Qualcomm wants to fundamentally change the future of tech interactivity, but its plan apparently involves the death of individual apps.

A new report suggests the Exynos 2600 has a dedicated task force and has better yeild rates compared to its predecessors.

Qualcomm and Google announced extended support for Snapdragon 8 and 7-series chipsets this week, meaning owners of supported devices could be in line for up to 8 full years of software and security updates.

The extended support window only applies to Android devices with the latest Qualcomm chipsets. To start, the eight-year support timeline will be extended to devices running the new Snapdragon 8 Elite mobile platform,

Samsung calls the A-series variant of its generative AI “Awesome Intelligence.” It’s exclusive to the Galaxy A56 5G, Galaxy A36 5G, and Galaxy A26 5G, and it brings pretty standard generative AI tools. Many of the same features are included on the mainline S25s. The features include:

Discover the Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra: cutting-edge camera, silicon-carbon battery, and Snapdragon 8 Elite 2 processor. Is it worth the hype?

Samsung says the A36 and A56 have a larger vapor chamber cooling system for better heat dissipation during intense processing activities like gaming, and that this system is nearly the same size as last year's Galaxy S24+. They also support 45-watt fast charging, which should get you up to 70 percent in 30 minutes.