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Korean publication FN News has some good news and some bad news for people wanting to buy the Galaxy S26 when it comes out (likely in March) – prices are going up, but launch day deals may allow you to dodge the price hike. According to industry sources, the prices of the base 256GB models will increase between KRW 44,000 and KRW 88,000 in South Korea. For reference, the Galaxy S25 launched at KRW 1,155,000, the S25+ at KRW 1,353,000 and the S25 Ultra at KRW 1,698,400. That’s for Korea – Samsung will reportedly keep the launch prices the same…

Most of us will make New Year’s resolutions. But most of them will fall by the wayside come mid-February. Here’s a collection of apps that will make keeping your resolutions easier – and keep you motivated through the process. Remente: Self Care & WellbeingRemente – Self Improvement can help you reach your goals. The app includes a daily planner, a life assessment tool, a goal-setting system, and a collection of articles and exercises to get you on your way to better habits. You can keep track of your mood in the journal and make improvements to all aspects of your…

The company plans to commence full-scale operations in Jordan in the first quarter of 2026, offering consumers accessible and responsible financing solutions across sectors including retail, electronics, healthcare, and education. Valu,  Egypt’s leading universal fintech platform, has received final approval from the Central Bank of Jordan (CBJ) to operate in the country under a Specialized Finance license, marking a key milestone in its regional expansion. The company plans to commence full-scale operations in Jordan in the first quarter of 2026, offering consumers accessible and responsible financing solutions across sectors including retail, electronics, healthcare, and education. To lead its Jordanian operations,…

LG CLOiD Home Robot | Key Features, Price & Alternatives HomeCESBest of CES 2026LG CLOiD Home Robot Gadget Flow EditorsLG CLOiD Home RobotLG Electronics LG CLOiD™ Home Robot is an AI-powered household robot that brings LG’s Zero Labor Home vision to life, designed to handle everyday chores through Physical AI, robotics, and deep smart-home integration.Autonomous household task execution: LG CLOiD performs real home tasks such as cooking assistance, laundry handling, and appliance coordination by understanding context and user routines.Vision-based Physical AI system: Combines Vision Language Model (VLM) and Vision Language Action (VLA) to translate visual and verbal input into precise…

Chinese regulatory TENAA published a listing for an upcoming OnePlus phone and judging by the images, it’s safe to assume that it’s the Turbo 6V phone that the company teased last month alongside the vanilla Turbo 6. OnePlus Turbo 6V The TENAA listing reveals a 6.78-inch OLED panel with a 144Hz refresh rate, while the chipset is likely the Snapdragon 7s Gen 4. The available RAM options will be 8GB, 12GB and 16GB, while storage variants are 128GB, 256GB and 512GB. The back has a 50 MP main camera paired with a 2 MP shooter, which is either…

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates, Jan. 5, 2026 — The Technology Innovation Institute (TII), the applied research arm of Abu Dhabi’s Advanced Technology Research Council (ATRC), has announced Falcon-H1 Arabic, a newly developed large language model built on a hybrid Mamba-Transformer architecture. Representing a complete departure from previous transformer-based versions, this new model establishes itself as the highest-performing system on the Open Arabic LLM Leaderboard (OALL). This milestone sets Falcon-H1 Arabic as the leading Arabic AI model currently available, outperforming models several times larger while delivering state-of-the-art accuracy, context handling, and linguistic representation. His Excellency Faisal al Bannai, Adviser to the…

The move, which follows the memorandum of understanding signed between Mastercard and the Central Bank of Syria in September to support the modernization of the country’s digital payments infrastructure, will expand access to seamless, secure and innovative digital transactions. Mastercard  announced that QNB Group,  the largest financial institution in the Middle East and Africa, was granted a Mastercard license to extend its issuing and acquiring activities in Syria, enabling it to provide Mastercard payment solutions – accepted locally and internationally- to individuals and businesses. The move, which follows the memorandum of understanding signed between Mastercard and the Central Bank of…

Boston DynamicsIf CES 2026 proves anything, it’s that AI is moving off our devices and into the physical world. A case in point is the Boston Dynamics Atlas humanoid robot. First unveiled in 2021, the original Atlas was heavy with slow, clunky movements. Fast-forward to 2026, and you’ll find that Atlas can dance, cartwheel, and even stand up in a way that no human can.What’s responsible for the change? Tireless engineering at Boston Dynamics has painstakingly constructed every centimeter of this humanoid robot. Plus, Atlas has an AI brain.A Humanoid Robot with Beyond-Human MovesBoston DynamicsAtlas may be labeled a humanoid,…

According to a leaked Lenovo presentation, Motorola is developing its first book-style foldable smartphone, reportedly called the Razr Fold. The device is expected to launch later this year. Prominent leaker Evan Blass shared slides from the internal presentation, which outline several upcoming Lenovo and Motorola products. One of the slides confirms the existence of the Motorola Razr Fold. While the slide mentions a launch window later this year, it does not reveal an exact date. That said, there’s a chance Motorola could unveil the Razr Fold at CES 2026. The leaked slide also notes that the upcoming foldable phone will…

Through these initiatives, Bank NXT aims to strengthen platform reliability, enhance customer experiences, and maintain a competitive edge in Egypt’s evolving digital banking landscape. Bank NXT,  a leading provider of integrated retail and corporate banking solutions in Egypt, has partnered with IBM  and Inspire for Solutions Development to advance its digital banking transformation. The bank has implemented IBM Instana®, IBM Turbonomic®, and IBM Cloud Pak® solutions to create a modern, scalable digital infrastructure designed to enhance operational efficiency, optimize IT resources, and deliver faster, more reliable services to customers. As Egypt’s financial sector increasingly shifts toward agile and innovative digital…