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Galaxy Watch Owners, It’s Time to Join the One UI 5 Beta

Tim June 7, 2023 3

Samsung officially opened up the One UI 5 beta for the Galaxy Watch lineups this week. Available for the Galaxy Watch 4 and Galaxy Watch 5 family of watches, users can get first access to features like new controller tiles, quick timer access, and improvements...

Minecraft Leaves Early Access, Fully Launches on Chromebooks

Kellen June 7, 2023 3

After first arriving in "early access" form a couple of months ago, Minecraft is now fully available on Chromebooks today. More specifically, Minecraft: Bedrock Edition can now be purchased on Chromebooks, giving you yet another platform to hang out with your...

Samsung Confirms Galaxy Unpacked for Galaxy Fold 5 Happening in July

Kellen June 6, 2023 7

Samsung announced this evening that its next Unpacked event will take place in late July 2023 in Seoul, South Korea. If you can believe it, this is the first time they've held Unpacked in Seoul, and this will be the 27th Unpacked. In a brief press note,...

The iOS 17 Features We’d Love to See on Android

Kellen June 6, 2023 22

Whenever Apple throws down at WWDC and showcases all that they have planned for their various operating systems and device ecosystems, we take the opportunity to look at what's new in iOS. We don't do it so much as to see if Apple's mobile operating system is...

Amazon Prime’s GrubHub+ Freebie Gets Extended Another Year

Tim June 6, 2023 18

If you took advantage of Amazon Prime's free offering of GrubHub+ for a year, you should have received notification this week that your trial offer has been extended an additional year. It appears the offer of the additional year is from the time you initially...

Pixel 8’s Reworked Tensor G3 Chipset Faster Than Last-Gen, But Not by Much

Tim June 6, 2023 35

The first two in-house designed Google chipsets, the Tensor and Tensor G2, had fine performance. The Pixel 6 and Pixel 7 series were snappy enough for the average bear, but if benchmarked against other mobile silicon on the market, they don't quite stack up...

YouTube TV Continues to Fix 5.1 Audio, Apple TV Issues

Kellen June 6, 2023 2

The YouTube TV team provided yet another monthly update through their reddit community to let their most intense fans know all of the issues they are working on and any new features that may be on the way. In a "May Update from YouTube" that went out yesterday...

Apple Didn’t Announce RCS for iMessage at WWDC

Kellen June 5, 2023 67

Google really wants Apple "to fix texting." Their campaign to try and convince Apple to include RCS within iMessage has not slowed and is very much an ongoing focus of their messaging pitch. In fact, at Google I/O a couple of weeks ago, Google once again made...

I’ve Spent 5 Days With the Pixel 8a

Kellen May 13, 2024 67

Shortly after the Pixel 8a was announced, we looked through all of the comments that were made about the phone and noticed...

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Samsung Begins Galaxy AI Rollout to More Devices

Tim May 10, 2024 67

Back in mid-April, Samsung announced that it would soon be bringing the Galaxy AI update (aka One UI 6.1) to a good list of...

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May 2024 Android Security Update Available for Google Pixel Devices

Kellen May 7, 2024 67

Google released the May Android security update for Pixel phones today, on this first Tuesday of the month. This latest...

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Google’s Pixel 8a is Official at $499 and With Promising Upgrades

Kellen May 7, 2024 67

The Google Pixel 8a is an official phone as of this morning, with pricing, specs, and features all now confirmed. For those...

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Pixel Watch May Update: It Arrived With the Patches

Kellen May 6, 2024 67

Google has not yet updated its Pixel phones or foldables or tablets with the May Android security patch, but they have now...

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Pixel Watch 3: Wishlist Includes Better Fitness Tracking and Wireless Charging

Tim April 30, 2024 67

We're quite certain that Google will release the Pixel Watch 3 later this year, which will include for the first time in...

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Android 15 Beta 1.2 Released in Record Time to Fix More Bugs

Kellen April 25, 2024 67

It has been only 3 days since we shared news of Android 15 Beta 1.1's arrival and we're already back to tell you about yet...

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Android 15 Beta 1.1 Update is Here to Squash NFC Bugs

Kellen April 22, 2024 67

Google pushed out a minor update to the first Android 15 Beta today to fix a few big bugs. The new update arrives as Android...

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Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Pro Unboxing and Tour!

Kellen October 11, 2023 3

Some of you have been lucky enough to receive your Pixel 8 or Pixel 8 Pro pre-orders a day early, thanks to Google's wildly...

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Pixel Watch 2 Unboxing and Tour!

Kellen October 11, 2023 3

The Pixel Watch 2 has been on my wrist for a full week and my list of notes has only grown. I've tested sleep tracking, put...

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Video: Galaxy Z Flip 5, Z Fold 5 Unboxing!

Tim July 27, 2023 3

Samsung was gracious enough to send us its latest foldables devices, the Galaxy Z Flip 5 and Galaxy Z Fold 5. Naturally,...

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Google Pixel 7a Unboxing and Tour!

Kellen May 10, 2023 3

Because the Google Pixel 7a is available today for you to run out and buy at $499, you may not want to wait around for our...

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VIDEO: Galaxy S23 Ultra Unboxing!

Tim February 3, 2023 3

Unboxing time, baby! We have the Galaxy S23 Ultra in-house, a bit before they're set to make their way to buyers later this...

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Pixel 7 Pro: First 10 Things to Do!

Tim October 13, 2022 3

Fancy new Pixel 7 or Pixel 7 Pro just show up at your doorstep? Perfect, then this video is for you. As is tradition, we've...

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Pixel Watch: First 10 Things To Do!

Kellen October 13, 2022 3

The day that most of you will receive your Google Pixel Watch from pre-orders is here. It's time for you to slap Google's...

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Google Pixel 7 Pro and Pixel 7 Unboxing and Tour!

Kellen October 12, 2022 3

The Google Pixel 7 and Pixel 7 Pro are here! Well, we've had them for a good week now, but yours should be arriving at any...

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