Brief in One UI 8 on Samsung's latest foldables can offer personalized YouTube recommendations in your daily summaries.

“I expect we will be able to launch the trifold phone within this year,” TM Roh, acting head of Samsung’s Device Experience division, told The Korea Times. While the device is rumored to be called the Galaxy G Fold, Roh said its final name hasn’t been decided.

As for Samsung's smartwatches, everything's a squircle now. Mimicking last year's Galaxy Watch Ultra, the Galaxy Watch8 series keeps the circular display but stuffs it into a squircle case, a weird Franken-watch design language that might have you asking, “What happened?” (Samsung calls this its “Cushion” design, which is a choice.)

Google also announced that, starting with Samsung’s Galaxy Z Fold 7, you’ll be able to long-press the power button and have Gemini take a gander at your screen while you’re scrolling. With live access to what you’re looking at, you can ask Gemini for help on stuff like product comparisons. Per Google:

Samsung Electronics Co. plans to begin selling a trifold smartphone later this year, joining rival Huawei Technologies Co. in exploring a relatively untested market.

But it has fewer color options now, leaving you to choose from Blue Shadow, Jet Black, and a new Coralred. Mint is also available, but only via Samsung’s website. Take a closer look at the color options in the Z Flip 7’s unboxing video:

This Prime Day, Amazon is offering deep discounts across the full range of Samsung SSDs, and among the deals, the T9 portable SSD stands out as an unbeatable offer: The 4TB variant is now only $265 which is a staggering 52% reduction from its normal price of $549. The 2TB model is also a steal at $169, originally priced at $299, for 43% off.

A general view of the Samsung Austin Semiconductor plant on April 16, 2024 in Taylor, Texas. The U.S. has awarded Samsung $6.4 billion to support the company's chip manufacturing plant in Taylor, Texas in an effort to help further generate domestic production of semiconductors, alongside expanding Samsung's manufacturing plants.

Samsung on Wednesday announced three new foldable phones in its latest push to popularize what the company believes is the future of smartphones.