The Verge's Nilay Patel, Dieter Bohn, Alex Cranz, and Chris Welch discuss what was announced at Samsung's August Unpacked event, including new foldables.

Senior reporter Adi Robertson explains the important changes coming to Apple's Messages and iCloud.

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Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 3 announced with S Pen support and water resistance
How Samsung beefed up its new folding phones: metal, tape, and a dab of goo
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Google is bringing Samsung to the Apple Watch fight
The Galaxy Watch 4 injects Samsung’s capable hardware with Google software
Samsung details new smartwatch chip ahead of Galaxy Watch 4 launch
Samsung announces Galaxy Buds 2 with active noise cancellation
Samsung Galaxy Buds 2 review: nailing the basics with style
Apple’s controversial new child protection features, explained
Apple pushes back against child abuse scanning concerns in new FAQ
Interview: Apple's head of Privacy details child abuse detection and Messages safety features
Senators target Apple’s App Store exclusivity in new bill
Senate approves $1 trillion infrastructure package as crypto worries loom
Senate cryptocurrency tax reporting deal fails
TCL announces new 6-series and 5-series TVs that come with Google TV instead of Roku
Valve Steam Deck hands-on: the Nintendo Switch of PC gaming
Apple’s 2021 iPhones will reportedly have a video portrait mode
HP’s new Chromebase AiO has a screen that rotates from portrait to landscape
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Dish says it will launch wireless 5G service in beta at the end of September
The race to build Africa’s 5G networks is entangled in a U.S. push to cut Huawei’s dominance

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