YouTube Premium will include Peacock at no extra cost from early 2027. It is Peacock’s largest distribution deal.
YouTube Premium will include Peacock at no extra cost from early 2027. It is Peacock’s largest distribution deal.

Peacock Premium will be included with YouTube Premium in the US at no extra cost starting in early 2027. The deal, announced on Sunday by NBCUniversal and YouTube, is Peacock’s largest wholesale distribution partnership to date and immediately expands …

Google’s AI search is rapidly becoming the default, new data shows

Google’s AI Overviews now appear in 43% of searches, underscoring how quickly AI-generated answers are becoming the default way people discover information online.

Google Chrome could soon let you translate pages right inside Reading Mode

Google is testing a translate button inside Chrome’s Reading Mode on Canary, which would translate pages and PDFs without leaving Reading Mode.

Google could soon let you unlock your Pixel Watch with your phone

Google is reportedly working on a way to unlock your Pixel Watch with your phone, essentially flipping the existing Watch Unlock feature.

Android’s most powerful app permission could soon come with a much scarier warning

Android 17 may give trusted apps control over screen content while a phone is locked. Google’s clearer warning reveals the convenience, risk, and safeguards behind the unfinished permission system.

Google has promised to pay $44bn of rent on buildings it will never own
Google has promised to pay $44bn of rent on buildings it will never own

Start with the number, because the number moved fast. Google has agreed to cover as much as $44bn of lease payments on data centres owned by other people, should the tenant default. It disclosed the figure last week. At the end of September the same co…

Google Maps’ biggest Android Auto upgrade is reaching more users

Google is expanding Immersive Navigation and the live speedometer in Android Auto, bringing richer maps and better driving information to more users.

Google confirms higher Pixel 11 prices as RAM costs surge sixfold, and says it is reworking Android to use less memory
Google confirms higher Pixel 11 prices as RAM costs surge sixfold, and says it is reworking Android to use less memory

Google has confirmed that its upcoming Pixel 11 phones will cost more than their predecessors, becoming the latest major phone maker to pass on the cost of a global memory shortage that has sent RAM prices to levels the industry has never seen. In an i…

Google basically confirms the Pixel 11 is getting a price hike
Google basically confirms the Pixel 11 is getting a price hike

Google’s vice president of devices and services, Shakil Barkat, all but confirmed in an interview with 9to5 Google that its next Pixel phone would cost more than the Pixel 10. Considering the ongoing RAM supply issues due to the explosion of AI data centers, the rumored price hike is not a complete surprise. Companies from […]

Google confirms Pixel 11 prices are going up as RAM costs spiral

Google has confirmed price increases across the Pixel family as RAM costs surge, while working to make Android run well with less memory.