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Samsung starts Galaxy S24 One UI 7.0 development internally

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Post date May 8, 2024
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A few days ago, Google released a new beta version of Android 15, and Samsung seems to have acted upon it and started beta development of Android 15-based One UI 7.0 software internally for the Galaxy S24 series. This is the first sign that Samsung is preparing for the One UI 7.0 Beta Program for its latest flagship smartphone series.

Galaxy S24 Ultra One UI 7.0 internal development started

It has been revealed that Samsung has started internal development of One UI 7.0, which is likely based on Android 15. A new firmware that the company is internally testing for the Galaxy S24 Ultra has appeared on its servers. It bears firmware version S928BXXU2BXE2, and if you can notice, the fourth letter from the right has changed from A (in current firmware version S928BXXU1AXCB) to B, which only happens for major One UI versions.

You can see that firmware version on Samsung’s servers in the screenshot below.

This new firmware for the Galaxy S24 Ultra has appeared for the European (EUX) region, and the development for other regions might start appearing soon on Samsung’s servers. The development of One UI 7.0 may also start for the Galaxy S24, Galaxy S24+, and other high-end Galaxy devices soon.

Editor’s Note: Usually, Samsung starts internal development of a major new version of One UI as soon as Google releases the first Developer Beta version of Android. The South Korean firm has been internally testing Android 15 since the end of February 2024, and the new firmware version now visible on Samsung’s servers is a sign that the company is in beta development, and the One UI 7.0 Beta Program for the Galaxy S24 series could start in the next few months.

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Samsung Galaxy F55 teaser starts in India, showcases leather back

Post author By miranda cosgrove
Post date May 7, 2024
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A few weeks ago, Samsung launched the Galaxy C55 in China. A few days later, it was revealed that the company intends to launch that phone as the Galaxy F55 in India. That information seems accurate, as Samsung has started teasing the Galaxy F55 in India, which is the Galaxy C55 with a different name.

Galaxy F55 design and pricing

Samsung has started teasing the design of the Galaxy F55 on Flipkart’s website. Images reveal a vegan leather back with a saddle-stitched pattern. The phone will be available in two colors: Apricot Crush and Raisin Black. It has three rear-facing cameras and an LED flash. Samsung claims it is the slimmest vegan leather phone of the year.

The possible pricing of the Galaxy F55 was leaked a few days ago. According to that report, the phone will be available in three RAM and storage variants: 8GB RAM + 128GB storage (INR 26,999), 8GB RAM + 256GB storage (INR 29,999), and 12GB RAM + 256GB storage (INR 32,999). Since this is the same phone, we already know all its specifications.

Leaked Galaxy F55 specifications

The Galaxy F55 could have a 6.7-inch Super AMOLED+ screen with Full HD+ resolution, a 120Hz variable refresh rate, and 1,000 nits peak brightness. It has a 50MP selfie camera and a 50MP OIS primary rear camera, with the remaining rear cameras being an 8MP ultrawide camera and a 2MP macro camera. The primary rear and front cameras can record 4K 30fps videos with image stabilization.

It runs Android 14 (One UI 6.1) and will get four major Android OS updates.

It is equipped with the Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 processor, 8GB/12GB RAM, 128GB/256GB storage, and a microSD card slot. It has GPS, a dual-SIM card slot (5G+5G), Wi-Fi 6, Bluetooth 5.2, NFC, and a USB Type-C port. It has stereo speakers, an in-display fingerprint reader, a 5,000mAh battery, and 45W fast wired charging.

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Samsung starts mass production of 1Tb 9th Gen. V-NAND flash chips

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Post date April 23, 2024
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Samsung, the world’s biggest memory chip maker, has announced it is the first brand to start mass-producing 1Tb TLC 9th Gen V-NAND flash chips. TLC refers to Triple Level Cell, and the new chips can store 3-bit data in one cell.

Samsung becomes world’s first brand to start mass production of 1Tb 9th Generation V-NAND flash chips

The South Korean firm has developed the world’s smallest cell size with minimum mold thickness for its 1Tb 9th Generation V-NAND flash chips. This has increased the bit density by 1.5x compared to the previous generation chips. The cell’s surface area has also been reduced through dummy channel hole removal technology. Samsung says its new technology has also improved product quality and reliability. This was done by using cell interference avoidance and cell life extension technologies. These new chips are also the highest single-unit product that can be used in a double-stack structure.

