New Google Play Services update aims to make your smartwatch more useful for outdoor workouts.

Aptoide has just announced that Aptoide Games, its specialized games app store, has been approved for distribution on Google Play in the US, following Google's defeat in Epic Games' lawsuit against it

In the US, you can now pay for stuff on Google Play - apps, games, subscriptions, in-app purchases, etc

Aptoide has become the first third-party Android app store available directly through Google Play in the U.S

Watches from Google and Samsung are showing a new Gemini UI.

Google's got a fresh video teaser for this week's new Pixel 11 hardware.

It actually looks like a spreadsheet now.

Here are five easy ways Google tools can help you make plans, explore, and create memories at the state fair.

Getting Pixel kernel source code is apparently no longer as simple as grabbing it from a public Git repository.

Learn how new AI and agentic experiences across Google Ads and Google Analytics can simplify your marketing workflow.

Are you feeling lucky?

A competitor to Google's app store, Aptoide Games, is now available in the Play Store.

TSMC makes chips for Big Tech customers like Nvidia and Google, so the firm's financial figures are closely watched as a sign of AI semiconductor demand.

A recent update may have turned on hands-free assistant access in driving mode without notifying owners.

More third-party payment options is a good thing.

Venmo is now available as a payment option on Google Play, giving you more flexibility at checkout.

You can now use your Venmo balance or linked accounts for Google Play purchases.

As hyperscalers increase their long-term purchase commitments, the high-tech industry faces a tectonic shift as CSPs overwhelm consumer electronics companies.

You're missing some of Google's best work.

Google Play is getting some competition from inside its own walls.

It's almost Pixel time.

If Gems are to go away, Google really ought to make Skills available to everyone.

Would you rather see more results, or more information for each result? That is the question.

With nearly 70% of the market, "Meta wants its smart glasses to be a big hit," writes the Los Angeles Times

If youve been wondering what ewallet to get for your under 18 year old kids, Google recently announced that you can share your money on Google Wallet via Family Link

XDA Developers reports: On July 22, a Google DeepMind engineer, Vidy Thatte, shared a snippet of a browser he built that "treats every URL as a prompt and generates a site from scratch" on his X account

Asus has new laptops coming out in time for IFA next month, and we get to see one of them in quite a few alleged renders that appear to have likely been upscaled using AI and kind of messed up in the process

A fake "install Claude on Mac" guide, hosted on claude.ai itself and boosted by a Google ad, ends with your Ledger app quietly asking for your recovery phrase.

Google has expanded Ask Maps to Malaysia and over 160 other countries, introducing new agentic features for food ordering, hotel searches and real-time transit information.

Early last month, alternative search engine DuckDuckGo announced that its browser will integrate ad blocking for YouTube ads, powered by uBlock Origin

A good app held back by itself.

"Google should be required to divest the Chrome browser, and prohibited from paying Apple to distribute Google's search engine, the nonprofit advocacy group Public Knowledge argues in a new court filing," MediaPost reports, citing a friend-of-the-court brief filed Tuesday in the D.C

Google has a major event planned for August 12 (Wednesday) it will unveil the next generation of Pixel phones, as well as a new watch and perhaps its first smart tag too

You may not see the new feature right away.

A popular Google Photos feature has gone M.I.A

The Washington Post shared surprising news this week about five top AI companies

One unfortunate user no longer has access to the Lord of the Rings Extended Edition after buying it from Google.

New AI toolbars and prompts are showing up in Google Docs and Gmail

The week's biggest tech news stories from Samsung, Google, GTA, Netflix and more for August 7, 2026.

A modder has figured out how to send an audio stream to the Steam Controller's haptic motors in order to make them play pretty much anything

Google is all set to announce some new flagship phones soon

In just a few days, on August 12, Google will unveil the Pixel 11 family and the Pixel Watch 5

Suno says it will begin watermarking and fingerprinting AI-generated songs, tighten download policies to curb mass distribution, and explicitly prohibit deceptive audio and unauthorized voice or likeness cloning

Conversation Capture is coming.

You most probably use Google Maps by typing your destination or a landmark into the search bar

Google has denied that it scans private Workspace Docs to train its AI.

Overzealous guardrails prevent Gemini-powered Ask Photos and even classic search from returning results for cannabis.

Google recently announced that Ask Maps is officially expanding to Malaysia alongside over 160 new countries and territories including Australia, Brazil, Canada, Indonesia, Japan, Mexico, and New Zealand

Today Google Wallet is introducing a new feature in the US

Just over a week ago, Google said that it will be rolling out Gemini Spark in Malaysia

An unlikely actor is reportedly set to play Ganondorf in Nintendo and Sony's live-action Zelda movie.

Someone has to pay for all this AI, nothing is foolproof, and Apple's lawsuit with OpenAI is only just beginning, all on the AppleInsider Podcast

Widespread Google product approval delays threaten peak trading success

The nerdy corner of Android looks a whole lot prettier now.

Your Pixel's status bar could soon get cleaner.

Breezy's features make it worth the extra effort to download.

WIRED spoke with Tucker Bryant, an artist and former Google employee who created ChatTJB to get people to reflect on the strange moment were in.

I don't miss Gboard at all.

The new, redesigned floating context menu and selective text copying make messaging on large phones less frustrating.

Google launched the Gemini-powered Ask Maps function in Google Maps back in March, and today it's receiving a massive set of improvements

Vivo baru sahaja melancarkan Vivo S2 di India dengan rekaan yang kelihatan cukup dikenali

New code indicates Google will only restrict Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, Mobile Data, and Airplane Mode toggles on the lock screen.

Showcasing Gemma's offline, on-device capabilities.

Researchers in China have developed a living mycelium textile that can self-clean, renew its surface, and partially repair holes when treated with a nutrient solution and fresh fungus

This is looking like a welcome alternative to merely hiding apps via Private Space.

Looking for a foldable smartphone without sacrificing camera performance? Our Google Pixel 10 Pro Fold review shows what you might have been looking for.

Ten free Gemini Omni videos means ten chances to get wonderfully weird.

Bored of Android's clock styles? You might soon be able to design your own lock screen clock.

Leaks of the Google Pixel Watch 5 from last month already showed what it would look like, and to some degree, its spec sheet

Spesifikasi Google Pixel Watch 5 tertiris lima hari sebelum pelancaran rasminya di New York minggu depan

If youve finally gotten used to Google Assistant or just havent gotten around to installing Gemini, be prepared for some more changes as Google Assistant is expected to end on 4 September 2026

Google's $15 billion data-center project in Visakhapatnam is facing protests and legal challenges over fears that it will worsen local water shortages and disturb wildlife near the Kambalakonda sanctuary

WeatherNext can deliver a 15-day forecast predicting storms' track and intensity.

Googles cloud boom is testing the company's commitment to frontier AI as commercial returns take priority.

It's kind of a lot.

Longtime Slashdot reader mccalli writes: Times Magazine has started serving adverts with "brand messages" to AI crawlers, which are not part of its main page

The widespread bug that ignored selected date ranges has now been resolved.

One indie game dev is convinced Gemini just leaked information from his private Google Docs.