Week in Review: The top stories in phones, computing, and more

iPhone 15 launch date leaks, behind the scenes at Samsung, and remembering MySpace Created for {EMAIL} | [Web Version]( August 4, 2023 CONNECT WITH TECH RADAR  [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( [Youtube]( [Tech Radar]( [SIGN UP]( ⋅ [WEBSITE](  [] Welcome to the Week in Review [] Welcome We’re now in the supposedly quiet mid-period between Samsung’s Galaxy Fold 5 launch and Apple’s big iPhone 15 party, but in the TechRadar office at least there’s still plenty happening. Predictably, those two events continue to dominate our thoughts. On the Samsung front, we’ve been busily following up on the big stories from Unpacked, with our US Editor-in-Chief Lance Ulanoff taking advantage of his trip to South Korea to enjoy a fascinating tour of the S23 Ultra production line, and our Fitness Editor Matt Evan putting the Galaxy Watch 6's battery life under the microscope. Over in Apple land, meanwhile… well, that iPhone 15 event just got a little more real, in the form of the first believable rumors around the likely date. More on all those stories below, along with the latest news about Elon Musk’s ongoing destruction of Twitter (sorry, X) and lots, lots more. Until next week, Marc McLaren, UK Editor-in-Chief [] The week in Samsung [] [Taking a tour around the Samsung Galaxy factory]( Inside the phone-building process (Samsung) [Taking a tour around the Samsung Galaxy factory]( TechRadar was treated to a special tour of the South Korean manufacturing plant where Samsung makes its Galaxy phones, and it was quite an eye-opener – there are many more meticulous steps to building and testing a flagship smartphone than you might think. [Read the full story]( [] - [The Galaxy Z Fold 5 doesn't have an S Pen slot for a relatable reason]( [] - [Samsung's wildly expensive Galaxy Tab S9 Ultra is actually a great deal]( [] - [24 hours with the Galaxy Watch 6 have confirmed our worst fears]( [] The week in Apple [] [We may have learned the iPhone 15 launch date]( Will the iPhone 15 Pro Max go one better than the iPhone 14 Pro Max with a 10x optical zoom? (Future) [We may have learned the iPhone 15 launch date]( Reports coming out of Apple HQ point to September 13 being the launch date for the iPhone 15 series. Whenever the big reveal happens, we'll be there – and we have some thoughts on what Apple's new phones need to do in order to impress us. [Read the full story]( [] - [This year's Apple Watch upgrade is set to be a major one]( [] - [The next iPad mini might launch with the iPhone 15 and Apple Watch 9]( [] - [Bezels could all but disappear from the iPhone 15 Pro models]( Free eBooks and Resources Free eBooks and resources brought to you by our sponsors - [How Technology Can help You Get a Good Night's Sleep]( - [#GIRLBOSS Book Summary]( - [Ten Traits Of Successful People]( - [8-Step Guide: How to Overcome Laziness and Start taking Action]( - [100 Motivational Quotes That Will Inspire You to Succeed]( [] The week in social media [] [MySpace launched 20 years ago, and we miss it]( The way social media used to be (MySpace) [MySpace launched 20 years ago, and we miss it]( The messy and toxic state of much of social media today has us pining for the MySpace age: the venerable social network launched 20 years ago this week, and we've been reminiscing about some of the long-lost features that we very much miss. [Read the full story]( [] - [Meta is readying several AI chatbots to try and save Threads]( [] - [Elon Musk's unpopular Twitter rebrand takes another turn for the worse]( [] - [Young people say social media is fine for mental health, actually]( [] The Week in Entertainment [] [Netflix's most-watched show faces cancellation calls]( Henry Cavill is bowing out as Geralt (Netflix) [Netflix's most-watched show faces cancellation calls]( The third season of The Witcher hasn't been well received by viewers at all, though the ratings from critics have been more positive, and plenty of people are watching it. It doesn't look as though season 4 of the show is under threat – at least, not yet. [Read the full story]( [] - [Loki season 2 trailer smashed a Disney Plus record]( [] - [Netflix goes full Barbenheimer as forgotten Barbie show storms its charts]( [] - [7 new movies and TV shows to stream this weekend]( [] The week in TVs [] [Disney might seriously be killing off 4K Blu-ray]( Blu-rays could be an endangered species (Proxima Studio / Shutterstock) [Disney might seriously be killing off 4K Blu-ray]( Streaming is going to win out in the end, it would seem: the rumor is that Disney is going to stop putting out movies in the 4K Blu-ray format, which would be incredibly sad for those of us who still prefer owning the media that we buy in a physical format. [Read the full story]( [] - [TCL's new 98-inch TV is ridiculously cheap for its size]( [] - [OLED-beating Micro LED TV tech is heading towards affordability]( [] - [LG's most popular OLED TVs just fixed a big brightness problem]( [] More of this week's top stories [] - [Nokia just released two dumb phones like it's 1996 all over again]( [] - [Meta Quest 3 gets new launch teaser ahead of Meta Connect]( [] - [The DJI Osmo Action 4 action camera delivers a key upgrade]( [] - [The Fitbit app is about to get a big overhaul – here's what it looks like]( [] - [New Microsoft Surface devices are incoming this year]( Sharing TechRadar with your network keeps the quality of content high and these newsletters free. 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