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Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Ewan Spence covers the digital worlds of mobile technology. This year’s Pixel 9a launched at $499. Many expected that to match a ...

First announced as part of the November Pixel Drop, the feature gives Google Maps a simplified black and white interface when you press the power button while navigating with your phone in portrait ...

Rajesh started following the latest happenings in the world of Android around the release of the Nexus One and Samsung Galaxy S. After flashing custom ROMs and kernels on his beloved Galaxy S, he ...

It looks like the honeymoon phase for Google’s latest AI tools is already over. Just weeks after launching its flagship Gemini 3 Pro and the Nano Banana Pro image generator, Google is quietly ...

Google Maps is rolling out a dedicated “Power Saving mode” for its latest phones, the Pixel 10 series. Just two weeks after teasing it in a Feature Drop, the update is now hitting the Pixel 10, 10 Pro ...

If you were hoping to create some silly images this long holiday weekend with Google's new Nano Banana Pro model, I have some bad news: the company is restricting free usage of the AI system. In a ...

Since the launch of Gemini 3 Pro and Nano Banana Pro, Google looks to have limited what free users can access in response to high demand. When Gemini 3 Pro launched, free users (or those “without a ...