Samsung News.

Spider-Man: Brand New Day characters ditch Sony phones for Samsung Galaxy devices, prompting Xperia fans to call the film "one big Samsung ad." The Sony and Marvel Studios movie is breaking box office records despite the product placement criticism.

Samsung previewed zHBM, which vertically stacks HBM atop AI accelerators, and zNAND-O, built on V-NAND, and unveiled the industry's first V10 BV-NAND architecture. The designs target AI memory bandwidth and density improvements.

The Galaxy S26 FE has surfaced in leaked images, continuing Samsung's Fan Edition design trend. The base Galaxy S26 starts at $899, features a 6.3-inch display, Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 chipset, 12GB RAM, and 256GB base storage.

Amazon offers a $350 gift card with the Galaxy Z Fold 8 pre-order, beating Samsung's no-trade-in deal. The gift card makes Amazon's offer the better value for buyers not trading in a device.

Samsung plans to add native stablecoin features, including fiat-pegged savings and payments accounts, to 800 million new Galaxy smartphones via Samsung Wallet, potentially making it a dominant distributor of tokens like USDC.

BNY plans to add staking to its digital asset custody platform through a partnership with Galaxy, announced Tuesday. The service lets institutional clients earn staking rewards without moving assets out of custody, pending regulatory approval. Galaxy provides staking infrastructure and serves as design partner.

Amazon cut the Samsung Galaxy Tab S11 to $674.99, a $225 markdown from the $899.99 recommended retail price. The 25% discount beats the $749.99 price seen over the last 30 days.

Samsung's HDR10+ Advanced launches globally on Prime Video this month, August 2026, beating Dolby Vision 2 to market. The format supports 2026 Samsung TVs, offering precise HDR tone mapping and Intelligent Motion Smoothing, though supported titles remain unspecified.