Gradle has released Gradle 9.6, adding improvements aimed at faster build performance, cleaner automation, and earlier preparation for changes planned in Gradle 10.

If you were around for the earlier Android software releases, then you remember how much sweeter they once were. After alpha and beta prerelease versions, each major Android release was named after a ...

If you're a longtime Android user or just a very well-informed iOS user, you probably remember how Android versions used to be named after desserts. Android 1.5 Cupcake, released in April 2009, was ...

When you get a new Android phone and boot it up for the first time, the operating system has to prepare your experience. This mainly consists of connecting to the network, downloading system updates, ...

Microsoft has announced Project Solara, a new chip-to-cloud platform built specifically for AI agents and the specialized hardware they run on. Unveiled at Build 2026 by the company's Applied Sciences ...

VIRGINIA BEACH — When a mysterious code name for a potential project showed up on the City Council’s closed session agenda last week, online speculation began to swirl. “Project Hummingbird is a data ...

Build an Android app in minutes with Google AI Studio by signing in, choosing the latest Gemini Pro model, selecting “Build Android App,” and describing your app ...

Ahead of Google I/O, I was told that XREAL would be there, showing off Project Aura. And it was immediately the most important demo for me, at Shoreline Amphitheater. Unfortunately (or maybe ...

Xreal has always occupied a somewhat different niche in the smartglasses market. Rather than normal-looking glasses with some smart features, the company offers a more immersive AR experience that's ...

Google's annual I/O showcase focused heavily on AI news, but the event also contained some exciting developments in the XR glasses front. Namely, Xreal used the event as a way to show off Project Aura ...

Following The Android Show, Google made several developer announcements at I/O 2026, led by AI Studio’s new capability to build native Android apps. The web-based AI Studio now lets you build native ...

The AI coding boom is now coming directly for Android app development. On Tuesday at Google IO 2026, the company announced new native Android app creation capabilities in its web-based Google AI ...