MediaTek Dimensity 8550 Brings Gemini Nano AI To Mid-Range Android Phones by Aaron Leong — Friday, May 29, 2026, 11:08 AM EDT High-end mobile AI features are trickling down to more affordable smartphones thanks to MediaTek's new Dimensity 8550 chipset. …
… Google is also standardizing fitness tracking with the new Workout Tracker, so app developers can rely on a common foundation instead of rebuilding the same heart-rate and media-control features over and over. …
… Google and Apple described the rollout as the result of a cross-industry effort to add encryption to RCS, the messaging standard that has gradually replaced SMS with richer features like read receipts, typing indicators, higher-quality media, and group chats. …