Google has apparently ended updates for every Chromecast except one Ben Schoon | May 22 2026 - 6:50 am PT | May 22 2026 - 6:50 am PT Following a strange issue causing first-generation Chromecast devices to fail , Google has ended software updates for nearly every other Chromecast model. …
… The New York Post picked up on a class action lawsuit via FlatPanelsHD filed against Amazon in which the company allegedly “bricked” first and second-generation Fire TV Sticks – but Amazon just ended software updates for these devices. …
… Manual Updates: If you’d like to check for or start an update yourself, go to More settings Firmware update and select Check for updates or Manually initiate an update . These updates are not widely rolled out yet. …
… This “Nest Wifi Pro March 2026 software update” was first announced as part of the March 2, 2026 entry, but we’re just seeing it on our router. Updates occur automatically overnight. …
… Manual Updates: If you’d like to check for or start an update yourself, go to More settings Firmware update and select Check for updates or Manually initiate an update . These updates are not widely rolled out yet. …
… You can find “Software information” under the “Wi-Fi information” section. …
… OnePlus doesn’t offer this information easily, as the footnote on its website doesn’t explain the lack of OS updates, and GSMArena notes that OnePlus refused to share any information around software updates – also mentioning that the device might only get 4 years of security updates, too. …
Samsung widely rolling out stable One UI 8.5 update, five months after the beta started Ben Schoon | May 11 2026 - 8:40 am PT | May 11 2026 - 8:40 am PT Samsung has gotten much faster at software updates over the past few years, but One UI 8.5 is an odd case, only now rolling out after over five mo… …
… The focus here, Anthropic explains, is around “advanced software engineering,” with “particular gains on the most difficult tasks.” The result, Anthropic says, is allowing users to be able to “hand off their hardest coding work… with confidence.” With the rise of vibe coding, Claude has been one of… …
… Following up on some other software-based leaks from over the weekend , @GalaxyTechie posted a batch of images showing off the Galaxy Watch 9 and Ultra 2’s new software features, focused on health tracking. …