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T-Mobile Fastest Mobile Network and It’s Not Even Close

Tim January 29, 2025 6

Ookla published its latest Speedtest study for the second half of 2024 and the results aren't too surprising. T-Mobile continues to reign supreme in speed, consistency, and availability for US consumers. Ookla broke this study down into seven categories and T-...

Galaxy S25 Ultra Pre-Orders Shipping Super Early

Kellen January 29, 2025 19

When you click that button to finalize your pre-order of a new Samsung phone, you are given the date that Samsung expects it to arrive. This is basically the official in-store launch date when carriers and retailers will have the device for you to walk in and...

T-Mobile Notifies Customers of Netflix Price Changes, Still Gives Lowest Plan for Free

Kellen January 28, 2025 3

Netflix informed the world a week ago that it would be raising prices on all of its plans, even after setting a whole bunch of subscriber and revenue records in the prior quarter and year. While Netflix had not raised prices in over a year, seeing them arrive...

Galaxy S25 Ultra Camera Samples: Another Year of High Quality Photo Taking

Tim January 28, 2025 16

Following Samsung's Unpacked event last week, we received our review unit of the Galaxy S25 Ultra and I got straight to work. Pre-Order Galaxy S25 Ultra A major highlight of the phone is the camera system, thanks in part to an upgraded 50-megapixel ultra wide...

Google Play Introduces “Verified” Badge for VPN Apps

Kellen January 28, 2025 2

When making the decision to protect your data connection, you might find yourself in a position where the countless number of VPN apps can overwhelm. There really are more than you can possibly keep track of, but a bigger problem might be over whether or not...

Google Opens Source of PebbleOS and There May Be Pebble Watches Again

Kellen January 27, 2025 6

Pebble, one of the original Kickstarter darlings from over a decade ago that helped launch the world of smartwatches through its unique e-paper display and handling of notifications, has been absent from our attention for a number of years. After releasing...

Google Pixel 9a Reportedly Costs $499 to Start

Kellen January 27, 2025 5

Following several leaks that have told most of the early story of the upcoming Google Pixel 9a, a rumored price is now here for the US and it will look familiar. For those who missed all of the previous coverage, we believe the Pixel 9a looks like this, that...

Nothing is Teasing Something and We Hope It’s a Phone That Actually Comes to the US

Kellen January 27, 2025 8

Nothing's marketing department is back, guys. And by "marketing department," I mean the social media teams with a calendar of teasing hype posts scheduled that'll commence daily from today until March 4. Prepare for teasing exhaustion like only OnePlus Nothing...

What’s New in Android 16 QPR3 Beta: At a Glance, Flashlight, Navigation Buttons, More

Kellen December 18, 2025 8

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 8

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 8

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 8

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 8

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 8

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 8

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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December Pixel Watch Update Rolls Out to Pixel Watch 2 and Above

Kellen December 9, 2025 8

Google announced new features for the Pixel Watch 3 and Pixel Watch 4 this morning, but didn't tell us exactly how those...

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

Kellen May 6, 2025 6

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 6

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 6

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 6

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 6

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 6

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 6

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 6

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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