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Hardware and Technologies Today, 12:22 PM
Google says its new native Gemini app for Windows is designed to stay lightweight while serving as the first step toward deeper desktop integration for the assistant. The app is available to download globally for Windows 10 and 11. On Windows, pressing Alt + Space opens Gemini over the active window, letting it sit alongside other apps and tools instead of taking over the screen. Google also says the desktop app works with Gmail and Google Drive, so it can pull in account data to help draft summaries and handle other tasks. -
Hardware and Technologies Yesterday, 12:06 PM
Free Router launched on September 9, 2026 as a local OpenAI-compatible gateway that points clients to http://127.0.0.1:8787/v1. The tool is designed to automatically route requests through free models, but its advertised "infinite" tokens still depend on third-party limits and uptime. -
News September 3, 2026, 10:19 AM
U.S. District Judge Leonie Brinkema will release the full AdX ruling in about two weeks, after declining to order Google to sell the ad exchange. The case has been running since 2023, and the written decision is expected to spell out the specific remedies the court chose instead. -
Hardware and Technologies September 2, 2026, 11:22 PM
Google announced Gemini 3.8 Flash and Gemini 3.8 Flash Cyber, and says the new release is already available on major platforms. The company is positioning the pair as lighter-weight options for developers, with Flash aimed at coding and agent tasks.
Google says Gemini 3.8 Flash is faster, smaller, and more economical, while using fewer compute resources. The model comes with a 1 million token context window, and its introductory price is set at $0.75 per 1 million input tokens and $3.75 per 1 million output tokens. -
Hardware and Technologies September 1, 2026, 04:47 PM
On August 31, 2026, Google removed the remaining Manifest V2 extensions from the Chrome Web Store, and uBlock Origin disappeared with them. The blocker's Chrome Web Store listing is now gone, marking the end of Google's transition away from Manifest V2. -
Hardware and Technologies August 28, 2026, 10:51 AM
Google says Gemini 3.5 Transcribe is designed to turn messy live speech into cleaner text, removing filler words, handling self-corrections, and auto-formatting as it works. Announced on August 27, 2026, the model is already in public preview through the Gemini API in Google AI Studio, and Google says it is also available in the Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform. -
Hardware and Technologies August 25, 2026, 04:49 PM
Google has started rolling out a feature in Android 17 that could make riding in a car with your smartphone noticeably more comfortable for anyone prone to getting queasy on the road. Called Motion Assist, it displays moving dots along the edges of your screen that sync up with the vehicle's acceleration, braking, and turns. The concept isn't brand new — a similar feature already exists in iOS — but now Android users are finally getting their own version. -
Hardware and Technologies August 18, 2026, 11:15 AM
Live footage of the Samsung Galaxy S26 FE offers the clearest look yet at its design, showing a blue finish and a redesigned rear camera area before Samsung has officially announced the phone. Google Play Console data backs up the leak with details on the model's core specs, including Exynos 2500, 8 GB of RAM, and the SM-S741U model number. -
Android 17 is finally getting more user-friendly: Google now lets you customize even the Quick Settings panel
Hardware and Technologies August 17, 2026, 11:16 AM
Google is doubling down on making Android 17 a more flexible OS: the latest beta finally gives users more control over the interface look and feel, while also beefing up defenses against call-forwarding scams. The catch? All these changes are still tester-only for now. -
Hardware and Technologies August 15, 2026, 12:30 AM
The familiar sparkle icon Google uses to mark AI-generated images and video is about to stop being mandatory. Google VP Josh Woodward announced that users will get a toggle that turns off the visible label. The rollout starts with the Nano Banana, Omni, and Lyria models, with Gemini and the Flow video editor to follow later. -
Hardware and Technologies August 14, 2026, 11:42 AM
Google expanded its Coursera offerings with AI for App Building, course that focuses on building apps with AI tools and requires no prior experience. Coursera says the class takes about two hours to complete. -
Hardware and Technologies August 12, 2026, 07:07 PM
Google's Pixel Watch 5 leans heavily into health tracking, with a new Health Guardian suite that adds Blood Pressure Trends, insulin-resistance estimates, and Breathing Emergency Detection. Blood Pressure Trends passively analyzes pulse and motion to generate one monthly insight. Google also says the Pixel Watch 5 can estimate insulin resistance using sensor data and an AI model, without any needles or blood. -
Hardware and Technologies August 12, 2026, 07:00 PM
Google opened preorders for the Pixel 11 lineup on August 12, and the Pixel 11 is already listed on the Google Store as the new phones begin rolling out. The launch also confirms a change in memory configs for the Pixel 11 Pro and Pixel 11 Pro XL, alongside higher prices across the range, with preorders running through August 28. -
Hardware and Technologies August 11, 2026, 05:56 PM
Google is testing a redesigned Search homepage for signed-out users, and the experiment was spotted on August 11, 2026. The new layout shifts the page toward AI tools rather than the classic web-search experience. Below the search box, users can see Create images, Ask about files, and Brainstorm instead of the usual Search button. An AI Mode button also appears inside the search field, while the I'm Feeling Lucky button remains on the redesigned page. -
Hardware and Technologies August 11, 2026, 12:13 PM
Google is starting to turn the Play Store into more than just a hub for its own apps. The U.S. version of the store now features a section for third-party marketplaces, with Aptoide Games debuting as the first — and it can now be installed directly through Google Play. -
Movies and TV Series August 11, 2026, 10:37 AM
A man opened his Google library to watch the extended editions of "The Lord of the Rings" and couldn't find them. He'd bought Peter Jackson's trilogy back in 2022, paid for it honestly, and four years later the films simply vanished from his account — no warning, no email, no explanation. He posted his support chat log on Reddit, and the screenshots spread across the internet within a couple of days. The support agent's response was about as brief as it gets: those films are no longer available in the catalog. His request for a refund was denied — the purchase fell outside Google's standard 120-day window, during which it's willing to refund the cost or issue a gift card. Asked whether he could at least get a gift card, he got the same refusal. -
Hardware and Technologies August 10, 2026, 05:48 PM
On August 10, 2026, an ex-Google engineer put out a free three-hour guide to building and monetizing AI agents. Rather than focus on theory, the course is set up as a practical walkthrough for turning AI agents into a business. -
Hardware and Technologies August 7, 2026, 11:59 AM
What if your AI knew more about your private documents than it ever should? An indie developer has claimed that Google Gemini blurted out a secret character name — one that supposedly existed only in a private Google Doc and was never published anywhere else. There’s no hard evidence of a leak just yet, but the story has already got people asking a very uncomfortable question: just how private are our cloud documents, really? -
Hardware and Technologies August 5, 2026, 09:26 PM
Google announced the end date for the Assistant-to-Gemini transition, and the company has already begun emailing users ahead of the change. Google will start removing Google Assistant access from Android phones and tablets on September 4, 2026.
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