Samsung also uses Channel Hole Etching technology to create electron pathways by stacking mold layers and maximizing fabrication productivity. It enables simultaneous drilling of the industry’s highest cell layer count in a double-stack structure. As the number of cell layers increases in a NAND flash chip, it becomes important to pierce through them. More sophisticated etching techniques are required to achieve that.

This new chip also uses Samsung’s next-generation NAND flash interface called Toggle 5.1. It increases the data input/output speeds by 33%, reaching up to 3.2Gbps. Samsung has also added support for the new PCIe 5.0 interface. Samsung has also achieved 10% higher power efficiency with its new chips.

These chips can be used in high-performance SSDs, such as the ones in the Galaxy Book 4 Ultra in our video below. They can also be used in gaming consoles, PCs, servers, and more. Samsung says it will start the mass production of QLC (Quad Level Cell) in the second half of 2024.

SungHoi Hur, Head of Flash Product & Technology of the Memory Business at Samsung Electronics, said, “We are excited to deliver the industry’s first 9th-gen V-NAND, which will bring future applications leaps forward. In order to address the evolving needs for NAND flash solutions, Samsung has pushed the boundaries in cell architecture and operational schemes for our next-generation product. Through our latest V-NAND, Samsung will continue to set the trend for the high-performance, high-density solid-state drive (SSD) market that meets the needs for the coming AI generation.“

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Apple-1 starts a computing revolution: Today in Apple history

Post author By miranda cosgrove
Post date April 11, 2024
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April 11: Today in Apple history: Apple-1 launches. It's the First Apple computer. April 11, 1976: Apple releases its first computer, the Apple-1.

Designed and hand-built by Steve Wozniak, the computers are sold wholesale by “Steven” Jobs. To finance their manufacturing, Wozniak sells his HP-65 calculator for $500, while Jobs sells his Volkswagen van. Years later, in 2014, a working Apple-1 will sell at auction for $905,000.

Apple-1: The first Apple computer

In terms of specs, the first Apple computer was incredibly primitive. It came with an 8-bit MOS 6502 microprocessor running at 1 MHz. It boasted 4KB of memory as standard, although expansion cards could boost this to 8KB or 48KB. Users had to add their own keyboard and monitor, although the latter could be a regular TV set, which made the Apple-1 innovative for its day. (And also, arguably, makes the Apple-1 the company’s first set-top box.)

Wozniak started working on the computer as a hobby, with no goal beyond showing it off to the people at the local Homebrew Computer Club, a hobbyist group whose meetings he attended in Menlo Park, California.

A proof of concept for the Homebrew Computer Club

“I did this computer … to show the people at Homebrew that it was possible to build a very affordable computer — a real computer you could program for the price of the Altair — with just a few chips,” Wozniak recalled in his autobiography, iWoz.

Jobs convinced Woz they would do better building and selling the Apple-1 rather than giving away the designs. Then Jobs approached Paul Terrell, who owned The Byte Shop in nearby Mountain View, California, one of the first personal computer stores.

Terrell rejected Jobs’ first suggestion that the Apple-1 should come in kit form. He told Jobs that, with computers becoming more mainstream, people wanted to buy fully assembled machines.

Apple-1 launch price: $666.66

Jobs listened and agreed. So, Terrell said he would buy 50 Apple-1 computers for $500 each, although cash would only be paid upon delivery. Terrell then marked up the computers to $666.66, or the equivalent of more than $3,500 today.

Ultimately, the Apple-1 didn’t hang around too long. Apple only built 200 or so of its first computers. The number of surviving units is significantly smaller today, due to both the computers’ age and the fact that Apple offered a trade-in deal when it launched the significantly upgraded Apple II the following year.

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Robotaxis shift up a gear as Waymo starts new autonomous rides – and Tesla is close behind

Post author By lisa nichols
Post date April 10, 2024
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Although the notion of highly autonomous robotaxis has been around for a number of years now, the space is accelerating at a rapid rate – and now Alphabet subsidiary Waymo has revealed that it will offer paid rides in Los Angeles later this month.

Until now, Waymo has been offering free trips to users as it tests its completely driver-less systems, but last month it received regulatory approval for a paid service, according to NBC News.

The company says it has accumulated over 50,000 users that occupy a waitlist to use the service. However, it also confirmed that it would begin with a fleet of just 50 cars running in a 63-square-mile area for Santa Monica to downtown L.A.

Still, it’s another big moment for robotaxis, with their move towards the mainstream being further bolstered by the news that Cruise, a GM subsidiary that was banned from testing in San Francisco when one of its vehicles ran over a pedestrian, is rekindling its operations.

