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Deal: BOLT Portable Battery & Wall Charger for $45

Tim February 23, 2015

For a limited time on the DL Deals Store, you can grab a BOLT Portable Battery & Wall Charger for $45, down from $60. With this accessory, you have a portable power bank with 3000mAh of juice, and then when the power runs low, the option to plug it...

Android Wear 5.0.2 Rolling Out to Most Watches (Updated)

Kellen February 23, 2015

Update: Most Android Wear devices, like the G Watch, G Watch R, Gear Live, and ZenWatch all appear to be receiving this update. Not much is standing out in terms of new stuff. If anything, your watch should be more stable. An Android 5.0.2 update is rolling...

Samsung Galaxy Core Coming to Verizon on February 26

Tim February 23, 2015

Verizon announced availability of the Samsung Galaxy Core today, a mid range device featuring Samsung's design principles from a couple of years ago. The device runs Android 4.4, comes with capacitive buttons, a beautiful home button, and TouchWiz, of course....

At Least Two Verizon LG G3 Owners Have Received Lollipop

Kellen February 23, 2015

The update to Android 5.0 "Lollipop" is certainly taking its sweet time at arriving on a number of deserving handsets. Thanks to a number of bugs that Google has been addressing over recent months, to carriers being slow at testing new builds, to manufacturers...

This “ZigZag” Game is Fun, But Will Likely Lead to Rage

Tim February 23, 2015

While browsing through Google Play, I happened upon a game called ZigZag. Being a person who enjoys the type of games where I die constantly, trying to get further in a level to boost my score, I downloaded the game onto my device. What a terrible mistake. In...

Monday Poll: How Much Have You Spent on Apps and IAPs?

Tim February 23, 2015

While the amount of paid applications available on Google Play continues to grow, it is very apparent that the quality is also moving forward with great strides. Today on Google Play, we have video games that were available on consoles just a few years ago,...

Minor DROID Turbo 21.44.12 Update Fixes a Couple of Bugs, Here is the Changelog

Kellen February 23, 2015

Over the weekend, owners of the DROID Turbo who were participating in a soak test of new software told us that the update was nothing more than a VoLTE fixer, instead of being Android 5.0 "Lollipop." This morning, Verizon confirmed as much with a changelog...

Lollipop Soak Test Rolling Out to AT&T Moto X (2nd Gen)

Tim February 23, 2015

Late last Friday, invites to a soak test for the AT&T variant of the Moto X (2nd Gen) began rolling out for Lollipop, a sign that the update will soon be made available for all owners of the device. If all goes well with the test, the update should be...

Android 16 QPR3 Beta 1.1 Released for Pixel Phones!

Tim December 23, 2025 1

A small fixer update is rolling out to Google Pixel devices, labeled as Android 16 QPR3 Beta 1.1. It doesn't appear to be...

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Pixel 10 Pro XL at $400 Off is Crazy Stuff

Kellen December 22, 2025 2

Last minute shoppers, the greatest Pixel 10 Pro deal in history is here at the perfect time. You can take up to $400 off the...

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Google Decides That Google Assistant Can Stick Around a Bit Longer, Pushes Gemini Switch to 2026

Kellen December 19, 2025 5

You may have forgotten the timeline, but Google was pushing to force all off of Google Assistant and onto Gemini by the end...

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What’s New in Android 16 QPR3 Beta: At a Glance, Flashlight, Navigation Buttons, More

Kellen December 18, 2025 6

Google may have released Android 16 QPR3 Beta 1 at the worst possible time of the day, but we're still going to dive into it...

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Android 16 QPR3 Beta Program Goes Live for Pixel Devices

Kellen December 17, 2025 3

Android 16 QPR3 Beta 1 released. Google shipped Android 16 QPR2 to stable channels this month as the December Pixel update,...

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Verizon Pixel 8, Pixel 9, and Pixel 10 Devices Get New December Update (Updated)

Kellen December 17, 2025 12

All of Google's still-supported Pixel devices received a huge QPR2 update in early December with new features and tons of bug...

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Google Makes Controversial Pixel Search Bar Change

Kellen December 17, 2025 4

Within the past several days, a group of Pixel owners noticed a change to the way the Search bar at the bottom of their Pixel...

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Samsung December Updates Continue Roll Out to All These Devices

Kellen December 17, 2025 2

Samsung started sending December updates to a batch of devices earlier in the week, but they weren't quite done with 2025....

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Samsung Takes $1000 Off Galaxy Z Fold 7, Provides Free Storage Upgrade

Tim December 24, 2025

The holidays are a great time spoil others, but maybe it's time you were just a tad bit selfish and thought about your own...

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There’s a Way to Get $700 Off a Pixel 10 Pro XL

Kellen December 22, 2025

While we typically recommend buying phones unlocked and without a contract that ties you to a carrier, there are some...

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This Pixel Watch 4 at $150 Off is Almost Gone

Kellen December 22, 2025

When the Pixel Watch 4 first released, it sure looked like a device that might not have been a major upgrade over the Pixel...

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Pixel 10 Pro XL at $400 Off is Crazy Stuff

Kellen December 22, 2025

Last minute shoppers, the greatest Pixel 10 Pro deal in history is here at the perfect time. You can take up to $400 off the...

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This Galaxy Watch Ultra Kicked to 50% Off

Kellen December 19, 2025

The Galaxy Watch Ultra is not an inexpensive watch on most days. $650 for a smartwatch will never be an easy amount to...

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Samsung Goes Instant $400 Off on Galaxy Z Fold 7

Kellen December 18, 2025

Samsung's Galaxy Z Fold 7 is $1,000 off if you have a trade-in or an instant $400 off without one. The Galaxy Z Fold 7 deals...

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YouTube Premium Kicking 40% Off Pixel 10 for Subscribers

Kellen December 17, 2025

Google is pulling out all of the promos from several services to try and get you to buy one of their new Pixel 10 series...

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Google Pixelsnap Qi2 Charger Gets First Ever Discount

Kellen December 16, 2025

The Pixel 10 series features a handful of upgrades, but one of the most noteworthy is the introduction of Qi2 and magnets...

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