Google Home is experiencing a unique bug that announces Nest Doorbell notifications in an American accent, even if your preferences are set to literally any other language/dialect.
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Welcome to episode 45 of The Sideload, a 9to5Google podcast. This week, Will is joined by Daniel Bader as they sit down with Kevin Michaluk (aka Crackberry Kevin) and Jeff Gadway from Clicks to discuss the upcoming launch of the Clicks Communicator. They discuss launching a first-gen smartphone during the RAM crisis, what it’s like to return to physical keyboards, and how you build a product that avoids becoming a jack of all trades, master of none.
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Following a tease at Snapdragon Summit, Motorola has confirmed that its Signature 27 flagship is officially coming to North American markets, but with a bit of a wait.
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Anthropic and OpenAI are both launching new model updates today, with Claude Opus 5.5 and GPT-6 Sol & Luna both being announced within roughly an hour of each other.
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Alongside Qualcomm’s latest announcements, Motorola has officially shown off the Motorola Signature 27, a true flagship offering that’s set to launch before the end of this year.
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Qualcomm today announced the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 and Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 to power the next generation of Android smartphones.
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Today’s best Google Play app and game deals are ready, including My Singing Monsters Composer, Sea of Stars, My Singing Monsters Thumpies, Same Room Same Day: Premium, Epic King Heroes: Premium TD, King of Defense Premium, King of Defense 2: TD Premium, Avalar: Shadow War Premium, and more. We also have Nothing Ear (3a) back down at the lowest price to date, Nothing’s 2026 Headphone (a) at 30% off, and the ongoing Googlebook pre-order deals. The apps await below.
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Qi2 or MagSafe have always been one of the wildest but useful additions to phones like the Google Pixel or iPhone, and the best accessory might just be another display on its own. Xteink’s magnetic mini e-readers, like the X4 Pro, are on sale while stock lasts during its autumn sale.
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There’s been a near-constant stream of backlash against Meta’s Ray-Ban smart glasses in recent months, but that hasn’t stopped people from buying them, as a new report reveals that shipments have grown by over 250%.
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It has been almost 30 days since Google officially launched the Pixel 11 lineup, and the 11 might be the most sensible device of the bunch. Here’s what I have learned, having used it for the full month post-launch.
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Today’s 9to5Toys Lunch Break is headlined by Nothing’s 2026 Headphone (a) now at 30% off via Amazon (one of the best prices yet), alongside the ongoing return lows on Nothing Ear (3a). You can also score Google Pixel 10a from under $400 today, and the lowest prices to date on the latest Pixelsnap cases. Walmart’s 2026 GeForce Week sale is now live with up to $1,000 off NVIDIA RTX 50-series laptops, gaming PCs, and more from $99, we have even more early fall Prime Day deals landing at Amazon this week, and you can scope out the ongoing Googlebook pre-order deals right here. Head below for a closer look.
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Google is graduating game support on Android Auto from a limited beta to broad availability, allowing developers to bring games to your car’s display.
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Right on schedule, Nothing is releasing Nothing OS 5.0 open beta for the Phone (4a), Phone (3a Pro, and Phone (3a) before the company’s official Android 17 release next month.
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Oppo has just held its launch of the Find X10 series in its home region of China, with a global launch to come for the new devices.
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Samsung appears to be delaying the rollout of its Android 17 update, at least slightly, with pushback in some regions.
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Months after it arrived on iPhone, Adobe Premiere’s mobile version is now available on Android devices with layered video editing, templates, foldable optimization, and more.
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Good morning. Today I’m bumping to Carly Rae Jepsen’s new double album (it’s great!), wishing I had more kidneys so I could afford the new M5 Ultra Mac Studio, marveling at Astra’s ability to decrypt 100-year-old WWI cyphers, and counting down the days until I can play Control Resonant.
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