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Amazon Appears to be Screwing Up Pixel 4, Pixel 4 XL Orders Badly

Tim October 23, 2019

Here at DL, we ordered ourselves two Pixel 4 devices from Amazon last week -- one regular Pixel 4 and one Pixel 4 XL. We received our Pixel 4 XL yesterday afternoon, but this morning, received a shipping delay notification from Amazon, claiming our Pixel 4 in...

Google Releases Experimental Apps to Improve Your Digital Wellbeing

Tim October 23, 2019

Google released five new apps to Google Play today, all focused on improving your Digital Wellbeing. Each app is a different experiment of sorts, designed to either help you disconnect a bit or at least better manage everything you consume on your smartphone....

$199 Fossil Sport Now Comes in a Bunch of New Colors

Tim October 23, 2019

Fossil has fancy new colors for its Fossil Sport smartwatch this week, plus the usual price of $275 is now marked down to $199, so that's double cool. From what we can see, the new colors include bright red, dark green (like a British racing green), Yellow,...

OnePlus 7T Pro 5G McLaren Edition Headed to T-Mobile

Tim October 23, 2019

T-Mobile announced this morning that it is bringing the OnePlus 7T Pro 5G McLaren Edition to its network this year, ideal for anyone looking to tap into the carrier's 600MHz signal that it won't shut up about during this year's MLB postseason. When first...

Pixel 4 Users on Google Fi Get an Exclusive Network Trick in a Few Weeks (Updated: Live)

Kellen October 22, 2019

The Pixel 4 and Pixel 4 XL have a sweet little feature called Dual SIM Dual Standby (DSDS), which we were the first to tell you about after spending some time with them the day Google made each phone official. It's not completely new to the Pixel family (Pixel...

Hurry, Spotify is Giving Away Free Google Home Minis to Premium Users Again

Tim October 22, 2019

Spotify is back this year, gifting users of its premium tier subscription with a free Google Home Mini. The same thing happened last year, but unlike then, folks on an individual plan (and not just a family plan) can get a free Home Mini. To claim, there are a...

DEAL: Pixel 4 in “Clearly” White is $100 Off Right Now at Amazon (Updated: Done)

Kellen October 22, 2019

If you hurry, you can grab Google's new Pixel 4 in "Clearly White" and with 64GB storage for $699.99, which is close to being a $100 discount off the phone that has yet to arrive in stores. For whatever reason, this is the only color, storage version, and...

DEAL: SanDisk 256GB Extreme MicroSD for $40 (Today Only!)

Tim October 22, 2019

Unless you have yourself a Pixel device or some other Android phone that doesn't support microSD, these little cards are an excellent way to expand your device's storage in an instant -- without having to pay a ton to the OEM. For today only on Amazon, you can...

Verizon Wastes No Time Switching Device Unlock Policy to 365 Days

Kellen January 20, 2026

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 S25 Sales Going Up When It Should Be Going Down

Tim January 12, 2026

There's something funky going on with Samsung's Galaxy S25 series sales numbers. As one might imagine, after the first few...

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Google’s Latest Ad Pokes at iPhone for Copying Its Features, iPhone 17 Rumors

Kellen May 6, 2025

The iPhone 17 won't arrive for months, likely after Google releases its Pixel 10 series. For the most part, all talk around...

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Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Pro Unboxing and Tour!

Kellen October 11, 2023

Some of you have been lucky enough to receive your Pixel 8 or Pixel 8 Pro pre-orders a day early, thanks to Google's wildly...

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Pixel Watch 2 Unboxing and Tour!

Kellen October 11, 2023

The Pixel Watch 2 has been on my wrist for a full week and my list of notes has only grown. I've tested sleep tracking, put...

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Video: Galaxy Z Flip 5, Z Fold 5 Unboxing!

Tim July 27, 2023

Samsung was gracious enough to send us its latest foldables devices, the Galaxy Z Flip 5 and Galaxy Z Fold 5. Naturally,...

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Google Pixel 7a Unboxing and Tour!

Kellen May 10, 2023

Because the Google Pixel 7a is available today for you to run out and buy at $499, you may not want to wait around for our...

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VIDEO: Galaxy S23 Ultra Unboxing!

Tim February 3, 2023

Unboxing time, baby! We have the Galaxy S23 Ultra in-house, a bit before they're set to make their way to buyers later this...

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Pixel 7 Pro: First 10 Things to Do!

Tim October 13, 2022

Fancy new Pixel 7 or Pixel 7 Pro just show up at your doorstep? Perfect, then this video is for you. As is tradition, we've...

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Pixel Watch: First 10 Things To Do!

Kellen October 13, 2022

The day that most of you will receive your Google Pixel Watch from pre-orders is here. It's time for you to slap Google's...

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