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Google held its annual I/O developer event this week. The company gathered software developers, business partners, and folks from the technology press at Shoreline Amphitheater in Mountain View, California, just down the road from Google corporate headquarters, for a two-hour presentation. There were Android announcements. There were chatbot announcements. Somebody …

Google kicked off its annual I/O developer conference today. The company typically uses the Google I/O keynote to announce an array of new software updates and the occasional hunk of hardware. There was no hardware at this year’s I/O—Google had already announced its new Pixel 8A phone—but today’s presentation was …

Nearly a decade ago, Google showed off a feature called Now on Tap in Android Marshmallow—tap and hold the home button and Google will surface helpful contextual information related to what’s on the screen. Talking about a movie with a friend over text? Now on Tap could get you details …

Google’s Pixel A-series Android smartphones have long proven that there's no need to spend anywhere close to $1,000 for a great, feature-packed smartphone. While the price of these handsets has slightly increased since the first Pixel 3A in 2019, the new Google Pixel 8A seems to have everything you'd want …

The chirping of birds, the buzzing of bugs, the soft patter of Google CEO Sundar Pichai’s shoes as he bounds across the stage. The sounds of spring are here, so you know what that means: Google I/O is blooming. Hot on the heels of Apple's iPad launch event last week, …