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Deals: Pixel Watch 4, Pixel Buds from $99, Nest Doorbell 3rd Gen $139, Xbox Ally handheld $110 off, more
Today’s 9to5Toys Lunch Break is a big one, especially if you missed out on some key Black Friday deals – many of them have now returned. More specifically, you’ll now find Pixel Watch 4 back down at the lowest prices we have tracked alongside hundreds in savings on Pixel 10 devices and the return of all-time lows on Pixel 9a starting from $349. Those deals also join Google latest Pixel Buds from $99 as well as the 2025 Nest Doorbell 3rd Gen at $139. Just be sure to also scope out the latest Xbox Ally gaming handheld down to the new all-time low at $110 off alongside everything else you’ll find below.
Expand Expanding CloseLenovo might bring its rollable laptop display to gamers in 2026
At CES 2025, Lenovo showed off a rollable laptop meant to enhance the experience of managing spreadsheets or juggling multiple windows at once. Next year, the company is bringing its futuristic displays to something a little more whimsical.
Expand Expanding CloseHere’s everything new in Samsung’s One UI 8.5 update [Gallery]
Samsung’s latest major Galaxy update, One UI 8.5, has just debuted in beta. While the full rollout won’t take place until sometime in 2026, we can take a look through everything that’s new in this update.
Expand Expanding CloseSamsung and Apple split best-selling phones in Q3 2025, iPhone leads premium market
As we approach the end of 2025, we’re getting some data on what smartphones customers across the globe purchased throughout the past few months. To no one’s surprise, it’s Samsung and Apple that are dominating sales.
Expand Expanding CloseSamsung’s Qi2 ‘Magnet Wireless Battery Pack’ leaks, fixes a Galaxy phone problem
It continues to be clear that Samsung is fully introducing Qi2 on the Galaxy S26 series, with a new “Magnet Wireless Battery Pack” surfacing on a certification page.
Expand Expanding CloseSamsung’s Ballie robot still isn’t ready as release window comes and goes… again
Samsung’s adorable and round home assistant robot, Ballie, was not released as promised in mid-2025, and the company now notes that the little Gemini-powered bot simply isn’t ready with yet another delay.
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Latest Pixel 10 updates have improved performance, at least on benchmarks
Google’s Pixel 10 phones, based on the company’s Tensor chips, simply do not have the same raw performance as some other Android flagships. Yet, recent updates to the Pixel 10 series appear to have made some improvements to performance, at least on benchmarking tests.
Expand Expanding CloseSamsung’s One UI 8.5 update arrives in beta with these new features
Samsung has just launched its One UI 8.5 update in beta after what feels like months of the next big Galaxy update leaking. The beta is available starting on the Galaxy S25 series, and Samsung’s announcement reveals a few features the leaks didn’t spoil.
Expand Expanding CloseGemini is everywhere now, but Android Auto is the first place I’ve really been sold on it
Over the past few months, especially, Gemini has taken over everything Google, with Assistant having largely vanished. Yet, in most cases, the biggest upgrade I’ve felt from Gemini is just the lack of Assistant being so awful. But there is one big exception, and that’s with Gemini on Android Auto.
Expand Expanding CloseGoogle Store Black Friday 2025: Pixel 10 Pro discounts end today
The Google Store has kicked off its 2025 Black Friday deals, with these Pixel offers available until December 2-6.
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Today’s Android app deals and freebies: Boxville 2, Rotaeno, Bud Spencer & Terence Hill, more
Your Friday afternoon lineup of the best Android game and app deals is now ready to roll down below. We have some new discounts including Boxville 1 and 2 alongside Dungeon Defense, Rotaeno, Bud Spencer & Terence Hill, and more. Just make sure to dive into the the Samsung Cyber Week sale while you still can for hundreds in savings on the latest Galaxy devices as well as your opportunity to Lana FREE $210 keyboard case on top of Galaxy Tab S11/Ultra deals, HP’s OmniBook X 17-inch touchscreen Copilot+ PC at $650 off, and Lenovo’s RTX 5070 Legion 7i OLED gaming laptop at $710 off. As for the apps, everything awaits below.
