The New York Times

15 Things You Didn’t Know Your Android Phone Could Do

We independently review everything we recommend. When you buy through our links, we may earn a commission. Learn more› By Max Eddy Max Eddy is a writer who has covered privacy and security — including ...
Droid Life

All the New Google Icons Rolling Out on Android, Slowly

All of the new gradient icons for Google’s apps that we first saw pop up prior to Google I/O are now rolling out on Android. The rollout is taking its sweet time, but you should start seeing a full ...
TechCrunch

Google’s AI Studio now lets anyone build Android apps in minutes

The AI coding boom is now coming directly for Android app development. On Tuesday at Google IO 2026, the company announced new native Android app creation capabilities in its web-based Google AI ...
TechCrunch

SoftBank is creating a robotics company that builds data centers — and already eyeing a $100B IPO

Tech companies are racing to build out infrastructure that can further drive the automation boom. Now, Japanese multinational SoftBank reportedly plans to create a new company designed to automate the ...
9to5Mac

Studio Display XDR medical imaging feature gets FDA clearance [U: Now available]

Update April 7, 2026, 12 p.m. ET: The feature is now available for Mac users running macOS 26.4, as confirmed by Greg Joswiak. When Apple announced the Studio Display XDR last month, it detailed a new ...
Android Authority

Chrome is making some clever changes to tab layout, and now's your chance to try it

Google is rolling out changes to Chrome browser tabs and reading mode starting today. A new vertical tab grouping option, previously available in beta, lets you move your tabs to the left-hand side of ...
TheServerSide

How to install Visual Studio Code for Java

The Java ecosystem has historically been blessed with great IDEs to work with, including NetBeans, Eclipse and IntelliJ from JetBrains. However, in recent years Microsoft's Visual Studio Code editor ...
PC Magazine

A Tablet With a Removable Battery? I Saw Lenovo's Latest In Action

Lenovo debuted a trio of Android tablets at Mobile World Congress, one for gamers, one for mobile pros, and one for trade worker environments—and I saw all three. I’m PCMag’s Managing Editor for ...
MacRumors

Compact Safari Tab Bar Returns in macOS Tahoe 26.4 and iPadOS 26.4

The macOS Tahoe 26.4 and iPadOS 26.4 betas that Apple released today reintroduce a compact Safari Tab Bar option for those who prefer that view option. Apple removed the compact tab bar option with ...
Android Authority

These key Android Auto icons could soon get an Android 16-flavored refresh

Google is testing new Android Auto icons to display cellular status, in line with Android 16’s icon design. We’ve spotted a range of new icons that display the phone’s cellular connectivity strength ...
Lifehacker

Car Icons Are Disappearing From Google Maps in Android Auto (but You Might Be Able to Fix It)

Michelle is Lifehacker's Associate Tech Editor, and has been reviewing games, laptops, phones, and more for over 10 years. She is based in New York City and holds a master's degree from NYU. February ...
Gizmochina

Lenovo’s Idea Tab receives Android 16 update

Lenovo has begun rolling out the Android 16 update to its Idea Tab, bringing one of the platform’s most substantial upgrades since launch. This tablet first debuted with the Android 15 OS, and the ...