South Korea jails three Samsung executives
Accounting fraud
A South Korean court jailed three executives of Samsung Electronics for their role in a plot that included burying computers under factory floors at its biotech affiliate.
Netflix stops working on older tellies
You might need to buy a new one
Netflix is about to stop working on older Samsung or Vizio smart TVs or Roku streaming players.
Samsung plans to outsource to China
Observers worried about the risks
Samsung has announced that it plans to outsource a fifth of its smartphone production to China next year, but the move has not been greeted with the enthusiasm it expected.
Google buys Fitbit for $2.1 billion
Will take on Apple and Samsung
Google has written a $2.1 billion cheque to buy exercise outfit Fitbit as part of a cunning plan to take on Apple and Samsung in the crowded market for fitness trackers and smartwatches.
Samsung has record smartphone profit
Best mobile business profit in six quarters
Strong sales of the Galaxy Note 10 smartphone helped Samsung report its best mobile business profit in six quarters in the three months ended in September.
Where is the Samsung Galaxy Book S?
Snapdragon 8CX yet to ship
Samsung was the first to announce a Snapdragon 8CX design and promised to ship the system this fall, but so far, we haven’t seen any preorders taking place.
Samsung announces the new Exynos 990 SoC
2+2+4 CPU configuration with Mali-G77 GPU, no integrated modem
After briefly teasing it yesterday, Samsung has now announced the new Exynos 990 SoC, promising significant performance and power improvements on CPU, GPU, as well as on the NPU+DSP side.
Samsung owes S4 punters $10 for lying about benchmarks
Has to tell the truth from now on
Three years after a class-action lawsuit was filed against Samsung for artificially boosting CPU and GPU performance to report inflated benchmark scores, a settlement has been reached to fine the company .
Samsung puts brakes on Chinese mobile production
"Difficult decision”
Korean smartphone maker Samsung has suspended production at its mobile phone factory in China.
Samsung to offer one-time Galaxy Fold screen replacements
Within the first year of purchase and for $149
With Samsung Galaxy Fold finally coming to stores on September 27th, and due to its high $1980 price tag, it is a good thing that Samsung will be offering a one-time screen replacement for $149, at least for devices bought before December 31st.