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After announcing an expansion to bring satellite talk and text to users across the US, T-Mobile has officially purchased US Cellular. The company will absorb all existing customers and a handful of employees top continue expanding the existing network.

Samsung’s Galaxy S26 is reportedly making a hardware change to the benefit of mobile payments, with a second NFC antenna reportedly being added to the top of the device.

As we near the launch of Pixel 10, I’m getting some déjà vu with Google’s new devices, as the company has been pushing forward with its flagship phones for the betterment of the entire Android ecosystem, rather than just its own benefit. Sound familiar?

In July, Google finally launched a bottom address bar for Chrome on Android. Are you using it?

The US Google Store and other retailers have kicked off a $100 discount on the Pixel 9a that ends a few days before the Pixel 10 launch.

Back in June, Google introduced three new voices for the upcoming Gemini-Assistant revamp for the Nest Mini and Audio. Ahead of launch, Google has renamed most of them, but they otherwise appear to be the same.

The clear difference between Gemini and AI Mode will be an assistant. That’s already the case today, and what LLMs continue to make possible will only widen that gap. However, the similarities today make me wonder whether this is confusing for most users.

As previewed last November, Google Home for Android is giving the media controller a Material 3 redesign.

Google has, seemingly by mistake, posted its “Moonstone” Pixel Buds Pro 2 early on its store, while also revealing that the “Wintergreen” color is going away.

Following its loss in court against Epic Games, Google has just a few weeks to make some absolutely massive changes to the Play Store – and in effect, Android as a whole – despite the company’s goal to appeal the court’s decision.

Welcome to episode 64 of Pixelated, a podcast by 9to5Google. This week, Abner and Will make up for Damien’s absence by discussing the latest crop of Pixel leaks, including US pricing for the phones and watch that seemingly avoids tariff-mania. It’s not just prices, though — a new “Pixelsnap” leak all but confirms the native Qi2 support we’ve been begging for for years, while a new Pixel Buds 2a leak points towards a pretty familiar set of earbuds.

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After originally planning to have all goo.gl URLs stop working later this month, Google will now “preserve actively used links.”

Back in 2021, Microsoft announced Windows 11 SE as a lightweight platform to rival Google’s ChromeOS, but now, the company is pulling the plug on the offshoot.

Friday’s 9to5Toys Lunch Break is kicking off with some Samsung deals including a deep price drop on unlocked 256GB Galaxy S24 Ultra smartphones at $850 shipped – that’s $450 off the original list price. We then move over to the new Galaxy Watch 8 Classic – it is currently $50 off with a $100 Amazon gift card or bundled with Galaxy Buds 3 Pro at $175 off. The ongoing $400 price drops on the new 2025 Razr Ultra roll on alongside this massive price drop on Samsung’s stunning 57-inch Odyssey Neo G9 Mini-LED monitor at $850 off and Microsoft’s originally $1,600 touchscreen Surface Laptop 7 with Snapdragon X Elite down at $999. Everything awaits in detail below. 

Android devices are not what they used to be. Eventually, they caught up to one particular fruit-themed OEM and then surpassed it in many ways. Still, habit is hard to break for some, and it seems like the overarching stigma is that Android phones are weak, susceptible, and terribly designed. At least, that’s what some are being told when buying an Android phone.

Spotify recently introduced a “Create” button along its bottom navigation bar, but it’s really not that helpful. Thankfully, Spotify has fixed this in a new update that lets you turn the “Create” button off.

Adding “Reddit” to your Google search has been a common tactic in recent years and, unsurprisingly, Reddit knows this and is now making a push to be an actual search engine instead of just a search engine hack.

Verizon is, once again, gearing up for a price increase across the board, affecting most, if not, all of its customers. That includes plan pricing and activation fees. On top of that, beloved Google Play perks are going away, really nailing the coffin tight.

After previewing at I/O 2025 in May, Google is now rolling out the Gemini 2.5 Deep Think mode to AI Ultra subscribers.