Samsung announced its plans to launch the Samsung Game Portal, an online store focused on gaming. The initial rollout will begin in late June, starting with countries such as the US, UK, Germany, France, Italy, Spain, and Brazil. The Game Portal aims to enhance convenience for gamers by offering a …
Read More »Samsung to begin buying LG OLED panels for future TVs
Back in 2015, Samsung chose to stop making OLED TVs, instead opting to work on alternative technologies, like QLED. However, OLED has only grown in popularity amongst consumers, giving LG a nice advantage in the display market. Now, Samsung has reportedly signed a deal to start buying OLED panels from …
Read More »Samsung unveils its first non-curved Mini-LED gaming monitor
Samsung has released its first flat mini-LED gaming monitor, the Odyssey Neo G7 (Model name: G70NC). Previous Samsung Mini-LED monitors have been curved, but now there is finally an option for those who prefer flat displays. The new Samsung Odyssey Neo G7 monitor packs a 43-inch Quantum Mini-LED VA panel …
Read More »Samsung introduces four new ground-breaking monitors at CES 2023
Samsung kicked off its CES announcements this week with the introduction of four new ground-breaking monitors, including the new Odyssey Neo G9, packing a massive 57-inch curved Dual UHD Mini LED panel with a 240Hz refresh rate and HDR. Starting with the Odyssey Neo G9, this monitor packs a curved …
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Read More »Samsung announces 8.5Gbps LPDDR5X memory
Samsung keeps pushing the limits of LPDDR5X memory. Recently, the company announced their LPDDR5X chips, capable of achieving 8.5Gbps speeds, 1Gbps more than Samsung's previous maximum announced in March 2022. LPDDR memory is the most common type of memory used on mobile devices. However, it's starting to be used in …
Read More »Samsung 990 Pro 2TB Review
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Read More »Samsung’s new 990 Pro M.2 SSD pushes PCIe 4.0 to the limit
A week ago, a PCI-SIG listing showed that Samsung is working on a new 990 Pro PCIe 5.0 SSD. As it turns out, the Samsung 990 Pro is actually a PCIe 4.0 SSD, but the new combination of V-NAND and Samsung's new controller tech enable the company to get as …
Read More »Samsung unveils massive Odyssey Ark gaming display
There has been a huge rise in the number of large gaming displays in recent years and Samsung may have just revealed the most impressive one yet. The new Odyssey Ark is a massive, 55-inch gaming display with Quantum HDR 2000, a 165Hz refresh rate and a very capable stand, …
Read More »PCI-SIG confirms Samsung is working on a 990 Pro PCIe 5.0 M.2 SSD
With more platforms supporting PCIe 5.0 coming later this year, SSD manufacturers have been developing new storage solutions to take full advantage of the new standard. Some manufacturers have already announced they're working on PCIe 5.0 SSDs, but Samsung has been quiet so far. However, a list published by PCI-SIG …
Read More »Samsung 980 Pro with Heatsink 1TB Review
The Samsung 980 Pro just got better with this Heatsink
Read More »The best gaming monitor deals for Amazon Prime Day 2022
Amazon Prime Day has officially arrived and there are tons of deals to be had. Not only can Prime members claim over 30 games for free this week, but there are also loads of discounts on PC gaming gear, making now a perfect time to pick up an upgrade. After doing some digging, it looks like now is an especially good time to pick up a new gaming monitor.
Read More »Samsung’s new ViewFinity monitors aim to completely eliminate screen glare
After introducing the new ViewFinity S8 monitors at CES 2022, Samsung has finally released them, bringing the world's first UL-verified Glare-Free monitors to the market. Samsung's new S80PB monitors are aimed at creative professionals, consisting of 27- and 32-inch models. The new ViewFinity S8 monitors come with IPS panels with …
Read More »Xbox Cloud Gaming is heading to Samsung TVs this month
Microsoft has been talking about bringing Xbox Cloud Gaming to TVs for quite some time, and this year, the company will finally begin the rollout. To start off with, Microsoft is partnering with Samsung to allow Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscribers to stream games directly to Samsung's 2022 Smart TVs …
Read More »Intel might turn to Samsung for a chip production boost
Besides TSMC and its own foundries, Intel may have a new production source for its chips. A new report claiming the blue team is in conversation with Samsung has emerged, as the CEOs of the two companies met this past Monday...
