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Beyond AI Overviews and AI Mode, Google is working on “Web Guide” to better organize Search results into categories with additional context and insights.

Following the updated widget in April and changes to the FAB earlier this year, Google Keep for Android is rolling out a Material 3 Expressive redesign.

Following new details about its charger leaking earlier today, official-looking renders of the Pixel Watch 4 have now landed, showing off the new colors and slim display bezels on Google’s new smartwatches.

Gemini has made a nice quality-of-life update for Audio Overviews on Android and iOS by introducing a native, inline player.

Samsung Wallet is adding a “buy now, pay later” installment feature that will appear alongside your credit cards during transactions. Where Google has rolled out a similar feature, this option appears to be available for in-store contactless payments.

Samsung hasn’t upgraded the battery size or charging speed of its Galaxy S Ultra flagship since 2020’s Galaxy S20 Ultra, but it seems the Galaxy S26 Ultra is finally about to change that with a 5,500 mAh battery and 65W charging speeds, though leakers disagree on the matter.

The biggest hardware (and visual) change for the Pixel Watch 4 sees Google move the charging contacts from the back to the left side with a new, non-wireless charger.

Like the Pixel Launcher, Google is adding an AI Mode shortcut to desktop Chrome’s New Tab Page.

The Galaxy Z Fold 7 is already shipping to those who pre-ordered the phone, but if you’re waiting for a better deal to come around, you may have found it. Samsung is upgrading Galaxy Z Fold 7 trade-in discounts for the last day – today.

Google today announced a trio of new shopping updates for Search, including the ability to customize price tracking alerts.

The latest Google Phone beta (version 184) reveals that “Call Message” is the next Pixel Call Assist feature. 

Google Assistant has, especially in the context of the smart home, been crumbling over the past couple of years. In a post this evening, Google’s lead for Home and Nest has acknowledged Assistant issues while also teasing “major improvements” coming later this year.

Besides the latest on AI Mode and Gemini app adoption, CEO Sundar Pichai talked about agentic experiences and XR glasses during the Alphabet Q2 2025 earnings call. 

During the Q2 2025 earnings call, Sundar Pichai shared some updates on Google AI Mode’s progress, with the latest features (Gemini 2.5 Pro and Deep Search) announced last week now widely rolling out.

While many devices strive to be thinner and lighter than their predecessors, Google’s upcoming Pixel 10 series is thicker and heavier across the board, adding more credence to the idea that these devices will have Qi2 magnets inside in line with recent teases.

Alphabet today announced Q2 2025 earnings with $96.42 billion in revenue. These numbers range from April to June.

Google Search has been going all-in on AI over the past few years, but it seems like that’s not really benefitting anyone but the user as a new study shows that searches with AI Overviews are more likely to see fewer clicked links out of Google, and also fewer further searches within Google.

Hidden behind the scenes in the Play Store, Google is preparing for the Pixel 10 launch with a family photo of the whole series that has just leaked out.

Oppo is extending its camera partnership with Hasselblad, with the next phone from this continued relationship set for a late 2025 reveal.

Google Gemini on Wear OS is now widely rolling out to all supported watches after being unveiled two weeks ago.

We might be half a year away from the eventual unveiling of Samsung’s Galaxy S26 series, but that doesn’t mean a fuller picture isn’t already starting to come into view. And when it comes to the Galaxy S26 Ultra specifically, it sounds like a long-demanded charging upgrade might actually be in the works.