Samsung acquires Xealth to merge hospital records with data from wearables Envisions info from your watch informing treatment. What could possibly go wrong? Personal Tech09 Jul 2025 | 10
Epic Games settles its antitrust side quest that sought battle royale with Samsung They're both silent on what, if anything, has changed Legal08 Jul 2025 | 2
Samsung predicts profit slump as its HBM3e apparently continues to underwhelm Nvidia Analysis Investors advised to brace for massive fall from Q1 to Q2 Systems08 Jul 2025 | 3
China's asteroid-and-comet hunter probe unfurls a 'solar wing' Asia in brief Plus: Hitachi turns graybeards into AI agents, Tiananmen anniversary censorship, AWS in Taiwan, and more! Science09 Jun 2025 | 4
Trump tariff turmoil hurting global smartphone market, but hitting US hardest World War Fee Stale designs and market maturation aren't helping either, says Counterpoint Research Personal Tech04 Jun 2025 | 31
Tariff woes equal US smartphone price hikes, shrinking sales World War Fee Liberation Day not freeing consumers or businesses of their hard earned disposable income Personal Tech30 May 2025 | 45
Samsung customers buying now to avoid future tariffs – and may slow purchases once they arrive Datacenter build slowdown hurt storage sales but Korean giant sees bit barn rebound Systems01 May 2025 | 2
Resellers may be sitting on costly pile of regret after US smartphone shopping spree Q1 sector growth unlikely to survive current trade policy Personal Tech14 Apr 2025 | 18
Samsung trumps USA's tariffs by making displays in Mexico, and elsewhere if needed World War Fee May also have fixed AI memory biz if better-than-expected revenue guidance is anything to go by Personal Tech08 Apr 2025 | 49
Customer info allegedly stolen from compromised supplier of Royal Mail, Samsung Updated Stamp it out: Infostealer malware at German outfit may be culprit Cyber-crime03 Apr 2025 | 10
Samsung co-CEO Han Jong-hee dies of heart attack at 63 The man who helped make Sammy the biggest name in modern tellies CxO25 Mar 2025 | 6
India wants backdoors into clouds, email, SaaS, for tax inspectors Asia in Brief PLUS: Malaysia teams with Arm for local chip designs; NTT warns of possible breach; Samsung strikers settle; and more Security09 Mar 2025 | 7
As China embraces Big Tech again, Alibaba plans vast spend to push for artificial general intelligence Asia in Brief Plus: Samsung exec jailed for selling DRAM secrets; ASUS launches sweetly scented mouse; Toyota’s smart city nears opening; and more AI + ML23 Feb 2025 | 2
Trump eyes up to 100% tariffs on foreign semiconductors, TSMC in crosshairs No wonder OpenAI needs $500B for Stargate Systems28 Jan 2025 | 271
Rollable laptop displays to roll off the production line from April, says Samsung CES Lenovo’s already showing them off in a bonkers laptop Personal Tech10 Jan 2025 | 42
Short-lived bling, dumb smart things, and more: The worst in show from CES 2025 ces The honors are dubious, but boy, so is the tech Offbeat09 Jan 2025 | 78
After missing the AI boom – badly – Samsung shuffles the C-Suite Memory and foundry businesses get new leaders as Chaebol seeks to enter HBM heaven Systems28 Nov 2024 | 2
US, China agree machines must not be allowed to control nuclear weapons ASIA IN BRIEF PLUS: LG struts catwalk in stretchy screen; Samsung’s strike nears end; Vietnam warns Chinese e-commerce players; and more AI + ML17 Nov 2024 | 16
CHIPS Act funding in question as House Speaker waffles on plan to repeal bill UPDATED Breaking with Trump, Mike Johnson now suggests streamlining regulation out of funding bill Systems04 Nov 2024 | 20
Samsung blames 'one-off costs' as Q3 chip profits plummet 40% Unexpected expenses in semiconductor division overshadow revenue gains Systems31 Oct 2024 |
With record revenue, SK hynix brushes off suggestion of AI chip oversupply How embarrassing for Samsung AI + ML24 Oct 2024 |
Samsung phone users under attack, Google warns Don't ignore this nasty zero day exploit says TAG Cyber-crime24 Oct 2024 | 10
Samsung releases 24Gb GDDR7 DRAM for testing in beefy AI systems Production slated for Q1 2025, barring any hiccups Storage17 Oct 2024 | 7
Samsung's HBM3E has been a disaster, but there's a path back Comment 274% profit increase belies missed deadlines, botched launches, and scrambling leadership Systems15 Oct 2024 | 1
Samsung apologizes for bad financial performance Profit doesn't pop despite AI-inspired memory boom, leading to executive mea culpa Systems08 Oct 2024 | 8
Samsung chairman debunks foundry, chip biz spinoff rumors But not hard to believe of business units with over $2 billion in operating losses in 2023 Systems07 Oct 2024 |
Epic Games starts Battle Royale with Samsung, Google over app store practices Updated Alleges Korean giant's app store lockdown is no accident, and anticompetitive Software01 Oct 2024 | 12
Samsung fined just $8K for exposing chip fab workers to X-ray radiation Nothing says 'oops' like a penalty that won’t even dent the electronics giant’s coffee budget Offbeat26 Sep 2024 | 16
Samsung and pals Hyundai, Kia team for software-defined cars, IoT integration Turn on home aircon and maybe peer inside the fridge or oven – all from behind the wheel Personal Tech25 Sep 2024 | 30
TSMC, Samsung reportedly eye UAE's silicon fields for fab expansion There’s no shortage of sand, but chip plants are thirsty for something even more precious: Water Systems23 Sep 2024 | 6
Samsung faces strikes in India, amid reports of global layoffs Union alleges work conditions are like solitary confinement and violence is common at Tamil Nadu plant Legal12 Sep 2024 | 1
