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Google Messages Gets Enhanced Protection Mode for Scam Texts, and Android Blocks Call Forwarding in December

Gran Turismo 7 Spec IV Update Adds Six Cars and Sportsland Sugo Tonight, Plus an $84.99 DualSense

One UI 9 Stable Reaches Samsung Galaxy S23, Z Fold5 and Z Flip5 in Korea; US Units Still Waiting

Google Play Now Runs Your Own AI Studio Apps on Android, No $25 Developer Account Needed

Battlefield 6 Season 5 Is Live: Update 2.1.1.0 Adds Vegas Strip, Area 51 and Four New Guns

Gemini 4 Argon Reaches Google AI Pro at $19.99 a Month, No Longer Limited to Ultra

Google Wallet Adds Receipt Scanning and a Message Center in Google Play Services v26.40

Google Pixel 9 Certified Refurbished Starts at $499 on the Google Store, Pixel 9 Pro XL at $699

Google Fitbit Edge Costs $179.99 and Ships October 27, With a Screen, GPS and a Replaceable Battery

Samsung One UI 9 Update Stuck on 'Access Denied' Error: Safe Mode and Airplane Mode Get Galaxy Phones Past It

Call of Duty: Mobile Shattered Relay Blueprint Comes With an MW4 Pre-order, Delivered by November 30

Nothing Phone (3) Gets Stable Android 17: Nothing OS 5.0 Build C5.0-260924-2115, Other Phones From November

Samsung Galaxy S24 Gets One UI 9 in the US on T-Mobile and AT&T, Unlocked Z Fold6 and Z Flip6 Too

Resident Evil Switch 2 File Sizes: RE4 Is 28.9GB, RE2 15.1GB and RE3 12.7GB Ahead of October 16

LineageOS 24.0 Brings Android 17 to Every Pixel From Pixel 4 to Pixel 10, and 224 Devices in All

Samsung Galaxy Phones on One UI 9 Get Googlebook Cast My Apps and Continue On, Rolling Out Now

Sonic Racing CrossWorlds Drops to $39.99 for Good, and Year 2 Starts November 3 With Free Bayonetta

Gboard Shift Key Not Working? Capital Letters Fail on the Beta, and Leaving It Has Fixed It

Gemini Free Users Switched to Auto on October 9, With Most Prompts Going to Flash-Lite

Android 17 QPR2 Beta 7 Brings Pixel 11 Back: Build CP41.260831.016 Fixes Flip to Shh Battery Drain

Modern Warfare 4 DMZ Early Access Starts October 20, With Campaign Early Access on October 16

Samsung Galaxy S26 October 2026 Update Reaches Unlocked and AT&T Phones; Verizon, T-Mobile Wait

Google Pixel 10 Hacked Three Times at Pwn2Own for $562,500, and No Patch Is Out Yet

Google Pixel Connected Camera Reportedly Adds Zoom, Teams, Meet and 8 More Apps, for 16 in Total