Cruise laid off almost a quarter of its workforce following several negative incidents, but says that it plans to reboot human-supervised autonomous testing in Phoenix to allow its machine learning systems to improve and get safer with time.

Hyundai has also been operating highly autonomous versions of its popular Ioniq 5 model in Las Vegas for a number of years, even going so far as building a cutting-edge facility in Singapore to mass produce the technologically complex model.

Its work with autonomous specialist Motional has recently culminated in its Ioniq 5 passing a Class C License Exam in Las Vegas with flying colors. However, the test was simulated in a controlled environment, so the vehicle didn’t come away with a full license, but it added further credentials to the service as a whole.

Currently partnering with Uber in Las Vegas, customers can hail a highly autonomous Hyundai Ioniq 5 and cruise the strip, but a human driver is sat in a safety seat to take over when required.

Tesla wants in on the autonomous taxi action

Hyundai Motor Group Innovation Center Singapore

(Image credit: Hyundai Motor Group)

Earlier this week, Elon Musk announced that he will be unveiling the Tesla Robotaxi on August 8, adding no further details to the simple post made on X (formerly Twitter).

The announcement followed rumors circulated by news outlet Reuters that Tesla had ditched plans for its more affordable Model 2 EV in favor of pursuing the Robotaxi project. This was quickly dismissed by Musk, but he took the opportunity to jump on the hype by confirming those Robotaxi rumors.

Tesla has long said that it sees a future where high levels of autonomy would allow its customers to create revenue from their vehicles when not in use, which is 96 per cent of the time if research from the RAC Foundation is to be believed.

This utopian vision might be some way off, but Musk revealed on his social media platform X that Tesla is on track to spend more than $10 billion on computing, storage, and networking solutions used to train the model for Tesla’s Full Self-Driving software. That’s no chump change.

What’s more, Musk has suggested that Tesla is able to develop and produce its own silicon chips, rather than relying on Tier 1 suppliers, if it needed to.

Everything points towards the fact that Tesla is pushing its Autopilot and Full Self-Driving systems to the next level, despite its numerous setbacks, further fueling reports that the Californian company is not content with conquering the EV market, but is now hell-bent on shaking up the ride-hailing industry, too.

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Samsung is raising SSD prices — but it could be for a good reason, as AI boom starts to reach its peak

Post author By lisa nichols
Post date April 8, 2024
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Samsung Electronics has announced plans to raise the price of its enterprise SSDs by 20-25% in Q2 of 2024. This is a significant increase from the initially projected 15%, with the price hike being attributed to the booming AI industry.

The past few weeks have seen a global shortage of NAND flash enterprise SSDs, a situation that is being blamed on high demand from new data centers and the rapid expansion of AI-related storage servers.

A semiconductor industry insider told BusinessKorea, “Server companies seeking to expand their storage capacity are rushing their SSD orders recently, and some products are even experiencing shortages, leading to considerations for increased production.”

Same price hike everywhere

Samsung significantly influences price decisions as it supplies about 50% of the enterprise SSD market. TrendForce estimates that where Samsung leads others will follow, with the 20-25% jump in price mirrored across the board.

TrendForce’s Bryan Ao says, “With large-capacity SSD orders experiencing low order fill rates, suppliers continue to influence price trends, likely forcing buyers to accept higher prices. As some buyers attempt to increase their inventory levels before the peak season in 2H24, Enterprise SSD contract prices are forecast to jump by 20–25% in Q2 – marking the highest rise across all product lines.”

This increase is unique to enterprise SSDs, with eMMC and consumer SSDs only getting 10-15% more expensive in Q2.

As The Register reports, “With much of the growth of the SSD market being propped up by AI-induced demand, there’s lots riding on AI being a success. After all, if there is a bubble and it pops, not only will those super-expensive SSDs have become a pretty bad deal in retrospect, but SSD makers like Samsung will see a major source of increasing revenue evaporate. Just as long as the money for expensive computer components keeps coming, there’s nothing to worry about. No pressure.”

Disney Plus’ password crackdown starts in June, but you might not be affected right away

Post author By lisa nichols
Post date April 5, 2024
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It’s official: Disney Plus’ password crackdown will begin in June – but you might not be affected by the initial rollout.

Speaking on CNBC, Disney CEO Bob Iger confirmed that Disney Plus subscribers won’t be able to share their account with anyone who lives in a separate household from mid-2024 onwards. This is a slight change on the last information we received regarding Disney Plus‘ password crackdown, with Disney previously suggesting (on February 7) that its anti-password sharing rules would take effect in early 2024.

