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Louis Vuitton Slaps Own Branding on Master & Dynamic MW07 Wireless Earbuds (Updated)

Kellen December 10, 2018

UPDATED January 17: Master & Dynamic announced the ear buds today in partnership with Louis Vuitton, calling them "consistent with the premium materials found" in their MW07 buds. That's probably true, since they are just re-branded MW07s. Price point wasn...

Google Store Holiday Deals Drop $150 Off Pixel 3 XL, $100 Off Pixel 3

Kellen December 9, 2018

Google opened up another round of holiday deals today in the lead-up to Xmas. Have last minute shopping still to do? Some of these, particularly those on the Pixel 3 and Pixel 3 XL, might be worth looking at. The Pixel 3 (review) and Pixel 3 XL (review) are $...

Pixel and Pixel XL Pick-Up Google Call Screen Feature

Kellen December 8, 2018

Google's Call Screen feature, the new robo-call troll software that was introduced with the Pixel 3, is now rolling out to the original Pixel and Pixel XL. To recap, Call Screen allows you to use the Google Assistant to screen incoming calls. With a call on...

DEAL: NVIDIA SHIELD TV is $130 in Amazon Lightning Deal (Updated)

Kellen December 8, 2018

UPDATE: Lightning deal has expired. The NVIDIA SHIELD TV, an Android TV box that keeps on slaying, is at what might be its lowest price ever today, thanks to a lightning deal at Amazon. If you hurry (before it sells out), you can grab the NVIDIA SHIELD TV with...

Essential Acquires an Email Company Who No Longer Makes an Email App

Kellen December 7, 2018

Essential, which has had a very confusing year or so, acquired CloudMagic today. The company that formerly made Newton Mail will join Essential to "help accelerate our product roadmap," an Essential spokesperson said. What's the deal here? We don't really know...

VIDEO: LG Watch W7 First Look and Tour

Tim December 7, 2018

LG's Watch W7 has finally made its way to us, so what better way to kick off our review process than with a good ol' fashioned "first look and tour" video. This is after all, our first time ever seeing this Wear OS hybrid smartwatch in person. The big thing to...

Smart Reply Comes to Hangouts Chat

Tim December 7, 2018

Hangouts Chat, the enterprise-focused version of Google's chat service, is getting a Smart Reply feature powered by a similar machine learning system to the one that is currently available inside of Gmail and other services from Google. For example, someone...

Verizon Updates Pixel, Pixel 2, Pixel 2, LG G7, Moto G6, and Others This Week

Kellen December 7, 2018

It's Friday, so we've got a round-up of the updates that Verizon pushed out to various devices this week. It was a pretty big week, mostly because of the Google Pixel phones all picking up the December Android patch, but they weren't the only updates. The LG...

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 Makes Controversial Pixel Search Bar Change

Kellen December 17, 2025

Within the past several days, a group of Pixel owners noticed a change to the way the Search bar at the bottom of their Pixel...

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Samsung December Updates Continue Roll Out to All These Devices

Kellen December 17, 2025

Samsung started sending December updates to a batch of devices earlier in the week, but they weren't quite done with 2025....

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Galaxy Z TriFold Sells Out Quick in South Korea, Even With High Price Tag

Tim December 12, 2025

We shouldn't be surprised, folks. Samsung launched the Galaxy Z TriFold this week in its home country of South Korea, with in...

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YouTube TV Will Offer 10 Genre-Specific Plans in 2026

Tim December 10, 2025

More choice and more flexibility. That's what everyone has been clamoring for lately. If you'll recall, YouTube TV used to be...

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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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