Android phones are evolving fast in 2026, with AI-native features, massive batteries, robot-inspired cameras, and creaseless foldables changing mobile tech.
Google’s new Android Bench ranks the top AI models for Android coding, with Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview leading Claude Opus 4.6 and GPT-5.2-Codex.
Google has released Android Studio Panda 2, a feature drop including an AI agent that can create apps from scratch and an ...
Pico today unveiled Pico OS 6, something the ByteDance-owned company calls its “most significant operating system update to ...
Java turned 30 in 2025. That's a good time to look back, but also forward.
In an open letter to Google and the Android developer community, Keep Android Open argues that the new policy threatens ...
OpenJDK project teams will focus work on features such as value types, code reflection, AOT compilation, and structured concurrency in the coming year. Oracle’s Java team in 2026 will work toward ...
Google's Android XR platform and XReal's Project Aura are bringing smart glasses closer to mainstream reality, offering developers powerful tools to create practical, everyday wearable experiences ...
Google has shed more light on its return to smart glasses, confirming that eyewear from its partnerships with Warby Parker and Gentle Monster will arrive in 2026, while also showcasing its wired ...
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