Samsung offered chip workers a $340,000 bonus to avoid a strike. They want it every year
An 18-day strike could cost Samsung up to $11.7 billion, workers demand a bigger share of the AI windfall
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Samsung is pulling TVs and appliances from China after losing $138 million to local competition
Samsung's TV business runs on ad revenue, not hardware margins
Apple and Samsung are dominating smartphone sales so thoroughly that only one other company makes the top 10
Apple took the top three spots, Samsung grabbed fourth and fifth, and Xiaomi's $100 Redmi A5 was the only other phone to make the list
DDR6 development begins as Samsung, SK Hynix, and Micron target 2028-2029 launch
The new standard promises major speed gains, but the current DRAM crisis could keep prices high
Samsung's chip profit jumped nearly 50-fold in a single year, execs warn the shortage will get worse
Hyperscalers are absorbing every advanced memory chip Samsung can produce
A Samsung factory strike may push DRAM and NAND prices even higher
An 18-day walkout could cut memory output, disrupt recovery for weeks, and deepen shortages already driven by AI demand
Samsung phone division could post its first ever loss as AI drives memory costs higher
Even strong Galaxy sales may not offset surging RAM and storage costs that now rival displays and processors
Bottom line: Samsung's mobile division faces an unprecedented financial threat not from competition or weak sales, but from the AI industry's insatiable appetite for memory components. TM Roh, head of Samsung MX, has alerted company leadership that the division could post its first net loss in the division's history. The culprit is LPDDR5X memory and NAND storage, components now commanding premium prices.
Samsung workers threaten strike, demand share of $38 billion AI memory windfall
Around 30,000 workers rallied as the union demanded 15% of operating profit, roughly $400,000 per employee
Apple and Samsung named the least repairable phone brands in new report
Apple also lands last in the laptop rankings
In brief: Samsung and Apple continue to lead the pack when it comes to global smartphone sales, but the tech giants are at the bottom in the area of phone repairability. Samsung fared slightly better than its rival with a score of D (E being the lowest), while Cupertino managed a D-.
Samsung may add a "Pro" model to Galaxy S lineup, matching Apple's strategy
Ultra flagship features without the S Pen?
Samsung Messages is officially on the way out, pushing users to Google Messages
One of Samsung's most familiar mobile apps is coming to an end
Apple may be stockpiling mobile DRAM to outmaneuver rivals in a tight market
Apple is reportedly paying premium prices for memory and absorbing the cost to secure supply and pressure rivals
Chip foundry market hit $320 billion in 2025, driven by AI demand
TSMC is cashing in on the AI boom like no one else
Samsung wants $400 for a tablet keyboard, even more than Apple
The Galaxy Tab S11 Ultra Pro Keyboard aims for a laptop-like feel, but that price
Samsung's new QuantumBlack coating reduces QD-OLED reflections by 20%
Reducing OLED glare, one film at a time
Fake Samsung 990 Pro SSD is good enough to fool your benchmarks
Counterfeit drive matches specs and speeds on paper, but collapses under real file transfers
OLED monitor shipments jumped 92% in 2025, and Asus is leading the charge
Have OLED displays finally gone mainstream?
Samsung brings AirDrop support to the Galaxy S26 series, more devices to follow
Quick Share can now send files directly to nearby Apple devices
Samsung could be developing a second-gen Galaxy Z TriFold and slidable handset
According to leak, engineers are refining the design while also exploring a 6.7-inch slideable handset
Samsung and AMD deepen AI memory pact with potential foundry deal on the table
The partnership expands beyond HBM4 supply, signaling AMD may tap Samsung to manufacture future AI chips
Samsung's Galaxy Z TriFold was a hit with buyers, but it's still shutting down after three months
The $2,900 triple-hinge phone sold out repeatedly, but high costs are forcing a very early exit
Microsoft says Samsung Galaxy app bug, not Windows update, locked some users out of C: drive
Users blamed Windows updates, but Microsoft says Samsung software caused the lockout
Samsung wins in court after German judge says some TCL "QLED" TVs aren't really QLED
TCL's televisions fail to deliver the color performance expected from quantum dot displays
Samsung's glasses-free 3D gaming monitor is getting more games
Eye-tracking and view-mapping tech deliver no-glasses 3D effect in up to 60 games now