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Samsung’s first One UI 7 beta with Android 15 reportedly launches December 5
After months of back and forth, Samsung is reportedly planning to launch its first Android 15 beta release tomorrow, December 5.
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Android app price drops and freebies: Lost Echo, Soul Crusade, Skel and Defense, more
Wednesday afternoon is here, and we have a fresh batch of Google Play offers for your Android gear. Joining the app deals, we have discounts on Insta360’s new X4 action camera, a new low on the Nothing Ear transparent wireless earbuds, and Bose’s speaker holiday sale with Black Friday lows on 2024 models from $69, as well as the ongoing Samsung Cyber Monday event. As for the apps, highlights include titles like Lost Echo, Soul Crusade, Skel and Defense, Endling, and more. Head below for a closer look.
Read MoreGemini Extensions for Messages, Phone, and WhatsApp rolling out
Following the wide Utilities rollout yesterday, Google is rolling out the Messages, Phone, and WhatsApp Gemini Extensions. These integrations were announced in late October.
Expand Expanding CloseGoogle’s GenCast AI weather model is better than today’s top forecast system
Google has been working on AI weather models for the past few years, and GenCast is its latest forecasting system with “state-of-the-art accuracy.”
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Deals: Nothing Ear new low, Google smart TVs from $228, Bose 2024 speakers, charging gear, more
Now sitting alongside the massive Samsung Cyber Monday sale and this ongoing deal on Microsoft’s new Surface Laptop 7 Copilot+ PC at a new all-time low with $450 in savings, we have a fresh batch of deals to scope out today as well. Firstly, we have the best price we have tracked to date on the flagship Nothing Ear transparent wireless earbuds that are now undercutting the official Black Friday price. From there we move on to some new all-time lows on TCL’s 144Hz VRR Google smart TVs at up to $600 off, alongside deals on other models starting from just $228, joined by the now live Bose speaker holiday sale, some solid deals on power banks, USB-C cables, action cams, and more. Scope it all out down below.
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Google today detailed how it spent the past two years improving the performance — especially on Speedometer — of Chrome for Android.
Expand Expanding CloseOnePlus 13 is the latest Android flagship to ignore Qi2
The OnePlus 13 is geared up for a global release in the near future and, ahead of its debut, the device has been officially confirmed to lack Qi2 charging, but that doesn’t mean you won’t be able to use MagSafe accessories.
Expand Expanding CloseSamsung has updated these Galaxy Watch models to Wear OS 5
The Galaxy Watch series is beginning to see the rollout of Samsung’s One UI 6, which is the company’s OS based one Google’s Wear OS 5. These devices have been updated to the new OS, with more to follow along.
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Spotify Wrapped 2024 is here and features an AI Podcast that’s “Built with Google’s NotebookLM.” Two AI hosts from the viral note-taking/research tool “unwrap” your year in music.
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Eve Thermo is now available for Android and Google Home thanks to Matter and new app
Matter has been a big deal for the smart home, even if it wasn’t quite as impactful as many were hoping. However, one bright spot has been that Matter made it possible for Eve’s smart home products to work for Android users, and that’s now led to the debut of the first Eve app for Android alongside support for the Eve Thermo.
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Walmart now owns Vizio, and it’s all about putting more ads on your TV
After announcing plans to purchase the company in February, Walmart has officially closed on its deal with Vizio, buying out the TV maker for over $2 billion, and it’s all about ads.
Expand Expanding CloseGemini app widely rolling out Utilities Extension on Android
The “Utilities” Gemini Extension has been rolling out over the past few weeks, and it’s now seeing wider availability in the Android app.
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Android app price drops and freebies: One Way The Elevator, Legend of Keepers, more
This afternoon’s roundup of the best Google Play deals on Android games and apps is now ready to go for you down below. Just be sure to scope out some of the notable hangover Cyber Monday deals we are still tracking, including this offer on Samsung Galaxy Buds 3 Pro with a FREE $20 Amazon gift card and the All-new Google Nest Learning Thermostat (4th Gen) as well as the unlocked Google Pixel 9 undercutting the official Black Friday pricing and this $450 price drop on Microsoft’s Surface Laptop 7 with a 12-core Snapdragon X Elite. As for the apps, highlights include titles like One Way: The Elevator, Legend of Keepers, Skel and Defense, and more. Head below for a closer look at everything.
Read MorePixel Recorder preps ‘Clear voice’ background noise reduction
Google is working on a “Clear voice” feature for the Pixel Recorder that will “Reduce background noise while recording for clearer speech playback.”
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Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7 and Flip 7 reportedly have bigger displays
Samsung is reportedly planning on making some changes to its foldables in 2025, with Galaxy Z Fold 7 and Galaxy Z Flip 7 both set to include larger displays.
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After abandoning the previous design a few months ago, Google Messages is back with another redesign of the text field.
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Google updating the Play Integrity API to work faster
Google is upgrading the Play Integrity API for Android app developers to be faster and more secure.
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AAWireless TWO, the latest wireless Android Auto adapter, is back in stock if you act fast
The latest wireless Android Auto adapter, AAWireless TWO, has just come back in stock after quickly selling out on its initial launch.
Expand Expanding ClosePixel 9 Pro Fold long-term review: The middle page of Pixel [Video]
Google’s most expensive phone was the last to hit the market, but now, some three months later, just what is it like to live with the Pixel 9 Pro Fold? This is our longer-term look at the latest folding Pixel phone.
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Deals: Microsoft Snapdragon X Elite PC $450 off, Galaxy Watch Classic $180 off, SpaceX Starlink Mini $149 off, more
While many of the best Black Friday and Cyber Monday deals are now gone for another year, that doesn’t mean the savings stop. This morning we spotted the best price ever on the 2024 Microsoft Surface Laptop 7 with the 12-core Snapdragon X Elite chip at over $450 off the going rate. We then move over to Samsung’s Galaxy Watch 6 Classic – the nicest Galaxy Watch out there if you ask me – at $180 off the list prices and deals starting down at $220 in various case colors and configurations, not to mention you can still score Samsung Galaxy Buds 3 Pro on sale for $190 alongside a FREE $20 Amazon gift card. We also have a Google Pixel 9 offer that undercuts the Black Friday price and the first deal on SpaceX’s Starlink Mini satellite internet system. All of that and more awaits below.
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Google Maps also showing Waze reports on Android Auto
Over a decade after Google bought Waze, the search giant is finally using reporting data from the crowdsourced navigation app within Google Maps and, as it turns out, that works on Android Auto too.
Expand Expanding CloseGalaxy Watch 5 and Watch FE are now getting Wear OS 5 updates
Following the Watch 6 last month, Samsung is now bringing its One UI 6 Watch update, with Wear OS 5, to the Galaxy Watch 5 and Galaxy Watch FE.
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Samsung rolling out November 2024 update to these Galaxy devices – what’s new
Samsung is actively rolling out the November 2024 security update to select Galaxy devices. Here’s which devices have been updated and what’s new in the update.
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Xiaomi might ‘be able’ to provide monthly Android updates in 2025
Android updates have gotten a lot better over the years, but the frequency still varies from brand to brand. Apparently, Xiaomi will finally be stepping up to a monthly update schedule in 2025 for its Android devices.
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