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Let Google Know How Android 13 QPR2 Beta 1 is Running on Your Pixel

Kellen December 15, 2022 2

Now that the first Android 13 QPR2 beta has been on your phone for several days, Google wants to know if it's good or bad or what your experience is like. As they do with almost all beta builds, they've posted an anonymous survey that lets you give feedback on...

Nothing Releases Android 13 Beta and Keeps Teasing Something in the US

Kellen December 15, 2022 3

Nothing still hasn't released a phone in the US and we really have no idea if or when they might do such a thing. That has made our coverage of them a bit awkward at times, but since they keep saying "US launch," here we are. The latest on this situation is...

Google Pixel 6a Returns to $299

Kellen December 14, 2022 15

No one has ever given me a phone for the holidays and it mostly makes sense that they wouldn't. I talk about phones for a living and typically have several new phones floating around at all times. However, if I wasn't in this line of work, I can't think of...

Verizon Wants to Give You a Year of Netflix Premium, But It’ll Cost You at Least $25

Kellen December 14, 2022 9

Earlier this year, Verizon announced a new service called +play. The idea of it is actually pretty confusing, but it essentially boils down to Verizon wanting to offer a hub for all of the streaming subscriptions you have. So instead of having individual...

Motorola Will Update 20 Devices to Android 13

Kellen December 14, 2022 5

Getting an update to the newest version of Android can be a wonderful experience. It often means that your phone is ready to show off new features and ideas from both Google and your phone's maker, plus it gets the security situation buttoned up. After all...

Twitter Blue Returns, New Checkmark Colors Arrive Too

Kellen December 13, 2022 63

The newest version of Twitter Blue that launched in early November as a way for folks to pay to have a blue checkmark next to their name was quickly paused because, well, it wasn't that well thought out. After some tinkering by the new lords of Twitter and a...

Google’s Blobs are Back in a New Game to Waste Some Time On

Kellen December 13, 2022 1

I don't actually know the history of Google's Blobs, but I do know that their appearance at a Google I/O or related event left an image in my arsenal of reactions for places like Twitter. Today, Google has brought back their singing Blobs in a way that is...

YouTube Music Gets the Device Cast Switcher We’ve Dreamed Of

Kellen December 13, 2022 10

As a part of Android 13, Google expanded device support for the audio output switcher that you see pop-up when you try and change currently playing media from your phone to another device. This week, folks are finally starting to see this expansion through...