Today, Samsung is officially launching its aptly-named Self-Repair program, allowing customers to repair their devices on their own. The service is available through iFixit’s website, Samsung 837, and Samsung retail and service locations across the US. All parts and components are priced the same for customers as they are for affiliated repair providers. During the initial kickoff, the company is offering phone screens, back glass replacements, and spare charging ports for the Galaxy S20 and S21 series, as well as for the Tab S7 Plus....

Earlier this year, Samsung started mass-producing chips using its 3-nanometer process node, its most advanced technology yet for contract chip production. It plans to introduce a 2nm process in 2025. On top of that, the company plans to expand its production capacity for the advanced nodes by more than three times by 2027 compared with this year. By 2027, Samsung expects non-mobile applications – like HPC, automotive, and 5G applications – to make up more than half of its foundry portfolio....

Operating profit nosedived by 96% year-on-year and is the South Korean tech giant’s lowest profit figure in 14 years since the first quarter of 2009 during the global financial crisis. Revenue also dropped by 19% from a year ago. Also: LG beat Samsung in operating profit for the first time in 14 years South Korean analysts expect Samsung’s chip business to have posted heavy losses of billions of dollars during the first three months of the year....

After testing it out for a few weeks, I’ve found this TV is not only one of the best TVs I’ve ever tested, but it’s also indicative of the future of televisions, and the future is looking vivid, bright, and beautiful. Specs Design The QN800B is heavy which may come as a surprise if you’re used to lighter-weight flat screens. It weighs nearly 69 pounds with the stand. But the weight doesn’t solely rest on the TV; behind it sits the smart Tizen Slim One Connect hub that houses the new Neural Quantum 8K processor....

The South Korean tech giant said on Tuesday that it recorded 4.31 trillion won in operating income and 70.46 trillion won in revenue in the fourth quarter of 2022. Operating income dipped 69% year-on-year and revenue dropped by 8% over the same time period. Samsung’s chip business, or the Device Solutions Business, its usual cash cow, contributed a meager 270 billion won in operating income __ essentially barely breaking even....

Samsung latest laptop lineup led by the Notebook 9 Pen is notable, but misses key opportunities on multiple fronts to provide connective tissue between its products and services. The reviews of the Notebook 9 Pen are in, and most tout Samsung’s use of the S Pen stylus as a bridge to the Galaxy Note 8, but they also gripe about the overall design. CNET recapped the Notebook 9 Pen this way:...

Also: The best Samsung TVs Time to game with the S95C OLED First up, I checked out the 77-inch Samsung S95C OLED 4K smart TV. Older OLED models can feel bulky and take up a large amount of space. The new model is about as thick as my Google Pixel 6 Pro, making it great for both TV stands and wall mounting. This is in part thanks to Samsung’s signature design of placing the processor and other chipsets into a panel behind the display that can rest on the console while the TV is mounted up top....

Microsoft’s Edge Vulnerability Research (VR) team last week announced the start of testing Microsoft’s Super Duper Secure Mode (SDSM) for Edge, which works by removing Just-In-Time (JIT) compilation from the V8 processing pipeline. Google’s V8 JavaScript engine for Chrome was a key turning point for web applications in the history of browsers, Microsoft’s creator of TypeScript (a superset of JavaScript) acknowledged in an interview with ZDNet last year. SEE: This new phishing attack is ‘sneakier than usual’, Microsoft warns Per MS Poweruser and Reddit users, unstable Edge Canary now includes a flag that enables SDSM in Edge....

“One thing we do a lot of in our profession is we sell concepts and ideas – we’re sort of selling an emotion and a feeling,” says David Buchanan, the director of landscape architecture at Halff Associates. “And what virtual reality has allowed us to do was to allow people to still see what we could represent on a board, but feel the wind in their hair, feel the sun shining on their face, and provided that extra layer of detail that really sets the stage for that concept....

In a statement and notice sent to the SEC, Sinclair said it was notified of a cybersecurity incident on Saturday, October 16. By Sunday, the company confirmed that it was a ransomware attack and backed up what many online had been reporting – outages at numerous local TV stations. “Data also was taken from the Company’s network. The Company is working to determine what information the data contained and will take other actions as appropriate based on its review....

