Samsung has just unveiled a new System-on-chip (SoC) for future mobile devices. It’s the Exynos 5250 that boasts two Cortex-A15 chips clocked at 2GHz. The dual-core Exynos 5250 is created using a 32nm-low power HKMG process and is said to double the performance when compared to a 1.5GHz dual-core SoC based on Cortex-A9. In […]
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Exynos 4412 can be the first quad-core SoC from Samsung
Looks like the first details on Samsung’s Exynos Quad-core System-on-Chip (SoC) have trickled out. Traces of an upcoming Exynos 4412 supporting quad-core have been found on the Kernel Git page. Samsung is apparently testing the chip and has added support for the SoC on the development boards. According to it, Exynos 4412 is very […]
Samsung develops Secu-NFC Chip for Secure Mobile Payments
Samsung has created a new Near Field Communication (NFC) chip that tries to make contactless mobile payments more secure. The Secu-NFC chip SENHRN1 is integrated with an NFC controller and a secure element that stores all the sensitive information along with security keys and encryption. The secure element we’re talking about is a 760KB […]
Samsung to bundle Batman: Arkham City game with 830 Series SSD
UPDATE: Samsung has released some more details regarding the purchase. Norton Ghost and the Batman will be bundled to consumers purchasing a 128GB SSD or higher. We’ve heard Samsung bundling a Norton Ghost copy with their SSD but Samsung USA is taking a unique approach by bundling a copy of a game. Users purchasing […]
Samsung 830 Series SSD launched in South Korea
After launching the 470 Series SSDs in South Korea, Samsung is treating its home market with a better, faster SSD. Samsung has announced the 830 Series SSD for South Korea which is said to be 2.5 times faster than the predecessor. Clad in a brushed metal shell, the 830 Series SSD supports 6Gb/s SATA […]