Well, that didn’t take long. After word of an early build of One UI 9 for Samsung’s upcoming foldables leaked out, we’re getting our first look at what the company’s wider Galaxy Z Fold 8 variant might look like, and in a twist, it’s even wider than Google’s original Pixel Fold.
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Quick Share, Google’s version of AirDrop for Android, seems to be moving towards the removal of its always-on “Everyone” sharing mode, moving closer to iOS.
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Your Friday edition 9to5Toys Lunch Break is now ready to go alongside the ongoing Amazon President’s Day sale. While we are still tracking a straight up $400 off brand new Galaxy Z Fold 7 configs, you can also now opt for Best Buy open-box units at over $730 off. From there, we move to solid deals across Amazon’s slate of new Echo Show displays and speakers joined by ongoing Pixel Watch 4 offers from $300, and $300 off Lenovo’s OLED touchscreen Yoga 7i 2-in-1 Copilot+ PC. Anker’s updated Valentine’s Day sale at up to 55% off awaits, plus even more down below.
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Samsung’s feeling reinvigorated in the foldable game. After catapulting itself back into the conversation with last year’s Galaxy Z Fold 7, the company recently launched a tri-fold model that, despite its sky-high price, can’t seem to stay in stock. We know Samsung is working on at least two additional book-style foldables for later this year, and now, its wider alternative is showing up with a fresh One UI 9 build.
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Samsung may have been a little too ahead of its time when it announced plans for a smart home robot powered by, you guessed it, AI. The product appears to have been shelved, as Ballie vanishes from Samsung’s website.
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Google has confirmed a Pixel 10a launch on February 18, and now a detail list of the phone’s specs have leaked, showing exactly how it differs – and how it doesn’t – from the Pixel 9a.
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YouTube is running a test where you might not get notifications for a channel even if you’ve subscribed for “all” notifications.
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After introducing text-to-speech in August, Google Docs is now rolling out audio summaries.
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The vast majority of Google’s Android apps have switched to a short bottom bar. Google Photos was the big exception, but we now know it’s moving to a floating toolbar, starting on iOS.
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Despite being rumored to use the same battery size, Google’s upcoming Pixel 10a might just have slightly improved battery life.
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Your afternoon lineup of the best Android game and app deals is now ready to roll, including titles like 20 Minutes Till Dawn, Gemini, To the Moon, 9th Dawn Remake, Neighbours from Hell 2, and more. On your way down scope out these deals Google Nest Cam Outdoor (Wired, 2nd Gen) as well as the $400 price drop on Galaxy Z Fold 7, the Galaxy Tabs on sale from $210 ahead of President’s Day, and TCL’s 2025 model QM5K 144 VRR mini-LED Google TVs starting from just $300. All of the apps await below.
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Samsung’s upcoming Galaxy S26 Ultra is rocking the same 5,000 mAh battery as the past five generations of the company’s most high-end flagship, and it’s being beaten by Samsung’s cheapest smartphone, the Galaxy A07.
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YouTube was one of the biggest apps missing from the Vision Pro platform at launch in February 2024. That changes today, however, with the launch of an official YouTube app for visionOS.
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Sony officially released its flagship WF-1000XM6 earbuds with what appears to be a plethora of thoughtful touches, including 32-bit audio processing reserved for high-end earbuds.
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Deep Think is Gemini’s “specialized reasoning mode,” and Google today announced a “major upgrade” to let it “solve modern challenges across science, research, and engineering.”
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Months on from the original launch, the honeymoon is over, but do we still have that “spark” with the Pixel Watch 4? Discounts have been forthcoming, but with six or so months before we get a follow-up, just where did Google do well, and do poorly? Here is everything you need to know.
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Alongside the ongoing Amazon 2026 President’s Day sale, today’s 9to5Toys Lunch Break is starting off with a straight up $400 cash discount on all Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7 configurations alongside a host of Galaxy Tab offers starting from $210 – Tab A11+, S10 Lite, S10 FE/+, and Tab S11 Ultra. We also have HP’s most affordable OmniBook touchscreen Copilot+ PC down to its lowest price today at $350 off (plus loads more PCs) and TCL’s 2025 model QM5K 144 VRR mini-LED Google TVs starting from just $300 for President’s Day (up to $600 off), plus much more below.
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The new Google Maps custom car icons have been available for a year, and more recently, the existence of custom icons in the Android Auto build. A new APK teardown report alleges that Google is preparing to bring that car color and icon picker to Android Auto displays, too.
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Our smartphones and tablets continue to get better at gaming, and now there’s a big new title available. As of today, the 2013 reboot of Tomb Raider has arrived on Android (and iOS) for $19.99.
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Cloud gaming has been on a tear, with Nvidia at the forefront, with compatibility changes a frequent occurrence. The latest addition is Fire TVs, with an app coming to users on Amazon’s OS.
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Google has already confirmed a February 18 launch for the Pixel 10a series and shown off the phone officially, but now a sizable leak has shown off the Pixel 10a in all four color, including that vibrant “Berry” red.
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The Galaxy S26 leaks just don’t stop, with the latest batch of images giving us our best look at the Galaxy S26, S26+, and S26 Ultra in their core color options.
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After announcing in December, Google is more widely rolling out tab pinning in Chrome for Android.
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A small update to the Pixel VPN by Google lets you more easily check connection status from the Quick Settings (QS) Tile.
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