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Verizon Expects 5G Phones to Drop Below $600 This Year

Kellen January 9, 2020

The first 5G phones arrived throughout last year, almost all of which were only available with a steep premium over their non-5G counterparts. That was sort of expected, as is the case with any new and expensive technology, but Verizon is already predicting...

Twitter is Giving You Controls Over Who can Reply to Your Tweets

Kellen January 8, 2020

Twitter sees an opportunity to give you more control over your conversations and plans to test out a new setting that lets you decide who can reply to your Tweets. Since Twitter can be both a toxic hellscape and wonderful social platform, the additional...

Mi Box S Gets Amazon Prime Video in Pie Update

Kellen January 8, 2020

Xiaomi's affordable Android TV box, the Mi Box S, is getting a major update today in the form of Android 9 Pie. The update is mostly notable for one reason, though - it includes Amazon Prime Video. Don't get me wrong, the update to Pie is welcomed. The...

Virgin Mobile is Shutting Down, Customers Being Moved to Boost

Kellen January 8, 2020

Virgin Mobile USA is shutting down soon and customers of the service will be moved to Boost Mobile starting in February, a freshly posted support site indicates. Some Virgin Mobile customers were notified of the change in recent days via text message. The...

Did You Get the January Android Update on Your Pixel Phone?

Kellen January 7, 2020

Something weird happened this week. Google posted factory image and OTA files for the January 2020 Pixel update and I didn't have to sideload either one. Instead, I opened up settings, tapped on the "Check for update" button, and an update arrived. We have...

OnePlus Concept Phone is Cool for Two Reasons

Kellen January 7, 2020

OnePlus is at CES this week showing off the OnePlus Concept One, their first in a supposed ongoing new series of phones where they showcase possible future technology for the phones they actually sell. I played with it for a bit, and well, it has two things...

Google Announced a Bunch of Great New Google Assistant Features Today

Kellen January 7, 2020

CES 2020 officially kicked off this morning and Google has once again announced a bunch of new Google Assistant features. For the past couple of years, Google has used CES to show off the latest in Assistant technologies and they didn't hold back this year....

OnePlus has an Idea That Might Save Your Battery

Kellen January 7, 2020

When you plug your phone in at bedtime and let it charge all night, there's a chance that your phone could "overcharge" and reduce the lifespan of your battery. That sucks, especially since phones are getting more expensive and we are all hanging on to them...