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 sequence—which is able to embody the Galaxy S26, Galaxy S26+, and Galaxy S26 Extremely—will not have any main adjustments from their predecessors. They’re going to seemingly 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 seemingly sit on the forefront, seemingly with a number 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 individuals round you. Sadly, even with solely minor upgrades, there could also be a worth improve for these telephones stemming from the RAM shortage. As normal, Samsung is letting you reserve a Galaxy S26 system proper now. You will 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 phone from 2025 wasn’t a success, and leaks counsel a successor has been canceled. Nonetheless, the Edge debuted in Might 2025, so we may nonetheless see a follow-up round then. All we all know is that it seemingly will not make a displaying at this Unpacked occasion. Samsung normally pronounces different merchandise exterior 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 obtainable to iOS customers. To attempt it out, you will need to have an energetic paid or trial Fitbit Premium subscription and a telephone that runs iOS 16.4 or larger. (You possibly can take a look at 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 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 buddies will discover bizarre and annoying. Nonetheless, it is the best, 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 fluctuate. —Adrienne So
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