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The age of terrible tech April Fool’s jokes has all but ended, and while Dbrand has had a few stinkers, the “Touch Grass” skins are one of the few decent things to come out of this lame phenomenon.

Steph Curry is Google’s “Performance Advisor” and the basketball player today teased a screen-less Fitbit band.

Following the announcement in January, Google is beginning to roll out AI Inbox in Gmail to AI Ultra members.

On Tuesday, some Google Fi subscribers have lost mobile data connectivity after receiving a “Your SIM card is no longer active” error message.

Following the announcement four weeks ago, the Pixel Watch March 2026 update is now available for the LTE variants.

The Gemini overlay on Android now has a new glow effect, while Temporary chat is more prominent on the web.

Nothing seems ready to expand beyond aesthetically niche phones into AI smart glasses. The company initially rejected the idea, but has since opened up to developing more devices as companies like Google and Samsung plan glasses under the Android XR umbrella.

Google Store kicked off its Pixel Certified Refurbished program in 2024, and it’s now expanding to Amazon Renewed.

Google’s Quick Share has been an important part of Android for a few years now, but it still has a few hidden tricks, including the ability to trigger sharing by simply tapping the phone you want to share to.

Google Photos has become much more than a way to manage and backup your photos and videos, especially in the age of AI. Not everyone needs — or, more accurately, wants — to trigger these functions on a regular basis, though, and a new update to the app is helping to eliminate those annoying, unwanted pop-ups.

Earlier this month, Google brought Find Hub to the Messages app and announced lost luggage sharing with airlines. The Find Hub website is now adding support for tags and headphones.

Google has announced a few more updates to Google Home including Spanish language support for Gemini and more.

YouTube is ending testing for its conversational “Ask” AI feature on TVs and rolling it out to all users soon.

Google is adding a number of new features to the Fitbit personal health coach today as the Public Preview of the app redesign expands to free users.

One of the most beloved names in the TV business is throwing in the towel, as Sony’s new partnership with TCL has the latter officially taking over a 51% majority stake in this new venture.

US-based Galaxy Watch users are going to be able to track blood pressure after the feature has been regionally locked for years. Blood pressure monitoring will begin rolling out for users in the US, but it needs a Galaxy phone to work.

If you’re looking for the most customizable out-of-the-box experience on a smartphone today, it’s tough to go wrong with Samsung. Unlike some of the more locked-down launchers you’ll find on Android — sorry, but I’m looking at you, Pixel — the amount of personal touches you can apply to any Galaxy phone can feel endless, and that’s before you install something like Good Lock. However, with One UI 8.5, it seems like Samsung made the rare move to remove some of this functionality in the name of security, and users aren’t pleased.

Right on schedule following yesterday’s Pixel 11 leak, the Pixel 11 Pro has shown up in leaked renders that show how, for the most part, this is the same phone for the third year in a row.

If you’ve shopped for anything remotely related to computing over the past six months, you know it’s a pretty bad time to be in the market for tech. With AI-fueled RAM and storage shortages continuing with no end in sight, plenty of brands have either enacted or are considering price hikes on their already-available tech. Starting tomorrow, Samsung might be the latest brand to join in the (not so) fun.

Meta has today announced its new “Blayzer” and “Scriber” Ray-Ban styles that are designed for prescription lenses with a new slim design and more.

Announced earlier this month alongside “Immersive Navigation,” Google Maps also added a new Gemini-powered “Ask Maps” feature which, as of this week, is widely available in the US and India to all users.