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Paul Lilly - Wed, Dec 17, 2025
In case you missed our review of the Pixel 10 series, we're seriously impressed with Google's latest-generation Android phones, and many of them are currently offered at seriously big discounts. That includes the Pixel 10 Pro that, with...
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Aaron Leong - Tue, Dec 16, 2025
Bah, humbug! Another Google tool has just been sunsetted, as Scrooge McGoogle has announced the immediate wind-down of its 'dark web report' feature, a free tool designed to alert users when their personal information is compromised and...
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Paul Lilly - Tue, Dec 16, 2025
It's been a minute since Google last rolled out an update for its first-generation Pixel Buds Pro, which released back in 2022. Now more than three years after launch, Google is offering another firmware update (version 5.11) to its...
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Chris Harper - Sat, Dec 13, 2025
In Star Trek, it took until the year 2151 for a functional universal translator to come into existence, but Google is leveraging Gemini to accelerate that timeline. The company is offering real-time speech-to-speech translation via Google...
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Chris Harper - Sat, Dec 13, 2025
This past week Disney inked a $1 billion deal with OpenAI to become a content licensing partner for the Sora AI video generation platform, then immediately went on the legal offensive against Google. As with prior cease and desists sent to...
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Aaron Leong - Thu, Dec 11, 2025
In an emergency, Android users can now share real-time visual details with 911 dispatchers, bridging a critical information gap that can hinder quick, effective emergency responses. Today Google rolls out Emergency Live Video across...
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Alan Velasco - Wed, Dec 10, 2025
Google debuted the Pixel Watch 4 a little over 2 months ago, which brought with it a host of improvements including a new domed display alongside fresh health and fitness capabilities. The latest update will enable users to leverage...
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Alan Velasco - Tue, Dec 09, 2025
Google and Apple compete globally in an effort to win over users and increase the market share of their mobile platforms. However, in a move that is surprising to many and confirmed by Google in a statement to Engadget, the two giants are...
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Alan Velasco - Wed, Dec 03, 2025
The latest update coming to Android 16 marks a shift in how Google plans to roll out releases. Moving forward, users will receive smaller updates more frequently instead of waiting for a large yearly update. The new features in this...
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Alan Velasco - Tue, Dec 02, 2025
Android users need to be checking their devices for available updates after Google’s recent security bulletin listed 107 security flaws in the mobile operating system, which will be fixed in the security patches of 2025-12-05 or later. Two...
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Alan Velasco - Tue, Nov 25, 2025
Microsoft isn’t the only company eyeing an AI native operating system, even if some users are pushing back on the concept. Google has its own grand plans to release a more robust version of Android that will eventually supplant ChromeOS...
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Aaron Leong - Fri, Nov 21, 2025
With the arrival of Google’s Nano Banana Pro (officially the Gemini 3 Pro Image model) the AI image generation landscape has once again moved forward into deeper usefulness and hyper-realism. Along with the creative power it now gives...
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Aaron Leong - Fri, Nov 21, 2025
After eons of Android users relying on cumbersome cloud links or email attachments to share content with iPhones, Google dropped a bombshell yesterday that its Quick Share function can now directly communicate with Apple’s proprietary...
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Alan Velasco - Thu, Nov 20, 2025
Security researchers at Threat Fabric have discovered new malware targeting Android devices, which is still "in a development or limited testing phase." However, even in its current form it’s still incredibly potent, enabling attackers to...
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Alan Velasco - Thu, Nov 20, 2025
New navigation features are beginning to roll out to Google Maps that are coming just in time as millions of people hit the road for holiday travel. The company says that these new features are designed to help users save time and be...
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Alan Velasco - Tue, Nov 18, 2025
It has been a busy year for the Chrome development team, as they've had to contend with several zero-day security flaws. This latest set of vulnerabilities is of particular concern because Google has evidence of one of them being actively...
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Chris Harper - Tue, Nov 18, 2025
In an interview with BBC News, Alphabet and Google CEO Sundar Pichai stated that while AI has experienced "extraordinary" growth, there is "irrationality" in that growth, and that "no company is going to be immune" should it prove to be a...
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Alan Velasco - Thu, Nov 13, 2025
Arguably the main reason Android can challenge Apple’s iPhone ecosystem is Google’s decision to keep it an open platform. However, this stance is shifting, as the company attempted to tighten its grip on the mobile operating system by...
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Chris Harper - Tue, Nov 11, 2025
Android apps will soon be facing penalties for excess battery drain on the Play Store, but developers will be made aware of these issues and have time to fix them before they are penalized, per Google's latest Android Developers Blog post...
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Aaron Leong - Tue, Nov 11, 2025
Google is bringing some holiday gifting cheer via the November Pixel Drop, which focuses heavily on infusing Gemini AI capabilities directly into Google Messages and Google Photos, along with expanding critical safety (such as Scam...
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Paul Lilly - Mon, Nov 10, 2025
Google and Disney remain embroiled in a contract dispute that is preventing YouTube TV subscribers from accessing a litany of Disney-owned channels, including ABC, ESPN, FX, National Geographic, and several others. In the wake of the...
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Alan Velasco - Thu, Nov 06, 2025
Apple has failed to make a big splash in the AI space and hasn’t come close to delivering on the promises it made when it debuted Apple Intelligence. This has led Apple to explore partnerships with several third-party AI providers to right...
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