[ad_1] TL;DR Google says that while the first Googlebooks will be premium, cheaper models are also in the pipeline. The comment suggests Googlebooks may eventually expand beyond high-end laptops into the same affordable territory as Chromebooks. If that happens, Google may no longer need ChromeOS laptops to maintain its presence in education and budget computing. …
[ad_1] TL;DR The DuRoBo Krono is now available commercially in the US for $279. It comes with a smart dial to turn pages, and it can record and transcribe voice notes. It runs Android 15, has Play Store support, built-in speakers, and Bluetooth. When DuRoBo showed off its ambitious new Krono e-reader at IFA in …
[ad_1] At the second edition of Google’s I/O Show for Android, Google announced major improvements coming to Gemini. The biggest of them involves how Gemini could bear the load of mundane or mindless tasks you do on your phone or other Android devices. This, as Google proposes, will be accomplished through Gemini Intelligence. Although Google …
[ad_1] Aamir Siddiqui / Android Authority TL;DR Apple is reportedly working on a feature that will automatically lock an iPhone if it is stolen from the user’s hands. The feature is expected to work like Android’s Theft Detection Lock by using a combination of signals to detect whether an iPhone has been snatched. Apple already …
[ad_1] Robert Triggs / Android Authority I have spent the better part of two decades reviewing the best smartphones, witnessing firsthand and living through the advent of the modern smartphone era and the ensuing specification wars. As a veteran, I can attest to the fact that while it is easy to get caught up in …
[ad_1] C. Scott Brown / Android Authority TL;DR Android’s Contextual Suggestions are now available on more devices. I can access the feature on my Galaxy S25 Ultra and OnePlus 15. Since suggestions are processed on the device, they may not be available on non-flagship phones. Google wants Android to be a bit smarter than it …
[ad_1] Joe Maring / Android Authority Google and Samsung lead the pack these days, with both brands now consistently offering seven years of updates for nearly all of their phones and tablets. Even Motorola recently introduced its first device with a seven-year update, though it’s less clear if this was a one-off change or not. …
[ad_1] Joe Maring / Android Authority I get plenty of WhatsApp messages from friends and family every day, many of which are links to other websites, Reddit threads, Instagram Reels, or YouTube videos. Tapping these links opens them directly in their native apps — except for Instagram Reels links, which open in the default browser …
[ad_1] Adamya Sharma / Android Authority TL;DR Google has announced a major overhaul for Android, wearable, and car dashboard widgets by introducing a new underlying rendering engine in Jetpack Glance called Remote Compose. The upgrade eliminates fragmented codebases and battery drain by handling logic, smooth resizing transitions, dynamic theming, and particle effects directly within the …
[ad_1] TL;DR Lenovo just announced two new flagship Android tablets with powerful hardware. The tablets come with 4K 144Hz displays, massive batteries, and loud audio. Lenovo also offers keyboard cases with RGB backlighting in line with other Legion series hardware. Lenovo has just announced two new Android gaming tablets with a design strikingly similar to …
