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Google Pixel 11 Pro's HiLight feature is a good start, but it shouldn't be Pro-exclusive
Google Pixel 11 Pro HiLight feature



Galaxy Z Fold 8 review: Why this is my favorite new foldable
Galaxy Z Fold 8 review

Made by Google event: Pixel 11 Pro, Fold & Watch 5 breakdown
Google Pixel 11

Google spoiled its own Pixel 11 event
Google Pixel 11

Google launches Wallet option for kids
An illustration of a girl using Google Wallet to purchase food, while her mother receives a notification of her purchase.

Google Pixel 11 Pro: Everything we know ahead of Aug. 12 Made By Google event
Google Pixel 10 Pro phones lined up horizontally

Google Assistant to shut down on Android, Wear OS next month
Google logo in front of Assistant logo

10 years of Pixel and I still don't get it
Google Pixel market share

Google rolls back AI Google Earth feature a day after launch
A giant monitor displays Google Earth that shows Gulf of America, in Mountain View, California, United States on February 12, 2025

Google Pixel 11: Every rumor, leak, and confirmed fact ahead of Made By Google
Google Pixel 10 in front of blue background

Google Pixel 11 Pro: Everything we know before the official Aug. 12 reveal
Google Pixel 10 Pro phones lined up horizontally

Reminder: Don't use Google Maps for hiking
A family hikes on a mountain.

Google DeepMind tests Gemini Robotics 2 doing chores around the house, and the future looks bright!
Gemini Robotics 2


Google has added Nano Banana to Google Earth for some reason
Nano Banana in Google Earth

Samsung’s smart glasses are almost here: Here’s how they’ll work
Samsung smart glasses

Shared a Claude conversation? Google may have seen it.
Anthropic and Google logos

Even Google's $120 billion earnings couldn’t out-pace its AI spend
: In this photo illustration, a smartphone displays the logo of Google, a subsidiary of Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOGL, GOOG) providing internet search, online advertising, cloud computing, software, artificial intelligence and consumer technology services, in front of a screen showing the company's latest stock market chart

Googling 'Jimothy' brings up an unexpected surprise
A raccoon stands on a path. In the bottom-left is a screenshot from Threads.

Google's AI Search is a minefield for schools
A group of children using laptops in a classroom with illustrated, colorful elements drawn around them.

Where is Gemini 3.5 Pro? The AI model announced at Google I/O is still MIA.
concept artwork for google io 2026

The best budget smartphones of 2026 so far
Nothing Phone 4a, Samsung Galaxy A57 5G, Google Pixel 10a, and iPhone 17e

Want to keep Gemini AI out of your Gmail? Here’s how.
The Gemini logo appears on a smartphone screen with the Siri logo in the background.

Should kids use Google AI search? These experts say no.
Boy looks at Google search box on a laptop.
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