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Google Play Black Friday Deals are Up: 80% Off Select Games, Free Play Music Subscription, More

Kellen November 22, 2017 9

This morning, Google opened up its Black Friday Deals for the Google Play store and they cover just about any category of media you might be interested in. From games and apps and subscriptions, to books and movies and music, Google likely has something...

Hackers Stole Info of 57 Million Uber Customers, Then Uber Paid Them $100K to Keep Quiet

Kellen November 21, 2017 13

Uber, the taxi-killing tech company long-run by a box full of assholes who have since mostly departed, revealed today that it was hacked just over a year ago and paid the hackers who stole millions of customers' data to keep quiet. See - assholes. The hackers...

Google Lens Now Officially Rolling Out to All Pixel Phones in Google Assistant

Kellen November 21, 2017 12

In recent days, we have seen the Google Lens icon pop-up at random in Google Assistant on a handful of Pixel phones, leading us to assume that/wonder if the rollout of its full feature set had begun. Google confirmed that to be the case this afternoon, saying...

YouTube TV Update Adds Picture-in-Picture on Oreo

Kellen November 21, 2017 2

YouTube TV is receiving an update today to v1.11.6 that introduces picture-in-picture support for devices running Android 8.0 Oreo. The update may not add anything else, though, so if you aren't on Oreo, feel free to move along. Once updated, PIP should be...

Best of Black Friday Deals Week 2017 Round-Up: Day 2!

Kellen November 21, 2017 11

Day 2 of Black Friday Deals Week 2017 is here! Yesterday, we separated out Amazon and Best Buy Black Friday Deals because each dumped a whole bunch of pre-Friday goodness. Since most of those deals are still active, there's no need to re-post them all again -...

DEAL: Google Home Mini Discounted to $29 Already at Lowe’s ($20 Off) (Updated)

Kellen November 21, 2017 63

We know that Google Home Mini is going to get a huge discount to $29 this weekend at a variety of retailers. It's going to be one of the highlights from the wild Black Friday weekend ahead. With that said, Lowe's appears to have either jumped the gun or has...

Google has Been Tracking Android Device Location Even With Location Services Disabled

Kellen November 21, 2017 69

You thought you were completely disconnected from any location tracking by Google and your phone when you went into your phone's location services and toggled them off, right? You'd be wrong! Hah...ha...haaa...ugh. According to a report from Quartz, Google has...

OnePlus 5T Now Available for Purchase!

Kellen November 21, 2017 6

Assuming you loved all that OnePlus announced last week at its OnePlus 5T event, you'll be happy to know that you can now buy the phone. Yep, the OnePlus 5T is available for purchase in both 64GB and 128GB configurations. It's looking like OnePlus saw a big...

Google Decides That Google Assistant Can Stick Around a Bit Longer, Pushes Gemini Switch to 2026

Kellen December 19, 2025 6

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 6

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 6

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 6

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 6

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 6

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 6

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 6

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 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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