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Google is rolling out a refreshed Timers tab in its Clock app as part of the September Android Drop. The update flattens the digit style, removes circular backgrounds from the keypad, adds quick presets for 1, 5, 10, and 15 minutes, and moves the start button above the number pad. Multiple active timers now display in a grid instead of a scrollable vertical list.
Google has rolled out its September 2026 Android Drop, a bundle of feature updates spanning several Android apps. Highlights include a new Gemini capability that lets users verbally ask the assistant to remember where they placed objects, saving that location in Find Hub, plus a Gemini Live Guided Vision mode that describes surroundings aloud and suggests reframing for dim or small text. Google Messages also gains built-in Google Keep list sharing and officially launches customizable Chat Themes with matching text bubble colors.
Google has launched Guided Vision, a new Gemini Live feature that verbally guides users to locate objects, read text, or navigate their surroundings using their phone's camera. The feature is part of the September Android Drop and works by giving spoken directions, such as guiding a hand toward a specific spice on a rack, while also prompting users to reposition their camera for clearer views.
Google's latest Android feature Drop lets Gemini log the location of untracked items, storing that data in Find Hub alongside tracked devices like phones and earbuds. The update also introduces Guided Vision, a Gemini Live accessibility feature that uses the camera to help users locate objects or read text, plus new Messages features including Keep Notes integration and theming options.
Roku has replaced its LCD-based Pro TV with two new OLED models: the Roku Pro Series OLED and the step-up Roku Pro Series LX OLED, both sold only on Amazon. The base model starts at $999 for 55-inch and 65-inch sizes with a 120Hz panel and Dolby Vision, while the LX version adds a brighter picture, wider color range, 144Hz refresh rate and anti-reflective coating for $1,299 starting October 2026.
Google's latest Android feature drop lets users ask Gemini to remember where they placed rarely-used items like passports, complete with an optional photo, without needing a physical tracker attached. The saved location can later be retrieved by asking Gemini directly or checking a new 'remembered items' tab inside Find Hub. This works on Android 16 devices in regions supporting both Gemini and Find Hub.
Roku is entering OLED television territory with two new models: the Roku Pro Series OLED, available in 55- and 65-inch sizes with a 4K 120Hz panel, Dolby Vision, and a slim metal-bezel design, and the higher-end Roku Pro Series LX OLED, which promises a brighter picture, 144Hz refresh rate, and glare-reducing polarizer but has undisclosed sizing details. Both TVs retain Roku's signature software features like Smart Picture Max and Automatic Game Mode, with the LX model including a premium rechargeable remote.
John Ternus, formerly Apple's senior vice president of hardware engineering, officially took over as CEO on Tuesday after Tim Cook stepped down following 15 years leading the company. Cook, who guided Apple to a $4 trillion valuation, will remain involved as executive chair, and insiders say the leadership shift is expected to bring continuity rather than dramatic change. The transition arrives just over a week before Apple's iPhone launch event on September 9.
The piece is a fictional 'day one' briefing addressed to Apple's John Ternus, satirizing the company's ongoing struggles across hardware, services and AI. It jokes about delayed Siri upgrades, price hikes on new iPhones, rebranding an AirPods camera as a 'sensor,' low morale on the Vision Pro team, and new EU App Store commission rules taking effect in a month.
Apple and Major League Baseball launched a four-game immersive VR series on Vision Pro, beginning with the Red Sox versus Yankees. A reviewer donned the headset for the full broadcast and found the up-close, 3D visuals striking, but the experience awkward for a sport built around long stretches, breaks, and communal viewing habits.
Apple streamed a live MLB game between the Red Sox and Yankees as an Apple Immersive experience on Vision Pro, using 3D 8K footage with a 180-degree field of view for Friday Night Baseball. Reviewers from Macworld, Daring Fireball, and Six Colors all praised the broadcast, comparing it favorably to actually sitting in the stadium. Commentators also noted Apple's choice to stick with a single fixed camera per half-inning, rather than cutting between many angles, made the experience feel more natural and immersive.
A recent Apple Vision Pro adopter shares that the headset's standout use case is watching movies and TV shows while lying down, echoing comments Tim Cook has made about his own viewing habits. The writer notes that while Vision Pro's broader software experience—like multitasking and typing—remains clunky, its content consumption strength, particularly for reclined viewing, is what keeps the device relevant despite its bulk.