Streaming Service Changes and Samsung's August Unpacked Highlights

The Verge's Nilay Patel, David Pierce, Alex Cranz, and Richard Lawler to discuss all the announcement from Samsung's Galaxy Unpacked event this past week.

Further reading:

• HBO Max will be replaced next year by a new service combined with Discovery Plus
• Samsung’s Galaxy Unpacked August 2022: the five biggest announcements
• The Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 4 gets a little extra polish, but it’s still $999
• The new Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 4 is a little better and still too expensive
• Here’s how the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 4 compares to last year’s Z Fold 3
• Samsung’s Galaxy Unpacked is a foldable party of one
• Samsung still hasn’t given us a good reason to buy a foldable phone 
• Samsung goes big on battery with the Galaxy Watch 5 series 
• Samsung’s Galaxy Buds 2 Pro: more comfortable design and hi-fi audio
• Google tries publicly shaming Apple into adopting RCS
• Disney Plus’ Premium streaming price is rising to $10.99 per month
• Disney Plus’ ad-supported plan will launch in December
• Disney Plus and Hulu are getting steep price hikes
• Gmail is now officially allowed to spam-proof politicians’ emails
• Ethereum’s big proof-of-stake blockchain switch could happen on September 15th
• Apple’s next iPhone might be more expensive
• AirPods cases with USB-C could be in the cards for 2023
• Battery percentage finally returns to iOS 16 and it’s hideous
• Sonos has delayed the release of its next product — likely the Sub Mini
• LG Display’s 97-inch OLED panel vibrates to create ‘cinematic’ 5.1 sound

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