Google is finally opening the Play Store to outside payments
While the court still hasn’t signed off on the massive settlement resolving Epic’s antitrust lawsuit against Google for having a monopoly over Android’s app store with Google Play, the…
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Android 17 arrives on Pixel phones today
…There are more new features rolling out exclusively to Pixel phones, though most are wider expansions of existing abilities. The new Gemini Omni model will become available in the Gemini app to…
I went looking for the AI weed vape that gives you Bitcoin for smoking
…no longer a feature we currently provide.” And those “ongoing crypto rewards over time”? Well, that “refers to our future portfolio management feature in the app.” Yes, the app is also meant…
Ordering with the Starbucks ChatGPT app was a true coffee nightmare
…me through how to use the Starbucks app. Evidently, the model I’d been downgraded to didn’t support the more advanced Starbucks features — or have any idea what I’d just…
Apple’s new parental controls are for keeping Apple out of trouble
…In turn, they’ve backed proposals that would put the onus on app stores to verify users’ ages instead, then send signals about those ages to app developers. Apple has vehemently…
Google’s taking a big swing at AI health with the Fitbit Air
…Starting May 19th, the Fitbit app and Android’s Health Connect app will be consolidated into the single Google Health app. The Fitbit Premium subscription? That’s also being rebranded as Google…
Facebook’s new AI Mode search gets its info from public posts
…Now Meta says its feature “uses Meta AI to give you answers grounded in what people are saying publicly across our apps” and has said that the Muse Spark AI model behind…
Meta brings virtual writing to everyone with Meta Ray-Ban Display glasses
Meta is rolling out new features to its Meta Ray-Ban Display smart glasses, including bringing the ability to write messages just with hand gestures to all users. You’ll be able…
Govee’s new LED Lightwall comes with its own self-standing frame
…When hung from its stand the Lightwall measures 7.9 feet wide and 5.3 feet tall and features 1,536 color-changing LEDs spaced about 1.96 inches apart in a…
Gemini can now pull from Google Photos to generate personalized images
Google’s Personal Intelligence feature, which lets Gemini pull data from apps like Google Photos to offer responses tailored to you, can now use that data and its Nano Banana 2 image…