Ford will lend Google some of its automotive expertise. Photo: Google

Google is reportedly teaming up with Ford for a self-driving car project that will combine Ford’s vehicles with Google’s technology.

According to sources supposedly familiar with the plans, the deal will be announced at next year’s Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in January.

Hangouts won’t be your do-it-all messaging app anymore. Photo: Cult of Android

Google Hangouts could lose its ability to send and receive SMS and MMS messages on Android.

A “trusted source” claims Google has decided it’s no longer a good idea to make Hangouts a do-it-all messaging app, but it’s not totally clear why the company has had a change of heart.

Google’s new Nexus smartphones are available at a $50 discount. Photo: Google

To celebrate the holiday season, Google is offering a $50 discount on the Nexus 6P and Nexus 5X through its Google Store in the U.S. While the company had previously discounted the Nexus 5X by as much as $80, this is the first time that it has given any kind of discount on the Huawei-made Nexus 6P.

Split-screen multitasking could come to Android sooner than expected. Photo: Google

Google recently revealed that it is working to bring split-screen multitasking to pure Android, and now “trusted sources” are promising it will arrive next June with Android 6.1 Marshmallow.

Pebble Health provides native fitness and sleep tracking. Photo: Killian Bell/Cult of Android

You no longer have to rely on third-party apps to track your fitness on a Pebble watch. Pebble is today rolling out a new update that adds Pebble Health, a new fitness and sleep tracking feature that wants to help you become fitter and healthier.