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You Can Now Find and Book Vacation Rentals With Google on Mobile

Tim March 26, 2019

Google is partnering with vacation rental services to bring listings directly to mobile phones through its Hotels search engine. Currently, Google has Expedia, HomeAway, Hotels.com, RedAwning, Rentals United, TripAdvisor, VRBO, plus more signed up for listings...

Energy Ring for Galaxy S10, S10e Brings a Battery Indicator to Your Display’s Cutout (Update: S10+ Support Added!)

Tim March 26, 2019

An app called Energy Ring is bringing a bit of usefulness to the space around the display cutout on your Galaxy S10 and Galaxy S10e. When enabled, the app lights up a ring of LEDs surrounding the cutout, turning it into a battery indicator. After enabling,...

Firefox Lockbox Wants to be Your New Password Locker on Android

Kellen March 26, 2019

Firefox users, your world of Firefoxness has been expanded today on Android. Firefox Lockbox, the password locker from the popular browser-maker that has been on iOS for some time, is now on Android. Firefox Lockbox is a lot like Google's password locker that...

T-Mobile’s Free MLB TV Offer is Now Live in T-Mobile Tuesdays App

Tim March 26, 2019

Baseball: America's most cherished sport and arguably its most boring (not a knock, I love baseball). For all of you T-Mobile customers eligible for T-Mobile Tuesdays, you can now redeem the carrier's offer of free MLB.TV for the 2019 season. To redeem, simply...

AT&T Unlimited Prepaid Plans Drop to $45 and $65/mo ($20 Off)

Kellen March 26, 2019

AT&T might look foolish at the moment with their promotion of 5GE, a branding of a network type that has nothing to do with 5G and can't produce speeds faster than most 4G LTE networks, but their prepaid is still one of the best deals in the business....

DEAL: Anker’s Liberty Neo True Wireless Buds Still $50 ($15 Off)

Kellen March 25, 2019

Samsung's new Galaxy Buds are stealing all the true wireless, AirPods-for-Android headlines these days, but Anker's SoundCore Liberty Neo buds might be the best value around. And right now, you can grab them for $49.99, which is $15 off their usual price. That...

How’s Your Pixel 3 Running After the March Update?

Kellen March 25, 2019

In the March update for Google's Pixel 3 and Pixel 3 XL, patches were included that were supposed to address performance issues that owners of each phone had been complaining about for some time. The speed improvements were pointed at camera startup and...

Inbox: The Final Week is Here! Did You Choose a Replacement?

Kellen March 25, 2019

The last time we made you cry to start a week we were giving you the 14-day countdown to the death of the best email app ever made. Today, we're hoping to pull tears again, this time with a final week countdown. Inbox by Gmail dies April 2, giving you 7 or so...

Galaxy S26 Ultra Lookin’ Round and Wobbly

Kellen December 30, 2025

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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’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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