Ben Schoon

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Gemini ‘Omni’ video model shows up with some early demos - 9to5Google

TechnologyMay 12, 2026

A new video generation model is apparently coming to Gemini, with “Omni” producing some pretty impressive inital results. Video generation is perhaps one the most impressive, but also most polari...

Google Health kills the Fitbit we knew, but maybe that’s not a bad thing - 9to5Google

TechnologyMay 11, 2026

Alongside its new Fitbit Air, Google this week announced that the Fitbit app is dead, to be replaced by “Google Health.” If you’d told me this would happen a few months ago, I’d be worried, bu...

Telegram for Android redesign goes all-in on Liquid Glass, rolling out now - 9to5Google

TechnologyFebruary 9, 2026

After introducing little bits and pieces last year, Telegrams new update on Android is going all-in on Liquid Glass with new design elements throughout the UI in what is a pretty major redesign. Av...

Galaxy S26 series surfaces with upgraded wireless charging spec, no Qi2 magnets - 9to5Google

TechnologyFebruary 8, 2026

While it, sadly, looks like the Galaxy S26 series will be missing out on built-in Qi2 magnets, Samsung seems to still have a wireless charging spec upgrade in store for its new devices. To give a qu...

Honor, Nothing, and Google Pixel were some of 2025s fastest-growing phone brands - 9to5Google

TechnologyFebruary 7, 2026

The 2025 smartphone market ended on a high note, acting as the calm before the storm with brands including Google Pixel, Nothing, and Honor being among the fastest-growing smartphone brands of the ye...

Samsung killed Galaxy S26 upgrades to avoid a price hike leaks say it didnt work - 9to5Google

TechnologyFebruary 7, 2026

Samsungs Galaxy S26 series was expected to deliver on a few key upgrades that were long overdue, but that all went out the window last year when Samsung apparently decided to go all-in on avoiding a...

Google Home struggles with buttons as IKEA confirms Matter connectivity issues - 9to5Google

TechnologyFebruary 7, 2026

IKEAs smart home tech gets a lot of the basics including price right, but Matter connectivity issues are a downer on the whole experience, including some problems with the newfound button compatibil...

Google teases AirDrop support for more Android phones, 'exciting' announcements 'very soon' - 9to5Google

TechnologyFebruary 6, 2026

After launching on the Pixel 10 series last year, Google has teased that AirDrop support via Quick Share will be coming to more Android phones, with announcements coming very soon. During a press ...

Pixel 10a leaks in official-looking images with unexpected blue color [Gallery] - 9to5Google

TechnologyFebruary 5, 2026

Ahead of its launch, the Google Pixel 10a has just leaked in a collection of official-looking images that show off the phone in a blue, Indigo-like colorway. Except, we werent actually expecting t...

Samsung goes back to its old charging case design for Galaxy Buds 4 in new leak [Gallery] - 9to5Google

TechnologyFebruary 5, 2026

Samsungs Galaxy Buds lineup has changed a lot over the years, with the last generation having ditched a long-time charging case design in favor of copying AirPods, but it seems Galaxy Buds 4 are tak...

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