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

Google unveiled new web-based AI tools that can generate native Android apps in minutes, as the company expands its push into ...
CNET

Claude Can Connect to More Apps You Use Every Day

Blake has over a decade of experience writing for the web, with a focus on mobile phones, where he covered the smartphone boom of the 2010s and the broader tech scene. When he's not in front of a ...
VentureBeat

OpenAI drastically updates Codex desktop app to use all other apps on your computer, generate images, preview webpages

Confirming it has reached 3 million weekly developers, OpenAI is massively updating its Codex developer environment via its Mac and Windows desktop apps today to bring it closer to the “Super App” the ...
Inc

Dick’s Sporting Goods Is Suddenly Beating AI Apps in App Store Rankings. The Reason Is Surprisingly Simple

After Anthropic refused to allow the federal government to use its AI products without any restrictions, including the powering of massive surveillance and fully autonomous weapons, its large language ...
Gizmodo

Want to Know If Glassholes Are Using Smart Glasses Near You? There’s an App for That

The app called Nearby Glasses scans Bluetooth signals to detect and alert users when the camera-equipped glasses are nearby. Reading time 2 minutes As smart glasses become more mainstream, such as ...
9to5google

Google details MCP-like ‘AppFunctions’ that let Gemini use Android apps

Following the Gemini automation announcement today, Google is detailing how all this works under the hood on Android. Google is “introducing early stage developer capabilities that bridge the gap ...
Wired

You Can Now Install—and Update—Microsoft Store Apps Using the Command Line

I can't stand opening the Microsoft Store. It's slow to load, confusing to browse, and full of ads for things I don't care about. Luckily, thanks to a new feature, I don't have to open the Microsoft ...
Cult of Mac

How to use the new Phone app (or get the old one back)

Give it a go before you give it up. Image: D. Griffin Jones/Cult of Mac For the first time in 18 years, Apple redesigned the oft-overlooked Phone app. The overhaul in iOS 26 simplifies the Phone app’s ...
Forbes

This Simple Quiz Reveals Whether Minimalism Could Transform Your Life — By A Psychologist

This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. We think we understand minimalism for what it really is, but our habits say otherwise. This ...
ZDNet

7 apps I use to lock down, encrypt, and store my private files - and most are free

I wore the world's first HDR10 smart glasses TCL's new E Ink tablet beats the Remarkable and Kindle Anker's new charger is one of the most unique I've ever seen Best laptop cooling pads Best flip ...
Android Police

Google wants Gemini to start using your Android apps

I've been writing about Android since 2011, with a focus on device reviews, Samsung and Google Pixel hardware, and the latest happenings in the ecosystem. In my entire writing career, I've reviewed ...