Ahead of next month’s launch, Google is beginning the marketing push for Googlebooks with Henry Cavill.
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Pixel Recorder is getting a small quality-of-life update that surfaces your audio files to other apps on your device.
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Right as Meta’s Muse avatar agent has taken the AI world by storm, OpenAI is today announcing Dots as “always-on agents” you can customize to your needs.
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Joining the updated early fall Prime Day sale at Amazon, today’s best Google Play app and game deals are ready, including Hitman Sniper, To the Moon, Dungeon Tracer: Puzzle RPG, FrogBoy, Super Onion Boy 2, Human Fall Flat, and more. Just be sure to dive into the ongoing Galaxy Z Fold 8 deals at up to $530+ off, the return all-time lows on Galaxy Z Flip 8, and the latest Moto Tag 2 Android Find Hub trackers from $17.50 each – single for $20 or the 4-pack for $70. The apps await below.
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Google Play today is giving Android developers more payment options around subscriptions, including Usage-Based Billing.
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The early fall Amazon Prime Day sale rolls on with loads of new discounts on Echo smart speakers at up to 50% off, the latest Echo Show smart displays at up to $100 off, and much more. But today’s 9to5Toys Lunch Break is headlined by the latest Moto Tag 2 Android Find Hub trackers from $17.50 each – single for $20 or four for $70. We also have Galaxy Z Flip 8 returning to the Amazon all-time low at $150 off (or up to $375 off open-box), up to $1,200 off latest LG mini-LED TVs (plus loads more), and, for today only, the lowest price yet on this HP Chromebook Plus with a 2K touchscreen. Scope it all out down below.
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The first leak of Google’s upcoming Pixel 11a just hit the web, revealing a virtually unchanged design, as well as suggesting that the mid-range device might get a purple colorway.
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Samsung has confirmed plans to shut down its SmartThings Tracker feature that helps users locate Galaxy SmartTags, but it’s not the end of the actual tracker functionality.
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Launched earlier this year, that useful little USB-C charger dongle for Google’s Pixel Watch 4 and Pixel Watch 5 smartwatches is currently discounted.
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The Moto Tag 2 is the product of Motorola playing it safe, and that means the Android Find Hub tracker fits in most tracker accessories on the market, making it a pretty good deal. It’s on sale right now for $19 – 33% off after a time out of stock.
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Anthropic has confirmed an outage affecting multiple Claude services this morning.
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Previous Galaxy S27 Ultra leaks have directed attention to the new camera island, but don’t overlook the missing camera lens left behind with the Galaxy S26 Ultra. Apparently, that camera is the Samsung Galaxy S27 Ultra’s 10MP 3x zoom.
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A partial outage has left the Spotify app in shambles, with core functions not working for many users.
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The floodgates are open. After a delay and staggered starts, Samsung is widely rolling out its Android 17-based One UI 9 update for Galaxy S26 users around the globe, and they’re not alone.
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An issue with Google’s Firebase left thousands of iPhone apps crashing overnight, but a fix has already been applied.
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I’ve been on a tear recently trying to find some of the best Fitbit Air accessories and bands. It has been one heck of a process, but I think I’ve found another affordable gem that’s better than the official Fitbit Air Active bands.
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Good morning. Today I’m going crazy over the NYT’s list of the best TV shows of the 21st century, redoing all of my vibe-projects with Opus 5.5, girding my loins for another Witcher 3 play-through now that the free remaster is out, and devouring Colson Whitehead’s new novel, Cool Machine.
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Nothing is today introducing its new Headphone (1) Pro over-ear headphones which deliver hardware improvements, better ANC, and deeper control over how you can tune the final output.
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OpenAI has scrapped plans to release GPT-6.1 Astra in the next few weeks over concerns that the model is misbehaving.
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The latest Gemini Connected App is Google Wallet for “information and personalized insights based on your saved info.”
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The monthly “Google System Release Notes” primarily detail what’s new in Play services, Play Store, and Play system update across Android phones/tablets, Wear OS, Google/Android TV, Auto, and PC. Some features apply to end users, while others are aimed at developers.
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At the start of September, the Google Assistant deprecation on mobile got underway. It now looks to be widely rolling out.
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The next big update to the Gemini app on Android and iOS is beginning to roll out with a focus on simplifying core navigation.
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“Googlebook” is a weird name, right? That was my personal first takeaway from this new platform, and it seems even Google Search supports the idea that Google should have used something else, as you can’t actually search for “Googlebook” without getting redirected elsewhere.
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