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Your next laptop could be a foldable phone

David Pierce

created: Feb. 17, 2026, 3:46 p.m. | updated: Feb. 17, 2026, 8:46 p.m.

For almost as long as phones have been around, people have wanted those phones to also be laptops. It seems so simple: Your phone has plenty of computing power, access to all your apps and data, an always-on connection. Your phone’s screen is too small for many tasks, and so is its keyboard. Or at least, they were, until foldable phones made it possible to carry a truly gigantic screen in your pocket. If you want to know more about everything we discuss in this episode, here are some links to get you started:

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