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A New Era of Foldables: Samsung’s Galaxy Z TriFold Is Coming to the US Early Next Year

This triple-display foldable will first arrive in Korea later this month.

After months of teasing a triple-display foldable phone, Samsung is gearing up to launch what it’s calling the Galaxy Z TriFold — because foldables with just one hinge are so last year. 

The phone is slated to become available first in Korea on Dec. 12, and will then launch in other locations including China, Taiwan, Singapore and the United Arab Emirates. It’ll arrive in the US in the first quarter of 2026. Samsung hasn’t shared a US price for the trifold, but Reuters notes it’ll cost 3.59 million won in Korea, which converts to around $2,440.

To get this caveat out of the way: A trifold phone doesn’t actually fold three times. Rather, devices like the Z TriFold have a main screen with two hinges, allowing the phone to fold into three sections. They appear to be more of a hybrid between a phone and, when unfolded, a tablet. The Z TriFold boasts a 10-inch display when unfurled and a 6.5-inch cover display. 

«The company’s decade-long experience in foldable category innovation inspired Galaxy Z TriFold’s uniquemulti-folding form factor, which uses an inward-folding design to protect the main display,» Samsung said in a blog post. «The foldingmechanism has been precisely engineered for easy opening and closing, with an auto-alarm alerting the userof incorrect folding through a series of on-screen alerts and vibrations.» 

A Galaxy of features comes together

The Galaxy Z TriFold appears to borrow elements from two of its siblings: the Galaxy S25 Edge and the Galaxy Z Fold 7. Both phones are impressively thin, with the Edge measuring 5.8mm and the Z Fold 7 measuring 4.2mm thick when unfolded. 

The Z TriFold goes one step further. It’s just 3.9mm thick «at its thinnest point,» Samsung says. Reading the fine print reveals that measurement excludes «the camera and the preinstalled protective film.» The thickest panel is the center one, which measures 4.2mm. The panel with the side button is 4mm thick. Still, that should all help to reduce bulk when the three screens are stacked shut on top of one another. 

The rear triple-camera system includes a 200-megapixel wide-angle camera, similar to the Galaxy S25 Ultra, S25 Edge and Z Fold 7. There’s also a 12-megapixel ultrawide and 10-megapixel telephoto camera. For selfies, you’ll find 10-megapixel front-facing cameras on both the cover and main screens. 

Like Samsung’s other premium phones released this year, the Z TriFold is powered by a custom Snapdragon 8 Elite processor. It also has a 5,600-mAh three-cell battery — a nice upgrade over the 4,400-mAh battery on the Galaxy Z Fold 7. Samsung notes this system «has been placed ineach of the three panels of the device for balanced power delivery and all-day endurance.» The phone supports 45-watt super-fast charging. 

Unlike Huawei’s Mate XTs trifold, which unfurls into a Z shape, Samsung’s trifold has panels that fold inward, more like a pamphlet. 

The Z TriFold has two different-sized hinges, «creating a smoother, more stable fold despitevarying weight and components across the device,» Samsung notes. This also helps to reduce the gap between the screens. The titanium hinge housing «resists wear over time,» and the phone’s Advanced Armor Aluminum frame should also help with durability, while preventing the screens from touching when folded shut. 

The Z TriFold borrows another trait from the Z Fold 7: an IP48 rating. That means the phone can be submerged under 1.5 meters of water for up to 30 minutes and is protected against solid particles larger than 1 millimeter, but not against dust. Meanwhile, Google’s Pixel 10 Pro Fold boasts an impressive IP68 rating for water and dust resistance. 

Samsung’s triple-display foldable has Corning’s Gorilla Glass Ceramic 2 on the front, while the back is made of ceramic-glass fiber-reinforced polymer. 

Why would someone buy the Galaxy Z TriFold?

So what’s the point of a phone that unfolds into a giant 10-inch display? Samsung says the Z TriFold is ideal for multitasking.

«Users can use the screen with endless versatility — they can create across three different portrait-sized apps side-by-side without interruption, resize apps inmulti-window to view the most important information clearly, or hold it vertically when reviewing documents forimproved focus,» the company notes.

Samsung also says a wider screen can be good for watching movies and TV shows. And if you’re watching a YouTube video, you can simultaneously read the comments on the neighboring display. Samsung notes that «minimized creasing on the device keeps content seamless anduninterrupted.» That’ll be a crucial element. 

The phone’s AMOLED cover and main screens have a refresh rate up to 120Hz. The cover display boasts a peak brightness of 2,600 nits, while the main screen features a peak brightness of 1,600 nits. 

The Galaxy Z TriFold will arrive with Android 16 and One UI 8. It’s not yet clear how much the phone will cost in the US, but given the Z Fold 7’s $2,000 starting price, it’ll probably be a pretty penny.

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Apple Crowns Its Top Apps of 2025, and AI Dominates the Field

Tiimo, a visual planner for people with ADHD that uses AI, won the App of the Year award.

Apple named the 17 winners of its 2025 App Store Awards on Thursday, and AI made its presence felt. App of the Year Tiimo, created for folks with ADHD, is an AI visual planner; iPad App of the Year Detail uses AI to simplify video editing; and Mac App of the Year Essayist employs AI to ease «the time-consuming work of formatting academic papers.»

Apple began giving out App Store Awards over a decade ago, with recent App of the Year winners including Kino (2024), AllTrails (2023), BeReal (2022), Toca Life World (2021) and Wakeout! (2020).

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It’s apparent from this year’s selections that the AI juggernaut will continue growing in global influence. The Business of Apps, a B2B media and information platform, estimates that the AI app sector generated $4.5 billion in 2024 — more than half of that via ChatGPT — and that nearly 700 million people used AI apps in the first half of 2025. The website predicts that the AI app sector will exceed $150 billion in revenue by 2030.

