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Last week, Google announced that it would soon shut down the VPN service included with Google One. The company pointed to it only being used by a fraction of subscribers, and I wonder if part of that is due to a lack of consumer trust.

While I like Google’s particular brand of whimsy, the Messages app should really add an in-app setting to turn off its animations and other expressive effects. 

My technological “how often do you think about the Roman Empire” is the double twist shortcut introduced with the Moto X that would launch the camera from anywhere, including when the screen is off.

Google is working on a new way to show the health of storage in your Android phone.

Following the launch of Nothing Ear and Ear (a) this week, Nothing is also rolling out a new update for Nothing Phone (2) which delivers quite a few upgrades, including ChatGPT integration.

Welcome to the sixth episode of Pixelated, a podcast by 9to5Google. We talk about Android 15 Beta 1, widgets, and Google Wallet.

Before we head off into the weekend, let’s gather up all of Friday’s best deals on Android games and apps. Joining today’s Google Play offers, we are also seeing notable deals on Google’s latest Nest Thermostat with Matter, the HD Chromecast with Google TV,  and Google Nest Cam Indoor, but for now we are focused on the apps. Today’s highlights include titles like Exolotl: Zian, Super Onion Boy 2, Million Onion Hotel, Bloons TD 6, and more. Head below for a complete look at today’s best Android game and app deals. Читать дальше...

The Motorola Razr is one of the most affordable foldable flip phones, and also one of the best you can buy today. Now, Boost Mobile is debuting a custom Motorola Razr in collaboration with “Coach Prime.”

Qualcomm first announced its new Windows chipset last year, but no machines have actually gone on sale with Snapdragon X Elite thus far. Now, though, Qualcomm is teasing some sort of announcement on April 24.

Huawei this week revealed its super interesting new flagship smartphone, but around the corner still is the new “Watch Fit 3,” which does nothing to hide the fact that it’s a clear clone of the Apple Watch.