Free-to-play mobile games are common these days, but the Google Play Store isn't void of traditional one-time purchase games

You can now open apps more quickly with a shortcut instead of tapping the app icon.

Alphabet, the company behind Google, has now overtaken Apple to become the second most valuable company in the world

Googles new Gemini features for Google TV make your television smarter, more conversational, and surprisingly creative

Google and Character.AI have agreed to settle multiple lawsuits from families alleging the chatbot encouraged self-harm and suicide among teens

Alphabet, syarikat sebalik Google kini berjaya memintas Apple, sekaligus menjadi syarikat kedua paling bernilai di dunia

Jan 7 (Reuters) - Alphabet's Google and AI startup Character.AI have agreed to settle a lawsuit by a Florida mother who alleged the startup's chatbot led to the suicide of her 14-year-old son, representing one of the first U.S

Faisal Islam gets rare access to Willow - Google's quantum computer.

About half of survey respondents wish they could disable the feature altogether.

Google and Character.AI are settling with families who sued the companies over alleged harm caused by AI chatbots.

Character.AI and Google have reportedly agreed to settle multiple lawsuits regarding teen suicide and self-harm

Its a small change, but it should makes everyday actions less awkward on big phones.

After years of testing this humanoid robot (and forcing it to dance ), the robotics company announced at CES 2026 that the final version of the machine is being built now. The first companies to receive deployments will be Hyundai, Boston Dynamics' majority shareholder, and Google DeepMind, the firms new AI partner

The Public Preview program could expand to non-subscribers, though the AI coach could remain a Premium exclusive.

A new "Try before you buy" feature in the Play Store could offer time-limited full game access while saving your progress.

An Android phone, in 2026, with a removable battery

And has promised to finally release new updates in January 2026

Especially the ones added after the December update

National Weather Service pulled an AI-generated forecast graphic after it hallucinated fake town names in Idaho

Bought apps on Google Play between 2016 and 2023? You might be owed money.

Motorola just announced its very first side-foldable smartphone, joining the ranks of the Pixel 10 Pro Fold and the Galaxy Z Fold 7

After kicking off its Moto Things accessory line with wireless earbuds , a Bluetooth tracker and a cheap smartwatch in 2024, Motorola is doubling down

Today at CES Xreal announced a multi-year extension of its strategic partnership with Google

Munge that corporate data using the LLM of your choice The data platform Snowflake is putting Google's Gemini to work inside its Cortex AI, aiming to give customers access to a foundational model within the boundaries of their data environment across supported clouds, the company told The Register .

Google will begin releasing Android Open Source Project (AOSP) source code only twice a year starting in 2026

Google VP reaffirms Chrome OS commitment amid shift to Aluminium OS.

Atlas will be deployed to Hyundai and Google facilities this year CES 2026 Remember when Elon Musk predicted that there would be thousands of Optimus robots at Tesla factories by the end of 2025? Well, that didn't happen, but competitor Boston Dynamics has just announced that its humanoid robot, Atlas, is going to the big time.

Google's Pixel Buds Pro 2 earbuds are on sale for $165 via Amazon

Google has announced that it will publish Android source code to AOSP in Q2 and Q4 of each year.

Home appliance company Cosori has released a stainless steel air fryer because why not

Google picks XREAL to lead its Android XR hardware ambitions.

AT CES 2026, Epson announced that Google TV with Gemini is coming to its Lifestudio projectors

An anonymous reader shares a report: The Open Rights Group is warning politicians that the UK is leaning far too heavily on US tech companies to run critical systems, and wants the Cybersecurity and Resilience Bill to force a rethink

From new colors to Alexa+, these are all the new features in the next Fire TV redesign

Honor is gearing up to launch its own thin and light premium phone with the Magic 8 Air

Uber on Jan 5 unveiled a custom robotaxi it is adding to its global ride-share platform, starting on the San Francisco home turf it shares with rival Waymo, owned by Google

At CES 2026 today, Hyundai and Boston Dynamics publicly demonstrated its humanoid robot Atlas, showing off fluid movement and announcing plans to deploy a production version in Hyundai's EV factory by 2028

The new Fire TV overhaul clearly takes a couple of cues from Google TV.

TCL says its bringing Xbox Game Pass to its flagship Google TV-powered televisions later this year.

