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As Samsung notes, “the connected home has been very fragmented” and diverse. There are numerous players in this space and interoperability has been a major problem. There are products that only work with a certain system. This has led to confusion about whether a particular smart home device will be compatible with an existing ecosystem. Matter aims to solve this. All Matter-complaint devices that come out in the future will feature a Matter logo....

When the device launched, Samsung promised 3 years of security updates and ultimately an update to Android 13. Via a promise to update the OS itself for at least three years. With this latest news, those updates won’t necessarily be arriving in a timely manner. Or, at the very least, not as timely. How did Samsung change its update plans for the Galaxy A series? How did Samsung change its update plans for the Galaxy A series?...

For starters, One UI 5.0 will bring subtle UI changes for a fresh, new look and feel. From reworked app icons, improved animations, and streamlined colors to notifications, call interface, and wallpapers, you’ll notice changes everywhere. You can set new wallpapers, including video wallpapers, directly from the lock screen. Stack widgets let you stack multiple widgets together for a cleaner homescreen while you’ll also get smart suggestions for widgets for a more deeply personalized experience....

As per Samsung’s updated security bulletin, the October SMR contains fixes for more than three dozen software vulnerabilities found on Google’s Android OS. These include as many as six critical and dozens of high-risk vulnerabilities. Additionally, apart from the Google patches, the latest security update also fixes 32 Samsung Vulnerabilities and Exposures (SVE) items. These are privacy and security issues that only affect the Korean firm’s devices, including smartphones and tablets....

The Korean firm has just published its earnings guidance for Q3 2021 and the numbers are staggering. It is expecting to make a record 73 trillion won (around $61 billion) in consolidated sales during the period between July to September 2021. This is the company’s highest-ever quarterly revenue. Samsung is also expecting an operating profit of around 15.8 trillion won (around $13 billion) this past quarter. The number marks the best quarterly profit for the company since it posted a profit of more than 17....