However, like Netflix, which introduced its own account sharing crackdown in May 2023 – read our Netflix password sharing hub for more details – Disney won’t roll out its plan worldwide in June. Indeed, Iger revealed that it would be introduced in select nations in less than two months (at the time of writing) before it expands globally in late 2024.

“Password sharing is [on the way],” he said. “In June, we’ll be launching our first real foray into password sharing in just a few markets, but then it will grow significantly with a full rollout in September.”

It’s unclear which countries will be hit first by Disney Plus’ password clampdown. If history is any indication, I’d expect Canada, Spain, and some Latin American nations – the first places that Netflix’s account sharing crackdown was introduced in early 2023 – to be similarly hit by Disney with its initial password crackdown rollout. For more details when we have them, keep an eye on our Disney Plus password sharing hub.

Lord Toranaga sits with Lady Mariko behind and to his left in FX's Shogun TV series

You should really watch the hugely popular Shogun series before Disney Plus’ password crackdown begins. (Image credit: FX Networks)

So, why is Disney Plus joining Netflix on the password sharing ban train? In short, it’s all to do with the company’s finances. It’s common knowledge that Disney has been hemorrhaging money recently – indeed, as revealed in investor calls and quarterly earnings reports over the last few years, Disney has *ahem* felt the cost of wading into the rapidly expanding streaming sector.

It’s a major reason why Iger, who retired in December 2021, returned to steady the ship less than a year after he was succeeded by Bob Chapek. As Iger noted in his most recent CNBC interview: “The losses were $4 billion a year – clearly, that was not sustainable or acceptable”. Since his return, Disney has turned its financial fortunes around, posting a much smaller loss of £137 million in the three-month period between November 2023 and February 2024. Iger suggests Disney will be profitable once more by the year’s end, too.

What does all of this have to do with Disney Plus’ password crackdown? As Netflix has already shown, preventing people from sharing their accounts between households drives subscriber growth. As of January 2024, Netflix’s has 260.28 million users – over 22 million more than it had six months earlier. That uptick in new users is down to its account sharing ban, whose rollout initially led to a downturn in users. Indeed, Netflix’s password crackdown got off to a terrible start as fans cancelled their subscriptions to try and show that the world’s best streaming service was wrong to roll out such a plan.

Jeremy Allen White's character holds his head in his right hand in The Bear

The Bear is another terrific show you’ll want to stream on Disney Plus and Hulu before the account sharing ban starts. (Image credit: Hulu)

Netflix’s confidence that users would return, though, wasn’t mislaid. Netflix’s password crackdown began working just one month after the scheme’s rollout. Four weeks later, Netflix’s password clampdown continued to be successful as its subscriber base continued to grow. That, in turn, led to a spike in revenue, which bolstered its profit margins.

With one of its biggest entertainment rivals benefitting from its own account sharing clampdown scheme, it was inevitable that Disney would introduce its own plan for its two streaming platforms. That’s right, Disney Plus isn’t the only Disney-owned service that’ll stop users from sharing accounts between households – Hulu is also set to join Netflix and Disney Plus in cracking down on password sharing.

If you’ve been waiting to stream some of the best Disney Plus shows and best Disney Plus movies, my advice would be to start working your way through your back catalog right away. June’s really not that far away and, even if you’re given a stay of execution and don’t get hit by the crackdown until September, we’re already a quarter of the way through 2024, so September will be here before you know it. Stream those Marvel and Star Wars projects you’ve been putting off ASAP, then.

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Samsung starts selling Bespoke Jet Bot Combo in Korea, USA

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Post date April 4, 2024
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In December 2023, Samsung unveiled the Bespoke Jet Bot Combo, the company’s first robotic vacuum cleaner and mop. At CES 2024, the company showcased the product to the public. Fast forward to yesterday, the brand launched the robotic vacuum cleaner and mop with other Bespoke AI products globally, and today, the tech giant announced that it has started selling the Bespoke Jet Bot Combo in Korea.

Samsung says that it held a live shopping event for selling the Bespoke Jet Bot Combo on the company’s official website, as well as on three other shopping platforms in the region, 11 Street, CJ Home Shopping, and G Market. The brand says that it will hold live shopping events on other platforms as well to sell the new robotic vacuum cleaner and mop, as well as expand the product’s sales to offline stores.

Samsung has priced the Bespoke Jet Bot Combo in Korea at KRW 1,79,00,00 (approximately USD 1,328) and is offering the product in two colors, Satin Greige, and Satin Charcoal. People who purchase the Bespoke Jet Bot Combo through live shopping events will get the Samsung Bluesky Air Purifier for free, various discounts on different payment cards, and other benefits including membership points.

