Apple has officially surpassed Samsung to become the world’s top smartphone brand in the first quarter of 2025. According to Counterpoint Research, strong iPhone 15 sales and rising global demand helped Apple take the lead. This marks a major comeback for the tech giant after falling behind Samsung in recent quarters. The global smartphone market […]
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Samsung’s new mouse will run away if you overwork
Samsung has launched the concept of a device exclusively designed to prevent overworking. The electronics company has come up with a new computer mouse that isn’t a typical mouse but has been exclusively designed to stop people from overworking. The mouse, known as the Samsung Balance Mouse, tends to run away from the desk when you […]
Are smart devices in your home spying on you?
Are smart devices in your home spying on you? Smart speakers and other gadgets are becoming more and more prevalent in homes. Recent research conducted by Techshielder has shown that over 70% of smart home devices record voices and 50% know what we look like by accessing our photos and videos. The research was conducted on families […]
Samsung reports surge in profit on pandemic-led demand for chips
Samsung Electronics’ net profits surged more than 70 percent in the second quarter thanks to higher memory chip prices fuelled by pandemic-led demand, the South Korean tech giant reported Thursday. Coronavirus-driven working from home boosted demand for devices and appliances powered by Samsung’s memory chips. The company said that “memory shipments exceeded previous guidance and […]
Google teams with Samsung for wearables platform
SAN FRANCISCO: Google and Samsung said they were teaming up on a joint software platform for smartwatches and other wearables in a move ramping up competition with market leader Apple. The move announced at the Google developer conference in California means Samsung will use Google’s Wear OS for its upcoming Galaxy smartwatches instead of its […]
Samsung Electronics ends mobile phone production in China
SEOUL: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. has ended mobile telephone production in China, it said on Wednesday, hurt by intensifying competition from domestic rivals in the world’s biggest smartphone market. The shutdown of Samsung’s last China phone factory comes months after it cut production at the plant in the southern city of Huizhou in June and […]
Samsung’s new Galaxy Note takes on Huawei in selfie beauty pageant
SEOUL/NEW YORK: Samsung unveiled a new version of the Galaxy Note smartphone on Wednesday with fast 5G network connection and improved camera features, hoping the premium model helps it revive slumping profit and widen the gap with struggling rival Huawei. Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. has emerged as the biggest beneficiary of Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd’s […]
Samsung recalls all Galaxy Fold smartphone samples, postpones launch
Samsung is retrieving all Galaxy Fold samples distributed to reviewers to investigate reports of broken screens, a day after it postponed the phone’s launch, a person with direct knowledge of the matter said on Tuesday. The retrieval comes as the world’s biggest smartphone maker met with embarrassment ahead of the foldable device’s US release on […]
First ever 5G foldable smartphone launches
Samsung on Wednesday unveiled a smartphone that folds open to be a tablet, becoming the first major manufacturer to offer the feature as it strives to stoke excitement in a slumping market. The South Korean giant also appeared to get the jump on rivals by announcing the first smartphone for fifth-generation — or 5G — […]
Samsung unveils 1TB smartphone storage in ‘industry first’
The Korean company announced Tuesday that it’s started mass producing one-terabyte embedded Universal Flash Storage (eUFS), doubling its previous generation of smartphone storage while maintaining the same footprint — an innovation Samsung has claimed is an industry first. According to Samsung, the development will bring a more “notebook-like” experience to the next generation of smartphones. With […]