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Verizon Officially Eliminates 1-year Contracts Online, Before April 17

Kellen April 13, 2011 53

When Verizon reminded you all that you weren't purchasing 1-year contracts in enough volume to keep them around, we assumed that the April 17 end date on a variety of documents out of their camp was the day they would go away. Not so. According to Big Red's...

Kellen April 12, 2011 53

A few hours ago, Google Maps received an update to 5.3.1 which we gladly accepted. What exactly did the update do though? We have no idea. A "Recent changes" section has yet to appear, and on initial open after updating, a new welcome screen is no where to...

Kellen April 12, 2011 53

Well here you go. The random OTA update of Gingerbread for the DROIDX that we talked about earlier is out for everyone to enjoy manually. Just know that you have to be completely stock on Blur 2.3.340 in order to run this update file. There is no root at...

Kellen April 12, 2011 53

The original PewPew (our review) was one of the most talked about games of the last couple of months , so you can imagine how excited we were to see that PewPew 2 hit the Amazon Appstore today for FREE. Normally priced at $2.99, you'll definitely want to grab...

Kellen April 12, 2011 53

The Motorola XOOM shipped with an inactive SD card slot that was extremely annoying to everyone looking to purchase one, especially when we weren't really given a time table as to when we could expect an update to fix it. Well, thanks tot he folks at XDA, the...

Kellen April 12, 2011 53

A new version of Gingerbread (Android 2.3) for the DROIDX has popped up as an OTA update to one lucky user's phone and appears to be newer than the leaked version we had a few weeks back. As you can see in my screenshot above, the leak was system 4.5.573 and...

Kellen April 12, 2011 53

HTC officially announced the HTC Sensation today, which everyone is all jazzed about since it has a dual-core processor, qHD screen, etc. What really impressed me though, was the new Sense 3.0 that it'll run out of the box. We've seen glimpses of this new...

Kellen April 12, 2011 53

We're extremely excited again today to unveil a new limited edition Droid Life shirt. Say "Hello!" to Andy vs. Bear, an exclusive design to DL by Chris Bishop (same guy that did Andy Versus), making this a one of a kind t-shirt that is only available for the...

Google Pixel 10a Review: What a Good Little Phone

Kellen March 4, 2026 4

The Pixel 10a was announced by Google a few weeks back and the general response to it was, "This just seems like a Pixel 9a."...

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2026 March Pixel Update Available for Your Pixel Phone

Kellen March 3, 2026 3

The March Pixel update is available for download today and it's a big one. Not only is it a Pixel Feature Drop (all new...

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March Pixel Feature Drop Arriving With 12+ New Features

Kellen March 3, 2026 1

The March Google Pixel update arrived today as the March Pixel Feature Drop and there are a ton of new features and changes....

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March Pixel Watch Feature Drop is a Huge Update

Kellen March 3, 2026 10

The March Pixel Watch Feature Drop is here with several new features for Pixel Watch owners. Google isn't only bringing new...

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Google Pixel’s Now Playing App is Available!

Kellen March 2, 2026 7

The Google Pixel line gets an official Now Playing music app. You can download it now. A couple of weeks ago, we talked about...

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Qualcomm Just Told Us the Chip in the Next Samsung Galaxy Watch

Kellen March 2, 2026 1

We have a new wearable chip for the next wave of smartwatches! Chipsets aren't typically an exciting thing to talk about, but...

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Galaxy S26 Ultra: 5 Reasons to Buy Samsung’s Newest Flagship

Tim February 26, 2026 21

We have the brand new Galaxy S26 Ultra from Samsung now up for pre-order. It's quite the looker, featuring a slightly updated...

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Android 17 Beta 2 Released for Pixel Devices!

Tim February 26, 2026 4

Android 17 Beta 2 has been released for Pixel devices. You'll find support for the build all the way back to the Pixel 6...

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You Should Get This Pixel 10 Pro for $400 Off

Kellen March 4, 2026 53

One of the best Pixel 10 Pro deals we've seen has arrived as a targeted promo through Google Play. Select users can receive $...

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Samsung Boosts Galaxy S26 Ultra Pre-Order Deals to $980 in Savings

Kellen February 27, 2026 53

PRE-ORDER GALAXY S26 ULTRA AND SAVE $930 TO $980. The original pre-order deal for the Galaxy S26 Ultra topped out at $900 off...

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Visible Swipes 50% Off Pixel 10 Pro With Year of Cheap Service

Kellen February 26, 2026 53

The talk of the week might be the Galaxy S26 series, but I'd still argue the Pixel 10 series is the phone for most people....

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There is a Free Double Storage Galaxy S26 Ultra Deal, Plus You Get a $200 Gift Card

Kellen February 26, 2026 53

Samsung is going softer than usual with its Galaxy S26 launch deals and it's kind of bumming me out. Where's the double...

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Samsung Quickly Smacking $700 Off Galaxy S26+

Kellen February 26, 2026 53

With the dust settled from yesterday's Unpacked event, we're still looking for the best Galaxy S26 deals to be had. We know...

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Samsung Quickly Slaps $500 Off Galaxy S26

Kellen February 25, 2026 53

The best Galaxy S26 deal is a quick $500 off from Samsung, thanks to a wide range of trade-in devices worth that much. Buying...

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Samsung’s Best Galaxy S26 Ultra Pre-Order Deal

Kellen February 25, 2026 53

GALAXY S26 ULTRA PRE-ORDER DEALS LIVE Samsung's Galaxy S26 series and the Galaxy S26 Ultra are official and pre-orders are...

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Google’s Best Pixel 10a Pre-Order Deal

Kellen February 18, 2026 53

The Pixel 10a launch day is finally here and we now know (from Google) all of the official specs, features, and whether or...

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