New tech at CES often makes categorization hard

Maybank officially announced yesterday that it will be updating its contactless transaction process for all Maybank cards used with Google Pay

Maybankhas announced an update to the contactless transaction process for all Maybank Cards used with Google Pay, effective 27 January 2026

Today at CES, Google has announced a few improvements coming to Gemini for Google TV

Selepas beberapa tahun diperlihatkan sebagai platform ujian robot humanoid, Boston Dynamic pagi ini mengumumkan pengeluaran robot Boston Dynamics Atlas versi produksi telah dimulakan. Serentak dengan pelancarannya, Atlas disahkan akan digunakan di ruang lantai kilang Hyundai untuk pengeluaran kereta dan di Google DeepMind bagi melakukan ujian

Smartglasses company Rokid has introduced new display-free AI glasses at CES 2026

After years of testing its humanoid robot (and forcing it to dance ), Boston Dynamics' Atlas is entering production . The robotics company says the final product version of the robot is being built now, and the first companies that will receive deployments are Hyundai, Boston Dynamics' majority shareholder, and Google DeepMind, the firm's newly minted AI partner

A viral Reddit "whistleblower" post accusing a major food delivery app of systemic exploitation is "most likely AI-generated," reports the Verge

I met up with a few people from Google at the Encore Villas during CES (which is just 2,500 feet from my hotel but took 28 minutes to walk to, thanks to Vegass pedestrian-averse design [also I got lost])

An anonymous reader quotes a report from TechCrunch: Amazon's AI-powered overhaul of its digital assistant, now known as Alexa+, is coming to the web

Google DeepMind and Boston Dynamics are teaming up to integrate Gemini into a humanoid robot called Atlas.

TCL introduced the next entry in its flagship line of televisions during CES

An anonymous reader shares a report: Popular AI-powered integrated development environment solutions, such as Cursor, Windsurf, Google Antigravity, and Trae, recommend extensions that are non-existent in the OpenVSX registry, allowing threat actors to claim the namespace and upload malicious extensions

It's the first week of a new year and there's no time for the tech world to slowly ease back into things following the holidays

Google is quietly killing Gmail's ability to fetch mail from third-party email accounts using POP3, a long-standing feature that has allowed users to consolidate multiple inboxes into a single Gmail interface

Dolby introduced its FlexConnect technology a few years ago , vowing that it would allow customers to position soundbars and speakers anywhere in a room

It's January 2026, and Google is finding innovative new ways to make one of its services worse Important news for Gmail power users: Google is dropping the feature whereby Gmail can collect mail from other email accounts over POP3.

Google TV will let you generate and watch AI content on the big screen.

If you had your eye on Nebula P1 projector but $799 is too rich for your blood, Soundcore has a new option at CES 2026

It seems like only a few years ago that Anker made nothing more than batteries and chargers

New natural language integration means you never have to pause your movie to dive into a settings menu again.

See how Gemini is making Google TV even more helpful, and bringing more ways to engage with your TV.

See how Gemini is making Google TV even more helpful, and bringing more ways to engage with your TV.

Sylvox launches weather-resistant 4K TV with a 95% screen-to-body ratio and Google TV 5.0 for year-round use.

Maybank kini memaklumkan para pengguna, berkuat-kuasa 27 Januari 2026, semua pengguna kad Maybank bersama Google Pay akan dihadkan kepada amaun maksima RM2,500 per transaksi

Bidding is now on for this piece of Google Pixel history.

If you’re using your Maybank credit and debit card via Google Pay, you can look forward to a more seamless payment experience in the next couple of weeks

For transactions exceeding RM2,500, usres will be required to use their physical card

SEOUL, Jan 5 (Reuters) - Samsung Electronics plans to double this year the number of its mobile devices with "Galaxy AI" features largely powered by Google's Gemini, its co-CEO said, which would give the U.S

Smart locks have a notable inconvenience: running out of power

"Microsoft is hoping that Windows can once again serve as the platform where it all takes off," reports GeekWire: A new framework called Agent Launchers, introduced in December as a preview in the latest Windows Insider build, lets developers register agents directly with the operating system

The Wall Street Journal profiles "the startup that is now one of a handful of chip makers nipping at the heels of Nvidia." Furiosa's AI chip is dubbed "RNGD" short for renegade and slated to start mass production this month

Govee, which makes some of the more unique and interesting smart lighting products, has a new batch at CES 2026

Reddit "has overtaken TikTok as Britain's fourth most-visited social media service," reports the Guardian: The platform has undergone huge growth over the last two years, with an 88% increase in the proportion of UK internet users it reaches

Remember how California's government negotiated a 2024 deal where Google contributed millions to California's local newsrooms to offset advertisers moving to the search engine? "A year after it was cemented and billed as a model that could succeed where entire countries and continents had fallen short the agreement is tangled in budget cuts, bureaucratic infighting and unresolved questions about who controls the money," reports Politico, "leaving journalists empty-handed and casting doubt on whether the lofty experiment will ever live up to its promise." The program, initially framed as a nearly $250 million commitment over five years, has secured just $20 million in new money for journalists in its first year, with no guarantee the funding will continue

The Pebble 2 Duo and Time 2 went up for pre-order in March, and today they are joined by the Pebble Round 2

Apple, Google, and Samsung haven't adopted this tech yet, while others now restrict it to their Ultra phones.

Modern projectors are brighter, smarter, and more compelling than ever as a secondary screen.

I want it in my toaster, microwave, air conditioner everywhere!