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Android 17 QPR2 Beta 6 Update Released for Pixel Phones
Google released a new Android 17 QPR2 Beta update today as Beta 6. All of the still-supported Pixel phones from the Pixel 6a up through the Pixel 10 series are included. For some reason, Google doesn’t show that the Pixel 11 is officially supported, even though it joined last month with Beta 5. If…
Galaxy S26’s One UI 9 Update is Sort of Here in the US
About a week ago, Samsung announced that its stable One UI 9 update was ready to be rolled out across the globe on the Galaxy S26 series. We assumed at the time that Korea would get the update first before the rollout expanded to places like the US. While we haven’t seen much movement on... Read…
Pixel Watch’s “Health Guardian” is Rolling Out to Your Watch
One of the big announcements that accompanied the launch of the Pixel Watch 5 was called Health Guardian. This was a set of features that proactively monitor your health and wellness, all while working quietly in the background 24/7. The Health Guardian lives within Google Health and will give you…
Google Photos Getting 5 Fun Feature Upgrades
Today, Google Photos announced that it is rolling out 5 upgrades to your experience, giving you power over photos with Gemini Spark, access to your digital closet, new Moods to style things with, new Remix templates, and an upgraded markup tool. Some of this new stuff you’ve heard of before, but…
Pixel 11 Gets “Call for Me” Feature to Let Gemini Make Calls For You
Google believes its new Pixel 11 phones are ready to handle more work for you, which means you are ready to trust that Gemini can take care of routine tasks, like phone calls. Yep, you read that correctly – we’re at the point where Gemini is going to call on your behalf because you have... Read the…
Google Messages Wants You to Talk to It
You may open Google Messages today and find a message at the top that appears to be from…Google Messages. This is not a hack or error or anything weird, but it is Google attempting to start a chat with you that’ll inform you of new features as they rollout. The box appeared for me above... Read the…
Verizon’s Pixel 11 Pro Deal Drops $620 Off With No Trickery
This might come as a bit of a shock, but Verizon currently has the best Pixel 11 Pro and Pixel 11 Pro XL deals we have seen to date. Verizon is taking hundreds of dollars off of each phone and there’s really just one requirement – you have to sign-up for their Simplicity Plan. Verizon... Read the…
New Disney+ Price Increase: Here’s How Much You’ll Pay
Disney+ prices are increasing once again, only a year after the previous increase. If it wasn’t obvious already, inexpensive streaming is never coming back and these things will only continue to see similar increases from one year to the next. Disney+ really did increase prices last…
YouTube Teases 3 Neat New Features
As a part of YouTube’s annual “Made on YouTube” event, they dove into several new features you’ll soon be able to experience from your browser to your TV. They also mentioned that over half of the top 100 creators on YouTube now find TV as their most watched interface, which is pretty wild to…
YouTube Music Adds 2 New Features
YouTube hosted an annual event today where it showcased several upcoming changes to the various YouTube properties, including YouTube Music. For YouTube Music, the news out of the show was pretty light, but there are 2 items that Google felt were necessary to point out. The first is Ask Music…
Here’s a Newer Galaxy Z Fold 8 Update for You
Samsung may have issued new updates to the Galaxy Z Fold 8 and Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra only a week ago, but they are back with yet another update. We assume this is a bug-fixer and it must have been an important one to show up this quickly. The updates include a changelog that... Read the original…
Qualcomm’s New Chips Include Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6
Today, Qualcomm announced its next two chipsets to power all of the upcoming flagship-level phones going forward. Those chips will be called Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 and Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6. Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 features, specs The chip you probably care about is the…
Googlebook Reactions: Who Are These $899+ Laptops For?
Google unveiled its first wave of Googlebook laptops this week. The pricing surprised a few people, with the laptops starting at $899 and quickly jumping over $1,000 for some models. We have full Googlebook details here if you missed it, but essentially, they are designed to be perfect pairings…
Latest Pixel Update Either Greatest Ever or Buggiest Ever
The big update that landed on Pixel phones last week arrived as Android 17 QPR1 and with some new Pixel Drop features. We had been testing this update through 9 different beta versions as Google worked to dial in bugs and get it to a polished state before releasing to the masses. Now that…
Clicks Communicator Gets More RAM, Bigger Battery
Clicks Communicator, the phone that was originally pitched as a secondary device to your main phone, is getting a few upgrades before it launches and reservation holders won’t have to pay anything extra. The makers of this phone now don’t appear to know how to categorize it any longer, but at least…
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