Imagination Technologies lost more than half its market value in a single day this week when the chip designer revealed that Apple, its largest customer, was developing its own version of the graphical processing units in which the UK-based group has specialised. Apple’s initiative to make a GPU, however, should not have come as such as surprise to investors. It follows several months of intensive recruitment by […]
The much touted Samsung Bixby smart assistant is exclusive to the latest Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8+ flagships, but it has already been unofficially ported to older handsets as well. Samsung introduced its new Bixby assistant last month, before the actual unveiling of the Galaxy S8 flagship series. The company promises a “fundamentally different” experience with Bixby as it’s not just another assistant similar to Siri, Cortana or Google […]
Samsung’s DeX is one of the best mobile PC solutions I have seen to date. For years, I’ve wanted a portable device as powerful as my PC that I could attach to a monitor or TV while on the go for easy access to productivity tools. Companies like Motorola and Asus have developed products that use a smartphone as the […]
The recently unveiled Galaxy S8 and S8 Plus flagships will not be compatible with Google’s Daydream VR headset. Both phones, sporting gorgeous, near bezel-less displays, is decidedly perfect for virtual reality experiences given the screen’s vibrance and pixel density. A great display is one of the de facto requirements of smooth VR experiences, and it’s a shame that the Galaxy S8’s awe-striking display won’t tandem Google’s own VR […]
A Nintendo Switch is reportedly starting to get warped after 40 to 50 hours of playing in dock mode. According to the owner, it becomes “very hot,” speculating that it’s likely because of how the console is outputting games to the TV. In this case, the title in question is The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild. Nintendo Switch Dock Mode Flaw? Posted by Redditor _NSR, […]
It has been a busy few months for Dubai filmmaker Kirill Kripak. In November, he won the Best Film award at the Dubai 48-Hour Film Project for his horror short Shah Mat, which he co-wrote and directed with Razan Takesh. He received the award in December at the Dubai International Film Festival, where he also placed third in the Samsung Short Film Competition with Once Upon a […]
Samsung Galaxy S8. Photo by Michael Krigsman. Samsung’s Unpacked launch party this week for the long-awaited Galaxy S8 phone was a gadget lover’s dream. From the bright screen to its waterproof body, the phone is exciting. Although the Galaxy S8 and its larger brother/sister, the S8+, have received a lot of attention, one enterprise showpiece is a new docking station called the DeX Station , which is […]
One major feature of the Samsung Galaxy S line that we have seen in place since 2010 is the physical home button. On the Galaxy S8 and S8 Plus, that button has been removed and this trend may continue with the next Apple iPhone. The Samsung Galaxy Unpacked event in New York City last week was very exciting and I enjoyed the opportunity to try out the […]
The new Samsung S8, incorporating its virtual assistant Bixby, seen on display in New York Samsung’s Bixby is the new kid on the block of personal digital assistants and is likely to face a rough reception in a neighborhood dominated by tech sector rivals. Bixby—introduced at Samsung’s unveiling of Galaxy S8 smartphones—aims to help the South Korean giant break into a surging market for voice-activated virtual assistants, […]
Samsung Galaxy S8. Photo by Michael Krigsman. Is it a “work of art” as Samsung described it? Of course not. The Galaxy S8 is no Michelangelo. Samsung is also saying it’s the best design in consumer electronics, and although we shouldn’t take the Korean tech giant’s hyperbole too literally, I for one agree. The unveiling and design of the Galaxy S8, in a lot of ways, is […]
April Fools’ Day: the best day of the year. Everyone is pranking one another, having a good time, laughing, and nobody is ever annoyed or angry in the slightest. It’s the perfect day! I love pranks and I am always down for a good one. But sometimes the pranks, unfortunately, do not go as planned. Here are four April Fools’ Day pranks I pulled that went very […]
I headed out to New York City for the Samsung Galaxy Unpacked event last week and describe my day on MobileTechRoundup show #394. Kevin and I had plenty of other mobile tech to discuss too. Image: ZDNet Recapping the Samsung Galaxy S8 event Gear 360 and Samsung DeX look interesting Kevin bought a Moto G5 Plus and is impressed Huawei P10 hands on Garmin’s new Forerunner 935 […]
