Credit: Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority On Monday, OpenAI is holding an event that could see an announcement about a new multimodal digital assistant. Being multimodal would allow the assistant to use images for prompts, such as identifying and translating a sign in the real world. This would be a direct threat against Google’s...

Opinion post byRobert Triggs When Samsung announced Galaxy AI alongside the Galaxy S24 series, one of the first questions on everyone’s lips was: will older phones receive these awesome features? After all, Samsung has one of the industry’s leading update policies, with modern handsets receiving five to seven years of major updates, raising...

Credit: Andy Walker / Android Authority In an interview, one of the leads on the Pixel team said the company designs Pixel phones specifically with cases in mind. “90% of people use cases,” said Claude Zellweger. “We’ve begun to design the product with the case together from the beginning.” Interestingly, Zellweger does not mention...

By now, you’ve probably seen the Rabbit R1 — the $199, bright orange, AI-powered companion gadget — all over the internet. It’s been making waves for its retro-inspired design, reasonably approachable price tag (with one colossal asterisk), and its vaunted ability to quickly answer straightforward questions. Unfortunately, you’ve probably also...

Credit: Robert Triggs / Android Authority According to a trusted industry analyst, Apple and OpenAI could be finalizing a deal to bring ChatGPT features to iOS. It is unclear if Apple’s AI features based on its own LLM would debut on iOS alongside OpenAI features. Meanwhile, a separate negotiation with Google to bring Gemini features...

Credit: Paul Jones / Android Authority Google has made its bed and must now lie in it: There is no such thing as a budget Pixel anymore. Looking at the new Pixel 8a, a few things regarding Google’s strategy and priorities became abundantly clear to me. The definition of a “Pixel phone” has evolved, and with it, the feasibility of a budget...