Hands-on with the new Privacy Mode on the Samsung Galaxy S26
25.02.2026 19:23
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Hands-on with the new Privacy Mode on the Samsung Galaxy S26
Many people asked me this week how Samsung would price the new S26 lineup, considering the ongoing memory shortage crisis. Here you go:
- Galaxy S26 Ultra starts at $1,300 🟰 NO price increase
- Galaxy S26+ starts at $1,100 ↗️ $100 increase
- Galaxy S26 starts at $900 ↗️ $100 increase
The privacy mode on the #GalaxyS26 is probably the most interesting new feature on the Samsung Galaxy S26, and it is likely to set the benchmark for other brands to add it in their flagship devices.
#GalaxyUnpacked
Meet the new Samsung Galaxy S26 #GalaxyUnpacked
#GalaxyS26
Ferrari unveiled the first fully electric car, Luce. This is the result of a five-year collaboration with Jony Ive's LoveFrom. As expected, it is very Apple-like in both design and probably the experience.
What are your thoughts? Do you want an iPhone on wheels?
🔗 www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/new...
Qualcomm expects Chinese OEMs to scale back handset production due to the memory crisis, leading to lower chipset orders. This will continue to impact the smartphone market throughout the fiscal year.
🚨 Quick take on Apple Q1 FY2026 results
1️⃣ With all-time record revenue of $143.8B, the company has silenced long-standing skepticism regarding its ability to maintain double-digit growth in the smartphone market.
2️⃣ This performance reflects a robust “supercycle” driven by the iPhone 17 lineup
Tim Cook: "We exited the December quarter with very lean inventory levels. Memory had a minimal impact in the December quarter. We expect a bigger impact in the Q2 FY26 quarter. Beyond that, we expect memory pricing to keep increasing significantly."
“It really comes down to the reception of the product line-up . . . the iPhone 17 family has seen a huge amount of enthusiasm, and that’s really the driver of performance.” Apple Chief Financial Officer Kevan Parekh
🚨 Another MONSTER quarter from Apple:
📌 $143.8 billion, up 16% YoY
📌Best-ever quarter for the iPhone - $85.3 billion, up 23%
📌Mac down 6.7% YoY
📌iPad up 6.3% YoY
📌Wearables, Home and Accessories down 2.2% YoY
📌All-time revenue record for Services, up 14% YoY
"Success will depend less on breakthrough hardware innovation, but more on ecosystem integration and software value," said Francisco Jeronimo, VP of devices research at market research firm IDC."
"Estimates from Bloomberg Intelligence suggest PC prices could rise as much as 20%. Smartphones could experience a similar increase, IDC analyst Francisco Jeronimo told me, with a disproportionate impact on lower-end models that stand to get both more expensive and less powerful. "
“This time is different,” said Francisco Jeronimo, an analyst at IDC who sees the rise in memory prices as a “crisis” for hardware makers. “This isn’t a normal cycle. This is a profound, long-term change that may last for two or three years.”
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
“O quarto trimestre de 2025 foi um trimestre notável tanto para a Apple quanto para a Samsung, já que consolidaram as suas posições, impulsionadas pelas fortes vendas no segmento premium e atingindo preços médios de venda recordes”, afirma Francisco Jeronimo da IDC.
www.cmjornal.pt/economia/det...
"By outsourcing the foundational layer of its AI to Google, Apple is effectively admitting that its internal efforts couldn't compete with Google's Gemini in terms of capability and scale in the short term," IDC analyst Francisco Jeronimo said.
🔗 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
“For an industry that has long been characterized by boom-and-bust cycles, this time is different,” IDC analyst Francisco Jeronimo wrote in a December report.
🔗 www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Smartphone Q4 2025 market results
While the holiday season typically drives stronger demand, the surge in the sales of PCs in late 2025 was further amplified by emerging memory shortages that led buyers and brands to secure inventory ahead of anticipated price increases in 2026.
🔗 www.idc.com/resource-cen...
💥 The PC market grew 9.6% YoY to 74 million units in Q4 2025.
Top 5 Vendor Shares Q4 2005:
#1. Lenovo [25.3%]
#2. HP [20.1%]
#3. Dell Technologies [15.3%]
#4. Apple [9.3%]
#5. ASUS [7.1%]
🔗 www.idc.com/resource-cen...
19 years ago today, Steve Jobs launched one of the most iconic products that would disrupt the entire device industry. It remains a remarkable presentation to watch 💯
Apple has sold 💥 3.1 billion iPhones and generated $2.7 trillion in sales 💵
🎂 Happy 19th birthday!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=MnrJ...
Meta Ray-Ban Display smart glasses were launched in September 2025, marking Meta's step forward from basic smart glasses toward AR glasses. Do initial sales suggest that a smartphone replacement is on the horizon? 💡
gamers zijn kanaries in de koolmijn: pc-onderdelen ontploffen in prijs, maar ook jouw volgende gsm of laptop zou duurder kunnen zijn.
in een artikel op HLN legt @fjeronimo.bsky.social uit wat AI daarmee te maken heeft: www.hln.be/tech/koop-di...
Samsung is planning to trial a co-branded credit card in the US next year, following the launch of the Apple Card in 2019.
This is a significant step forward for Samsung, enabling the company to expand its ecosystem and platform across hardware, software, and services.
🚨Millions of PCs globally will be at high risk of cyber-attacks, viruses and malware. Upgrade to Windows 11 for free or sign up for Microsoft's one-year extended security update for $30
IDC Spotlight 👉https://www.microsoft.com/content/dam/microsoft/final/en-us/microsoft-brand/documents/IDC_EN-US.pdf
💥 IDC Smartphone Q3 2025 Results are out:
💡 The smartphone market grew 🚀 2.6% YoY to 322.7 million units in Q3 2025
💡Apple delivered its best results ever in a July quarter
💡Samsung Electronics achieved its strongest July-quarter growth on record
💡IDC maintains a positive outlook for 2025
“With the titanium versions, Apple discovered that titanium isn’t an ideal material for managing heat,” Francisco Jeronimo, vice president of devices and data analytics at IDC Europe, told Newsweek."
👉 www.newsweek.com/apples-new-i...
The Meta Ray-Ban Display marks a huge step forward into Meta's AR/AI ambitions, and it will contribute to accelerating Meta's position in the smart glasses category #MetaConnect2025
Meta Connect is about to start. Watch live here 👉https://www.facebook.com/100080376596424/videos/1927325824791552