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«Every year, we’re inspired by the ways developers turn their best ideas into innovative experiences that enrich people’s lives,» said Tim Cook, Apple’s CEO. «This year’s winners represent the creativity and excellence that define the App Store, and they demonstrate the meaningful impact that world-class apps and games have on people everywhere.»

‘For brains that work differently’

Tiimo is based in Copenhagen and was co-founded by Helene Lassen Nørlem and Melissa Würtz Azari to create planning tools for individuals with Autism, ADHD, neurodivergence and executive functioning differences. The company website says its app’s tools «are adaptive by design; visual, flexible, and grounded in how neurodivergent people really plan, think, and follow through,» and notes that the app is «for brains that work differently.»

The app originated as a research project exploring how tech could support neurodivergent teens, but Würtz Azaritransformed that into a business after being diagnosed with ADHD and dyslexia, according to the company.

Tiimo’s App of the Year honor comes a year after the app was named a finalist in the 2024 Apple Design Awards in the inclusivity category.

Würtz Azari said Tiimu succeeds because its developers «challenge that status quo» of how apps typically present calendars, to-do lists and focus tools. We «integrate focus timers into tasks, add small celebratory cues, and build subtle improvements that make it easier to stay organized,» she said.

Tackling the citations beast

Anyone who has done a research paper or term paper knows how incredibly annoying and time-consuming it is to do citations.

Essayist, the Mac App of the Year, utilizes AI to «insert citations seamlessly,» for APA, MLA, Chicago/Turabian and Harvard citation styles. The app also eases the processes of adding references and formatting papers.

Video editing made AI easy

The Detail app, which Apple named iPad App of the Year, says its app can «turn podcasts, reactions and presentations into ready to share content in seconds.» 

Detail says its Auto Edit feature can perform «silence removal, zoom cuts, titles, captions, music and more.»

Detail also says that its Podcast Auto Edit tool can «generate multiple long-form edits and short clips for social in a tap – —utomatically switch speakers and save hours of editing.»

The complete list of winners

As chosen from the previously announced finalists, here are the 17 winners of Apple’s 2025 App Store Awards:

iPhone App of the Year: Tiimo
iPhone Game of the Year: Pokémon TCG Pocket
iPad App of the Year: Detail
iPad Game of the Year: DREDGE
Mac App of the Year: Essayist
Mac Game of the Year: Cyberpunk 2077: Ultimate Edition
Apple Vision Pro App of the Year: Explore POV
Apple Vision Pro Game of the Year: Porta Nubi
Apple Watch App of the Year: Strava
Apple TV App of the Year: HBO Max
Apple Arcade Game of the Year: WHAT THE CLASH?
Cultural Impact Winners: Art of Fauna, Chants of Sennaar, despelote, Be My Eyes, Focus Friend, and StoryGraph

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Today’s Wordle Hints, Answer and Help for Dec. 5, #1630

Here are hints and the answer for today’s Wordle for Dec. 5, No. 1,630.

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Today’s Wordle puzzle is a little tricky, though the letters aren’t super unusual. If you need a new starter word, check out our list of which letters show up the most in English words. If you need hints and the answer, read on.

Today’s Wordle hints

Before we show you today’s Wordle answer, we’ll give you some hints. If you don’t want a spoiler, look away now.

Wordle hint No. 1: Repeats

Today’s Wordle answer has no repeated letters.

Wordle hint No. 2: Vowels

Today’s Wordle answer has two vowels.

Wordle hint No. 3: First letter

Today’s Wordle answer begins with A.

Wordle hint No. 4: Last letter

Today’s Wordle answer ends with G.

Wordle hint No. 5: Meaning

Today’s Wordle answer can refer to being with or surrounded by people. It’s also the first word in a popular computer game where someone is an imposter.

TODAY’S WORDLE ANSWER

Today’s Wordle answer is AMONG

Yesterday’s Wordle answer

Yesterday’s Wordle answer, Dec. 4, No. 1629 was TULIP.

Recent Wordle answers

Nov. 30, No. 1625: MUGGY

Dec. 1, No. 1626: LEACH

Dec. 2, No. 1627: CACTI

Dec. 3, No. 1628: HASTE

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Today’s NYT Connections Hints, Answers and Help for Dec. 5, #908

Here are some hints and the answers for the NYT Connections puzzle for Dec. 5, No. 908.

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Today’s NYT Connections puzzle is a little easier than usual, I thought. I spotted the blue group connection right away. If you need help solving it, you’re in the right place. Read on for clues and today’s Connections answers.

The Times now has a Connections Bot, like the one for Wordle. Go there after you play to receive a numeric score and to have the program analyze your answers. Players who are registered with the Times Games section can now nerd out by following their progress, including the number of puzzles completed, win rate, number of times they nabbed a perfect score and their win streak.

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Hints for today’s Connections groups

Here are four hints for the groupings in today’s Connections puzzle, ranked from the easiest yellow group to the tough (and sometimes bizarre) purple group.

Yellow group hint: Not easy.

Green group hint: How things are.

Blue group hint: Monopoly is another one.

Purple group hint: Gab.

Answers for today’s Connections groups

Yellow group: Tricky.

Green group: State of affairs.

Blue group: Classic board games.

Purple group: ____ talk.

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What are today’s Connections answers?

The yellow words in today’s Connections

The theme is tricky. The four answers are complex, delicate, sticky and tough.

The green words in today’s Connections

The theme is state of affairs. The four answers are deal, situation, status and story.

The blue words in today’s Connections

The theme is classic board games. The four answers are Mastermind, Mouse Trap, Operation and Sorry.

The purple words in today’s Connections

The theme is ____ talk. The four answers are baby, pillow, small and sweet.

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