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Lenovo’s Legion Go Fold Concept Introduces Very Vertical Gaming on the Go

This handheld gaming prototype has a ridiculous number of options when it comes to screen orientation and controller placement.

Lenovo revealed its Legion Go Fold hybrid gaming console and laptop concept at Mobile World Congress 2026. In a true merger of the form and functionality of both types of devices, the Go Fold concept promises multiple setup configurations to meet users’ daily needs.

This experimental gaming computer folds along the middle of its 11.6-inch OLED display, morphing from a laptop into a portable 7.7-inch handheld console. It’s a neat trick that turns an ostensibly bulky device into something much more manageable for gaming on the go, providing an experience akin to Lenovo’s other Legion Go products.

The standard handheld mode is nothing to write home about, but the screen can be unfolded 90 degrees, expanding into a wider horizontal mode to take advantage of the full 11.6-inch display space. Controllers can be disconnected and reattached to the top and bottom of the device, turning the Legion Go Fold into a vertical gaming machine.

The final configuration takes advantage of wide open flat space, letting users prop up a half-folded Legion Go Fold and connect a wireless keyboard to transform it into a pseudo-clamshell laptop, upon which you can play video games or take care of pressing office work.

The current iteration of the Legion Go Fold prototype is outfitted with an Intel Core Ultra 7 258V processor and 32GB of RAM. It has a 48-watt-hour battery, which is solid for a handheld but doesn’t seem quite as feasible for the concept’s expanded desktop mode. While the right controller is disconnected from the device, it can be used as a mouse to interact with the screen — a feature borrowed from the Legion Go Gen 2 that is especially useful during laptop mode.

Many of Lenovo’s concepts get turned into shipping products, so there’s a very real chance you’ll be able to buy this foldable console in the future. Just don’t expect it anytime soon — previous concepts have taken more than a year to come to market, and they aren’t always exactly like the product prototype.

My first impressions: I want to play Tetris on it

When I first got the Legion Go Fold concept in my hands and started playing around with its configurations, my colleague Matt Elliott posed a simple question to me: Is this a handheld that I’d want to use day-to-day?

My lukewarm response was that I’d want to play Tetris on it while using the vertical display mode, but that I wasn’t sure if the Legion Go Fold fulfilled any other purpose for me. Now that I’ve had more time to noodle on my brief experience with the console, I’ve come to the realization that I really want to play Tetris on it.

An almost nostalgic element is at work with this concept. The Legion Go Fold is a completely new device, something we’ve never seen before, and yet holding it in my hands evoked memories of flipping open a Game Boy Advance or Nintendo DS.

There’s something to be said about the appeal of combining a satisfying tactile experience with a compact form. The Legion Go Fold might not have a clamshell top like the handheld consoles from my childhood, but it makes me giddy to think about using such a powerful device the same way I used to unfold my DS to get some game time in from the backseat of my mom’s car.

I’ve also come to appreciate the versatility proposed by this concept. The vertical screen is a configuration you won’t find on competing handhelds, and Lenovo purports that you can split the display into two screens to play a game on one while you watch a video walkthrough on the other. I’m skeptical of people being able to play a game while also watching a tutorial at the same time in this short-attention-space-TikTok era, but I’d still be willing to try. The Legion Go Fold concept is all about providing users with maximum control over their experience.

I find the experimental vertical display appealing even if I don’t know what games beyond Tetris I’d play on it. But the overall design that lets me fold and unfold the display and click the controllers into either side of the console to play games in four different setup configurations is just a fundamentally convenient design.

I could easily see myself using the standard folded handheld mode on the train on the way to work, then unfolding the Go Fold and setting up a wireless keyboard and using the right controller’s mouse controls to knock out some work. During my lunch break, I might just unfold the device into vertical mode to play Tetris Effect: Connected.

This concept works for me, and I could see some iteration of this device replacing tablets and laptops to become an all-rounder daily staple piece of technology. I suspect it would have a similar appeal to other hardcore gamers.

The Lenovo Legion Go Fold feels like a tangible step forward for handheld gaming, and it’s a natural step toward combining the form and function of an on-the-go console and a work computer. It’s a genuinely exciting concept and the number one thing I stepped away from MWC hoping to see come to fruition.

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Trump Maintains US‑Iran Negotiations Continue Amid Tehran’s Denials of Duplicity

President Trump insists that US‑Iran talks are ongoing despite Tehran’s denial of any negotiation plans, while warning that only a deal or total surrender will allow passage through the Strait of Hormuz. Conflicting statements from both sides have heightened uncertainty as the conflict enters its sixth month.

On Monday, President Donald Trump asserted that negotiations between the United States and Iran are still taking place, even after Tehran stated it has no intention of engaging in direct talks with Washington.

In a fiery Truth Social post, Trump labeled Iran’s leaders “unbelievably duplicitous,” claiming they are lying about ongoing peace talks “whether Iran wants to admit it or not.” He repeated his assertion that the United States completely controls the Strait of Hormuz, despite maritime traffic through the crucial route lingering at only a small fraction of pre‑conflict levels.

He wrote, “Nothing reaches Iran unless we allow it, and nothing will pass unless a deal—or total surrender—is achieved.”

Earlier that day, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmail Baghaei told reporters there is no imminent plan for U.S.–Iran negotiations, contradicting Trump’s earlier comment that talks would resume Monday afternoon. Baghaei added that Iran’s only current discussions are with Oman concerning the Strait of Hormuz.

The conflicting statements have heightened uncertainty over the peace‑talk process and the broader conflict, now in its sixth month.

