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The Home Panel that debuted on the Google TV Streamer is next coming to the Chromecast with Google TV if you join the Public Preview program.

Google is now widely rolling out a redesign of the Gemini app on Android that greatly simplifies the homescreen. 

Built on top of Android 15, Nothing OS 3.0 is a pretty big overhaul to the company’s Android skin, which was already one of the best on the market. After playing around with the update, I’m pretty happy with the various upgrades Nothing has made, at least for the most part.

As announced in late August, alongside Gems, image generation with Imagen 3 is now available for all Gemini users. 

Amazon’s Ring has just announced AI-powered search for video events captured by its cameras, beating Google to the punch on the idea.

Whoop has been regarded as one of the most advanced health-tracking bands you can wear that isn’t a smart watch or ecosystem-dependent. Even still, step counting has not been a feature – until today.

Following the release of the Google TV Streamer, Google TV has promised some major updates, including a new AI screensaver generator. That AI wallpaper feature is now rolling out widely to TVs and devices running Google TV.

While ChromeOS has become more and more capable over the years, the occasional need for a traditional desktop operating system, namely Windows, has never really gone away. To solve that, some apps and services have allowed Chromebooks to run Windows, including Parallels, which is said to be shutting down later this year.

YouTube’s constant evolution on Android TV continues unabated, with an updated ‘slight’ “Who’s watching” account switcher launch screen.

The fall Amazon Prime Day sale is now in full swing. The 2024 Prime Big Deal Days event is set to run from now through day’s end on October 9 and we are here to make sure the best price drops are at the ready for you. From the latest gear in the Samsung product lineup, to Google Pixel devices, OnePlus tech, and Motorola Android handsets, to smart home gear, e-bikes, home goods, and more, the deals are seriously flying now to save you a ton. We will be updating this running collection of the best deals regularly over the next 2-days so be sure to swing back around for more. 

The US Justice Department might recommend to a federal judge that Android and/or Chrome be spun off (“structural remedies”) among other possible antitrust solutions, with Google today arguing against that. 

MediaTek promises big improvements with the new Dimensity 9400 chipset built on TSMC’s 3nm process, offering more efficiency and power with an upgraded focus on generative AI.

A small change to Google Messages for Android moves the “Rewrite” aspect of Magic Compose.

Robot vacuums and mops are incredibly useful tools, especially as they keep getting better and more advanced, but they can be a little pricey. For Prime Day, Roborock is offering some of its best vacuums and mops at huge discounts.

The Home Controls screensaver coming with Android 15 now shows the temperature and current weather condition. 

Since launch, the Pixel Buds Pro 2 and Pixel Watch 3 have appeared in the Google Home app, but this is not intended.

ChromeOS 130 will introduce a new audio Recorder later this month. While some AI features are exclusive to Plus devices, all Chromebooks will have access to the Recorder app.

Aqara has been at the forefront of developing smart home products that break barriers. Right now, some of the best products the company has ever released are on sale, including its new Matter M3 Hub, Smart Lock U300, and fantastic sensor bundles.

The Microsoft Surface Duo 2 is quickly approaching its end of life and as that date nears, Microsoft has just released one last Android 12 update for the device.