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Over One Million OnePlus 6 Units Have Sold Since Launch 22 Days Ago

Tim June 14, 2018 36

OnePlus announced this morning that it has surpassed one million sales of the OnePlus 6 in just 22 days, quite a feat considering it took 3 months for the OnePlus 5 and 5T to reach the same milestone. OnePlus highlights its 26 pop-ups shops in 11 different...

Verizon Adds New $95 Above Unlimited Plan, Will Let You Mix and Match Plans (Updated)

Kellen June 14, 2018 108

Verizon dropped big plan news this morning with the addition of a new unlimited data tier as well as a change that will allow customers to mix and match unlimited data plans on their family accounts. All of this arrives on June 18, so let's talk about what's...

Ring Alarm is Finally Up for Pre-Order, Arrives July 3

Kellen June 13, 2018 21

Ring Alarm, an alternative (and less expensive) option to Nest and their Nest Secure system, is finally up for pre-order after being hyped as recently as CES. Ring Alarm costs $199 for the startup kit, which includes a base station, keypad, contact sensor (for...

Twitter Debuts Changes for Explore, Notifications, and Moments

Tim June 13, 2018 5

Twitter debuted a ton of changes for its service today, not all of which will be available starting today. The big stuff centers around Explore, the service's Search functionality, and Moments. Twitter has been listening to feedback from its users, and while...

A Faster Samsung Wireless Charger Just Hit the FCC as Galaxy Note 9 Battery Rumors Surface

Kellen June 13, 2018 75

Now that we're almost mid-way through 2018, it's time we start targeting 2nd half of the year phone launches from the big players in the game that actually matter. Samsung remains one of those and their next Galaxy Note phone might be less than two months from...

DEAL: Unlocked LG V30S ThinQ 128GB Drops to $599 Today Only ($330 Off)

Kellen June 13, 2018 23

Instead of announcing a new top tier phone at MWC to help kick of 2018, reports pegged LG at the time as being confused, possibly not knowing what to do with their next major phone. So rather than give us nothing, they re-released the LG V30 and called it the...

US Court Gives AT&T Approval to Buy Time Warner for $85 Billion

Kellen June 12, 2018 23

A US court today gave AT&T approval to go ahead and buy Time Warner without conditions. The ruling arrives after the Justice Department filed a lawsuit in November 2017 to try and stop the deal, which is valued at $85 billion. The District Court Judge...

Verizon Gets Top Honors for Fastest Mobile Network From PCMag, Followed Closely by T-Mobile

Tim June 12, 2018 17

PCMag posted its Fastest Mobile Networks 2018 report this morning, concluding that Verizon is the overall champion among the four major US carriers. On PCMag's scoring system, Verizon ranks at a 99, followed by T-Mobile at 93, with AT&T coming in at 88 and...

How to Claim the $20 Verizon Outage Credit

Kellen January 15, 2026 17

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 17

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 17

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 17

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 17

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 17

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 Gave Your Gmail 3 Actually Useful Gemini Features for Free

Kellen January 8, 2026 17

Not that any of us expected Google to dial back on the Gemini push as we enter 2026, but I'm also not sure I anticipated them...

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T-Mobile’s New “Better Value” Has Lots of Data and a 3-Line Requirement

Kellen January 7, 2026 17

T-Mobile announced its new Better Value plan with all of the data, included streaming perks, and a 3-line requirement. T-...

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

Kellen May 6, 2025 36

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 36

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 36

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 36

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 36

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 36

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 36

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 36

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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