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Samsung’s Galaxy Z Fold8 is a Passport-Sized Smartphone That Puts a Tablet in Your Hands, Perfect iPhone Ultra Alternative

By Jackson Chung September 8, 2026

Samsung spent countless hours stretching book-style foldables taller and slimmer. Galaxy Z Fold8, priced at $1,649.99 (was $1,900), goes the other direction, folding into a short, wide slab that sits in a pocket like a passport and opens into a 7.6-inch screen built for movies, books, and two apps at once. Folded, the phone measures 123.9 by 81.9 by 9.7 millimeters and weighs 201 grams, light enough that reviewers keep comparing it to a regular flagship rather than a hinge-and-glass experiment. Opened, the body thins to 4.5 millimeters. Armor aluminum, Gorilla Glass Victus Ceramic 3 on the cover, and an IP48 rating (dust over 1 millimeter, 1.5 meters of water for 30 minutes) keep the package from feeling fragile after a month of daily carry.

Luca Guadagnino’s ‘Artificial’ Opens Pandora’s Box on Christmas Day

By Bill Smith September 8, 2026

Neon put the first official teaser for Artificial in front of viewers this morning, and Andrew Garfield already looks settled into Sam Altman’s skin. Luca Guadagnino directed the 140-minute film from a screenplay by Simon Rich. It covers the five days in November 2023 when OpenAI’s board removed Altman as chief executive and then brought him back while the company sat at the center of a race to control the technology that would soon sit on every phone and laptop.

Ocarina of Time Remake Hands Link a Jump Button and Lets You Hum the Songs on November 5

By Bill Smith September 8, 2026

Nintendo used its Zelda 40th anniversary Direct today to show the first real gameplay of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time remake, confirming a November 5 launch exclusively on Switch 2. Eiji Aonuma walked through the opening hours in Kokiri Forest, presenting the project as a faithful interpretation built with modern tools rather than a loose retelling.

Two Screens, One Pocket, Retroid Pocket Duo Steps Out of the Shadows

By Bill Smith September 8, 2026

Retroid spent years circling the two-screen idea without building a complete machine around it. A $69 clip-on AMOLED panel already existed for the Pocket 5, Pocket Mini, and Pocket 4 Pro, and the Flip line already folded closed like a book. On September 7 the company stopped circling. A 20-second clip posted with the line “Two Screens.. One Pocket.” showed a dim silhouette of a clamshell handheld and almost nothing else. Hours later official renders arrived during the Retro Handhelds Podcast, and that outline became a real object with a real name: Retroid Pocket Duo.

First Look at Paraborgs, Cyborg Roaches That Crawl Into Rubble and Fire Lifesaving Needles

By Jackson Chung September 8, 2026

Photo credit: The University of Queensland
Australian researchers have fitted giant burrowing cockroaches with electrodes, cameras, and spring-loaded syringes so the insects can be steered like tiny remote vehicles and deliver medicine in places no human or ordinary robot can reach.