Samsung Bespoke Jet Bot Combo features

The Bespoke Jet Bot Combo can vacuum as well as mop your home. It has multiple rotating brushes for gathering dust during vacuuming, and two pads for mopping that can rotate at up to 170 rounds per minute (RPM) for removing stains from the floor. The robotic vacuum cleaner and mop has a total of five sensors, including a LiDAR sensor and a 3D sensor, for mapping your home and detecting obstacles.

It comes with an All-in-One Clean Station with Auto Steam, which can automatically empty the Jet Bot Combo’s dust bin, fill it with clean water for mopping, and wash its mop pads with warm water (at 100-degree Celsius) and steam, which, according to Samsung, eliminates 99.99% of bacteria including E. coli, and dry the mop pads with hot air (at 55-degree Celsius) to prevent odor and the growth of bacteria.

Also available in the US starting today

Starting today, Samsung has made the Jet Bot Combo available to purchase in the US as well. It comes in two variants: VR7MD97714G and VR7MD96514G. The former costs USD 1,399 and the latter costs USD 1,099. From what we could gather, the only difference between the two is that the VR7MD97714G has a 3D sensor, whereas, the VR7MD96514G doesn’t. Both models are available in only one color in the US.

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The Rabbit R1 starts shipping next week

Post author By lisa nichols
Post date March 25, 2024
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According to Rabbit, the first batch of US pre-orders will ship on March 31. But stay patient, as it’ll take a few weeks for the devices to get to their destinations. The company estimates the first R1 orders will be in customers’ hands “around April 24.”

The Rabbit R1 generated equal amounts of hype and questions regarding next-gen AI hardware and whether it can deliver on the heady demos and press releases. I will say, though, the R1, co-designed by Teenage Engineering, is a pretty piece of tech.

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The odds are fairly low that you’ll have to worry about it.

University security researchers found a chip-level exploit in Apple Silicon-powered Macs. The group says the flaw can bypass the computer’s encryption and access its security keys. However, hackers would need to circumvent Apple’s Gatekeeper protections, install a malicious app and let the software run for 10 hours — in addition to other complex conditions. As long as you have Apple’s Gatekeeper turned on (the default), you won’t be able to install such malicious apps anyway.

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Lawmakers have participated in classified briefings about the app.

As the Senate considers a bill that would force the sale or ban of TikTok, lawmakers have heard directly from intelligence officials about the app’s alleged national security threat. Now, two senators are asking the office of the Director of National Intelligence to declassify and make public what the agency has shared.

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Posting ass and… ‘insect’?

Instead of a suggestive tease, spam bots in the Instagram universe are now more likely to post a single, inoffensive, completely irrelevant-to-the-subject word, sometimes accompanied by an emoji or two. That’s partially because Instagram’s word filters won’t catch them, but it’s simply a numbers game. Cheyenne MacDonald takes a closer look.

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Samsung Galaxy Tab S10 starts showing signs of existence, battery gets certified

Post author By miranda cosgrove
Post date March 19, 2024
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After launching at least seven tablets in the second half of last year, Samsung is expected to launch at least three new tablets later this year. The Galaxy Tab S10, Galaxy Tab S10+, and the Galaxy Tab S10 Ultra will likely be the high-end tablets to be launched in 2024, and their signs of existence have been spotted.

Galaxy Tab S10+ battery certified by South Korean device safety authorities

The battery of the Galaxy Tab S10+ has been certified (via MySmartPrice) by the Korea Testing & Research Institute. It carries model number EB-BX828ABE and has received safety certification from the South Korean authority. However, its battery capacity hasn’t been revealed due to blurry images from the testing procedure. It will likely be around 10,000mAh, similar to previous-generation Plus variants of Samsung’s high-end tablets.

This isn’t the first time this battery has appeared online. It was spotted last month in India’s BIS safety certification database. With Samsung getting the go-ahead from several certification authorities for the Galaxy Tab S10 series, we will likely see the launch of those devices in the second half of this year. The Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 processor could power all those devices. They could have Dynamic AMOLED 2x screens, quad-speaker setups, and an S Pen.

Previous reports claim that the Galaxy Tab S10 will bring some improvements to the S Pen, including its latency and the placement of the action button. The S Pen might also get IP68 certification and some attachments. Samsung is also said to be improving the productivity factor of its upcoming high-end tablets by bringing in improved ecosystem and cross-device functionality features.

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