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Razer Phone beats Samsung Galaxy S8+ in benchmarks
Better cooling, higher clock or something else
One thing that caught our eye during Razer's presentation is the fact that it managed to beat Samsung's Galaxy S8+ in plenty of benchmarks - at least according to Razer's own slides.
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Samsung's new bosses step from out of the shadows
Huge payouts to shareholders
Samsung Electronics named a new generation of top managers on Tuesday and promised to reward shareholders with $26 billion in payouts to 2020, as it reported record third quarter profits.
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Samsung makes mining rig out of old smartphones
"Upcycling" initiative
To show off how recycling old smartphones can be a lucrative exercise, Samsung has rigged up 40 old Galaxy S5 devices and turned them into bitcoin mining machine.
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Samsung PM971 SSD M.2 spotted in the wild
512GB of V-NAND on a 22x16mm chip
Samsung PM971 SSD has now been pictured, suggesting that we will soon see the launch of the Samsung 970, next to the earlier leaked Samsung PM981 SSDs, which is expected to hit the market as the Samsung 980 SSD.
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Samsung 850 120GB model listed online
Based on MGX controller and MLC V-NAND
It appears that the previous rumor saying Samsung could drop the Pro/Evo naming scheme is true after all, as the 120GB Samsung 850 SSD model has been spotted online.
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7nm mobile SoCs to arrive in late 2018
Volume shipments in early 2019
It looks like that you will see first 7nm SoCs in the second half of 2018 and currently all the major players are working on designs.
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Samsung will allow Linux on Note8, Galaxy S8 and S8+
"Linux on Galaxy" uses same Linux kernel that powers Android
Samsung has announced it will soon become possible to run actual proper Linux on its Note8, Galaxy S8 and S8+ smartphones.
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Samsung, Intel and Globalfoundries woo HiSilicon
Outfit looking for second 7nm supplier
HiSilicon Technologies wants another supplier for the fabrication of its 7nm chips and apparently Samsung, Globalfoundries and Intel are trying to get the Chinese fabless firm's attention.
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Samsung’s "Mr Chips" CEO shocks with surprise resignation
Goodbye Mr Chips
CEO and Vice Chairman Kwon Oh-hyun has shocked analysts with a surprise plan to step down from management – just after announcing stonking profits.
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Samsung has great results thanks to chips
Chips important part of Samsung's diet
Samsung Electronics is expected to forecast a record third quarter profit on Friday thanks to the strong market for memory chips, and as mobile earnings make a killing as rival Apple drops the ball.