Samsung will unveil its subsequent flagship smartphone lineup on February 25 at its Galaxy Unpacked occasion in San Francisco. The corporate despatched out invitations earlier this week. The occasion will start at 10 am Pacific (1 pm Jap), and it will be livestreamed right here.
Rumors abound that recommend the Galaxy S26 collection—which can embrace the Galaxy S26, Galaxy S26+, and Galaxy S26 Extremely—will not have any main adjustments from their predecessors. They’re going to possible be powered by the most recent Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5, with some minor charging pace enhancements and minor upgrades to the digital camera {hardware}.
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Synthetic intelligence options will possible sit on the forefront, possible with a couple of new Gemini methods. Nonetheless, one huge new function is a privateness display constructed into the smartphone itself. It will allow you to selectively block elements of the show from folks round you. Sadly, even with solely minor upgrades, there could also be a worth improve for these telephones stemming from the RAM scarcity. As traditional, Samsung is letting you reserve a Galaxy S26 gadget proper now. You may get a $30 credit score to make use of when preorders open up, and an opportunity to win a $5,000 reward card at Samsung.com.
Do not anticipate to see a Galaxy S26 Edge. Samsung’s super-slim Edge cellphone from 2025 wasn’t a success, and leaks recommend a successor has been canceled. Nonetheless, the Edge debuted in Might 2025, so we might nonetheless see a follow-up round then. All we all know is that it possible will not make a exhibiting at this Unpacked occasion. Samsung normally declares different merchandise exterior of smartphones, and this 12 months, which may be a brand new pair of Galaxy Buds wi-fi earbuds.
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Fitbit’s Private Well being Coach Arrives on iOS
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As I discussed in my preview of the service, I might be cautious of divulging an excessive amount of private well being data to a big company, even one which guarantees to not use it for promoting. I additionally discovered that it’s straightforward to begin consulting with the Coach for recommendation on each a part of your day, which your IRL household and mates will discover bizarre and annoying. Nonetheless, it is the best, most useful, and most accommodating of the AI coach providers that I’ve tried to this point, and $10/month for Fitbit Premium is cheaper than an actual operating coach. As all the time, your mileage (actually) could fluctuate. —Adrienne So
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