Author: Marcus Bennett
Marcus Bennett is GeekBlog's Android expert, covering everything from Google's Pixel line and Samsung Galaxy flagships to OnePlus, Nothing, Xiaomi and the broader Android ecosystem. He follows each Android OS release, One UI and Pixel Feature Drop, custom ROMs and the foldable wave, translating spec sheets and beta builds into hands-on guidance for readers choosing their next Android phone, tablet or wearable.
Claims are open in Apple’s $250 million Apple Intelligence false advertising settlement. Seven iPhone models qualify, the payment starts at $25 per device, and the filing window closes on December 21, 2026.
Apple and Samsung both teased blood glucose features in September 2026, but neither shipped one. Here is what Apple Watch, Galaxy Watch, and Garmin actually show today, and why the FDA still says no smartwatch can measure glucose on its own.
Google’s September 2026 update adds Gemini Personalization to every Pixel Watch since 2023, plus offline Gemini and new gestures on the Pixel Watch 5. Here’s exactly what each model gets.
McDonald’s committed $8.5 billion to franchisees and unveiled ArchIQ, an AI operating system that puts a voice assistant called Archy in the drive-thru. Here is what the company actually claims, and what it has tried before.
Ireland’s Data Protection Commission fined Google 403 million euros over how it handled location data through Web & App Activity, Location History and Location Accuracy. Here is what the regulator found, and the three settings that actually control it.
A leak of the full Galaxy S27 memory and storage lineup shows every model matching its Galaxy S26 equivalent, with the 128GB tier removed entirely. The cause is the memory shortage driven by AI data centers, which now absorb an estimated 70 percent of global output. The one genuine upgrade is LPDDR6 and UFS 5.1, and it may be limited to the top tiers.
Google has started using machine learning on search topics and YouTube viewing habits to estimate whether Canadian account holders are under 18. There is no opt-out, and adults flagged by mistake are asked for a government ID or a selfie.
Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 can run a 30-billion-parameter AI model entirely on-device, no cloud needed, but it launches as memory costs push flagship Android prices past $1,000.
The Xiaomi 18 Pro and 18 Pro Max launched with a hardware level privacy display that narrows the screen’s viewing angle in the panel itself, two 200MP Leica cameras, rear screens that now run AI built mini apps, and batteries up to 8,500mAh. They are also the first phones to split Qualcomm’s new two tier flagship chip.
Garmin’s Q3 2026 software update brings free fall detection, an “OK Garmin” voice wake word, and adaptive coaching, but only to a specific list of watches. Here is who gets what.