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Rooting and Jailbreaking Officially Made Legal for Phones, Tablets Not So Much

Tim October 26, 2012 89

Yesterday, the Librarian of Congress listed their new exemptions to the DCMA (Digital Millennium Copyright Act). Awesomely enough, this news actually effects us as Android owners and tinkerers. According to the filing, which will remain unchanged for another...

Kellen October 26, 2012 89

Samsung Nexus 10. LG Nexus 4. 32GB and 3G Nexus 7. Android 4.2. Those are the four topics that have all but been confirmed to dominate Google's Android event on October 29 in NYC. Samsung's tablet is the newest of the bunch to leak, along with bits and pieces...

Tim October 26, 2012 89

This morning, one of our favorite games for Android received a pleasant Halloween update. Organ Trail, which made it onto Kellex's favorite games of 2012 list, is now full of pumpkins, comes with 12 new Halloween road events, a Frankenstein boss fight, and...

Kellen October 26, 2012 89

Well, the mystery is now over. Brief Mobile just posted up a massive gallery of the Samsung Nexus 10, along with screenshots from the software its running, which as expected, is Android 4.2. It's definitely the device that we saw posted up in a user manual...

Kellen October 26, 2012 89

The Samsung Nexus 10 is now the talk of the Android world as we inch closer to Google's Android event on October 29. We saw Google's Vic Gundotra post pictures with it to his G+ page this morning, and then a benchmark with specs for the device moments ago....

Kellen October 26, 2012 89

The Samsung Nexus 10, which rolls under the codename "manta," popped up at GLBenchmark today, giving us the first look at specs for this mostly-mysterious tablet. First, we get confirmation on the incredibly high display resolution of 2560 x 1504. It's not...

Kellen October 26, 2012 89

Because a UK court ruled that Samsung did not infringe on a design patent that Apple owns, the Cupertino company was forced into posting up a public apology on both its website and in print ads, to make sure the world was aware of the situation. If such a...

Eric October 26, 2012 89

On Wednesday night, we were skeptical that we would see Samsung and Google's collaboration on the next Nexus tablet at Google's event next Monday. After the supposed user manual for the Nexus 10 leaked yesterday, things looked a little more likely. Now that...

Galaxy S26 Ultra Lookin’ Round and Wobbly

Kellen December 30, 2025 3

The Galaxy S26 Ultra should arrive in the coming weeks, assuming Samsung sticks to a familiar timeline. It has launched...

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Current Galaxy Z TriFold Pricing Has Samsung Losing Money With Each Sale

Tim December 29, 2025 9

A report out of South Korea is painting a suboptimal picture for Samsung and its current nice guy pricing of the Galaxy Z...

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Android 16 QPR3 Beta 1.1 Released for Pixel Phones!

Tim December 23, 2025 3

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 6

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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Samsung Likes Taking $250 Off Its Galaxy S25 Ultra

Kellen December 30, 2025 89

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 89

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

Tim December 24, 2025 89

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 89

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 89

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 89

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 89

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 89

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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Rooting and Jailbreaking Officially Made Legal for Phones, Tablets Not So Much

Friday Poll: What are You Most Excited to See at Google’s October 29 Android Event?

Organ Trail Receives Halloween Update, Frankenstein Boss Fight and Candy Included

Samsung Nexus 10 Poses For Massive Photoshoot, Shows Off Android 4.2 as Well

Is This a Picture of the “About” Screen for the Samsung Nexus 10? Confirms Multi-User Support is on the Way?

Samsung Nexus 10 Pops Up at GLBenchmark Sporting 1.7GHz Exynos 5 Chipset and Mali-T604 GPU

Apple Posts Backhanded Apology in UK That Samsung Did Not Infringe on Its Patents

Vic Gundotra Teases Us With Two Tropical Pictures, Taken With a Nexus 10