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Google buys part of HTC’s XR business for $250 million

Google has agreed to acquire a part of HTC's extended reality (XR) business for $250 million, expanding its push into virtual and augmented reality The deal involves transferring some of the HTC VIVE engineering staff to Google and granting non-exclusive IP rights.

9to5google · 2h

Google acquiring part of HTC Vive engineering team to boost Android XR

To “accelerate” Android XR development, Google announced that it “signed an agreement to welcome some of the HTC VIVE engineering

Reuters on MSN · 2h

Taiwan's HTC to sell part of XR unit to Google for $250 million

Taiwan's HTC said on Thursday it will sell part of its unit for extended reality (XR) headsets and glasses to Google for $250 million and transfer some of its employees to the U.S. company. The transaction is expected to close in the first quarter of this year,

Digi Times · 1h

HTC and Google forge XR partnership with US$250 million deal for talent and IP rights

HTC and Google have struck a major deal in the XR field, with Google agreeing to pay HTC US$250 million. Under the agreement, a portion of HTC's XR R&D team will join Google, and HTC has granted Google a non-exclusive license for its XR-related intellectual property while retaining the right to continue developing and using these technologies.

Google just dropped final Android 15 beta update for Pixels

ZDNet · 19h

3 exciting AI features coming to Google Pixel and other Android phones

Google today has announced that several features introduced at Samsung Unpacked will also be heading to other Android phones soon. Some of these are specific to the Pixel 9 lineup, but most are coming to all recent Android phones. Here's a look at what's on the way.

Hosted on MSN · 18h

Google just dropped the final Android 15 beta update for Pixels

The first public beta build of Android 16 is scheduled to drop any day now, with Google's development timeline showing a Beta 1 milestone release in January 2025. But before that kicks off, the beta build that will eventually become the March 2025 Pixel Feature Drop just received its final scheduled update.

Forbes · 13d

Google Updates Android 15 On Millions Of Pixel Phones

Google has confirmed that “we have started to roll out the monthly software update for January 2025. All supported Pixel devices running Android 15 will receive these software updates starting today,

S25, Galaxy and Google

Android Authority · 17h

Android 16 is adding a new shortcut to launch Google Wallet, and we have screenshots

Google is preparing to roll out a new shortcut for launching Google Wallet, and it could arrive in this year's Android 16 update.

PCMag on MSN · 9h

Google Adds AI Shortcuts, Lock-Screen Updates, More to Galaxy S25 Series

Android features unveiled at Samsung's Unpacked event narrow some of the gap between Samsung’s flavor of Android and Google’s.

USA TODAY on MSN · 9h

Samsung unveils Galaxy S25 Series: Enhanced cameras, AI capabilities and more

Don’t be surprised if the Samsung Galaxy S25’s fresh approach ends up making believers out of the AI agnostics.

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Samsung and Google's spatial audio tech is coming to Android — what that means

As one of Google's biggest mobile partners, we're going to assume that Samsung will get this feature pretty quick, especially ...

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Samsung Unpacked 2025: Google is bringing improved hearing aid features

Alongside a slew of announcements tied to Samsung’s Galaxy S25 launch at Samsung Unpacked 2025 on Wednesday, Google announced ...

Google’s Gemini is already winning the next-gen assistant wars

One of the most important changes in Samsung’s new phones is a simple one: when you long-press the side button on your phone, ...

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Google to invest another billion into Anthropic

Google might have just invested another billion dollars into Anthropic, who is one of the main rivals of OpenAI.

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Google doesn't care about Android widgets anymore, but Samsung does

Google helped pioneer widgets with Android but has neglected them since. Even Google's iOS widgets are better than their ...

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Android announces new hearing aid and screenreader connectivity for Galaxy and Pixel

Android users who use assistive devices can anticipate in a new era of connection and control, right on their phone.

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Google Developing Compact Notification Shelf for Android 16

Google is reportedly working on a new feature called the Compact Notification Shelf for Android 16,, which will declutter the ...

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Android 16 first beta releasing in January? Here is everything we know

Google is reportedly planning for an early beta release of its upcoming Android 16 by January 2025. The new OS upgrade will ...

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