Trump’s assertion about new negotiations came a day after he said on Truth Social that he had agreed to cancel a massive strike against Iran “subject to being able to rapidly make a DEAL.” He said in the same post that Iran and other Middle Eastern countries had asked him to hold off on that attack because “the perimeters of a deal has been agreed to.”

Trump has claimed dozens of times throughout the more‑than‑five‑month‑long war that a deal is at hand. No permanent deal has been signed, and a temporary ceasefire reached in June has fallen apart.

Trump has also repeatedly threatened to launch devastating strikes against Iran before backing off. After the latest example, oil prices on Monday fell and stocks surged.

BMI, a research unit of Fitch Solutions, said in a note Monday that a broader diplomatic understanding on reopening the Strait of Hormuz is still achievable this quarter, while raising the probability of its escalation scenario to 35% from 25%, citing mounting military, diplomatic and economic signs of rising U.S.-Iran tensions.

“Diplomatic progress is likely to be punctuated by periodic military flare-ups, while miscalculation by either side could trigger a renewed escalation,” BMI analysts wrote in a note. The firm said the key issue to watch is the future governance of the strait, as the Iran-Oman talks — potentially backed by Gulf states, China and the U.S. — point to efforts to build a post-conflict shipping framework.

Shipping risks persist even as diplomacy appears to be advancing. The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations Centre said it received a report of an incident 20 nautical miles (23 miles) northeast of Khasab, Oman — at the mouth of the strait — with a tanker’s master reporting an explosion in close proximity to the vessel at about 20:37 UTC Sunday (4:37 pm ET). The vessel and crew were safe and authorities are investigating, UKMTO said, advising ships to transit with caution.

The proposal Trump announced over the weekend calls for the U.S. and Iran to return to negotiations and continue ironing out some of the thorny issues that had derailed diplomatic efforts, according to The Associated Press, citing a regional official involved in the mediation efforts.

The official said the proposal also includes a reopening of the Hormuz Strait and halting attacks across the region, including by Iranian-backed militias in Iraq on the Arab Gulf countries and Jordan.

The U.S., for its part, will end its naval blockade on Iran and allow Tehran to export its oil, the official said, adding that no deal has been reached, although the mediation efforts remained underway.

Trump’s weekend reversal has lowered the temperature after days of escalating attacks across the Gulf. Kuwait said Saturday that Iranian forces launched a wave of drones within its airspace, with its military destroying multiple aircraft after Iran targeted critical infrastructure in the country’s north.

A parallel track with Muscat is also advancing. Iranian diplomats said Tehran was close to reaching a new arrangement with Oman to manage shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, a deal critical to preventing the war from escalating further, according to the Financial Times.

Iranian officials said negotiations over future management of the Hormuz Strait with Oman, which sits on the opposite shore of the waterway, are in their final stages. The agreed shipping route would be different from those used before, according to Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson, Baghaei, adding that the new route was separate from the issue of the strait’s reopening or continued closure.

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Oil Prices Slide as Trump Halts Planned Iran Strike

Oil prices dropped after Trump cancelled a planned strike on Iran, with WTI down about 5% and Brent near 5% lower. He said the move followed requests from Tehran and regional allies for a pause while a deal shaping the Strait of Hormuz and Iran’s nuclear program is negotiated.

Oil prices fell on Monday after President Donald Trump announced he had cancelled a planned strike on Iran. WTI futures dropped roughly 5% to $80.34 a barrel, while Brent slipped about 4.7% to $83.77 a barrel.

Trump said early Sunday he called off the strike after Iran and several Middle Eastern nations asked him to hold off, noting that the outlines of a deal had been agreed upon. He added that the prospective accord would entail the immediate, full opening of the Strait of Hormuz and an end to Iran’s nuclear ambitions, according to his Truth Social post.

The president had been considering another round of strikes as diplomatic hopes waned since the conflict began on February 28. He said the U.S. and Iran would meet for talks on Monday, but Iran denied any scheduled negotiations with Washington, citing PressTV. Iran’s foreign‑ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei clarified that Tehran was only discussing shipping routes through the Strait of Hormuz with Oman. In a follow‑up Truth Social message, Trump insisted that, regardless of Iran’s acknowledgment, the United States is indeed discussing a solution to a long‑standing problem created by Iran.

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Oil Prices Drop as Trump Cancels Planned Attack on Iran

Oil prices fell sharply after President Trump announced the cancellation of a planned strike on Iran, citing a new deal that would open the Hormuz Strait and end Iran’s nuclear threat.

Oil prices fell sharply on Monday after President Donald Trump announced that he had called off a planned strike on Iran.

West Texas Intermediate futures, the U.S. benchmark, slipped roughly 5% to close at $80.34 per barrel, while Brent crude, the international benchmark, declined 4.7% to settle at $83.77 a barrel.

Trump made the announcement early Sunday, saying he had canceled the strike following requests from Tehran and other Middle Eastern countries.

In a Truth Social post, he wrote: “We have just been asked by Iran, and other Middle Eastern Countries, to hold off any attack in that the perimeters of a deal has been agreed to.”

The president indicated that the proposed agreement would include the immediate, complete, and total opening of the Hormuz Strait, as well as an end to Iran’s nuclear threat.

Trump had been weighing additional strikes amid diminishing prospects for a diplomatic resolution to the conflict that began on Feb. 28. He stated that the U.S. and Iran would hold negotiations on Monday.

Tehran denied that talks were planned with Washington, according to state news outlet PressTV.

Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei said Tehran was only holding talks with Oman regarding the routes ships can use through the Strait of Hormuz.

In a subsequent Truth Social post, Trump added that whether “Iran wants to admit it or not, we are, in fact, talking of a solution to a problem that they have caused for decades.”