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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 Z TriFold In US Samsung Stores Tomorrow, But You Can’t Buy It

Tim January 22, 2026

Galaxy Z TriFold launch is literally right around the corner, with units headed to select Samsung Experience Stores across...

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

Kellen January 21, 2026

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

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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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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