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Huawei Set to Integrate Android Messages App Across Device Portfolio

Tim January 18, 2018 8

Announced via Google's blog, Huawei is set to integrate the Android Messages app across its smartphone portfolio, not just in the US, but around the world. This will make it easier for "hundreds of millions of people" to express themselves via mobile messaging...

Check Out These Sweet Pixel 2 XL Prototypes From Head of Design for Google Hardware, Ivy Ross

Kellen January 17, 2018 27

Google's head of design for hardware, Ivy Ross, was featured in two separate interviews today, one on Google's blog and another on Design Milk. Both dive into her background, the current line-up of Google products and their designs, differences in designing...

Question of the Day: How’s Life With Project Fi?

Kellen January 17, 2018 83

Google announced a pretty major change to Project Fi today in the form of Bill Protection. Going forward, Project Fi is now essentially an unlimited data plan, where you only get charged for your call and texting plan ($20), along with up to 6GB of data (up to...

Essential Posts Oreo Beta 3, Includes Fix for Spectre and Meltdown Exploits

Tim January 17, 2018 8

A new beta build has been posted by Essential, listed as Beta 3 to be exact. The changelog isn't very detailed, detailing only a few fixes from Beta 2. Essential lists the Google Security patch for Spectre and Meltdown, as well as various stability and bug...

New Pictures of the Moto G6 Family Arrive

Kellen January 17, 2018 22

Yesterday, we shared with you what we believe to be a good chunk of Motorola's 2018 smartphone roadmap. The series of posts we ran featured phones like the Moto Z3 and Z3 Play, Moto X5, and Moto G6 line. We were openly hesitant to fully stand behind the...

Latest Essential AMA: Team Discusses Touch Latency Fix, Project Treble, aptX Support, and More

Tim January 17, 2018 7

Continuing its model of transparency with the Android community, Essential has wrapped up yet another AMA over on reddit. This time, the team discussed potential fixes for touch latency and scrolling bugs, aptX support, how Project Treble will improve its...

T-Mobile Customers to Get $4 Tickets to Deadpool 2, Chance to Win Trips to Film Premieres

Tim January 17, 2018 5

T-Mobile Tuesdays, the app T-Mobile customers open up once a week to get discounted prices to retailers and services such as PetSmart and Lyft, is going to offer a few film-focused things you may want to consider picking up. Thanks to a new deal between T-...

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Project Fi Just Introduced a Super Flexible $80 Unlimited Plan That You Should Consider

Kellen January 17, 2018 87

Folks, we need to have a fresh talk about Google's Project Fi. Today, Project Fi announced a new feature called Bill Protection. It's a mostly terrible name because it doesn't exactly sell what Google is doing here. I say that because Bill Protection is...

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

Kellen January 21, 2026 87

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 87

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 87

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 87

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 87

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 87

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 87

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 87

Google and Apple released a joint statement today, announcing a multi-year collab which will bring Gemini to Apple's...

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

Kellen May 6, 2025 8

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 8

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 8

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 8

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 8

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 8

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 8

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 8

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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