The US gets the worst phones
The US gets the worst phones

Apple and Samsung dominate the US phone market, and they’ve done so for years. Together with Google, they’ve shaped our sense of what a smartphone is and what it can do, pushing the boundaries of mobile photography, software, and processing power. But over the last few years, they’ve sat back, content to iterate rather than […]

The best trick AI can pull is disappear into my gadgets instead of turning into a product

AI may finally become more useful when it stops acting like a product and starts quietly improving the gadgets people already own.

The RAM shortage could get even worse if Samsung labor protests cut production
The RAM shortage could get even worse if Samsung labor protests cut production

The RAM shortage caused by demand from AI datacenters is already driving up prices on phones, PS5s, and Raspberry Pis, but it could be about to get even worse. Samsung is facing employee protests over demands for wages that are more competitive with rival chip manufacturer SK Hynix, including removing Samsung’s cap on bonus pay, […]

The Samsung Odyssey OLED G9 is 31% off, and a 49-inch QD-OLED ultrawide for $899 is the monitor deal I’d recommend without hesitation

The Samsung Odyssey OLED G9 is down to $899.99, a $400 saving off its $1,299.99 list price, and it’s the kind of monitor purchase that makes everything you set up before it feel like a compromise. A 49-inch curved QD-OLED panel at Dual QHD resolution w…

Samsung’s new display tech can switch between 2D/3D on OLED panels, no glasses needed

Samsung’s new metasurface lenticular lens, published in Nature, switches between sharp 2D and glasses-free 3D via voltage control and achieves a 100-degree viewing angle in a 1.2mm profile.

Labor unrest at Samsung may worsen memory chip supply issues

Tens of thousands of Samsung Electronics workers held a rally at the company’s Pyeongtaek campus in South Korea on Thursday to signal they are prepared to walk off the job for an 18-day strike next month.

Some of Galaxy S26’s new tricks are heading to older Samsung flagships and foldables

Samsung is bringing select Galaxy S26 AI features to older Galaxy flagship phones and foldables through One UI 8.5

Samsung SmartThings network will be friends with Ikea gear with Matter support

Samsung SmartThings now supports 25 IKEA Matter-over-Thread devices, including smart bulbs, plugs, sensors, and a scroll wheel remote.

Samsung and IKEA just made the $6 smart home real, and your TV is already the hub
Samsung and IKEA just made the $6 smart home real, and your TV is already the hub

In short: Samsung SmartThings and IKEA announced that 25 new IKEA Matter-over-Thread devices can now connect directly to a SmartThings hub without requiring IKEA’s own DIRIGERA hub, with smart bulbs starting at $5.99 that undercut competitors by half. …

Samsung’s upcoming Galaxy Z Flip 8 foldable might disappoint with its battery situation

Samsung’s Galaxy Z Flip 8 may keep 25W charging, and that could leave one of the foldable’s oldest compromises firmly in place. If the rest of the upgrade stays modest, battery convenience may become the deciding factor.