Thursday, August 6, 2026

Galaxy Z Fold8 duo and Galaxy Z Flip8 become Samsung's most pre-ordered foldables in Europe

Samsung has announced that the Galaxy Z Fold8, the Galaxy Z Fold8 Ultra, and the Galaxy Z Flip8 - unveiled on July 22 - have set a new record as they become its most pre-ordered foldables in Europe. The Korean company said that the new Galaxy Z series foldables surpassed the previous pre-order record by more than 17% in Europe, with pre-orders still open until 11:59 PM on August 6. Furthermore, Samsung said the combined pre-orders of the Galaxy Z Fold8 and Fold8 Ultra increased 70% year-on-year compared to last year's Fold7, with the Fold8 alone accounting for 40% of total European...



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Detailed Google Pixel Watch 5 leak shows off key watch features

Another day, another Google Pixel Watch 5 leak. This one focuses more on the watch’s functionality rather than its looks – if you want a peep at the latter, check out the leaked official renders, which show the watch in four colors. Google Pixel Watch 5 in: Matte Black • Polished Silver • Satin Pyrite • Champagne Gold The four colors are: Matte Black, Polished Silver, Satin Pyrite and Champagne Gold. Note that the watch will come in two sizes as usual, 41mm and 45mm, and for whatever reason the 45mm version will not be available in Champagne Gold. There will be a variety of...



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Wednesday, August 5, 2026

Google Assistant is shutting down, here’s when

Google is going to be shutting down the Google Assistant service, now that Gemini is taking over. The Google Assistant shutdown will commence on September 4, but it "may take a few weeks" to reach everyone who's still using it. This shutdown will take effect on Android and Wear OS, but also on headphones (since they were using the phone's Google Assistant anyway) and vehicles running Android Auto (since, again, it was basically the Google Assistant on the phone that was being used). On cars with Google built-in (aka running Android Automotive), the Google Assistant will continue to...



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This is when Google is launching the Pixel Tag and how much it costs

According to a new rumor, Google is planning to unveil the Pixel Tag, its first AirTag-like tracker, on August 12, which is also when it's announcing the Pixel 11 series and the Pixel Watch 5. The Pixel Tag will allegedly be priced at €34.99 in the Eurozone, which incidentally is the exact same price as the Apple AirTag. That's obviously not a coincidence. Here's a leaked image of the Pixel Tag: The device will apparently only be offered in a single color, which is called Light Fog. It's unclear if the Pixel Tag will have UWB support, and its specific release date is also unknown....



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Galaxy Z Fold8 duo and Flip8 exceed Samsung's pre-order targets in Europe

Samsung unveiled the Galaxy Z Flip8, the Galaxy Z Fold8, and the Galaxy Z Fold8 Ultra on July 22, and all three of them will go on sale starting August 7. However, like previous models, these foldables are also currently on pre-order in different regions, and they have exceeded Samsung's pre-order targets in Europe. Not just that, Samsung announced that these three new foldables also surpassed total pre-orders for last year's Galaxy Z Fold7 and Galaxy Z Flip7 by 20% year-on-year in Europe in the first 11 days since their July 22 unveiling, with the Fold8 accounting for almost 40% of the...



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Samsung showcases fast and efficient BV-NAND V10 storage, zHBM for AI accelerators

Samsung is showcasing a great variety of memory and storage technologies at its booth at the Future of Memory and Storage (FMS) 2026 event in Santa Clara, California. Thirteen years after it introduced the first V-NAND technology, Samsung is the first to unveil V10 of BV-NAND (Bonded V-NAND). This is a flash memory that has more than 400 layers and leverages Samsung’s advanced bonding technology to stack memory cells. V10 increases memory density by around 58% compared to the previous V9. The higher layer count gives V10 better read, write and I/O performance. It also improves power...



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Tuesday, August 4, 2026

Google Health finally supports two-way health data syncing with Apple Health

When Google launched its new Fitbit Air devices, the company announced a somewhat surprising new feature that lets you import Apple Health data recorded by your Apple Watch and other HealthKit-connected apps and devices. A long-requested feature since 2014 when Apple Health first launched. However, syncing your data the other way remained impossible until now. With the new version of Google Health for iOS (5.05), your Fitbit data can finally be stored in your Apple Health account. Two-way syncing is finally a thing. Workout history, sleep, vitals, steps and all kinds of Fitbit...



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