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Amazon just launched a new lineup of Echo smart speakers and a new smart display, all while Google Home’s lineup remains pretty quiet.

SK Hynix, one of the major companies behind memory production, says that it’s sold out through 2029, leaving RAMageddon ready to rage on for at least the next three years.

Discord announced today that Discoverable Server web pages will begin showing summaries and pulled content, which might show up in search engines.

Motorola’s return to the proper flagship space is coming in the Signature 27, but early leaks suggest this new device, as well as the company’s wide foldable, won’t exactly be cheap.

Following a smash hit in the smaller and wider Galaxy Z Fold 8, Samsung is obviously weighing its options behind the scenes when it comes to sequels. According to one leaker, the company is currently deciding between adding another Galaxy Z Fold 9 with a larger display, or one with lesser specs, and I can’t decide which one I want to see either.

If you’re a patient buyer, you can get a 256GB Galaxy S25 Ultra for a reasonable price, as one of 2025’s best flagship phones is down to just $799 in the latest Amazon discount.

After launching in Korea earlier this month, Samsung has confirmed that its open-ear Galaxy Buds On will cost $229 in the US and will go on sale early next month.

After introducing Connected App integration last week, Gemini Notebook has rolled out an audio recorder on Android and iOS.

Welcome to episode 49 of The Sideload, a 9to5Google podcast. This week, Will is once again joined by Daniel Bader — now in a more permanent co-host position, listen to the episode to find out more — as they discuss the state of browsers outside of Chrome, what we’re even looking for in a browser in 2026, and how agentic use cases might completely shape the web as we know it.

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The second update this year for the Nest Wifi router and point rolled out last week with two improvements.

When Android Auto first debuted, it didn’t require a fancy display in your car. It just worked on your phone screen and, now, someone is bringing that functionality back after Google killed it.

One UI 9 is in its late-stage rollout phase, and a bunch of Galaxy phones have been added to the Android 17 availability list within the last few days.

With the iPhone Duo now a thing, it puts the Z Fold 8 in an even more interesting position. Yes, it’s an attempt by Samsung to get ahead of the curve, but, in truth, it really has worked.

The global rollout schedule is still a bit of a mystery, but we at least know which Redmagic devices are getting the Redmagic OS 12 Android 17 upgrade.

Following its initial debut in China, Vivo is officially taking its flagship lineup global. The X500 series brings three new models to the international stage, including the Vivo X500, X500 Pro, and the range-topping X500 Pro Max.

We’re just weeks away from the launch of Google’s first Android Find Hub tracker, the Pixel Tag, and that’s also going to bring new options to the Find Hub app, as revealed in a new app update.

OnePlus 13 is the latest OnePlus device to ditch OxygenOS for ColorOS as the brand’s Android 17 update rolls out more broadly.

Samsung’s Galaxy Z Fold 8 has the same form factor as Apple’s new iPhone Duo, but it’s in stock, discounted, and doesn’t have any cracking display issue at the moment.

Good morning. Today I’m reading about Netflix’s bloody week, playing with Apple Music’s fun new 404 page, mourning Arc’s untimely demise, and devouring Maggie O’Farrell’s new novel, Land.

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Following the floating navigation bar in July, Google Photos is rolling out a big redesign that lets you customize the Collections tab on Android and iOS.

Google has updated its Android Bench list for showing how good AI models are at Android coding assistance, with Gemini 4 Argon ranking way behind that of the latest Claude and GPT models.