Official integration between Android and iPhone devices for wireless, data-free file transfers is now a reality; Google’s Quick Share and Apple’s AirDrop protocols can natively communicate across a growing number of smartphones, allowing users to seamlessly send photos and videos between Android devices and iPhones, iPads, or MacBooks. This cross-compatibility began in November 2025 when…
We may just have gotten an early look at the Google Pixel Watch 5 – and from an unusual source. Randy Pitchford, the creator of the Borderlands game franchise, posted a pair of images of a watch on X, saying that his friend found it underwater while scuba diving near Saint Martin, as reported earlier…
Google’s AI Overviews are running into an interesting problem right now. Earlier on Friday, if you searched for the term “disregard,” the AI Overview section would include a response like what you’d see from a more traditional AI chatbot instead of the typical AI summary, as spotted on X. As you can see in the…
Google has disclosed the system requirements for its upcoming Gemini Intelligence ecosystem. According to documentation found on an official product page, the advanced artificial intelligence features will not be universally compatible with all Android devices, as they necessitate specific hardware and software standards, including support for the Gemini Nano v3 model. Minimum Specifications To run…
Google Home users can now ask Gemini to complete more complex, multi-step tasks and combine multiple tasks in a single command. Google has updated Gemini for Home to Gemini 3.1, which it says will improve the smart home assistant’s ability to interpret and act on requests. The upgrade will also make Gemini for Home better…
Google is considering adding ads to the Gemini app, according to comments made by Alphabet’s chief business officer Philipp Schindler during the company’s first quarter 2026 earnings call. Schindler confirmed that Google’s current focus is on developing an ad format for AI Mode in Google Search first, with the Gemini app as a potential follow-up…
Google is trying out an AI Mode-like search experience for YouTube. The company is now testing “a new way to search on YouTube that feels more like a conversation,” with results pulling in things like longform videos, YouTube Shorts, and text about what you’re searching for. The “experiment” is now available if you’re a YouTube…
In late 2025, Google started rolling out new icons with a gradient design. Now it seems the new look is coming to the rest of Google’s apps. 9to5Google got its hands on images of the new icons that ditch the uniform circle design that tries to cram in every color of the Google logo. In…
Google is planning to invest up to $40 billion in Anthropic, the AI company behind the Claude models, according to Bloomberg. The investment will happen in two stages and is contingent on Anthropic reaching specific development milestones. The first part of the deal involves a $10 billion cash commitment, which values Anthropic at $350 billion….
More than a decade after the original Google Glass failed to achieve mainstream appeal, Google is pivoting its strategy toward the luxury fashion sector. In a bid to redefine smart eyewear as a desirable consumer accessory, Google has entered a strategic partnership with the Italian luxury house Gucci, owned by the Kering Group. The collaboration…
