Tim Cook teases a week of Apple announcements

Apple is set to announce several new products next week and Tim Cook just joined in on the teasers with a short video clearly hinting at new MacBooks and iPads. A big week ahead. It all starts Monday morning! #AppleLaunch pic.twitter.com/PQ9gM2Gl2r— Tim Cook (@tim_cook) February 26, 2026 Cupertino is expected to use press releases for its upcoming launches, with a total of 7 devices expected. The iPhone 17e is one of them, and it’s expected to be joined by the long-rumored A18 Pro-powered MacBook, a new baseline iPad with the A18 chip, 11" and 13" iPad Airs powered by the Apple M4 chip...

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Samsung Galaxy A57 and A37 EU Energy Labels show some intriguing changes

Samsung unveiled the Galaxy S26, Galaxy S26+, and Galaxy S26 Ultra flagships yesterday. The company is also working on the Galaxy A57 and Galaxy A37 mid-rangers, and has been for quite some time judging by the number of leaks we've seen about them so far. The two are definitely launching soon, though, and today their mandatory EU Energy Labels have appeared. These show 52-hour battery life for the A57 and 53 hours for the Galaxy A37, and both phones will be IP68 certified for dust and water resistance. That's up from IP67 on their predecessors. Samsung Galaxy A57 (left) and Galaxy...

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Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra arrives with Privacy Display, SD 8 Elite Gen 5 for Galaxy

The yearly Galaxy S-series update is here and the S26 Ultra gets the latest Qualcomm flagship chip, a new privacy display that keeps peeping eyes off your screen and the fastest charging on a Galaxy to date. It’s a tad thinner (7.2mm) and lighter (214 grams) than its predecessor while still boasting a titanium frame and Gorilla Glass Victus 2 back combo. There’s not much visual change upfront - see it on video here. You get a 6.9-inch LTPO AMOLED display with QHD+ resolution and a 1-120Hz adaptive refresh rate. It’s rated at up to 2,600 nits peak local brightness, just like the S25...

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The Honor Magic V6 will boast an IP69 rating, a tougher hinge and a new red color

Honor will officially introduce the Honor Magic V6 at the MWC on March 1. While the phone is still under wraps, the company decided to offer a peek at the work it has done to make its latest flagship foldable tougher. Honor Magic V6 in Red The V6 will be rated IP68 and IP69. IPX9-rated devices are already on the market (the Magic V5 is among them), note the first digit – “6” denotes that the phone is dust-tight. Almost every other foldable on the market is only rated “5” for dust protected (i.e. 5 means that some dust may get in but won’t damage the device, 6 means no dust gets in at...

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Samsung tipped to be working on a bigger 200MP sensor

Samsung is now rumored to be developing a new 200MP 1/1.3-inch type camera sensor, that will be called ISOCELL HPC. That would be an increase in size from the HPB developed for vivo's X300 and X300 Pro, which is 1/1.4-inch type. The new sensor is high-end, and is expected to be used by Oppo in a future smartphone, most likely one in the Find X10 family. It features UFCC aka Ultra Fine Color Filter, which was developed by Samsung to reduce thickness while improving light transmission and color purity. It should also have ultra-high dynamic range. Source (in Chinese) | Via

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Watch the Galaxy S26 Unpacked event live here

This year the big show is a month later than usual, but it’s finally here – you can watch the Galaxy S26 Unpacked event live on YouTube below. We’re on location and will have more to report, but for now you can just enjoy the show. If you haven’t already, you can still register on Samsung.com for a $30/€30 discount once the phones are ready for pre-order – that should be later today or tomorrow morning at the latest. If the stream hasn’t started yet, you can check out our rumor round-up articles for the Galaxy S26 and S26+ as well as the Galaxy S26 Ultra. In addition to the new...

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