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Articles from 9to5google.com

Google says it will migrate Gems, which let users create custom versions of Gemini, to “skills”, starting Nov. 17; Google introduced skills with Gemini Spark (9to5google.com)
2 days ago Google

Qualcomm announces the Snapdragon Sound Elite Gen 2 for audio wearables, with up to 2x greater on-device AI performance and up to 40% lower power consumption (9to5google.com)
7 days ago AI

Googlebook OS hands-on: core services like Gmail run as Trusted Web Activities via the Play Store, on-device AI via Gemini Nano, and Pixel-aligned UX elements (9to5google.com)
9 days ago AI

Google unveils Googlebook hardware, with flagship devices built by Acer, ASUS, Dell, HP, and Lenovo, offering deep Android and AI integration, starting at $899 (9to5google.com)
9 days ago Android Google AI Lenovo

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 (9to5google.com)
27 days ago

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 (9to5google.com)
28 days ago Google

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” (9to5google.com)
29 days ago Google

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 (9to5google.com)
2026-8-27 Google Chrome

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 (9to5google.com)
2026-8-13 Google

Google is cutting the Google One AI Pro trial bundled with Pixel 11 Pro and other handsets from 12 to 6 months, and removes the free trial from the Pixel 11 (9to5google.com)
2026-8-13 Google AI

Google says it will begin removing Google Assistant from Android and Wear OS devices on September 4, replaced by Gemini; Assistant remains on connected cars (9to5google.com)
2026-8-5 Android Google

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 (9to5google.com)
2026-8-1 Google AI Chrome

Samsung Galaxy Watch 9 and Ultra 2 hands-on: nice improvements with a rugged feel and new AI-powered fitness features, but a blockier shape is not for everyone (9to5google.com)
2026-7-22 Samsung AI

Samsung unveils the $1,899+ Galaxy Z Fold 8 with a wider, 7.6" inner and a short, 5.5" outer display, a Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 “for Galaxy” chip, and more (9to5google.com)
2026-7-22 Samsung

Samsung says the Galaxy Z Fold 8, Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra, and Galaxy Z Flip 8 use new silicon-carbon batteries, citing their performance, longevity, and safety (9to5google.com)
2026-7-22 Samsung

Samsung unveils the $2,099+ Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra, with its “most advanced foldable design”, a new Flex Titanium display, 5,000mAH battery, and Android 17 (9to5google.com)
2026-7-22 Android Samsung Battery

Google launches Gemini 3.6 Flash, 3.5 Flash-Lite, and 3.5 Flash Cyber, and says it has started its “most ambitious pre-training run yet” for Gemini 4 (9to5google.com)
2026-7-22 Google

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 (9to5google.com)
2026-7-8 Google

Google shuts down the Tenor API, affecting GIF pickers on platforms like Discord, WhatsApp, and Bluesky; Nikita Bier says X has migrated elsewhere (9to5google.com)
2026-7-1 Google WhatsApp

Nothing won't launch a new phone this year in its budget-focused CMF Phone series due to RAM prices (9to5google.com)
2026-6-20 Budget

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 (9to5google.com)
2026-6-11 YouTube

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 (9to5google.com)
2026-6-9 Google AI

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 (9to5google.com)
2026-6-1 Google Tokyo

YouTube adds a “custom feed” to its home page, letting users enter a prompt to create a constantly refreshed feed, available to signed-in users in the US (9to5google.com)
2026-5-28 YouTube

Google rolls out a Google Wallet redesign, including “dynamic quick access” for favourites, a “View more” floating action button, and more (9to5google.com)
2026-5-23 Google

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 (9to5google.com)
2026-5-20 Android Google Apple

Google teases Android Halo, which makes an AI agent's status visible via “subtle communication” at the top of the phone screen, coming later this year (9to5google.com)
2026-5-20 Android Google AI

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 (9to5google.com)
2026-5-20 Android Google AI Google I/O

Google says Chromebooks will get support through their “existing date commitment”, and “many” models are “eligible to transition” to the Googlebook experience (9to5google.com)
2026-5-13 Google

Google Chrome silently installs a ~4GB Gemini Nano model on desktop devices; Google says it has been offered since 2024 and users can remove it via settings (9to5google.com)
2026-5-7 Google Chrome

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