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Samsung’s Upcoming Galaxy Device Lineup Has Been Leaked
The GIFs give us a 360-degree view of the rumored Samsung Galaxy S21 FE, two new foldable smartphones, two new smartwatches, and one pair of new wireless earbuds.
Samsung’s Galaxy Unpacked event, which will be held on August 11, at 10am EST, most likely won’t be full of surprise revelations. In fact, there most likely won’t be a single surprise because a seasoned leaker Evan Blass has just tweeted what seems to be the entire Galaxy device lineup in the form of GIFs.
The GIFs give us a 360-degree view of the rumored Samsung Galaxy S21 FE, two new foldable smartphones (Galaxy Z Fold3 and Galaxy Z Flip3), two new smartwatches (Galaxy Watch4 and Galaxy Watch4 Classic), and one pair of new wireless earbuds (Galaxy Buds2).
— Evan Blass (@evleaks) July 10, 2021
Right now, the biggest question mark is hanging over the Samsung Galaxy S21 FE. In June, a report from Korea said production had stopped due to semiconductor shortage. Samsung responded by saying that “nothing has been determined regarding the alleged production suspension.” If the smartphone makes it to the market, it will basically be a more affordable version of the S21 (the FE actually stands for Fan Edition).
The Galaxy Z Fold3 and Galaxy Z Flip3 expand the company’s line up of foldable smartphones, offering upgrades specifications and a refined folding mechanism. As their names suggest, the Galaxy Z Fold3 folds along the vertical axis, while the Galaxy Z Flip3 is a modern take on traditional flip phones, which were popular more than a decade ago.
— Evan Blass (@evleaks) July 10, 2021
The Galaxy Watch4 and Galaxy Watch4 Classic smartwatches are expected to run Samsung’s new Google-based smartwatch platform, called One UI Watch. Last but not least, the Galaxy Buds2 wireless earbuds promise refined sound quality, improved water resistance, longer battery life, and sleeker design. Their price, however, is yet to be confirmed.
— Evan Blass (@evleaks) July 10, 2021
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Because of the semiconductor shortage, Samsung and most other large players in the electronics industry have been experiencing major issues with achieving planned production outputs and adhering to product release schedules. Do you like the upcoming Galaxy device lineup?
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Visa’s Return To Syria Starts With A Test And A Bank In Lebanon
Foreign visitors will be the first users to benefit, but whether Syria’s own banks and cardholders follow is still an open question.
Visa is returning to Syria. Its first live international card transaction in the country was a test rather than a launch, and the milestone event ran through a Lebanese bank.
The acquirer (the bank on the merchant’s side of a card payment) was Fransabank Lebanon, with Paymera as the other named partner. Nadim Moujaes, who heads a Fransabank Group subsidiary, describes the test as both the culmination of “longstanding efforts to link Syria back to international payment networks” and “the first step in a larger path”.
Syrian President Ahmed Al-Sharaa makes the first electronic payment in Syria using a @Visa card at a store in Damascus, following the lifting of US sanctions on Syria. pic.twitter.com/lpAN7nQ6Fc
— Tech Magazine (@TechMGZN) August 27, 2026
“We are excited to have successfully tested live transactions today as we plan to enable international visitors to use their Visa cards while in Syria,” says Leila Serhan, Visa’s senior vice president and group country manager for the North Africa, Levant and Pakistan region. Although a significant first step, that plan doesn’t come with a hard date for when a visitor’s card will work normally.
Mohammed Safwat Raslan, governor of the Central Bank of Syria, says the test paves the way for international card acceptance in Syria and that maintaining strong compliance, risk management and operational controls will remain essential. Serhan likewise stresses that Visa has worked within applicable legal, regulatory and compliance requirements. For a test transaction, it seems there was a great deal of attention paid to the rules, with the entire operation being carefully managed.
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The test is the latest step in a sequence that began in December 2025, when Visa announced a strategic roadmap to support Syria’s integration into the global digital economy. In February 2026 it hosted its first industry gathering of banks, ecosystem partners and policymakers in Damascus and, the same month, signed an agreement with Syria’s Ministry of Communications and Information Technology in San Francisco.
Michel Kattouah, Paymera’s CEO, called the test “the return of international card acceptance,” but while that’s positive news, there’s no word yet on when a Syrian bank will issue a Visa card to a Syrian customer.
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