At Samsung Galaxy Unpacked 2026, the company revealed this year’s lineup, including the Samsung Buds4, Buds4 Pro and several Galaxy Book6 variants.

Samsung Galaxy Unpacked is where the company finally unveils the year’s newest devices. While smartphones are always a highlight, like last year’s S25 Edge, which was a surprise reveal, we also get a look at new products within the Samsung Galaxy ecosystem. This year, ahead of Unpacked, CGM got a look at the S26 series lineup, as well as the new Samsung Galaxy Buds4, Buds4 Pro and the entire Galaxy Book6 series.

Starting with the Samsung Galaxy Buds4 line, 2026 sees a complete redesign of the earbuds. VP of Technology and Head of Samsung MX Audio, Han-gil Moon, spoke to journalists at a roundtable ahead of Unpacked via a translator, and shared some of the reasons for this new redesign in response to a question from MobileSyrup’s Dean Daley: 

“There were several reasons behind changing the design. First, in order to provide a more enhanced and comfortable fit, and second, to provide better acoustics in a variety of environments, including outdoors, and even when it is windy around you.”

 Calling this their new “Premium Blade Design,” both models share the same sleek style, with the Buds4 Pro featuring silicone tips, whereas the Buds4 do not. Both pairs come in black or white, with the Galaxy Buds4 Pro also coming in an online-exclusive Pink Gold colourway.

The 2026 earbuds from Samsung feature a new 2-way speaker design, combining a woofer and dedicated tweeter. This means the buds are capable of producing both low and ultra-high frequencies at the same time, offering “real hi-fi audio”. The Samsung Galaxy Buds4 Pro also features a wider woofer, which they boast will deliver ultimate hi-fi sound and maximize ANC capabilities.

Speaking on the 2-way speaker, when I asked Moon about features that were exclusive to the Samsung ecosystem, he had this to say, “There are some features that may not be available in non-Samsung devices, for example, 360 Audio. However, our Buds come with a new redesigned 2-way speaker architecture and also the call quality, which is enhanced and powered by AI, and these features run on-device. So the users of Samsung and non-Samsung devices can enjoy and appreciate the exceptional sound quality from our Buds.”

One of the more exciting features of the Galaxy Buds4 series is Adaptive Hearing and Adaptive Noise Control. The earbuds will adjust your sound experience based on the environment you’re in, whether that’s filtering out background noise or bringing voices forward so they’re easier to hear. Samsung did real-world testing in places like train stations, on motorbikes and in department stores to master these features.

The Samsung Galaxy Buds4 will cost $249.99 CAD, and the Buds4 Pro will cost $329.99 CAD. 

We also had the chance to learn more about the new Samsung Galaxy Book6 lineup, with five variants to choose from: a 14-inch and a 16-inch Book6, a 14-inch and a 16-inch Book6 Pro, and the 16-inch Book6 Ultra. The entire series will be powered by the latest Intel Core Ultra 7 processor, with the Book6 Ultra also coming in a Core Ultra 9 variant. The Book6 Ultra will also feature an NVIDIA RTX 5070 or 5060 GPU, shared with Intel Arc Graphics, while the base and Pro Book6 versions will feature Intel Graphics. 

Samsung also shared some numbers regarding the battery life for the Book6 lineup ahead of Unpacked, and they are impressive. While the base Book6 devices offer 16-18 hours of battery life, the Book6 Pro and Book6 Ultra models offer a whopping 22-26 hours. We have shared the full spec chart from Samsung below.

Samsung Galaxy Book6 Specifications

Samsung Galaxy Unpacked 2026 has come and gone. Stay tuned to CGMagazine for more Samsung news and reviews of these devices as they become available.

Far from ushering in a technological golden age, artificial intelligence is giving PC hardware its most trying time in years. As huge, hyper-rich tech companies go about building resource-intensive AI data centres in pursuit of future wealth, the resulting memory chip shortages have detonated consumer-level pricing for RAM modules, graphics cards, SSDs, and even ancient hard drives.

