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Android Antitrust

Google's app store fight has come down to a search box and a button

Epic's lawyers showed the court that searching the Play Store for 'store for apps' surfaces Walmart, then a 'view' click, then a confirmation screen. A judge found each step unacceptable and ordered them changed within the week.

2026-08-23

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Immersive Sports

Live 8K 3D baseball hits Vision Pro August 28: Red Sox vs. Yankees

The first live Apple Immersive baseball broadcast arrives August 28 on Vision Pro: Red Sox vs. Yankees in 8K, 180-degree 3D. Apple and MLB also revealed a September Friday Night Baseball slate built on division and wild card races.

2026-08-17

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Galaxy Community Connect

The Galaxy Z verdicts are in, and they come from Samsung's own superfans

Samsung brought 51 Samsung Members Stars from 17 countries to London for hands-on time with the new Galaxy Z series and Watch9. The features they picked as favorites are now collected in a Samsung Newsroom infographic.

2026-08-12

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Foldables & wearables

Pre-orders up 30% as Samsung splits its foldable line three ways

Samsung splits its foldable line into three distinct experiences, and early demand is strong: pre-orders are up more than 30%. The Fold8 Ultra is the company's slimmest Z Fold yet at 4.1 mm, and the new watches push further into health tracking.

2026-08-12

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Agentic AI

Samsung's newest foldables pitch the agent, not the hinge

Samsung's eighth-generation foldables, the Galaxy Z Fold8 Ultra, Fold8 and Flip8, launched July 22 with agentic AI as their lead story. The hardware legacy is real; the launch material sells the agent, not the hinge.

2026-08-11

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Galaxy Z series, Galaxy Unpacked July 2026

Inside Samsung's new Galaxy Z foldables: titanium thinner than a human hair

Samsung's Z series now relies on Flex Titanium, a display support with a titanium film one-third the thickness of a human hair and a module that is 10% thinner. Hardware chief Sunghoon Moon walks through the material science, the battery rethink and the 100-plus durability tests behind the Galaxy Z Fold8 Ultra, Fold8 and Flip8.

2026-08-11

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Galaxy Unpacked July 2026

Samsung steps into the AI glasses race Alibaba says is already tipping

Samsung's intelligent eyewear, unveiled at Galaxy Unpacked July 2026, bets that comfort and a nine-hour battery will win the AI glasses race. It arrives as Alibaba claims the category is already approaching its tipping point.

2026-08-11

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AR & Wearables

Two dials made Viture's $299.99 Pro 2 the sharpest AR glasses yet

The Verge called Viture's $299.99 Pro 2 the sharpest AR glasses it has seen, thanks to diopter dials that beat the usual $50 prescription-insert workaround. Here's what the price gives up, and why it lands in the range where AR sales are forecast to take off.

2026-08-09

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SpaceX takes on AT&T, T-Mobile and Verizon

SpaceX's carrier play: 65 MHz of spectrum and a dish on every roof

SpaceX says it will build a terrestrial mobile network to win customers from AT&T, T-Mobile and Verizon. The plan pairs 65 MHz of former EchoStar spectrum with small base stations mounted on Starlink dishes. Whether that adds up is the open question.

2026-08-09

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Apple Services

Apple's 2027 services update turns your iPhone into a smarter wallet and compass

Apple's fall 2027 software release brings AI-powered bill splitting, timed location sharing, enhanced Flyover maps, video podcasts on Mac and tvOS, and revamped Shared Albums. The updates aim to make Apple's services more practical and interconnected, but the lock-in is real.

2026-07-30

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Leak Watch

Oppo strapped three phones to a rig. The result says more than any spec sheet

Leaked photos show three Oppo Find X10 Pro prototypes side by side, hinting at multi-sensor testing for better video. The phone may adopt a flat rear design similar to recent iPhones, as Oppo looks to close the gap in Chinese mobile imaging.

2026-07-30

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Software Updates

Apple's Creator Studio update turns Pixelmator Pro into the bundle's secret weapon

Apple's June 2026 Creator Studio update adds Pixelmator Pro integration across Final Cut Pro, Keynote, Pages, and Numbers, along with on-device AI captioning, edit detection, and shape generation. Logic Pro gets a rebuilt Chord ID and a producer project.

2026-07-25

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