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 here.
Rumors abound that counsel the Galaxy S26 collection—which is able to embody the Galaxy S26, Galaxy S26+, and Galaxy S26 Extremely—will not have any main modifications from their predecessors. They’re going to probably be powered by the newest 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 probably sit on the forefront, probably with a couple of new Gemini methods. Nevertheless, one massive new function is a privateness display constructed into the smartphone itself. It’s going to allow you to selectively block components of the show from folks round you. Sadly, even with solely minor upgrades, there could also be a value improve for these telephones stemming from the RAM shortage. As typical, Samsung is letting you reserve a Galaxy S26 machine 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 present card at Samsung.com.
Do not count on to see a Galaxy S26 Edge. Samsung’s super-slim Edge phone from 2025 wasn’t a success, and leaks counsel a successor has been canceled. Nonetheless, the Edge debuted in Could 2025, so we may nonetheless see a follow-up round then. All we all know is that it probably will not make a displaying at this Unpacked occasion. Samsung often declares different merchandise outdoors of smartphones, and this yr, that could 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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Months after Fitbit’s Personal Health Coach launched in public preview for Android customers, the Gemini-powered well being service is now lastly accessible to iOS customers. To attempt it out, you will need to have an lively paid or trial Fitbit Premium subscription and a cellphone that runs iOS 16.4 or larger. (You’ll be able to try the full list of requirements here.) Private Well being Coach can be increasing to English audio system in different nations, together with the UK, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and Singapore.
As I discussed in my preview of the service, I’d be cautious of divulging an excessive amount of private well being info to a big company, even one which guarantees to not use it for promoting. I additionally discovered that it’s simple to begin consulting with the Coach for recommendation on each a part of your day, which your IRL household and buddies will discover bizarre and annoying. Nevertheless, it is the simplest, most useful, and most accommodating of the AI coach services that I’ve tried so far, and $10/month for Fitbit Premium is cheaper than an actual working coach. As at all times, your mileage (actually) could differ. —Adrienne So
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