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Samsung Will Power Verizon’s First 5G Network This Year

Kellen January 3, 2018 9

When Verizon launches its first 5G residential broadband network this year, Samsung will power the portion of it that sits in your home. With Sacramento up first at some point in the second half of 2018 (followed by up to another 4 cities), Samsung's...

LG’s New TVs Will Feature Google Assistant

Kellen January 3, 2018 11

LG already told us to expect their first premium Bluetooth speaker with Google Assistant onboard at CES, but they have now added TVs to the category. In 2018, LG will introduce both OLED and Super UHD TVs that are powered by LG's ThinQ AI and that feature...

OnePlus Switch App Makes Data Transfer to Your New OnePlus Phone Easy

Tim January 3, 2018 8

OnePlus launched a new app to Google Play this week, called OnePlus Switch. The app is a data transfer tool, designed to make getting data from your old non-OnePlus device to your shiny new OnePlus device. It appears to work incredibly easy. All you do is...

LG V30 in Raspberry Rose to Make Appearance at CES

Tim January 3, 2018 6

A new color for the LG V30 is set to make its debut at CES next week, sporting the fancy name of Raspberry Rose. It's the same phone we grew to enjoy in 2017, but LG states this color is "romance inducing," perfect for Valentine's Day. While I'm all for new...

LG to Rebrand G Series of Phones, Which is Probably a Good Thing

Kellen January 3, 2018 52

I hate to pat ourselves on the back, but on last week's Droid Life Show, we talked about the fact that it was time for LG to ditch the G series of phones and do something new. We brought up the idea during our 2018 predictions portion of the show as we got to...

Ready to Try Google’s Fuchsia OS? Get Your Pixelbook Ready!

Tim January 2, 2018 16

In mid-2017, we got somewhat of a preview of Google's Fuchsia OS user interface. It was very card heavy and similar in terms of looks to Android's Material Design. If this is the first you're hearing of Fuchsia, it is Google's third OS next to Chrome OS and...

Question of the Day: Anyone Seeing Verizon Gigabit LTE Speeds Yet?

Kellen January 2, 2018 113

We're freshly into 2018 and so some of you should be able to access Verizon's Gigabit Class LTE network. I'm saying that because a number of you own the Galaxy S8, Galaxy S8+, and Moto Z2 Force, all of which have been updated with access to Verizon's upgraded...

List of Verizon Gigabit LTE Devices (Updated!)

Kellen January 2, 2018 40

Verizon kept saying as we approached the end of 2017 that they'd have Gigabit Class LTE live in certain markets and on select devices. We're still trying to figure out where exactly you'll be able to crush through all those downloads at newly upgraded speeds (...

Verizon Wastes No Time Switching Device Unlock Policy to 365 Days

Kellen January 20, 2026 40

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 40

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 40

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 40

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 40

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 40

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 40

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 40

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

Kellen May 6, 2025 9

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 9

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 9

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 9

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 9

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 9

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 9

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 9

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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