Joe Maring / Android Authority TL;DR Gemini Spark is now rolling out to Google AI Ultra subscribers in the US. Spark runs 24/7 in the background, allowing it to handle tasks without waiting for constant user input. Users can schedule meetings, search emails, summarize conversations, create files, and organize content automatically. Google’s vision for Gemini … Read More “Google just gave Gemini a new way to automate your daily tasks” »
Rita El Khoury / Android Authority TL;DR Google Drive finally gets a major scanner upgrade with smarter on-device AI features and a refreshed Material 3 Expressive design. New Smart Batch Scanning lets you scan multiple pages continuously without manually capturing each page. Auto-Best Frame automatically swaps blurry scans with clearer shots, while Duplicate Detection prevents … Read More “Google Drive’s upgraded scanner is finally reaching more users” »
TL;DR Telegram now offers a Wear OS version of its app again, after discontinuing the previous wearable app in 2021. The app is available to users signed up for Telegram’s beta program. If you’re enrolled, you can download the Wear OS on the Play Store today. Telegram is back on Wear OS. After years of … Read More “Telegram’s finally getting an official Wear OS app again” »
TL;DR Nintendo has released a new game for Android and iOS called Pictonico. Pictonico uses your photos for a collection of WarioWare-like minigames. There are currently 80 minigames you can play. Nintendo hasn’t exactly had a whole lot of success over on the mobile side. However, you can’t blame the console maker for trying. In … Read More “Nintendo is back on mobile, and it wants to turn your selfies into minigames” »
Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority TL;DR Spotify is making progress on the ability to change usernames, although you’ll be limited on how often you can switch. The app also appears to be planning to expand bios from just artists to all listeners. Users will be able to set limits on who’s able to see their … Read More “Spotify is prepping a big new push for user profile tools” »
C. Scott Brown / Android Authority TL;DR FCC documents reveal Meta is working on a new line of AI glasses. The smart glasses carry the model numbers G4QM, G4QR, G4QS, and G4Q. Unlike previous models, this FCC application was filed by Meta. Meta has had a fair amount of success in the smart glasses market. … Read More “Meta is cooking up a new line of smart glasses, and they may not be Ray-Bans” »
TL;DR Acer has announced a new gaming handheld, the Nitro Blaze Link. The low-power device is made to stream PC games locally over Wi-Fi. Price and availability details are unknown, but the device’s lightweight specs will ideally mean it lands at an affordable price. Acer’s announced a new gaming handheld that might help you avoid … Read More “Acer’s new handheld lets you stream big PC games to your couch” »
Hadlee Simons / Android Authority TL;DR MediaTek has launched the Dimensity 7500 processor for budget phones. The chip brings long-overdue CPU upgrades and offers newer cores than the Pixel 10’s Tensor G5. Other notable features include a Mali-G625 MC2 GPU, an upgraded NPU, and 4K HDR support. The Google Tensor G5 chipset seen in Pixel … Read More “Now even MediaTek’s cheap chips are embarrassing the Tensor G5 in one major area” »
Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority TL;DR OpenAI is retiring its GPT-4.5 and OpenAI o3 models. These models are currently only available to paid ChatGPT subscribers. GPT-4.5 will be available through most of June; OpenAI o3 is shutting down in August. OpenAI is retiring the last of its previous-gen ChatGPT models. GPT-4.5, the sole remaining GPT-4 … Read More “ChatGPT is sunsetting its GPT-4.5 and OpenAI o3 models” »
Credit: Calvin Wankhede / Android Authority TL;DR A few of Microsoft’s services are experiencing an outage. Hundreds of users are reporting that the company’s AI assistant — Copilot — is down. Microsoft has confirmed that it is investigating an issue with Azure. If you’re trying to use one of Microsoft’s services today, you may run … Read More “Is Microsoft Copilot not working? Here’s what’s going on” »
