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Samsung introduces SmartThings Energy to reduce your electricity bills

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SmartThings Energy is a new service within Samsung’s Internet of Things (IoT) app that lets users take control of their energy consumption by offering real-time information on where and how energy is being used within the home.

Due to the extensive growth of SmartThings Energy’s partnership network, it’s growing into a smart energy management solution that is also able to encompass the energy consumption of every appliance in a home and integrates such renewable energy sources as solar.

Smart way to manage energy usage

The ability to monitor and analyze the energy used by devices and appliances connected to the SmartThings platform is SmartThings Energy’s core capability. Users can take control of their energy consumption and reduce their monthly energy bills by viewing how their devices use energy.

In addition to automatically switching appliances to low energy mode, the service can also notify you when your energy consumption exceeds monthly targets. At the same time, it can also use energy billing system information such as peak-time rates to help you adjust your energy usage and minimize energy costs.

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Currently, SmartThings Energy supports most Samsung Home Appliances and HVAC (heating, ventilation, and air conditioning) products in the US, India, South Korea, and UK. Moreover, this service is set to expand into more regions in the future.

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Is Samsung’s Galaxy Watch skipping out on Apple’s LTPO OLED advantage?

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Samsung Galaxy Watch LPTO display

After the Watch 10 series launch last month, the smartwatch market is buzzing with excitement for the upcoming Apple Watch 11. Reports indicate that Samsung plans to work with Apple on developing LTPO OLED technology for the new watch, while the Galaxy Watch seems to be falling behind in adopting this technology.

Apple first introduced LTPO OLED technology in its Apple Watch series with the Watch 4 and has made improvements since then. Released in 2023, the Apple Watch Ultra 2 uses LTPO2. Now, the latest LTPO3 is available in the Apple Watch 10 series.

In addition to the Apple Watch, both the Pixel Watch 2 and OPPO Watch 2 also feature LTPO displays. However, it remains uncertain whether Samsung will adopt LTPO technology for its Galaxy Watch models.

Apple Watch series 10

Samsung Display has been a leader in the OLED market and has previously supplied displays for Apple products, including the Apple Watch. However, Samsung is currently focusing on its Galaxy Watch line, which uses Super AMOLED displays. These displays are colorful and perform well, they don’t offer the same power savings as LTPO technology.

The Korean tech giant has been successful with this approach in the smartwatch market but it hasn’t yet adopted the new LTPO technology for its watches. Still, Samsung is expected to participate in future developments for Apple’s upcoming watch model, the Apple Watch 11 series.

Samsung Galaxy Watch LPTO display

Notably, LTPO stands for low-temperature polycrystalline oxide, a technology that combines oxides with low-temperature polycrystalline silicon. LTPS provides fast responses to make displays quick to react, while oxide TFTs are more energy-efficient. By blending these two technologies, LTPO helps reduce power use, which can extend battery life.

Despite plans to provide LTPO OLED to Apple, Samsung currently has no plans to apply this technology to the Galaxy Watch. This means that the Galaxy Watch will miss out on the benefits of advancements in LTPO OLED technology. Stay tuned for more updates.

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Samsung’s faster, more efficient 990 EVO Plus SSD now available in the US

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Samsung released 990 EVO Plus SSD in the US. The company’s latest memory products come with improved performance speeds supported by advanced PCIe 4.0 technology.

The new Samsung 990 EVO Plus SSD comes with faster transfer speeds and better power efficiency with capacities of up to 4TB. It offers boosted performance with random read and write speeds of 1,050K IOPS and 1,400K IOPS, respectively.

Thanks to PCIe 4.0 support, the 990 EVO Plus is an ideal solution for buyers seeking enhanced performance and power efficiency across gaming, business, and creative tasks.

Samsung claims the 990 EVO Plus offers sequential read speeds up to 7,250 MB/s and write speeds up to 6,300 MB/s, up to 50% faster than the previous 990 EVO.

Samsung 990 EVO Plus SSD

The company brought this performance boost by 8th-gen V-NAND and a 5nm controller. Besides, a nickel-coated heat shield minimizes overheating, delivering 73% greater power efficiency.

Samsung 990 EVO Plus SSDs will have a manufacturer’s suggested retail price of $109.99 for the 1TB model, $184.99 for the 2TB model, and $344.99 for the 4TB model.

Category Samsung SSD 990 EVO Plus
Interface PCIe Gen 4.0 x4 / 5.0 x2 NVMe 2.01
Form Factor M.2 (2280)
Storage Memory Samsung V-NAND 3-bit TLC
Controller Samsung In-house Controller
Capacity 1TB 2TB 4TB
Sequential Read/Write Speed Up to 7,150 MB/s, 6,300 MB/s Up to 7,250 MB/s, 6,300 MB/s Up to 7,250 MB/s, 6,300 MB/s
Random Read/Write Speed (QD32) Up to 850K IOPS, 1,350K IOPS Up to 1,000K IOPS, 1,350K IOPS Up to 1,050K IOPS, 1,400K IOPS
Management Software Samsung Magician Software
Data Encryption AES 256-bit Full Disk Encryption, TCG/Opal V2.0, Encrypted Drive (IEEE1667)
Total Bytes Written 600TB 1200TB 2400TB
Warranty Five-year Limited Warranty
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Rumor: Samsung Exynos 2500 chip’s future is insecure

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Samsung Exynos 2500 might not see the light of the day. Amid Exynos cancellation in the Galaxy S25, a new rumor suggests that Samsung might not use the Exynos 2500 in the Galaxy Z Flip 7 or the Galaxy S25 FE.

According to Korean media (via @chunvn8888/X), Samsung canceled Exynos 2500 plans for the Galaxy Z Flip 7. Following the reports of low yield, it was assumed that the company would utilize the chipset in the next Flip smartphone.

The current situation is that the Exynos 2500 will end up staying in Samsung’s test lab. The chipset could not be commercialized due to significant performance differences from its Snapdragon counterpart and low yield rates.

At the launch Tech Forum, Samsung announced the next Exynos i.e. Exynos 2500 will be manufactured on its cutting-edge 3nm process node. TSMC is manufacturing 3nm Snapdragon 8 Elite, but Samsung Foundry failed.

It is reported that Samsung Foundry’s 3nm yield rate is about 20 to 30%. The company is trying to improve the yield rate to commence mass production of Exynos 2500. Meanwhile, things are not in favor, leading to a complete failure.

Samsung didn’t launch the Exynos 2300 for Galaxy devices. This followed the criticism it faced over throttling and overheating concerns with Exynos 2200 in the Galaxy S23 series. However, the Galaxy S24 and S24 Plus ship with Exynos 2400.

At the recent earnings call, the company’s top leadership apologized for the growth crisis. The mobile division is doing a great job despite the immense competition, but, the biggest growth engine; the semiconductor business, continues to decline.

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