3+ day, 13+ hour ago   (211+ words) Dreambeans, the Google Labs experiment that generates a personalised daily feed of stories for you, is no longer an invite-only curiosity. Google says it is now available to all accounts in the US aged 18 and over, on both Android and…...

3+ day, 13+ hour ago   (305+ words) Google has brought the Gemini app to Windows. The desktop client went live on 10 September for Windows 10 and 11, and it is built around one shortcut: press Alt + Space and Gemini opens over whatever you are doing. Google’s pitch is that…...

6+ day, 14+ hour ago   (338+ words) So the before and after both come from Google, not from anyone’s summary of it. Android Authority spotted the groundwork for this in an APK teardown last month, and reports that Android users are now starting to see notices about…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (191+ words) Flash is the model that handles most everyday Gemini requests. Google describes 3.8 Flash as its most intelligent workhorse model, with gains over 3.7 Flash in software engineering, agentic tasks and multi-step reasoning. It says the model runs at the same speed…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (228+ words) The phone is now described as a “companion” rather than a remote or a casting source. Open the YouTube app while something is playing on the TV and a companion panel appears, with playback controls for the TV. You can…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (264+ words) Google describes it in its Workspace Updates announcement as a per-event control for organisers and their delegates covering both RSVP emails and automatic responses such as out-of-office messages and vacation responders. “By default, this new setting, called “Get an email…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (271+ words) Per MacRumors, which reported OpenAI’s announcement, the plugin installs from the ChatGPT Plugins interface and is listed under Public. Once running it can access iMessages, SMS messages and RCS messages, and it works by driving the Mac through AppleScript and…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (312+ words) Rambler, the smart dictation feature Google added to Gboard as part of its Gemini Intelligence suite, has a usage limit. Google has now told Android Authority what happens when you reach it: Rambler drops to offline mode. What Google still…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago   (240+ words) The feature turned up in Android 17 QPR2 Beta 3, spotted by 9to5Google. Long-press an app icon to bring up the Actions menu and “App lock” now sits at the bottom of the list alongside App info, Pause app, Widgets, Remove and Bubble. Once…...