Google releases the first beta of Android 17, adopts a continous developer release plan

Google is changing how developers get access to new APIs and features of the latest version.
Android Authority

PSA: Don't wait for Android 17 Developer Previews

The Android Canary program officially replaces the long-standing Android Developer Preview program. Unlike Developer Previews, which were limited to early release cycles, the Canary channel offers a ...
Engadget

Our first look at Google's Android for PC interface leaks in a bug report

Last summer, Google announced that Android 16 would include a desktop interface built from Samsung DeX, a mirroring and phone integration tool for PC. Thanks to a (now permissions-restricted) bug ...
9to5google

Android’s full desktop interface leaks: New status bar, Chrome Extensions, more [Video]

A Google bug report on the Chromium Issue Tracker today has inadvertently leaked the Android desktop interface for the first time. The bug report published today about Chrome Incognito tabs was ...
Android Authority

Google just gave us an accidental first look at Android's PC future

A Google bug report has given us a good look at Aluminium OS, which is meant to replace Chrome OS. The bug report contains two screen recordings showing off the system UI and split-screen multitasking ...
Engadget

Xbox Developer Direct 2026: How to watch and what we expect to see from Fable, Forza Horizon 6 and Beast of Reincarnation

Xbox is set to hold the fourth installment of its now-annual Developer Direct showcase on January 22. You’ll be able to watch the 2026 edition at 1PM ET on YouTube ...
CNN

Olympic boxer Imane Khelif wants to fight – but only in the ring. She’s prepared to take a test to do so

Imane Khelif knows how to take a hit. What she never trained for was becoming a political target. Since her Olympic gold win at the 2024 Paris Games, the Algerian boxer has been subjected to a ...
CNN

‘You escape, or you die’: African men say Russia duped them into fighting in Ukraine

Anne Ndarua fights back tears when she talks about her only son. Six months ago, Francis Ndung’u Ndarua went to Russia on the promise of a job as an electrical engineer. She hasn’t been able to reach ...
CNN

The night Iran went dark: Witness accounts and video reveal violence inflicted during Iran’s internet blackout

Maryam finished her morning errands in Tehran on Thursday, January 8 before heading home to change and meet friends for coffee. By evening, she was among the crowds protesting the dire economic ...
ZDNet

Your Android's most powerful security feature is off by default - how to turn it on ASAP

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Windows Central

Everything announced during the Xbox Developer Direct 2026

Xbox The next‑gen Xbox is locked for 2027, and it’s not the console you’re expecting Xbox Xbox is going all‑in on Play Anywhere again and it’s bigger than you think Xbox 'Xbox Play Anywhere' arrives ...