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The Google Store has made an interesting change that shows the price of Pixel 9 phones if the buyer trades-in a device.  Across the Google Store, we’re seeing the price of a Pixel 9 phone “after eligible trade-in and discount.” The latter is in reference to $150 off the Pixel…

Welcome to episode 37 of Pixelated, a podcast by 9to5Google. This week, we preview Google’s product plans for 2025. Subscribe YouTube Podcasts Pocket Casts Spotify Apple Podcasts Overcast Sponsored by Yaber:  Check out Yaber’s latest projectors that combine exceptional image quality, powerful sound, and smart features to revolutionize your viewing…

After Mark Zuckerberg's big announcement that Meta will no longer fact check, Google is also sending a message to the European Union: The search giant is opting out of a new EU law that requires fact checks. While tech companies might feel emboldened now to make such policy decisions in…

Image: Matthew Smith / IDG If you’re looking for an affordable laptop that’s fast enough for personal use and office work, you’ve come to the right place–as long as you don’t mind working in Google’s ecosystem. Chromebooks offer reliable performance and they’re largely virus-free. You can even play the latest…

Chrome 132 started rolling out this week as Google’s first major browser update of 2025, and one new feature the company is finally making official is the ability to customize the toolbar on desktop.  On Chrome for Mac, Windows, and Linux, go to the New Tab Page and click “Customize…

Credit: Google Google hasn't been shy about pushing the Gemini AI bot into just about every app and device it can—from the Pixel 9 to your video calls—and most of the time you get the same experience when you call up the assistant. If you need a more bespoke AI…

Image: Apple Apple added support for the Google-supported RCS (Rich Communication Services) message standard with iOS 18. RCS was created by the cellular industry to add advanced media and other features to messaging that would work across operating systems. Google adopted RCS in Android about five years ago, and it’s…

Mashle tops anime search, "Bling-Bang-Bang-Born" song tops "humming" search © 甲本 一／集英社・マッシュル製作委員会 We're halfway through the first month of 2025, but it is never too late to look back to the year that was, particularly the top Google searches in Japan in 2024. It's a double win for Mashle: Magic…

Nintendo’s new Switch 2 console to be released in 2025  CNNView Full Coverage on Google News...Read More