Samsung’s Galaxy S26 goes on a diet
The latest of a long line of rumours concerning Samsung’s next flagship, the Galaxy S26, reckons that the device will be a whole lot slimmer than its predecessor — we’d hope so — and throw in a wireless charging upgrade, too. That’s coming from the mouth of @UniverseIce, a typically reliable source when dealing with Samsung.
If the rumours are true, the Galaxy S26 will measure around 6.9mm thick, dunking on the base S25’s 7.2mm. No other dimensions of the phone are known yet, but seeing as this is a Samsung product, we’re guessing we’ll know before the company’s higher-ups do. Just give it time. 6.9mm is impressive, even if it doesn’t quite beat the Edge’s 5.8mm figure, a device category the company is reportedly readying itself to axe.
As long as Samsung’s quest to slim down its flagship doesn’t harm the battery life, we’re happy to see the upgrade. Still, the inclusion of a Qi2 charging coil, as presented on the render above, is easily the more welcome change, as it would finally bring the company’s devices up to par. Previous entries have been Qi2-ready for some time, meaning owners were forced to use a special case to make the most of it.
We’d normally get a look at the real thing in January, but it seems Samsung might miss the deadline this year, instead targeting a release in March.
That OLED MacBook Pro may be an M6 exclusive
Apple fans have drooled at the prospect of sticking an OLED panel into a MacBook for years. If Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman is correct, and he usually is, it’s readying that very thing. While Gurman initially predicted that the upgrade would arrive alongside the M6 chip in the MacBook Pro, his latest Power On newsletter tells a different story, claiming Apple will reserve the tech for the M6 Pro and M6 Max-toting Pros.
The same goes for the supposed redesign — possibly including a thinner chassis and touchscreen support — leaving buyers of the base M6 MacBook Pro without anything to look forward to by the time it’s on shelves. Gurman reckons that’ll be either late 2026 or early 2027, giving M5 owners something to do in the meantime.
Arguably more interesting on the Apple front, Gurman reported last week that the company was gearing up to enter the low-cost laptop market for the first time. It would do so with a budget Mac mini, meant to drive customers away from Chromebooks and other entry-level Windows computers. It wouldn’t be much use for gaming, but users looking for the Mac experience who simply want to browse the web or lightly edit could.
Codenamed J700, the device is currently in active testing in Apple’s labs and even in early production with overseas suppliers. Packing an iPhone processor and LCD screen, it remains to be seen what Apple thinks is fair to charge for such a device, since it tends to have a different idea of what ‘budget’ means.
Afcon finds a new home on DStv
With the CAF Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) right around the corner, DStv has confirmed that the tournament will get its own dedicated SuperSport channel in December 2025, where Morocco will kick things off against Comoros. Better yet, Canal+ Africa CEO David Mignot confirmed it would be broadcast in multiple languages.
“This year’s Africa Cup of Nations Morocco 2025 is a great demonstration of the power and potential of this common ambition: bringing together our expertise to offer unprecedented coverage,” Mignot said, before confirming the games would be available in “French, English, Portuguese, and indigenous languages, following SuperSport’s deal for English-speaking broadcast rights.”
It seems that Canal+, which took control of MultiChoice in September of this year, is to thank for the viewer-friendly decisions MultiChoice suddenly appears to be following, which Mignot reckons will only strengthen its relationship with customers. The broadcaster just wrapped up a free weekend of DStv Premium for all of its decoder subscribers — which, incidentally, had their prices cut this month — something it hasn’t done for years.
It’s the end of an era for the Nintendo Switch
One of the most influential consoles of all time, the Nintendo Switch, is nearing its expiration date. That makes sense. Nintendo’s hybrid console had a tremendous run in the eight years it’s been on shelves, paving the way for a proper successor as it secured itself the number-three spot on the list of best-selling consoles of all time.
In a financial results briefing last week, the Japanese company said, “Going forward, we will shift our primary development focus to Nintendo Switch 2 and expand our business around this new platform.” That doesn’t mean the Switch has disappeared from the zeitgeist just like that. They’ll still be on shelves, but there’s no denying Nintendo is winding down the console, resulting in fewer games for the old hardware.
Fortunately, Nintendo has already announced plenty of games that have yet to come to the original Switch, extending its lifespan by a good couple of months. It also said that it’d continue to sell the console “while taking consumer demand and the business environment into consideration.”