The wide range of lower-network-level yet important tasks in the internet of things include functions such as starting a car remotely, summoning an ambulance, sending a farmer an early storm warning or registering soil quality metrics from a faraway soybean field. These happen billions of times a day, and they can easily be taken for granted, but they’re all important to someone, somewhere. Palo Alto, Calif.-based startup Skylo, whose global IoT connectivity fabric software facilitates satellite-based narrow-band IoT communication services, specializes in these behind-the-scenes functions....

“We are competing for the same cyber talent with the civilian sector, but we are looking for people who are qualified to serve in the military as well, so that makes it particularly challenging,” said Leslie Brown, chief of public affairs for the Air Force Recruiting Service (which oversees recruitment for the Air Force and Space Force). The Space Force mission The Space Force’s mission is to support national objectives through global space operations....

But, with its first-come, first-served approach, at least you’ll be on the list. Before this offer arrived, you could apply to be in the Starlink beta test and hope for this best. Also: Best Wi-Fi routers Getting on the Starlink list will cost you a $99 deposit. You can pay for this with a credit card. Sorry, despite what founder Elon Musk has said, paying by Bitcoin isn’t an option yet....

All you have to do is choose the option that suits you best and just commit. When it comes to exercise, since age, ability, and lifestyle are important criteria, the Cubii Smart Sit Bundle may very well be the most suitable option for many. Sleek and compact, the Cubii Pro Compact Seated Elliptical fits comfortably almost anywhere and burns 84.5% more energy than just sitting will. It connects and syncs with the Cubii Pro app via Bluetooth, so you can track distance, calories and more on your phone....

For gamers, there’s probably nothing that thrills you as much as hopping into a multiplayer lobby with your friends. Coming from behind, winning a friendly tournament, or just catching up while blasting away at bots can certainly take the edge off a stressful week. If you’re a Sony gamer, in particular, you’re probably already familiar with PlayStation Plus. This service allows you to access multiplayer in paid titles, making it absolutely necessary if you want to compete with the best, and it comes with valuable perks like streamable PS4 and PS5 titles....

Taking fabulous photos or videos with our phones, drones, and other new technology is a two-edged sword because we don’t always have room to save them. And no one wants to constantly debate which files to delete to free up some space. Fortunately, you don’t have to anymore because Koofr is offering a lifetime of 1TB of cloud storage for $139.99. Koofr allows you to transfer an unlimited number of large files to your cloud accounts....

According to the company, the approval means the company will be able to “operate like an international airliner” and centralise its operations in one facility, including remotely monitoring its global operations across Oceania, Africa, and Europe, as well as pilot up to five drones by a single pilot beyond the physical view of the aircraft through a web interface. “The ROC will serve as an important function to foster complete visibility of drone operations....

Just three months ago, Gartner distinguished VP analyst John-David Lovelock heralded enterprise IT spending as “recession-proof” because chiefs of industry were increasing IT budgets. The economic turbulence brewing in October was “not projected to materially impact the overall level of enterprise technology spending,” Lovelock said. Also: What is digital transformation? Everything you need to know But as big tech companies have started cutting jobs, Gartner has now published a lower forecast of 2....

The telco said the deal was its largest involving the internet of things. “Using the Cisco Jasper platform, the IoT SIMs will be incorporated into Intellihub’s smart meters to deliver real-time monitoring and insights to help Intellihub and its customers better manage things like energy demand, solar feed-ins, and peaks and troughs,” Telstra Enterprise group executive David Burns said. “Intellihub was founded four years ago and has grown significantly with more than 1 million meters installed and around 1,000 new meters going in every day....

Aptly named the Tesla Bot, details about the concept robot were limited, with presentation slides saying the Tesla Bot would be 5-foot-8 in height, weigh 125 pounds, and be “friendly”. Fleshing out how the Tesla Bot would be friendly, Musk said the robot will be designed so it can be “overpowered” by humans. The robot is expected to be able to carry 45 pounds, deadlift 145 pounds, and have a movement speed of 5 miles per hour....