[ad_1] As a refresher, the Galaxy Book Flex and Ion were the first laptop with Samsung’s QLED screens, promising greater power-savings while being able to hit a peak brightness of 600 nits in an “Outdoor Mode”. The Flex Alpha offers the same technology, meets the same brightness measurement and runs at full HD — just […]
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EUV will use plasma and lasers to make next-gen chips
[ad_1] The specific mechanics of making a chip are already insanely complicated, requiring atom-scale accuracy and some of the most precise manufacturing tools ever created, but the current method has its limits. This process has been in use for nearly 15 years, and it’s running out of steam. Parts of the transistors on a chip […]
Samsung’s QLED 8K TV will be one of the first certified by the 8K Association
[ad_1] The certification is important, as Samsung will be able to promote its 8K TVs as being validated by the 8KA, complete with a logo. “Our goal is to provide consumers with the ability to easily identify premium 8K displays from other devices when making purchasing decisions,” said Samsung Display VP Hyogun Lee. While this […]
How home assistants ruined us, an explanation
[ad_1] Understandably, everyone is doing their introspection right now; their year- and decade-end summaries of what was most dreadful in tech, and what lead to this mess we’re all in. I can assure you that one of the key factors is what we have come to call The Internet of Shit and how we’ve embraced […]
This might be Samsung’s upcoming ‘zero bezel’ 8K TV
[ad_1] An earlier rumor had the bezel-free TV entering production in February. Pricing is still unknown as well, although the design might be limited to 65-inch or larger screens. There are questions as to the utility of this. Unless you’re really tight on space, you can probably live with the thin bezels on other modern […]
Samsung may unveil a true ‘zero bezel’ TV at CES 2020
[ad_1] The company hasn’t confirmed anything, and we’d take the claim with a grain of salt. However, there are reasons to believe this might be more than just speculation. On top of Samsung’s earlier work, the company trademarked the “Zero Bezel” brand name earlier in the year. Neither is a guarantee you’ll see something at […]
Samsung’s newest experiments include hands-free typing and a scalp scanner
[ad_1] The company might also come to the rescue of anyone grappling with hair loss. Its Becom project uses a handheld device, AI and a mobile app to scan your scalp for dead skin, hair follicle density and other traits, and then suggests the best solution. You can even study trends to see if you’re […]
2019 wasn’t the year of foldables we were promised
[ad_1] Royole A few weeks before CES 2019 began, a curious email landed in my inbox posing a curious question: Would we like to see the world’s first commercially available foldable smartphone? Why yes. Yes, we would. That phone wound up being the Flexpai, the brainchild of a largely unknown Chinese display manufacturer called Royole. […]
Samsung may name its next flagship the Galaxy S20 because 2020
[ad_1] Next year is 2020, and 20 is a new beginning. — Ice universe (@UniverseIce) December 24, 2019 “Next year is 2020, and 20 is a new beginning,” they said in a follow-up tweet — without elaborating what exactly a “new beginning” means. In the absence of more concrete evidence, all we have to support […]
The worst tech of 2019
[ad_1] Facebook, Amazon and other Silicon Valley failures Nicole LeeSenior Editor If 2018 was the year that the world turned on big tech, then 2019 was the year that tech became more like a villain. Sure, companies like Facebook, Google and Amazon would say they do a world of good by bringing people together, serving […]