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Last updated: July 1, 2026, 5:30 AM ET

Mobile Innovations & AI Assistants

Meta has begun limiting usage of its smart glasses' Conversation Focus feature, restricting free access to just three hours per month. Meanwhile, Samsung is preparing to launch its first smart glasses, officially dubbed the Samsung Galaxy Glasses, which will run Android XR and be managed through the Galaxy Glasses Manager app confirmed by Samsung. In the AI space, Google is integrating its Spark agentic AI assistant into the Gemini app for mac OS, providing users with advanced conversational capabilities now available. Separately, the U.S. government has permitted Anthropic to redeploy its Mythos and Fable AI models, with user access set to resume on July 1 following approval.

Smartphone & Tablet Releases

iQOO has quietly expanded its tablet lineup in China with the introduction of the iQOO Pad 5c, featuring a 12.1-inch display and a 10,000mAh battery joining existing models. On the smartphone front, Punkt. has made its MC03 "Sovereign Smartphone" available for purchase. This device, designed in Switzerland and assembled in Germany with a Swiss-built operating system, is now shipping after an initial pre-order period now shipping. Clicks has also demonstrated its Black Berry-inspired Communicator, a device with a physical keyboard that, if it functions as shown, could appeal to users disillusioned with touchscreen typing shown in action.

Samsung's Foldable Future & Software Updates

Samsung is ramping up anticipation for its next-generation foldable devices, with official teasers now emerging for a wider-screen variant, widely expected to be named the Galaxy Z Fold8 teasing foldable. Detailed specifications for this broader foldable model have also surfaced in recent leaks, offering a glimpse into its potential hardware detailed specs leak. In software news, Samsung has commenced testing of One UI, based on Android, for the Galaxy A25 smartphone, following the recent stable rollout of One UI 8.5 which was based on Android 16 testing One UI 9.