Samsung reinvents phone zoom!

This week the Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra launched with an ALoP (All Lens on Prism) periscope zoom camera, Gemini App Control came to Android and Apple continued its big shift from China to India.

Episode 292

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Samsung ALoP (FYI this was announced a while ago, but we just learned it's in a real phone): https://semiconductor.samsung.com/news-events/tech-blog/samsung-isocell-alop-camera-technology-brightens-the-night-but-keeps-the-camera-slim/

S26 Ultra Jerryrigeverything: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TRW4W7KkJXs&pp=ygUcamVycnlyaWdldmVyeXRoaW5nIHMyNiB1bHRyYdIHCQnFCgGHKiGM7w%3D%3D

Android Gemini App Control: https://9to5google.com/2026/03/12/gemini-android-app-automation-galaxy-s26-rollout/

Apple in India: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-10/apple-now-makes-about-25-of-iphones-in-india-after-china-pivot

OPPO Find N6: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IfViBxqRnI4

DJI 360 Avata: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kHW8U4uM7TM

DJI Romo security fix: https://dronedj.com/2026/03/10/dji-romo-security-bug-bounty/

Volkswagen earnings: https://www.euronews.com/business/2026/03/10/volkswagen-slashes-50000-jobs-after-profits-collapse-by-nearly-half

Volkswagen battery energy storage: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vd_DP5IOIQ8

Crude oil: https://www.cnbc.com/quotes/@LCO.1

Meta buys Moltbook: https://www.axios.com/2026/03/10/meta-facebook-moltbook-agent-social-network

MacBook Neo repair Tech Re-Nu: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5k7Lv7f-5CQ

Thinkpad iFixit: https://www.ifixit.com/News/115827/new-thinkpads-score-perfect-10-repairability

Honor humanoid robot: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xpGFrFbahc8

Rad bikes: https://electrek.co/2026/03/06/rad-power-bikes-sale-completed-new-owner-to-build-e-bikes-in-the-us/

AltStore Pal Fediverse: https://explore.alt.store/@altstore/116210900042132934

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Music by Edemski: https://soundcloud.com/edemski

0:00 Intro

0:13 Samsung S26U ALoP camera

2:32 Gemini App Control on Android

3:25 Apple shifts to India

3:55 Release Monitor

4:23 The Brief

8:09 Q&A