HP is betting big on Qualcomm’s next-gen chips and OLED displays for its 2026 laptop refresh. The premium OmniBook Ultra 14, launching this month for $1,550, leads the charge with a claimed 45-hour battery life on some models. It’s a direct shot at Apple’s MacBook dominance.
Amazon is launching its first art TV, the Ember Artline, directly challenging Samsung’s popular The Frame. The 4K TV features a matte screen, interchangeable frames, and starts at $899 for a 55-inch model this spring.
Qualcomm is rounding out its 2025 Snapdragon X lineup with a new mid-range chip for 2026. The Snapdragon X2 Plus promises major GPU and CPU improvements to compete directly with Intel and AMD in laptops.
Asus is launching three new OLED gaming monitors featuring “RGB Stripe” pixel technology aimed at solving text clarity issues. The lineup includes a 27-inch 4K model with Tandem OLED and two 34-inch QD-OLED ultrawides with higher refresh rates.
Samsung is reportedly set to increase prices for its upcoming Galaxy S26 series in its home market of South Korea. The move breaks a three-year price freeze and creates a strange scenario where the phones could be cheaper in the US.
The Samsung Galaxy S26 Edge, a rumored slim phone model, might be back from the dead. New regulatory activity suggests Samsung is still preparing it for a possible launch, potentially to avoid major financial losses on pre-built inventory.
Even Realities is launching a pilot developer program for its Even Hub smart glasses platform. The focus is on practical, glanceable apps that don’t overwhelm. It’s a small start, but the goal is to build software that makes smart glasses actually useful.
Fitness tracker companies are getting into the blood testing game. A new hands-on review compares Oura’s $99 Health Panels and Whoop’s $349 Advanced Labs, revealing major differences in cost, convenience, and the alarming health data they can uncover.
After a 2025 rally focused on AI data center chips, Loop Capital analyst Gary Mobley is spotlighting two laggards for a comeback. He sees Synopsys jumping 28% and ON Semiconductor surging 38.5% this year as growth broadens.
AMD is kicking off 2026 with significant updates for its Linux software stack. The RadeonSI graphics driver is undergoing a major compilation refactor, and the ROCm 7.10 release now formally supports the upcoming Strix Point APUs.
