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People are sticking the Fitbit Air to their bodies, literally, and it works [Gallery]
The Fitbit Air might be one of Google’s most versatile products in a while not just because it’s so simple, but because buyers are finding very unique ways of using it
Friday’s Android app deals and freebies: 20 Minutes Till Dawn, Botanicula, Samorost 3, more
Amazon has now launched its 2026 Labor Day sale with truck loads of deals, but your afternoon lineup of the best Android game and app deals is also now ready to roll
Gemini Notebook switching to compute-based usage limits, like Gemini app
Following the Gemini app in May , Gemini Notebook is switching to “compute-specific usage limits” starting in September. more…
Oppo Find X10 ‘Pro Max’ reportedly gets three 200MP cameras
Oppo Find X10 isn’t too far away and, according to a new leak, a “Pro Max” model is going to ship with three 200MP cameras. more…
Pixel 11 vs. Pixel 11 Pro: More similar than ever before [Video]
More of the same isn’t always a bad thing, but in some cases it could be. Does that ring true with the Pixel 11 and Pixel 11 Pro? Find out here. more…
Google Health 5.07 rolling out with better manual logging, maps, & more
Google Health 5.07 is rolling out on Android and iOS with meaningful updates to manual workout logging and a handful of bug fixes. more…
Deals: Amazon 2026 Labor Day sale, NXTPAPER tablets from $150, Galaxy Tab S11 $200 off, Anker charging gear from $12, more
Amazon’s massive 2026 Labor Day sale is now in full swing with thousands of price drops across just about every product category
Galaxy S26 gets Fold 8 features in latest Android 17 beta
Samsung has released a new beta verison of Android 17 for the Galaxy S26
Review: The Pixel 11 Pro XL is great, but a little too early for Google’s futuristic vision
At this point, phones have been boring for long enough that even calling them boring feels a little passé
Meta Ray-Ban update will block the most obvious loophole for disabling the privacy LED
Meta continues to crack down on malicious users disabling the privacy LED on its Ray-Ban smart glasses, this time focusing on the most obvious loophole out there. more…
Android still dominates global smartphone sales; Google’s Pixel 10a shines in one country
Updated data shows that, yep, Android is still the dominant force in the global smartphone market
Gemini Intelligence requires Gemini Nano 3, Google lists first Nano 4 phones
Following the launch of the Pixel 11 series, Google has updated its developer documentation for Gemini Nano 4. more…
Google announces ‘Expert Intelligence’ to let you add Play Books in Gemini Notebook
Expert Intelligence is a new “cross Google initiative that helps you engage with your trusted sources through Google AI products,” starting with Play Books and Gemini Notebook
Today’s Android game and app deals: Exolotl, Box Head Roguelike, Tiny Terraces, more
Your afternoon lineup of the best Android game and app deals is now ready, including titles like WINCH IT OUT, Exolotl : Zian, Box Head: Roguelike Premium
Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra finally dies in bend test, unlike past models [Video]
Despite their increasingly-thin designs, Samsung’s foldables have held up well to torture tests that include more bending than you’d ever see in real life
Google Maps is finally going to bring turn-by-turn navigation to Korea
Google Maps is filling a gap in its operations by working on bringing turn-by-turn navigation to Korea. more…
Google AI Mode adds flight price tracking, hotel booking, & more travel tools
Google is rolling out a trio of updates that boost AI Mode’s travel capabilities, starting with the ability to get price alerts for flights. more…
Deals: Last day Pixel 11 offers – $350 gift cards, FREE watch, smart display power bank $110 off, Echo displays, more
Today’s 9to5Toys Lunch Break is headlined by the last to lock-in Amazon deals on Pixel 11 deals – enhanced trade values, $350 gift cards, FREE Pixel Watch 5, and more
Google Messages officially announces custom ‘Chat themes’ & backgrounds
After beta testing in recent weeks, Google Messages today officially announced custom chat themes and backgrounds on Android. more…
Google Store error rejecting trade-in credits for Pixel 10 owners upgrading to Pixel 11
The Google Store seems to have an ongoing problem that is causing Pixel 11 upgraders to get a failed trade-in with removed credits when moving up from a Pixel 10. more…
Plaud’s new AI recorder is a pair of earbuds
Plaud got its jumpstart in popularity with a view on agentic AI that centered around recording summaries for students and professionals
Google Calculator rounds out gradient icon redesigns
Since we’re presumably still a few weeks away from Pixel Camera 11 rolling out to older phones, Google Calculator rounds out the icon gradient redesigns today. more…
Galaxy S27 Pro has Ultra’s design as leak reveals just how much smaller it is [Gallery]
Samsung’s upcoming Galaxy S27 Pro is an Ultra-tier phone in a smaller package, and a new leak reveals both what it looks like
Android 17 boosts network security by hiding domain names, lets carriers disable 2G
Google is out with a blog post today recapping new network security measures in Android 17. more…
Galaxy S26 FE is $699 with last year’s specs, Android 17, and a few new features
Debuting with a higher price tag and effectively the same spec sheet, the Galaxy S26 FE might as well be a poster child for living through “RAMageddon.” more…
Google announces new Fitbit Air Special Edition with Pokémon Sleep [Hands-on]
The first follow-up to the Fitbit Air is a new Special Edition that integrates with Pokémon Sleep
Everyone’s talking to their phones again
Good morning and happy Thursday. Today I’m donating to Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library in her honor, reading about OpenAI’s incredibly powerful new AI inference chip
Google Keep for Android rolls out ‘Find in note’ search
The last big update to Google Keep was at the start of this year with the reminders-Tasks migration . Google has now updated Keep for Android with “Find in note” search. more…
Review: Google’s Pixel 11 Pro Fold just barely keeps up
The foldable market has been moving fast, with hardware and software we saw just a few years ago having been completely rethought and drastically improved