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A Macbook Neo and a GoogleBook on a green school-themed background.

A school district’s switch to MacBook Neos signals a big problem for Google's education empire

Google Sheets logo surrounded by floating contact names on a blue and green background

The Google Sheets ‘miracle’ that finally organized my contacts

Woman using NotebookLM on her phone with icons for voice notes, meal planning, and organized ideas

5 ways I use NotebookLM that have nothing to do with research

Student using Google’s Learn Your Way to turn a PDF into interactive lessons and audio learning.

I’m finally organized thanks to this Google study app I didn’t know I needed

Pixel phone with a customized Android 16 home screen featuring colorful Material You icons and a stylized fantasy wallpaper.

My Android 16 home screen is officially a vibe, thanks to the new system themes

Angry Android mascot in pajamas pointing with a 'GO TO SLEEP!' speech bubble against a night sky.

Your phone is exhausted, and you're probably making it slower without realizing it

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A collage featuring characters from Dutton Ranch standing in front of a barn, and flying sparks in the foreground.
Yellowstone’s long-awaited sequel series is finally here, and it has a surprisingly star-studded cast
Entertainment

Several Oscar-nominated actors join the show

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Expensive smart fitness setup with a Peloton bike, AI mirror, smart scale, and workout gear.
The streamlined, budget-friendly gadgets I use to stay motivated without the Peloton price tag
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The prices are out of control

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Person on a phone call with recorded playback clips surrounding them
Confessions of a chronically forgetful person saved by a single smartphone setting
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It turns conversations into receipts

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Motorola phones arranged beside a warning symbol
I almost bought a Motorola phone again until I looked beyond the hardware
Motorola

I still can’t ignore this problem

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A teaser image of Samsung's Gentle Monster smartglasses
Google and Samsung’s new smartglasses solve the biggest problem with wearable tech: Looking weird
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Google and Samsung hand design duties over to Warby Parker and Gentle Monster to save smartglasses from the ugly-tech trap.

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Android clipboard overlay showing copied text with paste, pin, and delete options alongside floating clipboard icons on a blue background.
I’m never copying and pasting the old way again thanks to this Android trick
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Save your time and sanity

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Account statistics as shown within the Google One app.
Google is cutting free storage limits, but I found an alternative that doesn't require a subscription
Google One

You don't need to rely on cloud storage solutions

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A screenshot from Google I/O 2026
I’ll put up with the AI slop if Demis Hassabis actually saves the world
Google I/O 2026

Demis Hassabis’s Google I/O closing monologue of a disease-free future was the only part worth watching

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Two rumored Samsung S27 Ultra smartphones angled to show their rear camera modules, with a prominent red exclamation mark warning icon floating in the foreground.
This rumored Galaxy S27 Ultra change could annoy Samsung’s biggest fans
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Samsung might kill the Galaxy Ultra’s most underrated camera

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three power banks on metal stands
I used a futuristic ultra-thin power bank and forgot it was on my phone
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I can't go back

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Illustration of a large Google Tasks icon, surrounded by floating colorful task bars and green checkmarks
I keep coming back to Google Tasks no matter what else I try, and I finally understand why
Google Tasks

I keep uninstalling other productivity apps

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Gemini logo and a cursor surrounded by ads.
Google may turn Gemini into the one place ads shouldn’t go
Google Gemini

My prompts suddenly feel exposed

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A woman speaking into her phone, next to the Google Recorder icon and recording controls on a purple background.
The Pixel app that's so good I canceled my transcription subscription
Google Recorder

The summarization feature in Google Recorder became the turning point for me

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A promotional image of the Sony Xperia 1 VIII
Sony's viral Xperia 1 VIII AI blunder is painful to watch
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Buy the new phone, and AI will help you take bad photos

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AI chatbot showdown on Android
I tried Claude, ChatGPT, and Copilot for a month to find a real Gemini alternative on Android
Productivity

The ultimate Android AI experiment

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Gmail and Gemini logos floating over a digital card displaying an AI Overview summary of emails against a light blue background.
I'm never scrolling through a 40-email thread again thanks to this Gemini feature
Google Gemini

Those days are over

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Google Keep icon with colorful label tags attached to its side, placed next to colored pencils and a blank notepad.
Why I'm suddenly obsessed with this Google Keep feature I spent years ignoring
Google Keep

Organizing notes by context using labels in Google Keep can replace the need to set each note as a priority

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A woman wearing white headphones with the Qobuz logo behind her, against an orange and red background.
This music streaming app nobody talks about actually beats the giants
Music App

I'm never going back to Spotify or Tidal

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A hand holding a Google Pixel smartphone, with an index finger double-tapping the back of the device.
These 5 Pixel features changed how I use my phone, and I almost missed them
Google Pixel

The Pixel has so many neat tricks that a few are hidden away

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A 3D illustration of Google Calendar logo, with a glowing Gemini icon floating above it.
I almost gave up on Google Calendar until this Gemini hack fixed my main gripe
Google Gemini

Google Calendar gets better when I don't have to open it

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