Inside Samsung's smartphone 'torture chamber'

Garmin drops Cirqa subscription amid backlash, new MacBook OLED rumors, and more Created for gjagjeet610.worldwin@blogger.com | Web Version   23 July 2026 CONNECT WITH TECHRADAR  CONNECT WITH TECHRADAR    SIGN UP ⋅   WEBSITE Samsung TechRadar's Lance Ulanoff takes a tour (Samsung) 'An automated torture chamber': we visited Samsung's foldables factory in South Korea Samsung's foldable phones, including the new Z Fold 8 series, go through some seriously intensive testing before they're released — we got a close-up look at the process. Read the full story Read next: How Samsung developed its new silicon-carbon battery tech Wearables The Garmin Cirqa launched this week (Garmin) Garmin backtracks on Cirqa subscription after outcry from fans, makes a crucial feature free If you read early hands-on reviews of the Garmin Cirqa fitness band, you'll know real-time heart-rate tracking was initially locked behind a paywall — a decision Garmin has now reversed. Read the full story Read next: Samsung drops a big hint that the Galaxy Ring 2 is coming Computing Future MacBooks could come with OLED as standard (Future) MacBook OLED could be on track to launch in a few months, but skeptics still hate that rumored touchscreen Good news: the latest leaks suggest the OLED MacBook is still on track to arrive later this year. Bad news (for some): it's going to come with a controversial touchscreen upgrade. Read the full story Read next: Nvidia tries again to get gamers to like DLSS 5 Today's best deals, hand-picked by TechRadar's experts Get the new Samsung Galaxy Watch 9 for as little as $129.99 with this limited-time trade-in deal Samsung has excellent deals on the brand-new Galaxy Watch 9 and Galaxy Watch Ultra 2 — here's how you can save up to $250 on either device. View US deals T-Mobile's first Galaxy Z Fold 8 deal features the biggest trade-in rebate I've ever seen — save up to $1,900 These are today's 10 best back-to-school laptop deals — MacBook Neo, Dell, HP, Acer and more, from just $169 Gaming Amazon Luna is available through Prime Video (Amazon) Prime Video just got a massive free upgrade that lets you instantly play games like Fallout on your TV If you're a Prime Video subscriber and into your gaming, you'll be interested in a huge new upgrade that lets you access a host of games via streaming through the Prime VIdeo app. Read the full story Read next: Star Wars Zero Company takes 30-40 hours to beat Audio An Apple AirPod (Future) Here's how to turn an AirPod into an 'over-engineered frisbee stat tracker' We haven't seen an alternative use for AirPods quite as clever as this before: if you strap a bud to a frisbee, you can use it as a rudimentary tracker that measures your throws. Read the full story Read next: 6 budget-friendly headphones that are actually good Follow TechRadar Contact Us: Feedback | Advertise Sign Up | Update Profile | Unsubscribe Privacy Policy | Cookies Policy | Terms and Conditions When you purchase through links in our content, we may earn an affiliate commission.   © Future Publishing Limited. Reg No. 2008885 England. Quay House, The Ambury, Bath BA1 1UA.