
Qualcomm to tap Samsung for Snapdragon 820
New sources confirm old rumour
It appears that rumours of Qualcomm’s plans to ditch TSMC in favour of Samsung were spot on.

Apple rumoured to swap Samsung for TSMC
Terrified by Galaxy S6
Fruity cargo cult Apple is so terrified of the success that Samsung has had with its Galaxy S6 it has taken a chip order away from Samsung and given it to TSMC instead.

AMD bald eagle flies for Samsung digital media
Signs following
AMD's Embedded R-Series accelerated processing unit, previously codenamed "Bald Eagle," is powering Samsung's latest set-back-box digital media players.

New Samsung 840 EVO firmware fix coming later this month
To feature "periodic refresh"
While Samsung already patched its 840 EVO firmware earlier last year, it appears that it took a bit longer to fix the read performance degradation problem, but the new fix should be available later this month.

Samsung S6 Edge is a bastard to fix
Battery nightmares
Fixing Samsung's S6 Edge will be a total nightmare—particularly if you need to replace the battery.

Rumour: Nvidia GPUs to use Samsung 14nm FinFET
Tape-out, but more likely bad grapevine
A rumour fresh out of Korea suggests Nvidia might be tapping Samsung as a GPU foundry, but there is a catch.

Google and Intel to speed up Android updates
At least on Intel gear
Intel and Google want to slash the wait time for users to get Android updates.

Samsung expects a killing from Galaxy S
Consults its tarot cards
Samsung has released details of what it expects its new Samsung S range to do after it hits the shops.

Samsung execs told to look at design
Copying Apple not that much of an option
Samsung executives were told about the importance of designs and user experiences and how a rounded rectangle was not really that cool.

Semiconductor sales up eight percent
Intel still the market leader shokka
Sales of semiconductors were up eight per cent and reached $340bn according to a report by analyst house Gartner.