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Samsung’s unveiled three new S-series handsets alongside its new wearables and the Galaxy Fold.

LG decided to announce a trio of devices ahead of Mobile World Congress 2019 (MWC), and it looks like three mid-rangers with some solid specs.

With an opening act that sounded more like the intro for an old-school Disney film, Samsung’s Unpacked 2019 event jumped right into the reveal of the Galaxy Fold. Yeah, that name’s official. And appropriate. 

Samsung wasn’t content to reveal their first folding smartphone and three new Galaxy S10 models at this year’s Unpacked even in San Fran. No, they took the wraps off a set of wireless earbuds and two new fitness-focused wearables, too.

Of all the fictional virtual assistants we know from pop culture, few stand up to the original and perhaps most famous: the HAL 9000 from the 1968 Stanley Kubrick film 2001: A Space Odyssey.

We should probably be thankful for that. After all, Alexa may shut your lights off, but she won’t turn against you and wreak havoc on your life. Or will she?

Though it’s not exactly unexpected, it’s nonetheless still a pity — Netflix has officially canned its last two Marvel offerings.…

Video-streaming service Viu is officially entering the South African market and has partnered with the SABC to license local content.

Huawei has announced that they’re returning to Paris, France, to unveil the P30 range of smartphones. This after they announced the iconic triple-camera P20 Pro in the same city in 2018.

In this week’s Light Start, we’ve got a folding smartphone as well as a lack of one, Samsung stops making Blu-ray players, and a Tolkien documentary series.

Imagine a house where the walls change colour depending on your mood, or your tablecloth changes shape when you’re having a dinner party. A house where every item, from your cushions to your lampshades, interact with you. This might sound like something out of Harry Potter, but such magic interior design could become a real part of our lives in the near future.