Google reworks Android as a premium Googlebook
Not quite a Chromebook, but also not quite the desktop version of Android, the “Googlebook” could just be the closest Android users have to their very own MacBook. And it’s on the way.
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Xiaomi’s latest big phone has the biggest battery
Phones with two days worth of battery life tend to have at least 5000mAh of power. The Xiaomi Redmi Note 17 Pro Max has nearly double that.
Gemini gets personal (provided you use Google apps)
AI services can now remember aspects of what you tell them, but Google’s latest approach aims to go a little deeper than that.
Are your phone’s privacy settings doing anything?
Your phone is a door to the world, but doors can let information in and out. Are the privacy settings letting you shut the door on data you want kept in?
Google IO set for late-May, and that means Android 17
You probably won’t see a new Pixel flagship quite that early, but the future of Android, Chrome, and possibly Gemini’s AI and search comes in May.
How anyone can protect an iPhone from unwanted pics
Most messages come from friends and family, but what happens when unwanted pics and texts arrive on an iPhone? There’s a setting for that.
Oppo’s latest push for the mid-range is water resistant
It seems we have a consistent benchmark for mobiles under a grand this year, as the Oppo Reno 15 range looks set to bring water resistance below $700.
Google photo editing to become conversational with AI
Add some glasses. Remove the tree. Make someone smile. These are just a few examples of how AI will be able to let you make photos do things that you didn’t previously photograph.
Samsung, Google team for a Vision Pro competitor in Galaxy XR
If $6K is too expensive for an augmented reality take on where computing is going, Google and Samsung are building something together.
Google, Qualcomm bring eight years of updates for Snapdragon 8 Elite phones
High-end mobiles released this year, and even a few mid-range models, too, should get updates for nearly a decade.
