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July 16, 2026
OnePlus ends phone releases in US and Europe, further reducing smartphone choice
OnePlus promises to continue supporting the phones it's already released.
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July 15, 2026
Third-party app stores coming to Google Play next week as Epic settlement withdrawn
With the settlement withdrawn, Google is now bound by the court's full antitrust remedies.
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July 14, 2026
Google revamps image search for its 25th anniversary with more images and more AI
The new Google image search will use your "unique interests" to create an always-updated gallery.
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July 13, 2026
Apple and Samsung benefit as memory shortage pushes smartphone shipments to historic lows
The biggest smartphone makers keep on trucking in the face of component shortages and economic uncertainty.
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July 8, 2026
Google updates Android Bench with new LLMs, but Gemini still lags behind
Android Bench is evolving, and developers can help guide that process.
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July 7, 2026
Google's Pixel 11 launch event is set for August 12, with possible price increases
Google's new phones could feature glowing LEDs and higher price tags.
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July 2, 2026
Google loses long-running appeal of record EU fine, will have to cough up $4.7 billion
The EU went after Google for the practice of bundling its search engine and browser with Android.
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June 30, 2026
Google kills Tenor GIF API, forcing changes at X, Discord, and more
Tenor still connects to Google apps, but other platforms must look elsewhere for GIFs.
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June 30, 2026
Google's new Nano Banana 2 Lite image model is its fastest and cheapest yet
They may not look as good, but Nano Banana 2 Lite images only take a few seconds to create.
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June 29, 2026
Google warns EU's plans to weaken its monopoly could expose user data
The EU wants Google to share search data with competitors and open up AI on Android, but Google alleges major privacy risks.
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June 25, 2026
Microsoft adds another year to Windows 10 extended update program
About a quarter of PCs are still running Microsoft's previous operating system.
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June 25, 2026
Google finally releases a Finance Android app, promises iOS version later in 2026
It took 20 years, but the Finance app arrives just in time to be packed full of AI.
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June 24, 2026
Google starts lowering Play Store fees, making good on Epic Games settlement
A few additional markets will get the lower fees this year ahead of a global rollout in 2027.
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June 22, 2026
Valve's Steam Machine ships June 29 for $1,049, but you probably won't be able to buy one yet
Valve says it's using a randomized purchase queue to make the experience "less frustrating and more fair."
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June 18, 2026
Android verification is coming: Google confirms timeline and supported app stores
A new system service will roll out this month ahead of big changes starting in September.
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June 17, 2026
Ten months later, the $100 Google Home Speaker is finally available for preorder
Google's new smart speaker is more about Gemini than audio quality.
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June 16, 2026
Android 17 starts hitting Pixel phones and watches today
Pixels will get their OTA in the coming weeks, but don't expect monumental changes.
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June 12, 2026
Google sues Chinese cybercrime network that used Gemini to automate scams
The fraudsters allegedly targeted hundreds of thousands of people with Gemini-coded scams sites.
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June 10, 2026
Google's latest DiffusionGemma open AI model comes with a 4x speed boost
Diffusion AI is most common in image generation, but it can make text outputs much faster.
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June 9, 2026
Google announces Gemini 3.5 Live Translate for instant voice-to-voice translation
Voice translations preserve speaker's tone, pacing, pitch—with SynthID watermarks for security.
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June 8, 2026
Gemini 3.5 and Antigravity come to Google NotebookLM
NotebookLM is getting a big upgrade, but it's only for AI Ultra and enterprise accounts right now.
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June 5, 2026
The Fitbit Air is a good wearable weighed down by a chatty AI "coach"
The Air succeeds as a minimalist, reliable fitness tracker, but Google's AI Health Coach feels unnecessary.
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June 3, 2026
Google's new Gemma 4 12B model is designed to run on any laptop with 16GB of RAM
Gemma 4 12B uses a new encoding scheme and token prediction to punch above its weight.
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June 2, 2026
Microsoft's Project Solara is an Android OS designed for agents instead of apps
Microsoft missed the boat on apps, so get ready for agents.
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June 2, 2026
Google announces deepfake call detection for Android, new AirDrop device support
Google's June Android feature drop includes more scam detection, more AirDrop, and yes, more AI.
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May 28, 2026
Apple working to cram massive Gemini model into iPhone to power new Siri
As Apple tries to shrink Gemini for the iPhone, a cloud component is probably inevitable.
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May 27, 2026
YouTube to begin automatically labeling AI videos
AI videos that are animated, unrealistic, or only have a little AI may still hide their origins, though.
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May 27, 2026
Motorola's 2026 Razrs are almost worth buying just for their stunning looks… almost
Pretty little phones with pretty big price tags.
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May 20, 2026
Buckle up: Google is set to remake search with agentic AI in 2026
Google's AI search evolution is accelerating at I/O 2026.
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May 19, 2026
Google's SynthID AI watermarking tech is being adopted by OpenAI, Nvidia, and more
AI content is getting good, but SynthID might be able to help tell truth from fiction.
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