YouTube TV customers have lost access to ABC, ESPN, and other Disney-owned channels this evening as a contract between Google and Disney failed to reach a renewal in negotiations, and it results in over 20 channels going dark.
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With the clock ticking on YouTube TV’s deal with Disney, a new report reveals that Google’s streamer has at least one big demand for Disney.
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Thursday’s best Android game and app deals are now ready to roll. We have another batch of titles to enjoy over Halloween weekend including The Room series from $0.50 as well as Bendy and the Ink Machine, Bendy: Lone Wolf, and some Kingdom Rush games, among others. Just be sure to also scope out Samsung’s Galaxy Z Flip 6 at $670 off alongside the early bird promotions on the all-new OnePlus 15 and Samsung S25 Ultra at up to $530 off. All of the apps await below.
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The Android XR floodgates finally cracked open this month with the debut of Samsung’s Galaxy XR headset, but glasses are what we’re all excited for. Google has now announced that its partnership with Magic Leap has been extended for the sake of bringing Android XR glasses to market.
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Like the Weather app, Google officially announced today that Clock for Wear OS is now only available for the Pixel Watch.
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As part of Cybersecurity Awareness Month, Google partnered with YouGov to commission a survey of over 5,000 smartphone users throughout the US, India, and Brazil, and their findings surrounding spam and scam texts might surprise you.
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Today’s 9to5Toys Lunch Break deals are ready to go down below. Firstly, we have unlocked Samsung S25 Ultra models at $530 off today (open-box with a 1-year warranty) alongside a deep discount on the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 6 band new at $670 off the original list price. Those offers also join the early bird discounts on the new OnePlus 15 – you can secure a $50 discount and FREE $299 gift just for starters – as well as Samsung’s Odyssey 27-inch QHD 360Hz OLED gaming monitor at $300 off. Everything awaits below
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Meta is launching another new update for Threads that can be used to “keep discussions on-topic” by manually approving replies to a post before it’s seen by everyone.
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Worldwide smartphone market share remains largely unchanged as Samsung and Apple continue to battle it out for the top spot in global shipments. Partly due to a successful Galaxy Z Fold 7 launch, Samsung holds the top spot.
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Google Maps is preparing a new “Power saving mode” behind the scenes on its Android app, which does away with color and only shows the absolutely essential details in exchange for improving your battery life.
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Users who need to take advantage of T-Mobile’s payment arrangements in uncertain times will need to do it all in app – no more in-store visits allowed.
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Following a court ruling, Google has been forced to open up the Play Store in the US to allow Android apps to use other billing systems or direct users to alternate pricing options.
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Samsung seems to be committed to making Exynos SoCs a bigger deal in its own flagship lineup, and that likely starts with the Exynos 2600 in the Galaxy S26 series.
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Nothing’s new “Lock Glimpse” feature delivers a rotating selection of wallpapers on the lock screen of the Phone (3a) Lite, but what’s bizarre is what happens when you click the attached link, because all of the content is from a strange website of clickbait farm websites.
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YouTube is preparing to support higher-quality content, including larger video upload sizes and higher file size limits for thumbnails.
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Regardless of whether agentic AI is the future of the web, the AI-based browser wars are really starting to heat up. Following the launches of AI-focused tools from Perplexity and OpenAI, Samsung is throwing its hat in the ring with the arrival of its Android-based browser on PC.
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Alphabet today reported Q3 2025 earnings, and CEO Sundar Pichai shared that the Gemini app has over 650 million active users.
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Google is following last week’s patch after the initial release with Android 16 QPR2 Beta 3.2 today for Pixel devices.
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Alphabet today announced Q3 2025 earnings with $102.3 billion in revenue. These numbers range from July to September. This is Alphabet’s “first-ever $100 billion quarter.”
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Following the last edition on Friday (which the Gemini for Home voice assistant requires), release notes for Google Home 4.2 are now available.
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Oppo’s latest flagship series has arrived, with the Oppo Find X9 and Find X9 Pro set to launch globally later this month. Here’s what they bring to the table.
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For a lineup set to debut in just a few months, the Galaxy S26 series sure seems to be in a constant state of flux. It wasn’t long ago that Samsung appeared set to launch a radically different trio of phones: the usual Galaxy S26 Ultra paired with a Plus-replacing Galaxy S26 Edge and a smaller Galaxy S26 “Pro.” It took less than the entirety of October for that all to fall apart, with the Edge seemingly scrapped and that “Pro” suffix dropped entirely. In other words, its vision for 2026 seemed to collapse overnight.
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Your mid-week lineup of the best Android game and app deals is now ready ready to roll, including title like Last Roman Village, Wizards of Brandel, WINCH IT OUT, Thimbleweed Park, and more. You’ll also want to scope out the deals we have on Bose QuietComfort headphones and buds at up to $209 off as well as these discounts on Amazon’s entire eero Wi-Fi 7 mesh system range, and up $113 off Pixel Watch 4 models, but all of the apps are waiting down below.
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The chat feature in NotebookLM is getting significant improvements today to “performance, quality, and contextual understanding,” as well as the ability to set goals.
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