The Xperia 1 VII is a greatest hits of Sony R&D
The Xperia 1 VII is a greatest hits of Sony R&D Sony has announced its latest flagship smartphone, the Xperia 1 VII, and it fits right into the company’s wheelhouse: a familiar design, tech cobbled together from across Sony’s other hardware brands, and a price tag that’ll sting. Sony’s last few flagships have been technological […]
Samsung’s S25 Edge is a thin phone with two big tradeoffs
Samsung's S25 Edge is a thin phone with two big tradeoffs Samsung’s S25 Edge is a thin phone with two big tradeoffs The S25 Edge is just 5.8mm thick, not counting the camera bump. Samsung’s thin phone is here. The Galaxy S25 Edge – first teased back in January – is essentially a slimmed-down S25 […]
Google just changed its ‘G’ logo
Google just changed its 'G' logo Google just changed its ‘G’ logo Google’s old logo (left) vs. its new one (right) Google has updated its colorful “G” logo for the first time in almost a decade. An update to the Google app on iOS shows a new logo that blends the logo’s red, yellow, green, […]
Google Keep brings text formatting to the web
Google Keep brings text formatting to the web Google Keep has finally expanded the text formatting options to its web app, almost two years after making them available for Android users. The update for Google’s web-based note-taking service is now rolling out to Google Workspace, Workspace Individual, and personal Google account users and provides new […]
Google’s AI image-to-video generator launches on Honor’s new phones
Google's AI image-to-video generator launches on Honor's new phones Google’s AI image-to-video generator launches on Honor’s new phones My cat Noodle, brought to life with an unsettlingly large, humanlike tongue. Chinese phone manufacturer Honor has launched an image-to-video AI generator powered by Google, before it’s available to Gemini users. It will be available first for […]
Mexico is suing Google over how it’s labeling the Gulf of Mexico
Mexico is suing Google over how it's labeling the Gulf of Mexico Mexico is suing Google over how it’s labeling the Gulf of Mexico Mexico’s President Claudia Sheinbaum speaking on April 22, 2025. | Photo by YURI CORTEZ/AFP via Getty Images Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum announced Friday that her government is suing Google for relabeling […]
Google will pay a $1.375 billion settlement to Texas over privacy violations
Google will pay a $1.375 billion settlement to Texas over privacy violations Google is set to pay $1.375 billion to settle claims of data privacy violations brought by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, according to a press release. Texas filed two lawsuits in 2022 against Google for “unlawfully tracking and collecting users’ private data regarding […]
Why Apple is trying to save Google
Why Apple is trying to save Google Google is in antitrust court, fighting to preserve the search engine business that has made it so historically successful. At a few different moments through the various stages of the trial, high-powered executives from Apple have taken the stand – and largely taken Google’s side. Just this week, […]
Eddy Cue is fighting to save Apple’s $20 billion paycheck from Google
Eddy Cue is fighting to save Apple's $20 billion paycheck from Google Eddy Cue is fighting to save Apple’s $20 billion paycheck from Google Microsoft’s Bing or DuckDuckGo probably won’t disrupt Google’s dominance in search, said Apple senior vice president of services Eddy Cue – but AI services easily could. Cue was returning to a […]
Google launched a Gemini app for iPad
Google launched a Gemini app for iPad Google has announced a dedicated iPadOS version of the Gemini app. Previously, you could only run the iOS version of Gemini in compatibility mode on an iPad. Here’s some of the announcement, which Google spokesperson Elijah Lawal emailed to The Verge: With the new app, you can use […]