Xiaomi’s first flagship phone chip is a genuine Snapdragon 8 Elite rival
Xiaomi's first flagship phone chip is a genuine Snapdragon 8 Elite rival Xiaomi’s first flagship phone chip is a genuine Snapdragon 8 Elite rival Xiaomi has unveiled its first in-house flagship chipset, the Xring O1, and it’s got enough power to go head-to-head with Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8 Elite. The company also unveiled a 15S Pro […]
Android 16 adds AI-powered weather effects that can make it rain on your photos
Android 16 adds AI-powered weather effects that can make it rain on your photos Sorry, Mario. Google’s latest Android 16 beta adds a bunch of new wallpaper and lock screen options for Pixel phones, including live-updating weather animations and a feature that automatically frames subjects of photos within a variety of bubbly shapes. When you […]
Google teases an Android desktop mode, made with Samsung’s help
Google teases an Android desktop mode, made with Samsung's help Google teases an Android desktop mode, made with Samsung’s help Windows in Android’s desktop mode can stretch and move across your screen. Google is working with Samsung to bring a desktop mode to Android. During Google I/O’s developer keynote, engineering manager Florina Muntenescu said the […]
Google is shrinking Pixel phones’ At a Glance widget
Google is shrinking Pixel phones' At a Glance widget Google is shrinking Pixel phones’ At a Glance widget Google’s new Material 3 Expressive design language includes a welcome surprise for Pixel owners: the mandatory At a Glance home screen widget has shrunk, leaving space for an extra row of apps. The new look is included […]
Google I/O 2025 live blog: Gemini takes center stage
Google I/O 2025 live blog: Gemini takes center stage We’re back at the Shoreline Amphitheater in Mountain View, California, for Google I/O. This year, we’re not expecting much hardware, but we’re naturally expecting a lot of AI news. The pressure is on to prove that ChatGPT won’t make Google Search obsolete, and that Google has […]
Google I/O 2025: All the news and announcements
Google I/O 2025: All the news and announcements Google I/O starts today, and would you believe it? They’re going to talk about AI. After getting everything Android out of the way in last week’s dedicated Android Show, we’re expecting today’s I/O developer conference keynote to be one big AI show. Gemini, Project Astra, and everything […]
Walmart quietly released a new 4K Google TV box with Dolby Vision
Walmart quietly released a new 4K Google TV box with Dolby Vision Walmart’s new Onn 4K Plus includes a remote with voice capabilities but without backlighting or the ability to locate it when it goes missing. | Image: Walmart Walmart has released a new version of its 4K Google TV box that could be an […]
The Razr Ultra proves flip phones are almost ready
The Razr Ultra proves flip phones are almost ready Phones that flip and fold have been The Next Big Thing so long it almost seems like they might never happen. Even as they’ve gotten better, faster, and more durable, devices from Google, Samsung, and others have just had too many compromises. (They also cost way […]
Google I/O 2025: how to watch and what to expect
Google I/O 2025: how to watch and what to expect Google’s annual I/O developer conference is almost here, and all eyes will be on the company’s opening keynote. But for the first time in years, we know there’s little reason to hope for major Android OS announcements, since Google already did that last week. Instead, […]
Google I/O will be an AI show
Google I/O will be an AI show Android is getting its biggest visual update in years, and rather than unveiling it for the first time at its big annual developer conference, Google announced Material Three Expressive at a pre-show event broadcast on YouTube the week before. If a major design language shift for the world’s […]