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Vertical video has been taking over for years, and David Pierce says the conquest may now be complete. It didn’t have to be this way. gregorsmith: > I’m old enough to remember when Google Camera app put a rotate device icon on screen if you tried to shoot vertically > Every day we stray further from gods light Get the day’s best comment and more in my free newsletter, The Verge Daily.

Tech reviews are tricky beasts at the best of times. But things get a lot trickier when products like the Framework Laptop 13 Pro jump by $800 before they ever launch. When everything is expensive — and continually rising higher — what counts as good value? yslee: > RAMageddon is just making these reviews impossible, no? It’s hard to say what’s good when the price is so out of whack. Get the day’s best comment and more in my free newsletter, The Verge Daily.

World Cup cameo aside, we haven’t heard much since MWC, but Honor is gearing up to release the gimbal-equipped phone in China soon. It’s teasing the camera’s capabilities, including a 200-megapixel, f/1.6, 1/1.2.8-inch-type gimbal camera, and a separate 200-megapixel, f/2.6, 1/1.4-inch-type periscope. The gimbal itself will support automatic subject tracking and six different shooting modes. [Link: Honor R&D engineer Cao Gong

The Z Fold 8 looks unusual at first, but you get used to it fast. Is this the future of foldable phones?

The Z Fold 8 looks unusual at first, but you get used to it fast.

A short king. Is this the future of foldable phones? Samsung clearly thinks so. The company has given its new wide foldable the "Z Fold 8" name, positioning the phone not as a widescreen oddity, but as the new normal, the default design for foldables going forward. Rumor has it that Apple feels the same way,… Company News

This is bigger than the Pocket 4, but definitely better. DJI's Osmo Pocket 4P is a pretty simple proposition: an Osmo Pocket 4 with a second camera lens slapped inside.

13 pts Like other recent DJI products, the Pocket 4P won't launch in the US. DJI's Osmo Pocket 4P is a pretty simple proposition: an Osmo Pocket 4 with a second camera lens slapped inside. But is that extra lens worth the added size, weight, and cost relative to the regular Pocket 4? And how does it compare to the…

Folding screens are no longer novel, but they're finally good enough for an iPhone.

12 pts This is The Stepback, a weekly newsletter breaking down one essential story from the tech world. For more on smartphones and Android, follow Dominic Preston. The Stepback arrives in our subscribers' inboxes on Sunday at 8AM ET. Opt in for The Stepback here. How it started Believe it or not, it didn't all start…