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The once familiar landscape of VR headsets is starting to melt. As smart glasses flood the zone, VR devices are changing form. And devices that are almost VR, too. Meta’s glasses-like headset, called Meta VR Glasses, is coming next year for $1,299, but the Xreal Aura, a pair of display glasses with a computer puck…

XREAL’s first pair of Android XR glasses, XREAL Aura, finally have a price tag – $1,279.

It’s supposed to be simple: If you want access to the latest and greatest Android features ahead of anyone else, you buy yourself a Pixel phone. And since not every advanced new tool that comes out is going to support the oldest Pixel models, if you want to make sure you’re staying on the cutting…

The clock is ticking on the 2026 Amazon fall Prime Day deals, but we are taking a quick break to surface the best Google Play app and game deals. We have now added several highlights to our Primke Day lineup below, including Ash of Gods: Redemption, Backflip Madness 2, Foretales, Dungreed, ScourgeBringer, and more. Just…

Google is hard at work, developing improvements to make the overall Photos app experience even better. We recently reported on evidence suggesting that the app could soon allow users to filter images by people and pets in an album. The app could also introduce new speed options for animations created in Google Photos. While time…

When Google added Pixelsnap to the Pixel 10 series, it wasn’t just building in support for all kinds of magnetic accessories — it was also adding in some excellent software functionality, like upgraded screensavers for when your phone is docked and charging. After gaining some new styles and features alongside the launch of the Pixel…

As consumers, we want our mobile accessories to be as compatible as possible — pick up a pair of Nothing Ear 3a earbuds, for instance, and you’d expect them to work with everything from Pixels to iPhones. But sometimes we run into unexpected restrictions, like the ones that have impacted Samsung’s SmartTag trackers, requiring the…

Google has published security fixes for Android. The October updates are available for Android operating system versions 14, 15, 16, 16-qpr2, and 17 where “qpr” stands for Quarterly Platform Release. QPRs are interim updates Google pushes out between major yearly cycles.

Google’s AI-detector for images and videos, SynthID, is getting a full release today. It will work for more than just content developed with Google’s AI models and initial partners.

As if phone plans weren’t confusing enough, T-Mobile is getting ready to make everything just a little more complicated. It was recently reported that the carrier is preparing to launch a trio of plan tiers called T-Mix, which will include Standard, More, and Loaded. The “T-Mix” branding alludes to the introduction of a new pick-your-perk…