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New Google Photo Stories Showing Up in Google Now

Tim April 3, 2015 21

Folks who utilize Google Photo's auto backup will begin to see new Stories pop up directly through Google Now. To explain, if you take enough photos at any given time, Google will throw those photos into a Story, then put music and effects to it. Moving...

Mailbox for Android Gets Its “Material” Update

Kellen April 3, 2015 21

Mailbox, the Dropbox-owned email application that consumed the better part of the last year of my life, got its "Material Design" update this morning as v2.0.1. The update introduces a lot of white. Well, the app was already plenty white, but it seems whiter...

Amazon Echo Receives Update, Brings Support for MLB Scores and Pandora Radio

Tim April 2, 2015 21

The Amazon Echo, Amazon's cylindrical computing device, capable of telling you the weather and adding things to your shopping list, received an update today. In the update, Alexa - Amazon's name for the voice that speaks to you - can give you sports scores for...

Google Updates News and Weather App, Includes “Suggested For You” Stories

Tim April 2, 2015 21

Google's News and Weather application, which is rather self explanatory, got a new update this morning that allows the app to show you suggested news stories in your newsfeed. As for stories it will suggest, it seems to show stories related to things you have...

Disney Launches DuckTales: Remastered to Google Play for $9.99

Tim April 2, 2015 21

DuckTales, the classic platformer from way back in the day, is now back, this time available as a Remastered edition from Disney on Google Play. Priced at $9.99, the game has you play as Scrooge McDuck, exploring various levels, beating up monsters, and...

HTC Sense Home Replaces Blinkfeed on Google Play, Brings Themes to One M8 (Updated)

Kellen April 2, 2015 21

This morning, HTC pushed an update to its Blinkfeed app on Google Play that introduces a new name to the product (it's now called Sense Home), along with a couple of features that were supposed to be big selling points for the yet-to-be-released HTC One M9. We...

Reddit News is Now Known as Relay for Reddit

Kellen April 2, 2015 21

Before you go looking for Reddit News in your app drawer and wonder why the icon for that app no longer says "Reddit News" underneath, we thought we should point out that it has officially changed names. Going forward, Reddit News - my personal favorite reddit...

Lara Croft is Back, OG Tomb Raider Hits Google Play for $0.99

Tim April 1, 2015 21

Lara Croft, one of the most popular lady explorers in the history of humankind, is now available on Google Play thanks to the release of the OG Tomb Raider game, published by Square Enix. Priced at just $0.99, you can relive the magic of the fantastic original...

Galaxy Z TriFold In US Samsung Stores Tomorrow, But You Can’t Buy It

Tim January 22, 2026 6

Galaxy Z TriFold launch is literally right around the corner, with units headed to select Samsung Experience Stores across...

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What’s Your Carrier’s Device Unlock Policy: T-Mobile, Verizon, AT&T

Kellen January 21, 2026 5

One of the hottest topics of the moment for the US wireless industry is device unlock policies or SIM unlock policies. With...

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Verizon Wastes No Time Switching Device Unlock Policy to 365 Days

Kellen January 20, 2026 28

When the FCC cleared Verizon of its 60-day device unlock policy a week ago, we talked about how the government agency, which...

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Samsung Makes New Bixby Official in One UI 8.5 With Perplexity AI

Kellen January 20, 2026 3

The betas of One UI 8.5, as well as supposedly leaked screenshots, showed a potentially renewed investment in Bixby from...

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How to Claim the $20 Verizon Outage Credit

Kellen January 15, 2026 11

Verizon announced today that it would give all of its customers a $20 credit after experiencing a 10-hour outage yesterday....

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Android 16 QPR3 Beta 2 Just Released for Pixel Phones

Kellen January 14, 2026 3

Google has released Android 16 QPR3 Beta 2 for all of its still-supported Pixel phones, tablets, and foldables. After...

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Google Just Gave Gemini “Personal Intelligence”

Kellen January 14, 2026 3

Google's Gemini now has Personal Intelligence and can reason across your data, assuming you give it access. For AI as an...

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2026 January Pixel Update Available for Your Pixel Phone

Kellen January 12, 2026 11

We've entered 2026 and the first Google Pixel update of the year is here. For those with a still-supported Pixel phone or...

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Galaxy Z Fold 7 is $1399 Off With No Trade-in Required ($600 Off)

Tim January 20, 2026 21

Samsung is hosting a deal on the Galaxy Z Fold 7, one that doesn't require a trade-in device to get serious money off of its...

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Samsung Smacks $1,000 Off Galaxy Z Fold 7

Kellen January 16, 2026 21

The Galaxy Z Fold 7 remains the best foldable in the game. In my opinion, there isn't a foldable close to this one - it's...

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“Final Call” on Google’s $250 Off Pixel 10 Pro Deal

Kellen January 15, 2026 21

We know this isn't actually the "final call" on Pixel 10 Pro deals because Google is always running deals on its smartphones,...

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Galaxy Watch Ultra for $329 Currently Unbeatable ($320 Off)

Tim January 15, 2026 21

For Android users looking to match what Apple offers with the Apple Watch Ultra, the Galaxy Watch Ultra is currently the...

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Pixel 10 Pro Slapped With Fresh $250 Off Discount

Kellen January 4, 2026 21

Google opened up its New Year's deals this weekend, bringing a new wave of discounts to all of its newest and best products....

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Pixel Watch 4 Gets $100 Discount to End the Year

Kellen December 31, 2025 21

Grabbing a Pixel Watch 4 to end 2025 is a thing you can do at its biggest discount to date. The LTE models are all $100 off,...

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Samsung Likes Taking $250 Off Its Galaxy S25 Ultra

Kellen December 30, 2025 21

Starting off a new year with a new phone sounds like a pretty fun idea to me. As someone who switches phones every month or...

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Galaxy Watch Ultra at $399 Still Available ($250 Off)

Tim December 26, 2025 21

For those with an aging Galaxy timepiece on the wrist, now is a good time to consider an upgrade. Samsung is offering very...

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