Samsung’s new microSD cards promise transfer speeds that will make professionals jump for joy

Kerry Wan/ZDNET Samsung is giving its Evo Select and Evo Plus microSD cards a major speed boost and will roll out 1TB microSD cards later this year. These updated cards are said to offer a 23 percent increase in transfer speeds compared to the previous versions, delivering speeds up to 160MB/s. That should be most … Read more

Samsung’s free 65-inch 4K TV is our favorite deal of 2024. Here’s how to get one

Jason Hiner/ZDNET Samsung has now unveiled its 2024 TVs and started pre-orders. Lots of upgraders and entertainment enthusiasts will be ready to put their money to good use — especially since Samsung is sweetening the deal with an offer for a free 65-inch TV when you buy one of the new 2024 models this year.  Using … Read more

Samsung’s chip division wants the top spot back: What’s happening?

Samsung is a leader in memory chips but not in other semiconductors. Samsung “We will retake the world’s No.1 spot in the next two to three years,” said Kyung Kye-hyun, the CEO and head of Samsung’s Device Solution (DS) Division, the tech giant’s semiconductor division, in his speech during the company’s annual shareholder’s meeting this … Read more

A First Look at Samsung’s 2024 TV Lineup

I returned the next day and the most blatant issues had abated, but the TV’s lack of contrast and black levels when compared to last year’s excellent QN90C (8/10, WIRED Recommends) made me confident I wasn’t getting the full picture (literally). A few colleagues also said the TV looked great when they viewed it earlier … Read more

Samsung’s latest projector is secretly the best gaming console you can buy

Allison Murray/ZDNETZDNET’s key takeawaysThe Samsung Freestyle 2 is a solid projector currently for sale at $799.Sharp image quality, an internal battery, and the ability to play games without a console make this projector ultra portable. The second-generation feature upgrades are geared toward gaming; which may not be relevant for all users. There’s a saying that goes … Read more

Get Samsung’s Odyssey G7 gaming monitor for nearly 50% off during Amazon’s Big Spring Sale

Samsung/ZDNET If you’re on the hunt for a new gaming monitor as a home setup upgrade, the Samsung 32-inch Odyssey Neo G7 curved gaming monitor is currently on sale for 46% off during Amazon’s Big Spring Sale, happening now. Also: The 75+ best Amazon Big Spring Sale deals The gaming monitor usually retails for $1,300, but … Read more

Samsung’s Galaxy AI Is Coming to the Galaxy S23, Foldables and Tablets Next Month

Samsung is bringing its suite of Galaxy AI features to the Galaxy S23 lineup, as well as the Galaxy S23 FE, Galaxy Z Fold 5, Galaxy Z Flip 5 and Galaxy Tab S9 family starting in March. The move shows that Samsung is eager to make AI a bigger part of all its high-profile mobile products, not … Read more

Samsung’s Galaxy Watch Gets FDA Approval for Sleep Apnea

The Galaxy Watch’s sleep apnea feature has received approval from the US Food and Drug Administration, the tech giant announced on Friday, in the latest sign that sleep is a big part of Samsung’s health-tracking ambitions.  The feature, available through Samsung’s Health Monitor app, can detect potential signs of sleep apnea, which the Mayo Clinic … Read more

Galaxy S24 problems pile up: 4 issues plaguing Samsung’s newest smartphone

Here we go again. Galaxy S24 early adopters are reporting bugs and other problems that they’ve been experiencing with their device since it launched just a few weeks ago. Much like the various issues that iPhone 15 and Pixel 8 early adopters experienced when those phones debuted last year, the reported problems with Samsung’s latest … Read more

Samsung’s CEO Doesn’t Have to Go Back to Prison, Court Rules

Samsung Electronics executive chairman Lee Jae-yong will not have to put his prison uniform back on—for now, at least. Samsung Shows Off First LaserSlim OLED TV The Seoul Central District Court on Monday found Lee not guilty of committing stock manipulation and accounting fraud during a 2015 merger of two Samsung affiliates: Samsung C&T, a … Read more