Doubling or tripling street-level outlays without harming sales would, you’d think, make a lot of gaming gear makers – especially their accounting departments – very happy indeed. But as those chips have become a scarce commodity at the supplier level, even the bigger hardware businesses are being squeezed as well, and it shows. Razer can’t decide how much their next laptops should cost. Valve are running out of Steam Deck stock and delaying the new Steam Machine. Zotac Korea called the RAM shortage an existential threat. But what of the industry’s smaller players – those producers of the niche, the quirky, the retro?

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Video game retailer GameStop has reportedly closed hundreds of stores across the United States as the company continues to scale back its physical store presence.

According to social media posts tracking store shutdowns — first highlighted by Polygon — GameStop locations in numerous states have recently closed. The GS Closing blog, which independently monitors closures, currently lists 390 confirmed store shutdowns in the U.S., with an additional 10 locations reported but not yet verified.

The reported closures are consistent with GameStop’s previously disclosed plans. In its most recent filing with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission for the financial year ending, the company confirmed that it shut down 590 U.S. stores during fiscal year 2024. In the same filing, GameStop told investors it expected to close “a significant number of additional stores” during fiscal year 2025.

The retailer’s contraction is not limited to the United States, either. RNZ reports (h/t GamesInudstry) that GameStop has proposed closing its EB Games subsidiary in New Zealand. EB Games Managing Director Shane Stockwell reportedly sent an email to staff stating that the proposal is not final and that no decision will be made until a full consultation process has been completed with affected employees. According to GameStop’s filing, the company operates 38 stores in New Zealand.

GameStop has also continued to wind down its international operations. In recent years, the company has exited markets including Ireland, Switzerland, Austria, and Germany. It has sold its Italian subsidiary and is currently seeking buyers for its French and Canadian businesses.

While store closures continue, GameStop recently announced a new long-term performance award for CEO Ryan Cohen worth up to $35 million. To earn the reward, Cohen must increase the company’s market capitalization to $100 billion. As of this writing, GameStop’s market cap stands at approximately $9.52 billion, according to GamesIndustry.

The GameStop in my town is closing its doors forever effective 1/7/26.

This hit me in my heart… the world is changing pic.twitter.com/bXy4bCuwMl

— Sny_Tzu (@snytzu) January 3, 2026

Once one of the most dominant video game retailers out there, GameStop’s reputation has shifted significantly over the past decade. As the market moved toward digital distribution, the company has struggled to adapt its traditional retail model. GameStop has also faced long-standing criticism over its trade-in practices, which have often been viewed unfavorably by consumers.

GameStop’s long-term viability has been debated for years, but the company has managed to remain afloat to this point. In 2021, the company experienced a widely publicized stock surge driven by Reddit users on r/wallstreetbets, briefly pushing the company’s market value sharply higher as part of an effort to counter heavy short interest.

As store closures continue, GameStop remains in the midst of a broader effort to stabilize its business amid declining sales and a rapidly changing retail landscape.

US game retailer GameStop has reportedly shut hundreds of stores.

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GameStop, the largest retailer dedicated to videogames, is reportedly shutting down hundreds of stores in the United States. The reports started appearing on social media and were quickly conflated into one very long list on the 'GameStop Closing List' blog, which reckons there are at least 410 GameStop stores confirmed to be closing and another 11 reported but as of yet unconfirmed. This is only the latest round of closures for the retailer headquartered in Grapevine, Texas. In the annual 10-K SEC filing issued in February 2025, the company stated: We have also initiated a comprehensive store portfolio optimization review […]

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When I looked back on 2025 to assemble my advent calendar votes, I was surprised how many of them were smaller titles, especially in a year that saw both a new Silent Hill and Doom hitting the shelves. But then I remembered this year the Steam algorithm's whispered in my ear like the Green Goblin Mask to Norman Osborn, guiding me to lovely indie gems (and telling me to squash that Spider-Man).

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A new game purporting to be an MMORPG popped up on Steam this week: It’s called Dark Craft, it’s by Kazakh outfit Take Top Entertainment, and it pretty much looks like what would happen if you merged Dark Souls and Minecraft into an angsty squishmallow. “Dark Craft is the first MMORPG in the Souls-like genre!” […]

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