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Ice Universe says an app built in three hours with GPT-6 Astra can simulate the iPhone Duo folding animation on Samsung’s conventional Galaxy S26 Ultra. The result is a visual imitation rather than a One UI feature or a port of the foldable-phone experience.

HONOR has acquired LG patents covering video coding and image processing, expanding the IP assets it can use in licensing talks, cross-licensing negotiations and potential royalty programs.

Tulip Imaging brings patent portfolios from Huawei, OPPO, Sony and Canon into a centralized licensing platform for companies seeking imaging and image-processing technology.

Huawei’s Mate XT 2 and Xiaomi’s 18 Fold pair premium foldable designs with internally developed processors, but their supply-chain strategies remain markedly different.

Samsung is reportedly developing Android XR glasses with a color microdisplay no larger than 0.2 inches, designed for notifications, text and navigation prompts. The product could arrive in the second half of 2027, though a slip into early 2028 remains possible.

Counterpoint Research expects global foldable smartphone display-panel shipments to rise 23% in 2026, led by book-style devices as Apple, Samsung and Huawei account for an estimated 86% of panel volume.

A vivo X Fold6 prototype has surfaced on Geekbench with Android 17, 12GB of RAM and MediaTek’s Dimensity 9500 Super. The foldable is also reportedly headed for a broader launch, though vivo has not confirmed timing, markets or pricing.

POCO’s F9 Ultra combines Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 V Series silicon, a 6.9-inch 185Hz AMOLED panel, Bose-tuned 2.1 audio and a 200MP primary camera. International pricing and availability have not been detailed.

Google has removed the Pixel Tablet from its online store without a formal discontinuation announcement, while software support remains promised through June 2028.

Unveiled at IFA 2026, Dreame’s 524-liter FizzFresh refrigerator uses a standard CO₂ cylinder to make sparkling water from its door dispenser, alongside an ice maker for cubes and crunch ice.