Silver Lake, the tech-focused private equity group, has teamed up with US chipmaker Broadcom in an attempt to acquire Toshiba’s semiconductor business for nearly $18bn, people briefed about the situation said. The Japanese company is in talks with several other potential suitors for its chipmaking unit, these people said, as it hopes that the sale will help it meet any financial shortfalls related to this week’s bankruptcy filing for […]
The Samsung Galaxy S8 is officially out of the bag, and it’s one of the most powerful smartphones of 2017, rocking top-notch specs and features all around. The latest Samsung flagship is bound to go head-to-head with other high-end smartphones racing for the top spot, so let’s see how it stacks up against Apple’s iPhone 7 from last year and the recently released LG G6. Samsung Galaxy […]
Kingston’s Data Traveler is among only a handful of drives certified to work with Windows To Go. Can you imagine being a modern business traveler on a 12-hour transcontinental flight without access to a portable PC or even a tablet? I can’t either. And yet that’s the unpleasant reality the Trump administration has forced on some passengers who are booked on nonstop flights to the United States […]
By Cynthia Kim and Ju-min Park | SEOUL SEOUL A South Korean court on Friday approved a warrant to arrest ousted president Park Geun-hye, the country’s first democratically elected leader to be thrown out of office, on accusations of bribery and abuse of power. Park can be held in a cell for up to 20 days while she is investigated over allegations that she colluded with a […]
Ousted South Korean president Park Geun-hye was arrested on Friday after a Seoul court issued a warrant in connection with the corruption and abuse-of-power scandal that ended her presidency, according to local media reports. Facing at least 13 charges, Ms Park is accused of letting a now-jailed confidante, Choi Soon-sil, meddle in state affairs and gain unauthorised access to classified documents, while colluding to extort massive donations […]
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Every time a major new phone comes out, we at PCMag do this thing called a “spec comparison.” These are search-driven articles designed for people who are desperate to find out, for instance, if the Samsung Galaxy S7 is “better” than the iPhone 6s before anyone has spent any decent amount of time with them. Similar examples are all over the internet, with tech fans using specs […]
The Samsung Connect Home router and app aim to make it easier for people to manage their connected things. Image: Joshua Goldman/CNET Samsung’s new Connect Home will offer a rival to Google Wifi or the Eero mesh router, but also features Samsung’s SmartThings hub to manage IoT devices in the home. The Korean giant is pitching the product as a convenient answer to the many things that […]
LastPass, a known password manager, has revealed security flaws in its browser extensions. The company is already patching the vulnerability, which was revealed by a security researcher this week. ( LastPass ) What is worse than a forgotten password? A stolen one. Password manager LastPass is in hot water this week as security flaws were discovered in its web browser extension. On March 26, Google security researcher Tavis […]
SEOUL A South Korean court began deliberating on Thursday whether to arrest ousted president Park Geun-hye, who was removed from office in a corruption scandal involving charges she solicited bribes from the country’s largest conglomerate. Park could become South Korea’s third former leader to be jailed for wrongdoing. She is accused of colluding with a friend, Choi Soon-sil, to pressure big businesses to contribute to foundations set […]
By Se Young Lee and Anjali Athavaley | SEOUL/NEW YORK – SEOUL/NEW YORK – Samsung Electronics Co Ltd (005930.KS) unveiled its Galaxy S8 flagship smartphone as it battles to regain the market leadership it lost to Apple Inc (AAPL.O) after the embarrassing withdrawal of the fire-prone Note 7s. Boasting some of the largest wrap-around screens ever made, the long-awaited S8 is the South Korean technology company’s first […]
Samsung launched its new Galaxy S8 smartphone with a bombastic event in New York, promising a “new beginning” for mobile handset design as well as for the Korean company amid a series of corporate crises. The Galaxy S8’s signature feature is a new “infinity display” which wraps around the edges of the device to give a larger screen in a smaller body. Claiming the biggest design breakthrough […]
