"Samsung's first-ever Galaxy Z TriFold went on sale this past Friday, but it sold out in minutes. This folding phone differs from the 7th-generation Galaxy Z Fold7 in that its screen can expand to a whopping 10 inches, turning it into a proper tablet. That also means it commands an incredibly high price of $2,899. It's the first device of its kind here in the West, though Huawei has its own version in China."
"Google hasn't been quiet about hinting at its future plans of converging Android and Chromebooks into a single operating system, reportedly known as Aluminium OS internally. But now we may have our first peek at what it'll look like, as picked up by 9to5 Google. Admittedly, the glimpse is a bit limited, but a couple of official images and a video have been pulled from a bug report that reveal the interface, which has since been removed by Google."
"The brief look shows that Aluminium OS really does feel like Android and ChromeOS stitched together. The windowing and browser elements feel pulled from ChromeOS, while the rest of the interface seems to take more cues from Android. Specifically, the taskbar and start screen look a lot like the desktop mode in Android 16. The video shows two instances of Google Chrome running in split-screen, a common setup for Chromebooks, before briefly opening the Google Play Store in a separate window."
The Galaxy Z TriFold sold out within minutes and offers a 10-inch expandable screen that transforms the device into a tablet, with a price of $2,899. Limited units were available at select Samsung Experience Stores in states including New York, Texas, California, and Minnesota, and interested buyers must sign up at Samsung.com for restock notifications. Google is developing an operating system reportedly called Aluminium OS that converges Android and ChromeOS. Leaked images and a video from a bug report showed an interface combining ChromeOS windowing with Android elements, including a taskbar resembling Android 16 and split-screen Chrome instances.
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