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Abner Li / 9to5Google: Googlebook OS hands-on: core services like Gmail run as Trusted Web Activities via the Play Store, Gemini Nano powers some apps, and it feels like a Pixel phone — An overwhelming sense of…
Ben Schoon / 9to5Google: Claude, ChatGPT, and Grok are experiencing issues; Anthropic reports errors across Opus 4.8 and Opus 5, and OpenAI reports errors across ChatGPT and Codex — A widespread outage has taken…
Abner Li / 9to5Google: Google launches Gemini 3.8 Flash, three weeks after 3.7 Flash launch, for an introductory price of $0.75/1M input and $3.75/1M output tokens until December 31 — After the last model release…
Abner Li / 9to5Google: Google raises the price of its Google TV Streamer by $50 to $150 in the US, as well as for “select” Nest cameras and doorbells, citing “rising component costs” &mdash…
Abner Li / 9to5Google: Google debuts Gemini 3.5 Transcribe, a speech-to-text model that powers Gboard Rambler and is coming to Chrome, in public preview for developers and enterprises — This model is…
Damien Wilde / 9to5Google: Google is cutting the Google One AI Pro trial bundled with the Pixel 11 Pro and other handsets from 12 to six months and removes the free trial for the Pixel 11 — With the launch of the…
Will Sattelberg / 9to5Google: Google says the Pixel Buds Pro 2 will get new features, including dynamic ANC and sleep sync, via a software update in September, and adds a new Olive color — It's been a couple of…
Abner Li / 9to5Google: Google says it will begin removing Google Assistant from Android and Wear OS devices on September 4, replaced by Gemini; Assistant will remain on connected cars — As expected, Google…
Abner Li / 9to5Google: Google starts rolling out access to Gemini Spark for Google AI Pro subscribers to over 160 countries and adds a Chrome auto browse integration on desktop — Gemini Spark is getting two big…
Damien Wilde / 9to5Google: Samsung Galaxy Watch 9 and Ultra 2 hands-on: nice improvements with a rugged look and new AI-powered fitness features, but a blockier shape is not for everyone — There are a number of…
Abner Li / 9to5Google: Google prices Gemini 3.6 Flash lower than 3.5 Flash, at $1.50/1M input tokens and $7.50/1M output tokens; Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite is priced at $0.30 and $2.50 — As we wait for 3.5 Pro, Google…
Abner Li / 9to5Google: Google announces a Pixel event on August 12 in NYC, where it is expected to launch Pixel 11 series of phones and Pixel Watch 5 — Made by Google 2026 is officially taking place on Wednesday…
Ben Schoon / 9to5Google: Google shuts down the Tenor API, affecting GIF pickers on platforms like Discord, WhatsApp, and Bluesky; Nikita Bier says X has migrated elsewhere — GIFs are a huge part of the modern…
Ben Schoon / 9to5Google: Nothing won't launch a new phone this year in its budget-focused CMF Phone series due to RAM prices — Nothing's CMF Phone series has released two models thus far and, at least for now…
Abner Li / 9to5Google: YouTube rolls out a new in-app messaging system for sharing videos and having 1:1 conversations; it discontinued its previous Messages feature in 2019 — After testing got underway last…
Abner Li / 9to5Google: Google lowers the price of its Google AI Plus plan to $4.99 per month, down from $7.99, and doubles the included storage to 400GB — Google announced today that its AI Plus subscription is…
Damien Wilde / 9to5Google: Google plans to open its first physical Google Store outside of the US, in Tokyo's Omotesando district “this summer”, marking Google's 11th physical store — After being…
Abner Li / 9to5Google: Google rolls out a Google Wallet redesign, including “dynamic quick access” for favourites, a “View more” floating action button, and more — At I/O 2026, Google…
Ben Schoon / 9to5Google: Google unveils Continue On, a new feature in Android 17 that will let users move tasks between Android devices, similar to Apple's Handoff feature — Google is setting the stage for Android's…
Abner Li / 9to5Google: A live blog of the Google I/O 2026 keynote, where the company is set to announce the “latest AI breakthroughs and updates” in Gemini, Android, and more — I/O 2026 kicks off today as Google's…
Ben Schoon / 9to5Google: Google says Chromebooks will get support through their “existing date commitment”, and “many” models are “eligible to transition” to the Googlebook experience — During The Android Show earlier…