Motorola has just become the first non-Google company to launch its Android 17 beta program. Currently, the company has released the program for the Motorola Edge (2025) and Motorola G57 smartphones.

“I wonder how pg_receivewal works internally?" From the outside, it sounds almost innocent. Really, what could possibly be wrong with that? Just ordinary engineering curiosity. I will take a quick ...

High school and college teachers are watching students write, in the classroom, in order to protect against the incursion of artificial intelligence. Credit...Video by Lauren Lancaster For The New ...

Millions of Android users could be eligible for a payment under a $135 million class-action settlement over allegations that Google's operating system caused mobile devices to send data without users' ...

Android 16 rollout hasn’t been quick from Motorola (it’s still rolling out), but the Android 17 beta expansion from the brand is turning heads. The company has already announced the Android 17 beta ...

At the rear of my classroom, for the better part of 30 years, hung a poster which read, “Life is Weird – Write About It.” And my students did. Some complained, at first. Others begrudgingly jumped ...

Even though the Android 16 rollout hasn’t gone smoothly for Motorola devices, the company has shown clear signs it’s focusing on improving the software rollout. But I wasn’t expecting a dramatic shift ...

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Researchers have discovered the first known Android malware to use generative AI in its execution flow, using Google’s Gemini model to adapt its persistence across different devices. In a report today ...

I have been on 76 first dates in the past three and a half years since moving from a small town to New York City. I know this because (like many before me) I have been keeping a spreadsheet. Dating ...

Update, February 13, 2026 (02:31 PM ET): We’re a couple days behind schedule now, but Google has finally confirmed the arrival of Android 17 Beta 1. Update, February 11, 2026 (02:21 PM ET): While ...