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Asurion Open Enrollment for 2012 has Started, This is the Time to Add Phone Insurance if You Didn’t Initially

Kellen March 5, 2012 49

Each year, Asurion - the provider of phone insurance coverage through Verizon - runs an open enrollment period to give those that declined coverage of their phone at the point of sale, the opportunity to add it on. You qualify if you have coverage through...

Starting Today, Google Automatically Brings Your Recent Desktop Searches to Mobile in “Recent” Tab

Kellen March 5, 2012 22

How many times have you found yourself searching for something on your desktop computer just before leaving, then pulling out your phone and having to search for it again from the road? Enough times that you would love it if Google decided to sync those same...

Here is Mugen’s 4000mAh Galaxy Nexus Battery, Guaranteed to Ruin Your Sex Life

Kellen March 5, 2012 121

We like to poke fun at devices that reach "Tank Status," which means that thanks to massive extended batteries with oddly shaped battery doors that sometimes double the standard weight of the device, they actually resemble a tank in both looks and heft. Mugen'...

Samsung: Galaxy SIII Coming First Half of Year, Closer to Commercial Availability

Kellen March 5, 2012 46

Samsung quickly shot down reports on Friday that the Galaxy SIII was coming some time in April, but we were apparently one of the only sites to notice (check the update). Word spread across the interwebs today though, which eventually included Samsung...

Verizon Offers $200 “Exclusive” 4G LTE Smartphone Discount to Select Customers?

Kellen March 5, 2012 56

With no major smartphone releases happening until the end of March or early April, Verizon has instead temporarily moved into the deal business. Last week it was a Leap Day sale of $100 off all 4G LTE phones. The week prior to that we saw a regional discount...

Google Decides That “Key Lime Pie” Will Follow Jelly Bean in the Android Naming Scheme?

Kellen March 5, 2012 81

Before we start, let's get one thing straight - we don't even know that Jelly Bean is officially official yet for the version of Android to follow Ice Cream Sandwich. Google hasn't called it that nor have we seen it appear on a device with that as the name....

Google’s Siri Competitor Officially Dubbed “Assistant”?

Kellen March 5, 2012 60

Once running under the codename "Majel," Google has reportedly settled on an official name for their Siri-like competitor. That name is Assistant. Most of the dirty details surrounding this service are a mystery, however, TechCrunch believes it to be more of a...

16GB Galaxy Nexus Headed to Verizon April 5, DROID Incredible 4G on April 26

Kellen March 5, 2012 72

Back in mid-February, our sources told us to expect both a white and dark version of the Galaxy Nexus on Verizon with 16GB of storage in the coming months. We weren't given a specific date at that time, however, it appears now as if Big Red has chosen one...