Google unveils Googlebooks, a new line of AI-native laptops

The company says Googlebooks, which are launching this fall, are the first laptops designed from the ground up for Gemini Intelligence to offer personal and proactive help.

Google just announced a new kind of laptop, and it puts Gemini everywhere

Google has officially unveiled Googlebooks, a new category of laptops built around its Gemini AI assistant. Devices from Acer, Asus, Dell, HP, and Lenovo are expected this fall, though pricing and full hardware details have not yet been disclosed.

Android Show 2026: all the news and announcements
Android Show 2026: all the news and announcements

Google I/O is just days away, and that means it’s time for another Android Show event to unpack all the Android ecosystem highlights Google has in store.  The highlight of this year’s Android Show was Googlebooks, a new line of laptops running Android. They can cast apps from Android phones, pull files directly from a […]

Google’s Aluminium OS revealed in 16-minute leaked video
Google’s Aluminium OS revealed in 16-minute leaked video

Aluminium OS, Google’s upcoming version of Android for PC, may have just leaked a few hours before Google’s Android Show presentation. As Android Authority reports, leaker Mystic Leaks shared a 16-minute video on their Telegram channel that appears to show a lengthy hands-on demo of the new operating system. After a loading screen featuring the […]

Google just made Gemini for Home a lot better at running your smart home

Google has rolled out a new Gemini for Home update with smarter camera search, faster device controls, better onboarding, and new Google Home app improvements.

How to watch Google’s Android Show: I/O Edition today
How to watch Google’s Android Show: I/O Edition today

Google I/O is still a week away, but Google’s big announcements kick off today with the “Android Show: I/O Edition,” where it’s expected to announce the major Android ecosystem highlights coming to its annual developer conference. When the Android Show will happen and where you can watch it Android Show: I/O Edition will be streaming […]

Apple and Google just put a lock on your green-bubble texts, and it’s about time

Texting between an iPhone and an Android just got a whole lot more private. Apple and Google’s historic joint rollout of end-to-end encrypted RCS messaging.

Finally, texts between Android and iPhone users can be end-to-end encrypted

Google had urged Apple for years to support RCS texting to make communication between each company’s devices more seamless.

Apple brings encrypted RCS chats to iPhone
Apple brings encrypted RCS chats to iPhone

Apple now lets you have encrypted RCS conversations with Android users through the Messages app on iOS. As part of iOS 26.5, which was released on Monday, Apple added support for end-to-end encrypted RCS messaging in beta, meaning that Apple and Google can’t see your messages while they’re sent. With iOS 26.5, you’ll see a […]