Hardware
Samsung brings SE-218CB External Disc Drive for Ultrabooks and Android Tablets
Samsung has announced an upgraded version of its previously available external optical disc drive. In comparison with Samsung’s entry-level DVD writer range, the SE-218CB is 18 percent thinner, 8 percent lighter and is equipped with features like Smart Power Technology that makes the drive consume low-power and even connect the drive to a tablet. Furthermore, [...]
Samsung announces SC750 and SC770 Series 7 Monitors
Samsung has expanded its monitor lineup with two new additions – SC750 and SC770. Both Series 7 monitors are CES Innovation Awards winners and are targeted at consumers seeking professional-grade picture quality. The SC750 boasts a slender and an ergonomic design that allows a 90-degree pivot, enabling users to use the monitor in both landscape [...]
Samsung to show off 5.5-inch Flexible Display at CES 2013
Samsung’s subsidiary, Samsung Display will showcase two flexible displays at the CES next month. The first display panel will cater to smartphones that will have a display size of 5.5-inches and 1280×720 HD resolution whereas the second one will be a 55-incher for televisions. Samsung says the screens can be bent but they cannot [...]
Kernel exploit puts Galaxy S III and other Exynos devices to risk
A new security hole on Exynos-powered devices has been discovered that can expose the phone to malicious apps. The exploit found by an XDA Developers forum member gives read and write access to physical memory, which can also be used to root the device without having to flash a kernel via Odin. Devices that [...]
Samsung Developing Cortex-A15-based Exynos 5440 Quad-core SoC
Samsung’s dual-core Exynos 5250 is the only SoC that is based on ARM’s Cortex-A15. Now some new information has surfaced on Samsung’s Kernel Git page that reveals a quad-core processor based on ARM Cortex-A15. Samsung has added a patch to support the new processor dubbed as Exynos 5440. The reference board is identified as [...]
Samsung To Detail big.LITTLE Processor In February
It’s no secret that Samsung was working on a chip utilizing ARM’s big.LITTLE technology but the first details regarding the chip is expected in February at the International Solid-State Circuits Conference (ISSCC). The only details confirmed till now are that the 28nm processor will be an 8-core one with the first quad Cortex-A15 cores [...]
Samsung To Bundle Assassin’s Creed III With 840 Pro SSD
Samsung’s known for promoting its latest range of SSD with a game. They did it with their 830 Series SSDs by giving away Batman and Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon games and the Korean manufacturer has announced to give away Assassin’s Creed III with purchase of select 840 Pro Series SSDs. Users purchasing the 128GB, [...]
Samsung Announces 4th Gen Green Memory Solution
Samsung just announced a new green memory solution comprising of a DDR3 RAM and SSD at the Memory Solution CIO Forum 2012 in South Korea. Both DDR3 memory and SSD are based on 20nm-class with SSDs supporting SATA 6.0Gb/s (SM843) for server system and SAS interface (SM1625) for enterprise storage. Samsung also claims this [...]
Samsung Electro-Mechanics Starts Mass Production Of Wireless Charging Module
Samsung Electro-Mechanics has started mass production of its ultra-thin wireless charging module for mobile devices. Samsung says existing wireless charging modules integrated with the smartphones are thicker but this solution from them makes the charging coil 40 percent thinner that can be attached to the inside of the battery cover. We’re not sure which [...]
Samsung Reportedly Delays Flexible AMOLED Display Mass Production
Samsung maintained to start the mass production of flexible AMOLED display this year but it doesn’t seem so, going by the latest report. ETNews reports Samsung is pushing back the mass production of the flexible displays to accommodate the demand of regular AMOLED displays. Samsung Display can produce up to 56,000 glass substrates per [...]