UPDATE (March 17, 2026): The Google Messages app now has several new features, though they’re a part of the beta app, not the stable one. Google is testing yet another feature which is not yet ...

I cover Android with a focus on productivity, automation, and Google’s ecosystem, including Gemini and everyday apps. With a background in engineering and software development, I tend to go beyond ...

Blake has over a decade of experience writing for the web, with a focus on mobile phones, where he covered the smartphone boom of the 2010s and the broader tech scene. When he's not in front of a ...

I got bored of Duolingo's repetitiveness so I tried Babbel. Here is why it's one of the most complete language-learning apps ...

Flash floods are among the deadliest weather events in the world, killing more than 5,000 people each year. They’re also among the most difficult to predict. But Google thinks it has cracked that ...

Flash floods are notoriously difficult to predict, but Google might have a novel solution. The company just revealed Groundsource, a prediction tool for flash floods that uses Gemini to source data ...

Most GPTs fail because they’re too broad and under-tested. Here’s how to build focused, high-ROI GPTs your team adopts and uses every week ...

Google is launching a new chatbot feature called "Ask Maps" inside its popular maps app. The company is tapping its Gemini AI technology to answer complex navigation questions. Google is adding more ...

Free-tier users will now have access to Personal Intelligence in the Gemini app and Gemini in Chrome. Free-tier users will now have access to Personal Intelligence in the Gemini app and Gemini in ...

A dystopian week, with a glimmer of hope: alternatives are available.