Action stations, folk, Nintendo Switch 2 is here and we’ve got our hands on the new console!
We also tested the latest Surface Pro tablet, found out how Spotify wrapped up 2024 got it so wrong and tuned to the Summer Game Party 2025 for some major messages.
Once you’ve rolled down to catch up on the 7 largest tech stories of the week, make sure you also read our choice of the 7 new movies and TV shows to stream this weekend (June 6)
7. Nintendo Switch 2 launched
Our Nintendo Switch 2 review is in progress is live now! We give you our console impressions as they happen, testing everything from hardware features to the hottest games, including Mario Kart World. There is plenty to dive in this first week with the launch, and we already find that Switch 2 is jumping and bounding more powerful than its predecessor.
Switch 2 is able to emit 4K resolution at up to 120 fps. It also has support for NVIDIA DLSS for smoother performance as well as HDR on compatible screens for a more vibrant image. Several original Nintendo Switch games have also received upgrades, so they can shine even brighter on Switch 2 with performance increase and higher resolutions.
We cover Nintendo Switch 2 and update our live blog regularly, so be sure to make sure to learn more about the console as we work our way up to a full written review for the next few weeks.
6. Samsung teased a galaxy Z Fold 7 Ultra
The Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 6 may already be the most expensive far-reaching Samsung phone, but it teases a brand new “ultra-experience” with a foldable design that could steal this crown.
Although it doesn’t tell us much, Samsung suggests that we will soon see the new phone, which means it can be a Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7 Ultra that is being launched next to the Standard Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7 and Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 7.
It also describes the device as having “larger screens, better cameras and new ways of connecting and connecting,” which we certainly will not complain about. Although we will have to wait and see how expensive it will be.
5. Spotify admitted that it was wrapped up incorrectly
At Spotify’s Open House event in Stockholm last week, the music flow platform finally dealt with the criticism it received for Spotify, wrapped 2024, which saw the most negative feedback than any year before.
CPO Gustav Söderström approached this, sharing that feedback from Spotify users was largely in response to wrapped false listening data, which saw a flurry of users claiming that wrapped showed them artists that they had not streamed at all in 2024. That they learned that it was less.
“I think people just wanted something newer, something that wasn’t there the year before,” Søderström revealed when he referred to the successes of previous music system by adding, “there was also some feedback, like some of the things people loved from years before were not there.” For me, I hope this means the return of Sound Town from wrapped 2023.
4. Photoshop came to Android
Following the release of Photoshop to iPhone earlier this year, the largest photo editing app has finally reached it to Android in Pro-Grade form, complete with Photoshop’s core features and AI-generative capabilities.
The free beta of Photoshop for Android offers much of the same functionality as the iPhone app, with an intuitive interface designed specifically for phones, core photoshop tools such as stratification, masking and mixing, plus of course generative Firefly and Adobe Stock assets.
We are not yet using the app, but we saw a demonstration of its capabilities presented by Adobe, and it looks super impressive, apparently being one of, if not the most, fully equipped and powerful photo editors for Android phones. We will give it a spin in the coming weeks to see how it is compared to the desktop/web version – follow!
3. We tested Microsoft’s new Surface Pro
Microsoft’s new Surface Pro 12 (2025) has arrived with solid performance, excellent battery and at a good price (starts at $ 799.99 / £ 799 / AU $ 1,499).
But tension for surface units seems to have dried up, while Surface Pro 12 (2025) seems to be out to prove that Microsoft has not left its consumers, nor has it forgotten its surface lineup – even if we worry, it may be a case of too little, late.
While it may be more flexible than iPads and Android tablets, it is not the best value proposition after investing in the addition (but almost necessary) Surface Pro 12-inch keyboard. Furthermore, the much-trumped AI features still feel either under-baked or indispensable.
2. IOS 26 rumors predicted bad news for some iPhones
A new iOS launch is always a nervous time for those with older iPhones-and this week predicted some pre-WWDC 2025 rumors the models that will be cut out of software updates when Apple’s software show starts on June 9.
If you own an iPhone XR, iPhone XS or iPhone XS Max, it may be time to start planning an upgrade. These are the models that, according to the rumors, cannot run iOS 26 when the update officially rolls out later in the year.
And yes, we mean iOS 26. This year Apple is also being swept to change software names for years instead of version numbers. So it obviously means iOS 26, in the year 2025. It’s never straightforward, is it?
1. The first Bluetooth 6.0 -headphones landed
We’ve been waiting for the first Bluetooth 6.0 headphones to arrive, and Edifier has turned his rivals into the stance with Doo Ace on-ears.
However, the availability of the latest Bluetooth technology does not necessarily mean that you will buy them as their specifications are provided with several disadvantages – and they are only available in China, so many of you who read this cannot buy them even if you would.
They are at least very cheap on CNY229 (approximately $ 32 / £ 24). So they may not be a flagship exhibition window for what Bluetooth 6.0 can do compared to the best wireless headphones, but they can still impress some with a low price, this new technology and a very light design.
