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CyanogenMod Team Listing Features That Are Good to Go for CM10

Tim July 17, 2012 30

If you just can't wait to get your hands on CM10 and need to know what to expect already, then this may keep you happy for at least the next few days. The CyanogenMod team posted some of the custom features that have already been committed to the CM10 build...

Kellen July 17, 2012 30

We know that many of you have grown a bit frustrating having not yet received your Nexus 7 orders, even though you pre-ordered as early as during the Google I/O keynote. To help clarify the situation, Google has updated their shipping status info page with...

Kellen July 17, 2012 30

Before we start, I'll just get this out of the way. Yes, we know that you can use a 1-click tool, like the one from WugFresh, to do this all without any work. You won't need to worry about the Android SDK or drivers or anything, which is why it's called a 1-...

Kellen July 17, 2012 30

A retail Nexus 7 showed up on my doorstep today, so I thought, "What the heck, let's do a comparison to the one handed out at Google I/O." As many of you know, the Google I/O edition comes in white and the retail edition is officially "brown" (at least...

Tim July 17, 2012 30

Oh, heck yes. Adult Swim's Major Mayhem can now be found on Google Play and there is tons of fun to be had. Your job? Save the whole world from total annihilation. How will you do it? A vast assortment of weapons like machine guns, lasers, and bombs. There are...

Kellen July 17, 2012 30

This morning, we mentioned that the 16GB version of the Nexus 7 had been pushed back to a "3-4 weeks" shipping time frame. The 8GB version on the other hand, just upgraded to "in stock" and can be shipped to your house in 3-5 business days. I think it's fair...

Kellen July 17, 2012 30

When your Nexus 7 arrives this week, try not to freak out that it sits in portrait mode and won't rotate to landscape from the home screen. The device was built to be a portrait tablet, just look at the back side and the front facing camera location. Think of...

Kellen July 17, 2012 30

Weather searches from your tablet are now more beautiful than ever. The Google Search team introduced weather visualizations to bigger screened devices today, which as you can see, look a heck of a lot like the cards that are found in Google Now. These new...

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

Kellen January 21, 2026 4

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 27

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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Apple to Use Gemini to Power New Features on iPhone

Tim January 12, 2026 5

Google and Apple released a joint statement today, announcing a multi-year collab which will bring Gemini to Apple's...

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

Tim January 20, 2026 30

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 30

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 30

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 30

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 30

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 30

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 30

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 30

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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