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Sideloading the Pixel Search app brings expanded search to older Pixels running recent Android 17 QPR2 beta builds. By •

Google has lifted the wraps of its latest Gemini 3.8 Live model, and with it come avatars you can select to make it feel more like you’re speaking to a human. Sort of.

Free Pixel Buds 2A: If you’re thinking about grabbing one of the new Googlebook laptops, Best Buy has a great deal lined up. Pre-ordering a qualifying Googlebook from Acer, HP, Dell, Lenovo or Asus gets you a free pair of Google Pixel Buds 2A. Just keep in mind that the freebies only come in hazel,…

Last week, Google introduced us to new members of the Gemini 3.8 family, which included Live and Live Extended Thinking. Continuing on the Gemini 3.8 Live train, the company is rolling out something new. While it won’t be a product for consumers, you may see it the next time you talk to an agent bot.

When Google Vids rolled out in 2024, it was initially intended as a tool for professionals. Even as access expanded beyond Gemini for Workspace customers, the AI-powered video generator remained locked behind Google’s subscription plans. However, Google has been a little more generous in recent months, giving free users a taste earlier this year. Now…

Getting people to try your first product is one challenge. Changing a product that billions of people already rely on is another. The ambition is still to move fast, test ideas, and build something better. But when every update carries consequences at a global scale, the instincts that helped you get started may need an…

It’s been almost five months since Google formally announced Googlebooks, the Android-based evolution of ChromeOS and Chromebooks. After a lot of waiting and hardware leaks, we finally know much more about the OS and Google’s plans for both the hardware and software. At a press event in New York City last week, Google and its…

Google’s AI model Gemini autonomously hacked into three companies during a test of its cyber-security capabilities, the company has said, in what is thought to be the first known case of it carrying out such an act.

Google’s Gemini assistant is now built directly into a smartwatch, and it has just gotten £109 cheaper.

Google came into the September Pixel Drop with a list of upgrades for Pixel VIPs, but there was one catch: It didn’t actually show us what most of them looked like. We did manage to get an early look at the redesigned home screen widget, but the rest of the experience was still largely hidden.…