It’s never fun to be in last place. Google has been coasting along with its Android tablets and Chromebooks for years, playing second fiddle to the bigger players in the game. But the company has a ...

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Virginia-class nuclear-powered attack submarine USS New Hampshire (SSN-778) arrived at Norfolk Naval Shipyard, Va., on Sept. 3, 2025. US Navy photo This post has been updated with addional information ...

After first revealing Wear OS 6 in May at its annual I/O conference, Google’s latest operating system update is now available for most of the best Android smartwatches. As ever, the upgrade promises a ...

Smart TVs have moved far beyond simple screens for watching cable or streaming content. In 2025, the operating system (OS) powering a smart TV plays a crucial role in determining how easily users can ...

Google is in a very favorable position with its Android operating system, which comes installed on smartphones from numerous manufacturers and only has a few real non-Apple alternatives, like ...

ChromeOS has been around for over a decade, but even with premium Chromebooks, it never really challenged the dominance of Windows PCs or Macs in the mid-to-high-end tier. The OS simply lacked the ...

Sounding off: Microsoft has often talked about turning Windows into an agentic OS, despite serious reservations from many quarters. Most Windows users are unhappy with the idea of AI taking greater ...

Nobody likes ads, and that goes double for ads appearing in more personal, unexpected spaces. Unfortunately, it’s a lesson smartphone companies appear to need to relearn again and again, with Nothing ...

Apple and Google will not like this one little bit. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Given AI is meant to change everything, it's ...

CNET spoke with Google's Sameer Samat and Qualcomm's Alex Katouzian about why they're combining a phone and laptop OS and how they'll do it. David Lumb is a senior reporter covering mobile and gaming ...