On the eve of Apple’s highly anticipated folding iPhone, Samsung isn’t feeling threatened. Instead, the folding smartphone pioneer says the competition is “absolutely welcome.” That’s according to Hee-Cheul Moon, head of Samsung’s Advanced Mechanical R&D Group, who sat with WIRED on a virtual Zoom call with Seungki Choi, head of Samsung’s Smartphone R&D Group. Before
I love Xiaomi’s phones and gave the recent Leitzphone — made in collaboration with photography icon Leica — an Editors’ Choice award. But the company has fingers in pies far beyond mobile phones; You’ll find the Xiaomi name on everything from cars, fans, air fryers and robot vacuums, and the company has a trio of
With its increasingly varied phone lineup, Google has an option for everyone. While we’ve assessed the best Google Pixel phone for most people, the right choice will depend on whether you want a larger or smaller phone, a regular or foldable phone, or a dedicated zoom lens. As we’ve come to expect from Google’s own
If you’re looking for a complete home theater-in-a-box, the Samsung HW-Q990F is an excellent place to start. Instead of fussing with big tower speakers, lots of wires, and an AV receiver, this package offers a much more manageable audio solution with a soundbar, wireless subwoofer, and two wireless rear speakers. Not only does the Q990F
Samsung announced its upcoming lineup of Odyssey gaming monitors today at Gamescom, and says that several will feature “world-first innovations” across display speeds and design. This includes the 27-inch Odyssey G6 it initially unveiled in December, which now features a 1,100Hz refresh rate, alongside new OLED Odyssey G9, G8, and G7 updates for 2027. The
High-resolution video formats and expanding game install sizes continue to push external storage limits. Content creators and mobile professionals frequently hit transfer bottlenecks that slow down workflows, especially when juggling massive RAW video files, large media libraries, or modern gaming installations. To tackle these bandwidth constraints, Samsung has used Gamescom 2026 to officially reveal its