
Samsung and LG Display cash in riding Apple's hype machine
OLED demand spikes as panel makers finally claw back profits
The Fruity Cargo Cult Apple’s latest shiny toy, the iPhone 17, has once again whipped the faithful into a frenzy, and the real winners are Samsung Display and LG Display.

Samsung to dump titanium for aluminium on Galaxy S26 Ultra
Apple blunders drag rivals into costly copycatting
The Fruity Cargo Cult Apple’s titanium phase looks like it is about to claim casualties among its copycat rivals.

Samsung fires up 2nm Exynos 2600 for Galaxy S26
Yields creep up to 50 per cent
Samsung has finally pulled the trigger on mass production of the Exynos 2600, its first 2nm GAA SoC built on the SF2 process.

Qualcomm sticks with TSMC’s 2nm N2P for next two Snapdragon Elites
Chipzilla rival braces for soaring wafer prices
Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 was its last flagship built on the 3nm process. Now the San Diego mob is tipped to move to TSMC’s shiny new 2nm node, but not the bog-standard N2 flavour.

Qualcomm releases new Snapdragons
Cristiano Amon insists AI will make everything about you
Qualcomm boss Cristiano Amon took to the stage yesterday to announce that his outfit’s latest chips are not just silicon but the start of a revolution. According to him every device you own is about to become an “ecosystem of you.”

TSMC 2nm orders pile up as AI boom fuels demand
Chipmaker has 15 customers, most chasing high-performance computing
TSMC’s 2nm process is pulling in orders at a cracking pace, with senior management at wafer inspection outfit KLA letting slip that 15 customers have already signed up. Ten of them are gunning for high-performance computing, showing just how much the AI craze is fattening demand for Intel and Samsung's rival.

Samsung to mass produce Exynos 2600 on 2nm node
Hopes new chip erases 3nm humiliation
Samsung will start mass production of its Exynos 2600 by the end of September, making it the first SoC built on the company’s 2nm Gate-All-Around process.

Samsung fridges join the enshitification parade
Company sneaks ads onto Family Hub models
Samsung has decided the best way to “strengthen the value” of owning one of its pricey Family Hub smart fridges is to shove adverts in user's face.

Samsung starts rolling out One UI 8 to Galaxy S25 series
Provides a list of devices that will get it later this year
Samsung has now officially started to roll out its One UI 8 to Galaxy S25 series phones. Samsung also provided an official list of supported devices that will be getting the same update later this year.

Nothing else matters
London start-up hauls in $200 million to take aim at Apple and Samsung
London outfit Nothing has pulled in $200 million (€186 million) in fresh funding to keep chipping away at the global smartphone duopoly of the Fruity Cargo Cult Apple and Samsung.