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I put Garmin Trails and May update features to the test; they have room for improvement
By Michael L Hicks published
Sunday Runday Garmin Trails tries to challenge dedicated apps like AllTrails and Komoot, and while the tools are there, it has early pain points.

The Motorola Razr Ultra 2025's camera finally focuses on the right things
By Derrek Lee published
Razr sharp The Razr Ultra 2025 cameras are an improvement over last year's Razr model, but how much of an improvement? And how does the phone compare to other Android devices?

The new $249 Google AI Ultra plan just put a gulf between me and I/O
By Derrek Lee published
Editor's Desk Google I/O was filled with tons of AI announcements and demos, but the conference felt somewhat disconnected from consumers, which is fine.

Android XR will be another DOA Google product
By Jerry Hildenbrand published
Android & Chill Remember Google Glass? Or Google Cardboard? Or Google Daydream? Google has no clue how to tap into this market.

There's another level to Android gaming handhelds, and it's amazing
By Andrew Myrick published
Android Arcade Gaming on Android is all fine and dandy, but things are turned up a notch when you get Linux up and running on your handheld.

Android 16 is just right
By Jerry Hildenbrand published
Just right Android 16 makes changes in a way that feels comfortable. This is what consumers need.

Xiaomi made an in-house flagship chipset to rival Qualcomm and MediaTek
By Harish Jonnalagadda published
Hardwired Xiaomi just unveiled the Xring O1, a custom platform designed to take on the best that Qualcomm and MediaTek have to offer.

Smart glasses are a mess, but Android XR should finally fix that
By Nicholas Sutrich published
Together, not the same Android XR will help advance smart glasses, just as Android and Wear OS did with smartphones and smartwatches.
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