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  Pebble Announces Return, New E-Ink Smartwatch in Development; Google Open Sources OS Source Code

  Pebble on Tuesday announced that it is back to developing smartwatches, years after the company shut shop due to financial troubles. The Palo Alto-based company said it will introduce a new smartwatch with the “rePebble” branding. The device is claimed to come with a unique feature which may set it apart from competitors — an e-ink screen wit...

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  Google Pixel 9a's Higher Storage Variants to Reportedly Cost More than Last Year’s Model

  Google Pixel 9a is rumoured to be in development as the most affordable option in the Pixel 9 series. However, it may not be as cheap as last year. A new report suggests that some variants of the phone could be more expensive compared to their Pixel 8a counterparts. This decision is said to affect the pricing strategy of the purported Pixel 9a in C...

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  Google Pixel 11, Pixel 11 Pro and Pixel 11 Pro Fold Will Reportedly Have Bear-Themed Codenames

  Google had multiple new product announcements last year including the Pixel 9 series, Pixel Watch 3 and Pixel Buds Pro 2. The tech giant is expected to raise its bar with the Pixel 9a and Pixel 10 series announcements this year. As we wait for an official confirmation, a new leak has revealed codenames for the 2026 Pixel phones. Google reportedly ...

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  TCL X955 Max QD-Mini LED 4K TV With 115-inch Screen, Google TV OS Launched in India: Price, Specifications

  TCL X955 Max QD-Mini LED 4K TV was launched in India on Tuesday. First showcased at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2025 in Las Vegas this year, it boasts a massive 115-inch screen which is claimed to be the world’s largest. As per the company, its new TV comes with 20,000+ local dimming zones for delivering consistent colour accuracy while i...

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  Google Celebrates New Year's Eve With A Special Doodle

  New Year's Eve, celebrated on December 31, is a global celebration marking the end of the old year and the beginning of a new one.

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  Apple's AR Smart Glasses Could Be ‘3 to 5 Years’ Away Due to Ongoing Challenges: Report

  Apple is reportedly developing augmented reality (AR) smart glasses, a product that its rivals like Google, Meta Platforms, and Samsung have already shown progress towards in recent years. But despite its efforts to foray into AR smart glasses with steps taken including the Vision Pro launch and a new initiative called 'Atlas’, Apple’s device c...

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  Samsung Unveils Moohan Android XR Headset to Compete With Apple Vision Pro in 2025

  Samsung has unveiled Project Moohan as its first extended reality (XR) headset. This device was showcased alongside Google's new Android XR OS for mixed reality headsets and AR glasses. The Moohan XR headset will support Google's Gemini AI assistant and come with apps optimised for large virtual displays.

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  Google Announces Android XR Operating System for Mixed Reality Headsets, Smart Glasses

  Android XR has been unveiled by Google as a new operating system for XR devices, featuring Gemini AI assistant support. Expected to debut with mixed reality headsets and smart glasses, it will support AI, AR, and VR functionalities, enhancing user experiences with advanced, immersive features.

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  Google Confirms Pixel Fold, Pixel 6 and Select Other Models Will Get 5 Years of OS Updates

  Google has silently announced that it is extending the support for Pixel Fold, Pixel 6 series and select other models in its lineup. The aforementioned smartphones will now support a total of five years of operating system (OS) and security updates starting from when they first became available on the Google Store in the US — an increase over the...

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  Spotify, Google Partner to Add NotebookLM-Powered AI Podcasts to Spotify Wrapped

  Spotify Wrapped has finally arrived and it adds a new artificial intelligence (AI) feature that will showcase users’ “year in audio” in a new way. This year, Spotify has partnered with Google’s NotebookLM to bring its Audio Overviews feature to the music streaming platform. With this, users will be able to listen to an AI-generated audio di...

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  Google Chat Updated With Slack-Inspired 'Huddles' Feature for Instant Meetings

  Google Chat 'huddles' feature is now rolling out to Workspace users, allowing the to quickly initiate a meeting with a colleague. It is designed to open a picture-in-picture audio call, with the option to add video or screen sharing. Slack has offered a similar quick calling feature in 2021, that was updated with video support a year later.

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  Google Calendar Gets Full-Screen Task Lists Feature on Android for Easy Task Management

  Google has introduced a new feature for its Calendar app on Android which aims to make managing tasks easier. The app lets users create tasks, edit them with details, create sub-tasks, and use them with Google Workspace products like Gmail and Calendar — synced across devices. The company introduced full-screen task lists on the web last year and...

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  Brave Search Gets AI-Powered Chat Feature With Support for Follow-Up Queries

  Brave, the San Francisco-based software company, rolled out a new artificial intelligence (AI) feature for Brave Search on Thursday. Earlier this year, the company introduced ‘Answer with AI’ to its search engine, a feature that shows AI-generated summaries for searched queries. Now, it has added an extension to this feature dubbed AI chat mode...

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  Android Switch App for iOS Users Launched; Google Says Improved Data Transfers Coming to More Phones in 2025

  Google has launched a redesigned app called Android Switch as it attempts to simplify the process of transferring data from an iPhone to a new Android smartphone. The company has also announced that the delayed data transfer feature, first seen on the Pixel 9 series, will be available on other Android devices in 2025.

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  Google Working on 'AI Replies' for Call Screen Feature on Pixel Phones: Report

  Google Pixel devices’ Call Screen feature is reportedly getting new artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities. As per the report, the Mountain View-based tech giant is working on an AI Replies feature which will generate smart replies based on what the caller has said, instead of the standard replies seen in the current version of the feature.