Read MorePixelated 080: A tale of two Android 16s
Welcome to episode 80 of Pixelated, a podcast by 9to5Google. This week, Abner, Damien, and Will talk through all of the new changes in Android 16 QPR2 and beyond. After digging through everything Google’s been working on these past few months, their attention turns to the newly-confirmed Galaxy Z TriFold. Can they make sense of what’s bound to be yet another ultra-premium device from Samsung, or does this feel like an experiment without a clear path to success?
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Expand Expanding CloseGoogle Play Books is celebrating its 15th birthday
Google today is celebrating the 15th birthday of Play Books. The service started as “Google eBooks” on December 6, 2010.
Expand Expanding CloseChrome Autofill getting two-line design on Android, Google Wallet integration, more
Google is rolling out a number of updates to Chrome Autofill, including Google Wallet integration and a slightly better design on Android.
Expand Expanding CloseGoogle Photos’ perspective correction tool returns after disappearing months ago
It’s not often you see major companies reverting unpopular changes to their apps, but that’s exactly what Google’s doing to its cropping tools within Photos’ built-in editor.
Expand Expanding CloseGemini for Home expands rollout to more users in early access
Just over a month after launching an early access program, Gemini for Google Home is coming to a new wave of users in the latest rollout.
Expand Expanding ClosePixel Watch rolling out always-on Media Controls, Timer, & Stopwatch
With Wear OS 6, Google promised “more consistent always-on behavior” (AOD), and the Pixel Watch is starting to do this across three key experiences, including the Timer app.
Expand Expanding ClosePhone by Google shrinking bottom bar to match Material 3 Expressive
Besides announcing Call Reason this week, Phone by Google is testing a shorter bottom bar to comply with Material 3 Expressive.
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Deals: Echo Spot undercuts Black Friday at $45, Lenovo OLED gaming laptop $710 off, Galaxy gear, more
The 2025 Samsung Cyber Week sale rolls on with hundreds (in some cases much more than that) on the latest Galaxy gear and more. We have highlighted some of the deals you’ll want on your radar below, but today’s 9to5Toys Lunch Break also features Amazon undercutting its own Black Friday deal on the Echo Spot smart speaker at $45 as well as some notable deals now live as part of Best Buy’s new Holiday Doorbuster event – Lenovo’s RTX 5070 Legion 7i OLED gaming laptop at $710 off and HP’s OmniBook X 17-inch touchscreen Copilot+ PC at $650 off. Everything else awaits below.
Expand Expanding CloseLenovo Chromebook Plus 14 is a fine stage for the uncertain future of ChromeOS
Chromebooks have been in a really weird place for the past few years, and its future is extremely uncertain. Front and center of it all is the current flagbearer for ChromeOS, the Lenovo Chromebook Plus 14. After using it for the past couple of months, it’s a fine laptop, but one that sits in limbo.
Expand Expanding CloseNetflix agrees to buy Warner Bros. in landmark $83 billion deal
Warner Bros. had put itself up for sale over the past few months, and this morning, we learned which company has earned the right to purchase the landmark studio: Netflix.
Expand Expanding CloseEarly One UI 8.5 build reveals some familiar designs for Samsung’s Galaxy S26 trio
With some brands getting an early jump on next year’s flagship race, all eyes are on Samsung for the eventual launch of its Galaxy S26 series. Now, an early One UI 8.5 build is giving us more confirmation on the S26’s very predictable designs.
Expand Expanding CloseMobvoi commits to ‘essential’ TicWatch updates as the Wear OS lineup seems dead
The Mobvoi TicWatch series has produced some memorable Wear OS smartwatches, both in terms of value and hardware advancements, but the company seems to have thrown in the towel altogether.
Expand Expanding CloseGoogle Fi’s Messages for web and RCS will work offline in the future
Google today officially detailed the new Fi Web Calls & Messages that started rolling out yesterday. The MVNO acknowledges that there are a “few changes to how things work under the hood.”
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