The battle rages on

Whenever Apple, or any other player, enters a new market, comparisons to existing devices are inevitable. Now that the iPhone Duo is pushing Apple into the foldable phone space, we're forced to compare it side by side with the Galaxy Z Fold 8.

The real deep comparisons will come later, when review units arrive, but for now, we've started digging in based on our hands-on time with the phone and the specs. Here's a look at the head-to-head pieces we've done so far.

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Xbox players get two free games this weekend for a limited time

Taking a break from raising prices, it seems like there's some good Xbox news to share at last. Each week, the platform gives away a couple of free games as part of its FreePlayDays perk, but the catch is you need to be an Xbox Game Pass subscriber to benefit.

Not so this weekend. Two out of the offered six games, Dustborn and Madden NFL 27, can be downloaded for free on Xbox Series X/S and Xbox One — even without a subscription. The former will be available to download and play for up to two hours (there's a heavy discount if you want to purchase it outright after playing) while the latter will be free to play for the next few days. In a world where gaming is getting ever more expensive, this is a nice change.

Samsung throwing daggers

Samsung has been known to throw jabs at Apple during events, especially when it feels Apple is borrowing its ideas. But for the newly announced iPhone Duo, Samsung didn't just throw a jab; it pulled out the bazooka.

"Let us know when you're done reheating our leftovers," wrote the SamsungMobileUS X account.

That's a vicious shot, to say the least. Of course, Apple is unlikely to fire back, as it usually takes the high road on these sorts of things. But if it did, I'd be curious what it would say. Maybe when the phone is released, Apple could fire back with some sales numbers (assuming it does well enough to justify that).

Do you think jabs like this are all in good fun, or do you think big businesses taking shots like this is unprofessional?