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Friday’s deals: Galaxy Tab S9 from $650, Galaxy S24 Ultra $240 off, Sony OLED Google smart TVs $600 off, and more
Your Friday edition of the best price drops on Android, Samsung, and Google gear, as well as accessories for it all, is now live. We have up to $200 off Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 as well as up to $240 in savings on Samsung’s exclusive Galaxy S24 Ultra colors. Those deals join a return of all-time low pricing on the 2024 Sony ULT WEAR Noise Cancelling Wireless Headphones and the brands’s latest BRAVIA 8 OLED Google TVs with exclusive PS5 features at up to $600 off alongside ongoing offers on Google Pixel 7 Pro, early Prime Day discounts, and more. Head below for a closer look.
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Galaxy S25 Ultra reportedly ditches squared corners, Samsung considering MediaTek chips
While we’re looking forward to Samsung’s next batch of foldables, new reports are offering some insight into Samsung’s plans for the Galaxy S25 series including design changes and the possibility of a MediaTek chip.
Expand Expanding CloseGalaxy Z Fold 6 and Z Flip 6 leaks show off Samsung’s new foldables in all colors [Gallery]
Ahead of its launch event on July 10, new leaks are showing off Samsung’s new foldables, the Galaxy Z Fold 6 and Flip 6, in the most detail we’ve seen to date.
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Made by Google is coming almost two months earlier than the usual cadence, but is it the right decision?
Expand Expanding CloseAAWireless now starts at $59.99 as the wireless Android Auto adapter’s sequel nears
Ahead of an incoming sequel, AAWireless, the original wireless Android Auto adapter, just got a major price cut.
Expand Expanding CloseGoogle Messages RCS conversations with iPhones have some quirks
Earlier this week, Apple rolled out iOS 18 Beta 2 with support for Rich Communication Services (in the US). The experience of using Google Messages to talk to someone with an iPhone over RCS is pretty straightforward, though it’s clearly the first take.
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Back in April, Google Vids was unveiled as an AI-powered video creator and those enrolled in Workspace Labs can now test it.
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Google working to fix blurry Nest Cam, Doorbell livestreams in Home app
Over the past few weeks, Nest Cams and Doorbells have been suffering from blurry/low-resolution livestreams, and Google is working on a fix.
Expand Expanding CloseHonor teases Magic V3 foldable that looks impossibly thin
The Honor Magic V2 has been the thinnest foldable on the market for over a year now, but it seems Honor is preparing to challenge its own record with the upcoming Magic V3.
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Android game and app deals: The Room Old Sins, Iron Marines 2, SpongeBob, and more
This afternoon’s collection of the best Android game and app deals is now up for grabs courtesy of Google Play. Just make sure you scope out the deals we are tracking on Google’s unlocked 512GB Pixel 7 Pro, the entry-level Samsung Galaxy Tab A9+, Samsung’s AI-equipped unlocked 512GB Galaxy Z Flip 5, and more. As for the apps, highlight deals include The Room: Old Sins, The Room Three, Iron Marines 2, Templar Battleforce RPG, Kingdom Rush Vengeance, SpongeBob SquarePants, and more. Head below for a complete look at today’s best Android game and app deals.
Read MoreOnePlus Pad Pro launches in China with Snapdragon 8 Gen 3, global debut likely coming soon
A little over a year since the OnePlus Pad debuted, the company is ready to announce a more capable version under the moniker OnePlus Pad Pro.
Expand Expanding CloseGoogle TV now has over 130 of its own free channels
Google TV launched a catalog of free channels last year and has been adding to it ever since. Recently, Google has launched a free more free channels, with its total now including over 130 free streaming channels.
Expand Expanding CloseYouTube details progress on top features requests by Premium subscribers
In addition to announcing the latest features for Premium subscribers today, YouTube shared updates on top feature requests.
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WhatsApp and Messenger hit with partial outage, breaking pictures and voice messages
If you’re struggling to upload pictures or send voice messages in WhatsApp or Facebook Messenger, you’re not alone. Both services are currently partially down, with an outage breaking picture and video uploads, as well as voice messages.
Expand Expanding CloseChrome will distrust CA certificates from Entrust later this year
A Certification Authority (CA) issues certificates that help guarantee you’re visiting a legitimate website. Over the years, Chrome has had to distrust some CAs, and the Google browser is about to do that again with certificates from Entrust.
Expand Expanding CloseOnePlus just launched a new Watch 2 in China with LTE and tweaked design
OnePlus made up for its terrible first smartwatch with the launch of OnePlus Watch 2 earlier this year and, already, the smartwatch is getting a hardware update that brings LTE and a new design.
Expand Expanding CloseThe Galaxy Buds 3 look just like AirPods
Samsung is only a short amount of time away from unveiling a slew of new phones, wearables, and earbuds. One of the earbuds – the Galaxy Buds 3 – take on a very familiar design that many might mistake for Apple AirPods.
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Deals: Samsung Galaxy Tab A9+ from just $160, Pixel 7 Pro up to $599 off, headphones, and more
Today’s deals are headlined by the return of all-time low pricing on the already affordable Samsung Galaxy Tab A9+. The deals kick off from $160 and carry through both colors and configurations. Moving over to the Google camp, the unlocked 512GB Pixel 7 Pro has now dropped even lower to the $500 low, much like this wildly low price tag on the fantastic Bose QuietComfort Earbuds II at $139.50. Head below for all that and more in today’s 9to5Toys Lunch Break.
Expand Expanding CloseSamsung Galaxy Watch Ultra has Apple Watch-like band connectors, new leak reveals [Gallery]
Ahead of their July 10 unveiling, new leaks are showing off the Galaxy Watch Ultra, Watch 7, and Buds 3 in extreme detail.
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Samsung’s new trio of camera sensors could show up in future Galaxy or Pixel phones
Samsung just unveiled a collection of new ISOCELL camera sensors for smartphones, and they could be the successors that end up in future Samsung Galaxy and Google Pixel devices.
Expand Expanding CloseYouTube Premium adds Jump Ahead and Picture-in-Picture for Shorts
YouTube is announcing the latest Premium features today for subscribers like Jump Ahead and Shorts Picture-in-Picture.
Expand Expanding CloseGemini 1.5 Pro now offers a 2M token context window for devs
Following education and Workspace news this week, Google has a number of Gemini announcements for developers, including a 2 million token context window for 1.5 Pro.
Expand Expanding CloseGoogle Translate adding support for 110 new languages, including Cantonese
Google Translate is getting its “largest expansion ever” today with 110 new languages.
Expand Expanding CloseChromeOS 126 rolling out: Multi-calendar support, Quick Start Android set-up, more
After the big Chromebook update last month, ChromeOS 126 is rolling out as a moderate update over the coming weeks.
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