Samsung hikes smartphone camera prices as market rebounds

According to industry sources close to a Chinese media outlet, Samsung has notified its hardware partners about CIS (Camera Image Sensors) component price increases. Starting next year, the Korean tech giant is bumping up the prices of some components by 25% and others by up to 30%. Samsung is one of the world's biggest CMOS sensor manufacturers and for the first time in two years, the Korean firm is seeing a spike in orders. The global smartphone market was rather sluggish, to say the least, for the past two years and it's now finally picking up steam, hence why Samsung feels...

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Report: Apple abandons 5G modem development

Apple has been on a long and difficult path to develop its own in-house 5G modem and it seems that battle is not headed in the right direction. According to a new post on South Korean platform, Naver, supply chain sources close to Apple are saying that Cupertino is in the process of restructuring investments in its modem development department as the company is preparing to scrap the project altogether. Similar reports from Japanese supply chain sources were confirmed by tipster @Tech_Reve who holds a reliable track record when it comes to Apple leaks. Back in September Apple...

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Redmi K70 Pro Automobili Lamborghini Squadra Corse comes with 24 GB RAM, 1 TB storage

The Redmi event today saw the announcement of K70e, K70, and K70 Pro smartphones. The most premium among those also got a special edition in collaboration with Automobili Lamborghini Squadra Corse. To celebrate 10 years in the smartphone world, Redmi partnered with the racing division of Lamborghini to create the Redmi K70 Pro Automobili Lamborghini Squadra Corse Edition. Just rolls right off the tongue, doesn't it?. The difference between this fancy variant and the regular K70 Pro comes down to three things and the design is definitely the more obvious one. The camera island is not...

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Samsung US offers free upgrade for Galaxy Tab S9 series, deep discounts on Galaxy Book3

A couple of weeks ago we looked at Samsung US deals for the new Galaxy Tab S9 FE tablets and those are still ongoing (as are the deals on the S23 series and the Galaxy Z foldables). Now we will have a closer look at Samsung’s mainline Tab S9 series as well as laptops and even a couple of monitors you can set up at home. All three S9 tablets have a free storage upgrade, but they have different limits on the enhanced trade-in offer. Let’s look at the top dog first. The Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 Ultra price can be reduced by up to $700 with trade-in and this is on top of the $200 savings from...

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