Ex Samsung execs reportedly arrested for alleged IP theft in China chip caper Duo accused of stealing $3.2B of 20nm tech and secrets Legal10 Sep 2024 |
Rising AI tide lifts price of all chips - HBM, natch, but also slower memory and storage Thank binary brainboxes for helping to inflate PC and Smartphone prices Systems08 Aug 2024 |
Samsung boosts bug bounty to a cool million for cracks of the Knox Vault subsystem Good luck, crackers: It's an isolated processor and storage enclave, and top dollar only comes from a remote attack Security08 Aug 2024 | 5
Samsung labor union orders members back to work and a 'tactical transition' to ongoing action Actions haven't stopped Chaebol from commencing mass production of new mobile memory On-Prem06 Aug 2024 | 1
Samsung confirms Exynos 2500 chip as profit skyrockets on back of AI memory boom Strikes? What strikes? Personal Tech31 Jul 2024 | 1
Chinese researchers create four-gram drone that might fly forever Asia in brief Plus: Former Samsung worker jailed for leaking secrets; Robo-cabs reach Shanghai airport; and more Science22 Jul 2024 | 8
Samsung buys UK AI startup to give its products the personal touch Oxford Semantic could help your fridge and smartphone pick up on your proclivities AI + ML18 Jul 2024 | 15
UK cyber-boss slams China's bug-hoarding laws ASIA IN BRIEF Plus: Japanese scientists ID ancient supernova; AWS dismisses China trouble rumor; and more Security15 Jul 2024 | 1
South Korean Samsung union strikes again in bid to chip away at production It'd be a shame if something happened to that HBM fab, warns NSEU Personal Tech10 Jul 2024 | 1
Good news: Samsung predicts prodigious profit pop Bad news: It's probably because you have to pay more for RAM Systems05 Jul 2024 |
Samsung teases investment to get into the GPU game Analysis A head-on assault on Nvidia seems unlikely – but dumping AMD from Exynos has merit AI + ML24 Jun 2024 | 7
Samsung Korea warns many apps won't run on its Qualcomm-powered Copilot+ PCs FWIW Microsoft says 'your apps run great' even when emulated on Arm Personal Tech20 Jun 2024 | 46
SK hynix shimmies towards AI silicon by driving merger of South Korean Nvidia challengers Sapeon and Rebellions think they can do better together Systems13 Jun 2024 |
Samsung union stages its first ever strike – very politely Members stop work – on a day many take off, anyway – in pursuit of better conditions Legal07 Jun 2024 | 9
Samsung workers treated for exposure to radiation in South Korea Workplace safety org identifies 26 hazards in the chipmaking process Systems30 May 2024 | 11
iFixit divorces Samsung over lack of real commitment to DIY repair program CEO tells El Reg the phone titan's 'refusal to be completely candid with us was a major factor' Personal Tech23 May 2024 | 55
Europe buying more Chinese phone brands as market starts to bounce back Apple and Samsung still on top, though, and pre-pandemic numbers but a faraway dream Personal Tech23 May 2024 | 18
Even TSMC can't cook chips fast enough to sate AI's hunger Semiconductor foundry industry thanks its lucky stars amid slow general recovery Systems22 May 2024 |
Hunger for more HBM capacity could cause shortage DRAM-a Analyst warns of another unfortunate side effect of AI Storage21 May 2024 |
Samsung takes bite out of Apple over its mega marketing misstep 'We would never crush creativity,' says South Korea megacorp Bootnotes16 May 2024 | 26
Samsung sole winner as US smartphone market hits sixth quarterly decline in a row Industry looks towards genAI, interest rate cuts for reprieve as America hangs onto its old phones Personal Tech10 May 2024 | 15
Here’s another thing AI can do: Return Samsung’s memory biz to profit HBM will help too. Foundry biz? On track for 2nm but bruised On-Prem30 Apr 2024 |
Samsung shows off battery tech it says will see you gone in nine minutes Might help to set spluttering EV market on fire. Won't catch fire thanks to built-in vents Personal Tech25 Apr 2024 | 202
Rapidus US chief says AI chip crunch, supply chain paranoia make for an ideal growth climate Interview Japanese foundry upstart aims to bolster domestic production while catering to growing demand for custom accelerators Systems24 Apr 2024 | 2
Elon Musk's X to challenge Australian content takedown orders in court Asia In Brief PLUS: Samsung in 'emergency mode'; Tim Cook's Asian charm tour; APAC AI spend to surge Public Sector22 Apr 2024 | 60
Samsung boosts LPDDR5X to 10.7 Gbps, ups efficiency and capacity for mobile and servers Guess what it's great for? Go on, have a guess... 20 points if you muttered an abbreviation starting with A and ending in I Storage17 Apr 2024 | 2
Samsung snags $6.4B in CHIPS Act funds for Texas fabs Work in Austin, Taylor will include new 2nm facility, packaging plant, and Pentagon partnership Systems15 Apr 2024 | 4
World is finally buying more phones and prices are rising Someone forgot to tell Apple and Samsung as Chinese brands rebound Personal Tech15 Apr 2024 | 14
Samsung strikes trouble as unions threaten walkouts, regulator swoops Oh great – another potential kink in the silicon supply chain On-Prem11 Apr 2024 | 3
Wipro appoints new CEO: 32-year veteran and current US boss Srini Pallia takes over ASIA IN BRIEF Plus: YouTube's fake India election ad policy; Singtel not selling Optus; Do Chinese tech stalk former workers? Channel07 Apr 2024 | 1
Samsung enterprise SSD prices skyrocket thanks to AI's appetite for storage Consumer-grade devices won't be hit as hard Storage02 Apr 2024 | 7