Read More »Samsung unveils Odyssey Neo G7 and G4 monitors at Computex 2022
At Computex 2022, Samsung is introducing three new monitors – the new 25 and 27-inch G4 monitors, as well as the Odyssey Neo G7, a “cut-down” version of the Odyssey Neo G8 with a 165Hz refresh rate. Both the G4 monitors have the same specifications, except that one has a …
Read More »Samsung T7 Shield 2TB External SSD Review
We check out Samsung's latest external SSD, this time with a fancy rubber covering
Read More »First Intel Arc laptops appear to be launching in South Korea
There was concern over Intel's Arc Mobile GPU launch this week, as few OEMs have begun announcing new laptops with Arc graphics equipped. The first Intel Arc laptops are on the way though, with the first units from Samsung arriving in South Korea, with other OEMs expected to launch new laptops 'in the coming weeks'.
Read More »Samsung’s new M8 Smart Monitor has a built-in webcam and microphone
Samsung is looking to usher in a new age of PC monitors, adopting the ‘smart' features we've become accustomed to seeing on modern TVs. The Samsung M8 Smart Monitor packs a 32-inch 4K panel, as well as a built-in webcam and microphone. Samsung's first attempt at the Smart Monitor arrived …
Read More »Group behind recent Nvidia, Microsoft and Samsung attacks arrested
Earlier this week, Microsoft published a lengthy post detailing the group ‘LAPSUS$' and how it operates following a string of cyberattacks on companies like Nvidia, Samsung and even Microsoft itself. Now, just days later, seven members of the group have been identified and arrested. The group had stolen and leaked …
Read More »Ransomware group targets Samsung, leaks 190GB of data
A group known as LAPSUS$ has been making the news recently after gaining access to Nvidia's systems and stealing a trove of data, some of which has leaked. Now, the group is targeting another major tech giant – Samsung. As reported by Bleeping Computer, the group has gained access to …
Read More »Samsung Exynos 2200 RDNA 2 GPU underperforms in early benchmarks
The review embargo for Galaxy S22 phones hasn't lifted yet, but benchmark scores are beginning to make their way online. In the US, the S22 will come equipped with a Snapdragon 8 Gen1, while other countries will get a version with Samsung's own Exynos 2200 SoC under the hood. Unfortunately, …
Read More »Samsung Exynos 2200 is a minor upgrade compared to predecessor
The Samsung Exynos 2200 is coming to smartphones soon, complete with AMD RDNA2 graphics. Unfortunately, preliminary tests show that the chip might not be as impressive as hoped, with just a 5% bump to CPU performance and a 17% bump to GPU performance compared to the Exynos 2100. Samsung announced …
Read More »Samsung’s RDNA 2 powered Exynos SoC outperforms Snapdragon 8 in GPU tests
Recently, Samsung unveiled its new Exynos 2200 chip with embedded RDNA 2 graphics thanks to a partnership with AMD. The company did not give us performance comparisons at the time, but the first benchmarks are now appearing, giving us a look at how it stands up to Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8 …
Read More »Samsung’ Exynos 2200 SoC brings RDNA2 graphics to mobiles
After over half a year of rumours and even a last-minute announcement delay, Samsung has finally unveiled the Exynos 2200. As previously reported, Samsung's latest SoC is powered by AMD RDNA2 graphics, marking the red team's debut in the GPU phone market. The RDNA2 GPU is named Xclipse, and as rumours …
Read More »AMD RX 6X50XT graphics cards could hit the market in Q2 2022
New rumours regarding AMD's upcoming Radeon RX 6X50XT graphics cards have emerged, giving us more details about the alleged specifications of these cards, as well as their release window...
Read More »Samsung delays launch for RDNA 2-powered Exynos 2200 SoC
On December 30th, Samsung teased that it would announce its new RDNA 2-powered Exynos chip on January 11th. The day came and went, but the Exynos 2200 remains unannounced, leading many to question what exactly happened. Samsung has now stated that it has rescheduled the announcement, but didn't specify the …
Read More »Samsung announces world’s first 4K/240Hz gaming monitor and more ahead of CES 2022
Samsung has recently announced three new monitors for different use cases: the Odyssey Neo G8 for gaming, the M8 smart monitor and the S8 for creators and designers. Impressively, the new Odyssey Neo G8 is also the world's first 4K, 240Hz monitor. Starting with the Samsung Odyssey Neo G8, this …
Read More »Samsung’s first PCIe 5.0 SSD is almost twice as fast as PCIe 4.0 SSDs
PCIe Gen 4.0 has only been available to consumers for a short amount of time, but the industry is already upgrading to PCIe Gen 5, with the switch beginning with Intel's recently launched 12th Gen Core processors and Z690 motherboards. PCIe 5.0 SSDs aren't available yet, but we've now got …
Read More »Samsung begins sampling GDDR6 memory clocked at 20Gbps and 24Gbps
Most recent graphics cards with GDDR6 memory have their VRAM clocked at 16Gbps, with a few rarer models with 18Gbps memory. Soon, we should start seeing even faster GDDR6 memory shipping on GPUs, as Samsung has begun producing new models with 20Gbps and 24Gbps speeds. The news was first shared …
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