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Huawei Announces P30, P30 Pro With Insane Cameras and Zero US Availability

Tim March 26, 2019

Huawei announced a couple of new phones this week, the P30 and P30 Pro, which is totally awesome for everyone except those in the US. Womp womp. The main highlight for the new P30 and P30 Pro are the rear-facing cameras. For the P30 Pro, there is a Leica Quad...

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...

Pixel 10a Official at $499 and the Upgrades are Tough to Find

Kellen February 18, 2026

Google fully unveiled the Pixel 10a today and there aren't many surprises following weeks of information trickling into our...

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Google Brings AirDrop Support to Pixel 9

Kellen February 17, 2026

Google has moved forward with its promise to bring AirDrop support to more phones. Today, the Search giant announced that the...

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Google’s Pixel is Getting a Now Playing App

Kellen February 16, 2026

Wouldn't it be cool if the Now Playing service on your Pixel phone had its own app that could get new features more regularly...

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T-Mobile, AT&T, Verizon Device Unlock Policies

Kellen February 16, 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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Everything New in Android 17 Beta

Kellen February 15, 2026

Android 17 Beta is officially live and we've got it up and running on a Pixel 10 Pro. You could have it on your device as...

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Android 17 Beta 1 is Actually Here for Your Pixel

Kellen February 13, 2026

UPDATE FEBRUARY 13 - Google tried to ship out the first Android 17 Beta 1 update a couple of days ago, but something forced...

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Pixel 10a Renders Show Flush Backside, Full Color Lineup

Tim February 12, 2026

We have already seen a few Pixel 10a renders, but as we have gotten closer to a launch day, the quality of said renders has...

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Android 17 Beta 1 is Releasing “Soon”

Kellen February 10, 2026

Google surprised the Android world this afternoon by announcing that Android 17 Beta 1 is arriving "soon." Yeah, Android 17,...

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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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