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• I Paid for Google's Gemini AI Plan. These 5 Features Justify the Price

  Google has a free AI tier, but a paid subscription adds several perks that upgrade your Gemini 3 experience, the latest of which is access to YouTube Premium.

  3 days, 17 hours By Lance Whitney
• Android 17's Best Feature Isn't AI—It's the Brilliant Doomscrolling Intervention

  Google's upcoming Pause Point feature adds welcome, deliberate friction to nix mindless scrolling on your phone, and I can't wait for its debut later this year.

  6 days, 12 hours By Gabriel Zamora
• The Android 17 Beta Is Here. What It Includes and Which Phones Can Test It

  Want Google's version of Handoff and a revamped Android Auto before everyone else? Here's how to install the latest Android 17 beta on your Pixel phone today.

  1 week By Jason Cohen
• How Will Googlebooks Actually Work? I Answer Your 7 Biggest Questions About Google's New AI Laptop Line

  As Google prepares to launch its most integrated OS yet, I weigh in on the biggest unknowns, including pricing, privacy, specs, and release date.

  1 week By Brian Westover
• Confused by Google's New AI Features? Here's the Free vs. Paid Breakdown and What You Can Try Right Now

  Google I/O included a blitz of AI news across Search, YouTube, and Gemini. We sort through it to determine when the new features launch and which ones require a premium AI subscription.

  1 week By Kimberly Gedeon
• Google Pics Lets You Use AI to Edit Specific Parts of an Image

  The AI image-editing tool will also appear inside Workspace apps, starting with Slides and Drive.

  1 week By Jibin Joseph
• I Wore Google's Android XR Glasses. Here's What Impressed Me Most

  After trying the Android XR-based Project Aura glasses, it's clear Google is betting big on a future where smart glasses replace bulky mixed reality headsets.

  1 week By Will Greenwald
• The Googlebook Reveal Has Me Bullish on Google Reinventing the Laptop (Again)

  COMMENTARY: With AI ramping up in every direction, Google needs a better platform to leverage everything that its Gemini Intelligence models can do. To my eyes, Googlebooks look like the answer.

  1 week By Brian Westover
• Google, Samsung Offer First Look at Android XR Smart Glasses. Here's What You Get, and What's Missing

  In partnership with Warby Parker and Gentle Monster, Samsung will launch Google-based 'audio glasses' this fall. At I/O, XReal also offered a first public look at its Aura glasses.

  1 week By Michael Kan
• I Tried Google's Screen-Free Smart Glasses, and They're Exactly What I Want

  Forget the heads-up display. In my first hands on look at Google I/O, it's clear the real benefit of Android XR is access to Gemini.

  1 week By Florence Ion
• With Android 17, Google Finally Adds a Handoff-Like App Continuity Feature

  Though designed to work bidirectionally, Google's 'Continue on' feature will initially be limited to handoffs from Android phones to tablets.

  1 week By Jibin Joseph
• Google Overhauls Top-Tier AI Plans, Drops Price and Adds YouTube Premium

  A new $100-per-month subscription offers expanded Gemini access for less. The most expensive plan also gets a price cut as Google looks to compete with OpenAI and Anthropic.

  1 week By James Peckham
• Wear OS 7 Lets You Track Live Updates From Your Wrist, Improves Battery Life

  The new software was first announced at Google I/O 2026, but we don't yet know its release date.

  1 week By James Peckham
• Google I/O 2026 Live: Here's Everything Google Just Announced

  Check out all the news from Google's annual developer conference, from agentic AI in search and Gemini enhancements to details about the Google-Samsung smart glasses.

  1 week, 1 day By PCMag UK
• Google I/O 2026 Live: Here's Everything Google Just Announced

  Check out all the news from Google's annual developer conference, from agentic AI in search and Gemini enhancements to details about the Google-Samsung smart glasses.

  1 week, 1 day By Chloe Albanesius, The Pcmag Editorial Team