Google released Android Q’s third beta earlier this week at Google I/O, its annual developer conference, but we’re no closer to knowing Google’s plans for its full name. Since 2009, Google has historically named its operating systems after desserts (Android 1.5 Cupcake), but there aren’t many sweet treats starting with Q. Even Wikipedia is at a loss. “We’re superexcited about …

Google can read the writing on the wall: foldable phones and devices with selfie cameras that pop up from the body are set to pick up steam in 2019, and Android has to be ready. On Tuesday at I/O 2019, Google officially confirmed that it’s including tools in Android Q that will help keep the OS humming along on phones with moving parts. …

For the first time in three years, Google is ready to solve its Pixel problem. This week, it ended its exclusive carrier relationship with Verizon, which kept Pixel phones out of every other wireless provider’s store, even though you could buy a Pixel to use on any US carrier, through Google’s online store. But now, for the first time ever, …

Sometimes it’s the little things that make a big impact. Live Caption for Android Q might just be one of those features. It gives you on-the-fly transcription of the audio in any video: podcasts, CNET videos, the shaky hand-cam your sister took of her kids. Live Caption isn’t restricted to a YouTube video or Google Duo call.  Imagine you’re in a crowded …

Your car doesn’t have Android Auto? No big deal. Google is making it easier for you to use your voice to navigate and stay connected — right from your Android phone — with a new feature called Assistant Driving Mode. The company announced the tool Tuesday morning at Google I/O, its annual developer conference. It’ll work in both Google Maps …

Google is expected to unveil a pair of cheaper Pixel 3As on Tuesday, but today, Huawei’s Honor brand is all about its affordable Honor 20 Lite. Already on sale for £249 in the UK, Europe, India and select countries in Southeast Asia, the Honor 20 Lite is all about multiple cameras that won’t break the bank.  You get a 32-megapixel …

 To date, the Galaxy Fold‘s well-known screen problems come down to the design of its plastic Infinity Flex display. Without a bendable glass topper, the delicate screen surface is too fragile for all but the lightest touch, an unfortunate circumstance that caused five early production reviewer units to suffer breakdowns. That’s a shame, because without a sturdy screen, the Fold won’t be …

In a reversal nobody expected in February when Samsung announced its first-ever foldable phone, it could be the rumored Note 10 and not the Galaxy Fold that becomes the highlight of Samsung’s six Galaxy phones for 2019. After Samsung delayed the Fold after five early review units malfunctioned, the Fold is no longer the brightest star in Samsung’s galaxy.  The Note is usually the height …

Google says it’s sold fewer Pixel phones year over year due to fierce smartphone competition on the high end, but that probably isn’t the entire story. There’s a good chance that the company’s agreement to make Verizon the Pixel’s exclusive US carrier plays a role.  On Monday, Ruth Porat, CFO of Google’s parent company Alphabet, explained declining Pixel sales as due …

The Galaxy Fold is now weeks away from launch and it’s already up to its hinge in quicksand. By the fifth breakdown in the Fold’s Infinity Flex screen, many onlookers had lost faith in Samsung’s brave new foldable phone design. Samsung’s one saving grace in the embarrassing, sensationalized debacle is that the issues — three in all — were discovered on early …