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Oura has released its annual Year in Review and its Global Community Data report for 2024. Here's what we learned (spoiler: U.S. users didn't do great).

Honor is using third-gen silicon tech in the battery of the Magic 7 Pro, and that's very exciting.

Cross Device Services are Android's version of Apple's famous Handoff suite, and they're coming to more phones.

Google is bringing a handful of Gemini for Android features to the iOS app, including Gemini 2.0 Flash Experimental.

Meta has finally dropped some holiday deals on the Quest 3 and Quest 3S. Let's cut through the fluff.

Google is warning its more than 2.5 billion Gmail users that now's the worst time of the year for scams - here's what you need to know to protect yourself.

YouTube is reportedly testing a landscape UI change for mobile.

It looks like Samsung won't bring Qi2 to the Galaxy S25 series natively, making me think they need time to figure things out.

OpenAI detailed the expansion of its ChatGPT Search and a few new upcoming features.

Android 16 is dropping early, and you can already check out some cool new features.

T-Mobile began its registration period for its satellite service with Starlink.

Straight discounts are meeting trade-in deals during Samsung's Christmas sale - here's one of my favorite offers.

The OnePlus 13R will debut alongside the OnePlus 13, and it's packing some pretty impressive specs.

Every time a tech company releases a deep black colorway, we quickly remember why it's a bad idea.

Amazon has launched a 32% discount on the already-affordable Samsung Galaxy Tab A9 Plus-bringing this tablet to a record-low price.

Google detailed its recent Play Store update, which says goodbye to a sharing function.

Two incredible third-party projects launched for Apple Watch this month, and it underscores how far Wear OS is behind.

Alleged hands-on images of the Galaxy S25 Plus have surfaced.

Samsung is reportedly working on a foldable with S Pen support and without a digitizer. The solution involve moving tech from the screen to the pen.

Play your cards right and you might get one of the year's best Android phones for the price of a cup of coffee every month.

Very little is known about the OnePlus Open 2, but a new leak spills the design and build details of the foldable phone.

Samsung offered insight into what's to come for One UI 7.

Samsung's second One UI 7 beta, based on Android 15, is now available and we found our favorite new changes to fix).

Gemini Advanced subscribers can try Gemini 2.0 Experimental Advanced, offering "significantly improved performance on complex tasks."

The OnePlus 13 (and maybe the OnePlus 13R) now have an official launch date - and it's really soon. Here's everything we know.

NotebookLM just made it possible to have convos with AI podcast hosts.

Google Files previously used Google Drive for PDF viewing, but it now has a native viewer with streamlined sharing options.

Android 15 QPR2 Beta 2 is available now, and with it the March Feature Drop is starting to come into fruition.

The latest reports indicate that Google could be switching from Samsung to MediaTek modems - here's what that will mean for the Pixel 10.

TECNO unveiled new photography capabilities coming to future devices at its Future Lens 2024 event in China.

Google has started rolling out ChromeOS M131 for Chromebooks.

Amazon is dropping a Black Friday-level discount on the Samsung Galaxy Buds 3 Pro, plus you'll get a free gift card, just for kicks.

Samsung has started rolling out One UI 7 beta 2 for the Galaxy S24 series.

Earlier leaks have hinted at four traditional color options of the Galaxy S25 Ultra. New information adds a few more, including a JetBlack version.

Gemini 2.0 Flash is one of Google's newest and smallest AI models, and an experimental version of it is now available in the Gemini app.

Your Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses just got the live translate demo Zuckerberg showed off at Connect, plus another major AI trick.

Google detailed the launch of its newest AI experiment, Whisk for Labs testers.

Samsung has long been rumored to bring Qi2 support to its flagship phones. However, the approach in 2025 seems slightly different.

Google could be far away from launching the Pixel 10 series. While the series is rumored to bring in-house customized SoC, a new report also indicates a MediaTek 5G modem.

Ultrahuman is adding a new Smart Alarm feature reminiscent of Fitbit's Smart Wake feature, and I'd love to see it spread to more watches.

Because Apple and Google won't work together, the FBI says users should switch to a better messenger.

This week, Google made several announcements, including its new Android XR OS and Gemini 2.0. Plus, new details suggest Qi2 is coming to the Galaxy S25 series.

We have been seeing several leaks of the Pixel 9a way ahead of the launch. The latest one, however, hits the nail on the coffin.

Best Buy is currently carving $250 off the unlocked OnePlus 12, our favorite phone of 2024. Order ASAP and it'll get here by Christmas!

Rumors suggest Samsung could add extra sizes to its Galaxy Ring early in 2025.

The T-Mobile-powered MVNO Lyca Mobile is running a holiday deal that gets you unlimited data for only $10 per month.

Google detailed what Workspace Drive users can expect from its recent Gemini update.

Google kicked off a test involving "Gemini in Assistant" for Nest devices.

Apple finally released iOS 18.2 to the masses, bringing with it a bunch of new AI features. This update also promises major improvements to Apple's Magic Eraser competitor, so we put it to the test.

I used Nothing's CMF Buds Pro 2 for the better part of two months, and I'm convinced these are the best budget earbuds you can buy today.