plans for you to hop onto to watch the content in its best quality, Netflix introduced the ‘Basic With Ads' plan in November for $6.99/month. As soon as this tier was announced in the US, it faced harsh criticism from users […]

By Sagar Naresh
2 years ago

Samsung could set up its first semiconductor chip test line in Japan

New developments indicate that Samsung is planning to set up its first semiconductor chip test line in Japan. Sources close to the matter said that Samsung will use this chip test line to bolster its advanced packaging business and deepen ties with Japanese semiconductor equipment and materials manufacturers. This move will also help diversify its […]

By Sagar Naresh
2 years ago

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