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I’ve had a bad 48 hours using Googlebooks, but there’s one saving grace

Android Authority Oct 12, 2026 | 02:00 am

I thought laptop touchscreens were pointless — until I tried Googlebook OS.

The classic Fitbit app is finally dead

Android Authority Oct 12, 2026 | 01:37 am

Older Fitbit app versions are now running into a mandatory update screen.

Google Translate could soon auto-save transcripts of your Live conversations (Updated: Rolling out)

Android Authority Oct 12, 2026 | 01:28 am

Mobile users will get a toggle for the feature, but Google could block transcripts for Live Translate on smart glasses.

PS2 emulation on Android just got a big upgrade on older Pixels as well as MediaTek devices

Android Authority Oct 12, 2026 | 01:17 am

This popular PS2 emulator now offers better performance if you've got a device with a Mali-powered GPU.

Gemini Live’s mobile UI might start looking different very soon

Android Authority Oct 12, 2026 | 01:09 am

Google is testing a new waveform animation and a dedicated voice output control for Gemini Live.

No Pixel 11, no problem: This app brings Gboard’s Rambler mode to any Android phone without root

Android Authority Oct 11, 2026 | 23:58 pm

It also enables Gboard's Writing Tools on any Android phone.

This phone runs Android, Linux, and Windows, but it’s just been delayed

Android Authority Oct 11, 2026 | 23:09 pm

You'll have to wait a little longer if you want an Android phone that can also run Windows 11.

Apple could launch its Nest Hub rival tomorrow, alongside two more smart home products

Android Authority Oct 11, 2026 | 22:54 pm

Apple is preparing to challenge Google and Amazon in the smart home market.

A new Google TV Streamer is reportedly coming, and it could be worth the wait

Android Authority Oct 11, 2026 | 22:27 pm

Just like Apple, Google is also reportedly looking to equip its next TV streamer with hands-free controls.

Googlebooks finally work with Samsung phones thanks to fresh updates

Android Authority Oct 11, 2026 | 20:40 pm

Google has addressed Googlebook launch woes with Samsung support and setup improvements.

Review: 4-hour Musk documentary feels like two different films

Ars Technica - All content Oct 11, 2026 | 11:10 am

Alex Gibney's provocative film is compelling but overlong, and there's not much new here for Ars readers.

Prime Video unveils Blade Runner 2099 full trailer at NYCC

Ars Technica - All content Oct 11, 2026 | 07:50 am

Also: new trailer for Godzilla Minus Zero, the sequel to Takashi Yamazaki’s kaiju epic Godzilla Minus One

One with the world? A new look at brains transformed by psychedelics.

Ars Technica - All content Oct 10, 2026 | 04:15 am

Participants meditated inside an MRI tube, with and without psilocybin.

Neanderthal wooden tools from Spain found preserved in stone

Ars Technica - All content Oct 9, 2026 | 15:34 pm

Dissolved rock precipitated around the tools, which then decayed.

Ukraine’s drones knock out AI data center belonging to "Russia’s Google"

Ars Technica - All content Oct 9, 2026 | 15:04 pm

One damaged data center has supercomputers used for training Yandex’s AI model.

A Cray-1 supercomputer replica from 30 "obsolete" Mac Minis

Ars Technica - All content Oct 9, 2026 | 14:51 pm

Stylish upcycling, with a retro flair, at Spain's Museo de Historia de la Computación.

NASA issues long-awaited call to industry for private space stations

Ars Technica - All content Oct 9, 2026 | 14:34 pm

"We’ve made it clear that NASA will never give up its presence in low Earth orbit."

What's been driving Hawaii's lava fountains?

Ars Technica - All content Oct 9, 2026 | 14:05 pm

Before the lava fountains started, the ground was expanding by half a meter a day.

AI coding agents generate more code, but not more software

Ars Technica - All content Oct 9, 2026 | 12:43 pm

Study finds coding efficiency gains get "absorbed" by human review "bottleneck."

Outrage grows as CDC reportedly poised to fund "unethical" vaccine trial

Ars Technica - All content Oct 9, 2026 | 12:27 pm

CDC allocated $1.6M for study on alleged harms of hepatitis B vaccine.

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Serious Internets

I’ve had a bad 48 hours using Googlebooks, but there’s one saving grace

The classic Fitbit app is finally dead

Google Translate could soon auto-save transcripts of your Live conversations (Updated: Rolling out)

PS2 emulation on Android just got a big upgrade on older Pixels as well as MediaTek devices

Gemini Live’s mobile UI might start looking different very soon

No Pixel 11, no problem: This app brings Gboard’s Rambler mode to any Android phone without root

This phone runs Android, Linux, and Windows, but it’s just been delayed

Apple could launch its Nest Hub rival tomorrow, alongside two more smart home products

A new Google TV Streamer is reportedly coming, and it could be worth the wait

Googlebooks finally work with Samsung phones thanks to fresh updates

Review: 4-hour Musk documentary feels like two different films

Prime Video unveils Blade Runner 2099 full trailer at NYCC

One with the world? A new look at brains transformed by psychedelics.

Neanderthal wooden tools from Spain found preserved in stone

Ukraine’s drones knock out AI data center belonging to "Russia’s Google"

A Cray-1 supercomputer replica from 30 "obsolete" Mac Minis

NASA issues long-awaited call to industry for private space stations

What's been driving Hawaii's lava fountains?

AI coding agents generate more code, but not more software

Outrage grows as CDC reportedly poised to fund "unethical" vaccine trial