Oppo and OnePlus may stop selling smartphones and other devices in some major markets in Europe.

For quite some time now Microsoft has offered a $1 trial for Xbox Game Pass Ultimate, which granted new players access to the full library, including cloud gaming, for a fraction of the usual price. But now, that offer is done.

With ChatGPT and Microsoft’s AI push with the new Bing catching the attention of many, the arrival of Google’s Bard has been anticipated, and this week early access to Google Bard finally opened. For many, Bard is now just a URL away, and early impressions have been quite something.

Earlier this week, Adaptive Charging was updated with a status notification and a one-time off button. In the process, Google might have updated Pixel Adaptive Charging to no longer require an alarm to work.

The “Google Wallpapers” app launched on the Play Store in 2016 for all Android devices, and this collection recently gained a handful of new backgrounds.

To help those getting work done with an Android tablet, Google is rolling out a large-screen redesign of Google Drive, complete with a navigation rail.

Microsoft today passed a major hurdle in completing its acquisition of Activision Blizzard, with the UK’s CMA providing preliminary approval of the deal, and that signals some great things for the future of cloud gaming.

A few weeks ago, at MWC 2023, I had an opportunity to sit down with Hiroshi Lockheimer, senior vice president of Platforms and Ecosystems at Google, to talk about RCS messaging. While there was not a lot into the future of what Google is planning with Google Messages and RCS as a protocol, I did get a good look into how RCS came to be and how Google sees it.

Pixel Adaptive Charging has been a contentious feature since it launched in December of 2020, and Google is now updating it with a notification to note when it’s active.

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All of today’s best deals are now live, with an all-time low landing on Google’s new Pixel Watch at $299. You can also save on the new Bose QuietComfort Earbuds II styles at $249, as well as the Wyze smart Floodlight Cam at $75. Hit the jump for all that and more in the latest 9to5Toys Lunch Break.

Google’s Pixel Watch has great-looking hardware, but its display is not all that difficult to damage. If you’ve already scratched your Pixel Watch, or want to prevent scratches in the future, this helpful screen protector is an affordable and excellent addition, and doesn’t ruin the look of the watch.

Qualcomm’s flagship chipsets for Android smartphones have been getting better and better, and we’re now getting some early details on what’s set to arrive with the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 later this year.

Following the black dark theme and other video player updates in October, YouTube today detailed why and how it redesigned over 450 system UI and topic channel avatar icons.

Things happen and blackouts can occur at any time. With BLUETTI’s AC300 bundle, those can be avoided completely. BLUETTI’s current sale takes the AC300 inverter with B300 expandable batteries and cuts the price by $1,000 or more.

Months after launch, Twitter has now announced that the new Twitter Blue is available globally and that the company will pull checkmarks from “legacy” verified accounts on April 1.

Google’s large screen optimization push continues with the Search app adopting a navigation rail on tablets, though it’s clearly early days.

With spring starting on Monday, YouTube Music is now rolling out its 2022-3 Winter Recap with some changes compared to previous seasonal recaps.