Wednesday’s deals have arrived with some solid $100 price drops on Galaxy Watch 6 in various sizes and styles starting from $200 shipped. But before that, we spotted a straight $200 price drop on Galaxy Tab S9 from $599 just after Samsung started offering up to 15% off its latest monitor lineup alongside the $300 in FREE credit. A new Amazon low on the Bose QuietComfort Ultra ANC Earbuds and more are also waiting down below in today’s 9to5Toys Lunch Break.
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Corning’s Gorilla Glass is used throughout the mobile industry to protect displays, but more affordable devices often end up using older versions. Today, Corning has introduced “Gorilla Glass 7i” which is focused on bringing better protection to affordable devices.
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We’ve heard a lot about the Galaxy Z Fold 6 and Flip 6, but official-looking images haven’t really made their way online yet. But, now, Samsung itself has allegedly posted an ad for the Galaxy Z Fold 6 and Flip 6, showing off the updated designs in full.
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How are we still waiting on Zoom Enhance? The feature was touted as coming to the Pixel 8 Pro way back during the launch keynote at Made by Google. Where is the camera function? Maybe we can work it out.
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Following the last country/language expansion at the end of April, Google’s Gemini app for Android and iOS is now coming to the UK and Europe.
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After updating to the latest beta version of Google Maps, some Android Auto users are having issues with mapping in their cars.
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After introducing in 2022, Google Messages for Android has removed a “Nudges” capability that provided reply and birthday reminders.
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This is the least important part of Fitbit’s absorption into Google — seriously, where is the dark theme — but I hope its logo and brand identity survives. I’m specifically referring to the arrow logo comprised of dots, lowercase “fitbit” wordmark, and soothing green/teal color palette.
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Google’s repair policy for Pixel devices was briefly under fire when it was noticed that the company would not return a device to the owner if it used “unauthorized parts.” Now, the company is striking that from its policy.
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Forget clunky interfaces and restricted app access with Mayton’s AutoPro X. This in-car dongle goes beyond the somewhat limited boundaries of Android Auto, transforming your car’s navigation screen into a full-fledged computer or laptop experience.
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Announced this week, New York City officials are putting a focus on improving the use and finding of public bathrooms in the city, and that includes using Google Maps to do it.
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Google allows users to test out new Google Home features in something called a “Public Preview.” Signing up gets you early access to the newest version of the Home app and new features as they become available. Here’s how to join the list to join the Google Home app’s Public Preview.
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After rolling out a YouTube Music extension last month, Google may soon add a Spotify extension to Gemini.
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According to OpenAI’s system status pages, ChatGPT is currently down for a subset of users, with many unable to use the mobile application on Android or other services.
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In an ongoing bug, YouTube is not showing the “like “Like” button for many users.
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At Computex 2024, Intel has unveiled its latest “Lunar Lake” generation of chips which make big promises on battery life and AI capabilities for future Windows laptops.
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The past few years have seen Android phones come and go with lengthy promises tied to them, guaranteeing Android feature updates years in advance. Those promises are good to see, but they seem to mean less as Android OS updates take on AI-driven features – features that aging phones can’t always make use of.
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Following the announcement last week, Google Home 3.18 with the new Favorites widgets is widely rolling out via the Play Store.
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Today’s best deals on Android gear and compatible tech is now ready to go with up to $270 off Samsung’s Galaxy Tab S9+ Android tablet and deals starting from $749. From there we have a giant collection of ongoing offers as part of the Google Summer sale alongside a nice price drop on Jabra’s Google Fast Pair Elite 4 True Wireless Earbuds and up to $300 in credit on the new Samsung 2024 Smart Monitors, Odyssey models, and more. Hit the jump for a closer look.
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Generative AI in the context of a chatbot can prove useful, but occasionally can behave unexpectedly. Lately, some users have noticed that Google Gemini has been spitting out repeating text, weird characters, and pure gibberish in some replies.
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Samsung is reportedly gearing up for three smartwatch releases this year, with one of those being the “Galaxy Watch FE.” Now, new details of that budget-friendly watch have surfaced, including a possible price point.
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Motorola has just unveiled its latest Edge phone for the US market, with Motorola Edge (2024) packing upper-mid-range specs and a price tag of $549.
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GeForce Now partnered up with Xbox Game Pass a while back to bring a ton of offerings from the Microsoft-based service to Nvidia’s cloud-gaming foundation. Nvidia is now offering three free months of PC Game Pass to current GeForce Now members.
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Amid Computex this week, MediaTek has unveiled a new chipset for Chromebooks, with the Kompanio 838 promising better battery life and AI.
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