Decked out with a gimbal and shockingly good camera, the Robot Phone is one of the weirdest devices to come out of Honor. Even if you ignore the fact that it’s limited to China, Honor can’t keep up with demand.
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After introducing at I/O 2026 in May, Google is making Daily Brief in the Gemini app available for free in the US.
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Welcome to episode 43 of The Sideload, a 9to5Google podcast. This week, Will is joined by 9to5’s Daniel Bader for an interview with Fairphone’s CTO Chandler Hatton. The trio discusses the brand-new Fairphone Gen 6+, the company’s first official US launch, the appetite for repairable devices amid the growing RAM crunch, and much more.
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Last month, Nothing’s CMF brand launched a new pair of $25 earbuds in the CMF Buds Neo. Too good to be true, I figured, but after getting my hands on them, I’m pleasantly surprised by what they bring to the table despite some expected downsides.
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Android Auto users are reporting an issue where the Google Maps speedometer, available for mere months, is randomly vanishing.
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Following last week’s Android Drop, Google is now rolling out an app update that brings the “Remembered” tab to Find Hub.
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Arm has announced its new C2 CPUs for future Android chips as well as upgrades to its Mali GPUs that will take everything up a notch.
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Joining all-time low pricing on Galaxy Z Fold 8 at $250 off via Amazon, we now have today’s best Google Play app and game deals for you. Highlights include Old Man’s Journey, Elemental Dungeon: Roguelike, MO: Astray, Skel and Defense, ELOH, Argo’s Choice: Offline Game, Angelo and Deemon (Full), Escape Alive, Inbetween Land (Full), and more. Scope them all out below.
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Boox offered some wandering the halls of Messe Berlin at IFA 2026 the opportunity to check out its most exciting upcoming release – a tiny e-reader called the “Picco” that you could probably pocket and take anywhere.
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As previewed earlier this year, Google Chrome is now operating on a two-week release cycle.
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Pebblebee is launching its latest batch of Android Find Hub trackers, with new “Hotline Pink” and “Techno Lime” colorways that are available today.
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Today’s 9to5Toys Lunch Break is headlined by the best price ever hitting the unlocked Galaxy Z Fold 8 at $250 off via Amazon. but we also have new all-time low on Lenovo’s latest 13-inch 3.5K Idea Tab Pro Gen 2 Android tablet at $315 (Save $185) as well as its flagship 165Hz Legion gaming tablet with Snapdragon 8 Eliteat $260 off, on top of another shot at the new Nothing Ear (3a) wireless ANC buds down at $80 (within $1 of all-time low). Head below for more.
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If you happen to walk past the Orbitkey’s setup at IFA in Berlin, you might have seen what the company is known for — key organizers. You’d be forgiven for not thinking these new key organizers had Google Find Hub trackers built in.
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The internet is mad. Shocking statement, I know, but this time it’s about a perceived quality control issue on the Galaxy Z Fold 8 that sees the display corners able to bend or flex inward, but that Samsung says is part of the design.
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As it gears up for launch later this month, Oppo has teased the Find X10 Pro Max with its new addition to the lineup and a triple 200MP camera setup that sounds a bit insane.
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Google Photos has updated its trash bin timeline, cutting the time from 60 days to 30 days as of September 2026.
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Following an appearance at IFA 2026 last week, Xiaomi has posted the full details of its new wide Fold, while it’s also been directly compared to the Galaxy Z Fold 8.
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Hey, happy Tuesday. How was your long weekend? I hope it involved a little Windows 98-style downtime, maybe some pickleball with Andre Agassi, a dive into the origins of the newly UN-endorsed Equal Earth map, and a few examples of GPT-6 Astra blowing some minds.
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