Samsung S26 Plus Review: Consistently boring

The middle child is out. For years, Samsung has stuck to its holy trinity formula for the Galaxy S lineup: the regular, the Plus, and the top – tier Ultra (formerly known as “we killed the Note but kept its soul”). And somewhere in that evolution, the …

Samsung is hiking the prices of its Galaxy phones and tablets
Samsung is hiking the prices of its Galaxy phones and tablets

Samsung is raising prices across Galaxy Z Flip 7, Galaxy S25 FE, and Galaxy S25 Edge phones, as spotted earlier by Phone Arena. Though the base model of each phone is staying at the same price, devices with higher storage are now up to $80 more expensive: Last week, Samsung also increased the price of […]

The smart home was supposed to be open, but it’s becoming a toll booth

The smart home promised seamless convenience. What it increasingly delivers is a polished system of gatekeeping, where screens, speakers, and dashboards shape what gets seen, what gets used, and what keeps charging after the hardware is already paid for.

I trashed the Galaxy S26 in my review, but it’s still annoyingly easy to like

I still think the Galaxy S26 is too conservative for flagship money — I just also can’t deny how good it feels to actually use.

Galaxy Z TriFold is coming back to Samsung stores for what may be the last time

Samsung is bringing the Galaxy Z TriFold back to the US on April 10 through Samsung.com and select Samsung Experience stores, and this could be the last direct restock

Pixel outperforms iPhone and Galaxy on repairability

A new 2026 repairability report reshapes smartphone rankings, putting Google Pixel ahead of iPhone and Galaxy devices while stricter EU scoring exposes how design choices affect long-term usability and repair costs.

You can now turn 2D apps into 3D while using the Galaxy XR headset
You can now turn 2D apps into 3D while using the Galaxy XR headset

Android XR is getting a new feature that turns 2D apps, websites, images, and videos into “3D experiences.” The feature, which Google calls “auto-spatialization,” was initially announced last year, and it’s launching on Tuesday as an experimental feature for Samsung Galaxy XR headsets. Here’s a video from Google that gives you an idea about how […]