December 2025
Android 16 QPR2 removes this handy way to save pictures from apps
TL;DR Android’s Recents screen has let you save and share images from your apps, as well as copy the URL from a Chrome tab. With Android 16 QPR2, Google’s moving the Chrome URL share button to a more convenient location. At the same time, though, Google’s dropping several of the UI’s options for working with…
First look: Android 17 may finally let you remap buttons on your game controller
TL;DR A new menu found in the latest Android Canary build reveals the UI for a game controller remapping feature likely coming in Android 17. Found under Bluetooth settings, the “Game Controller settings” page allows users to customize inputs for both buttons (“Keys”) and directional sticks (“Axes”). The feature likely works by changing which internal…
Deal: Apple Mac Mini M4 drops back to Black Friday prices!
Credit: Apple Are you looking for a powerful yet affordable desktop computer? It’s hard to beat the Apple Mac Mini M4, especially at today’s price. The mini PC is back to Black Friday prices, bringing $120 in savings. Buy the Apple Mac Mini M4 for just $479 ($120 off)
Motorola’s CES invite screams a Moto-Fold could be in the works
Motorola’s upcoming CES reveal teases an innovative foldable design, hinted at by a mysterious package featuring a unique wooden lamp.
WearOS 6.1 hits Pixel Watch with new features in tow
TL;DR The December Pixel Watch update includes WearOS 6.1, based on Android 16 QPR2. The update brings new features to Pixel Watch 4 and 3, and security updates to Pixel Watch 2 and newer. The original Pixel Watch is not eligible for the update. Earlier today, we covered some new Pixel Watch features: as of…
OpenAI Hires Slack CEO as New Chief Revenue Officer
A memo obtained by WIRED confirms Denise Dresser’s departure from Slack. She is now headed to OpenAI.
Facebook’s redesign is making it more like Instagram
Continuing CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s plan to make Facebook “way more culturally influential than it is today,” Meta is announcing a bunch of new updates to help you “cut through the clutter” and make content in the app. The changes include tweaks to how you see and interact with photos in your feed that could make…
Nothing’s community-designed Phone 3A adds some color and matching dice
The Nothing Phone 3A Community Edition revamps Nothing’s usual monochrome look with a 90s-inspired design infused by pops of color. It’s updating the basic 3A’s transparent backplate with a teal tint, plus yellow and magenta buttons. They’re also throwing in an accessory too, for the first time, adding a limited edition set of six-sided dice…