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Google Fiber CEO Departs After Five Months

Tim July 18, 2017 12

First reported last night, Google Fiber has lost its CEO. After just five months on the job, Gregory McCray has departed and there's no replacement currently lined up. As I mentioned, McCray wasn't at Fiber for very long, but he took over for Craig Barratt...

Both Samsung and LG Will Have T-Mobile 600MHz-Capable Phones This Year

Kellen July 18, 2017 26

Before 2017 wraps, T-Mobile is expecting both Samsung and LG to have phones that are capable of connecting to its newly-acquired 600MHz spectrum. The announcement came yesterday from the the company's CTO, Neville Ray, as he was running through some recent...

Google’s Project Treble Does More Than Just Speed Up Updates

Kellen July 18, 2017 21

When Google debuted Project Treble back in May, the big focus was on how it could potentially speed up the updates that Android manufacturers push to your phones. Google will attempt to modularize Android (Android O and beyond) in order to do this, but that...

LastPass Families Makes It Easy to Share Passwords for Bill Paying and More

Tim July 18, 2017 8

LastPass, the service that securely manages your vast library of passwords across anything and everything, announced LastPass Families this morning. The name hints pretty well at what it does, with the main concept being that users can place specific passwords...

Lightroom for Android Redesigned ‘From Ground Up,’ Providing More Native Experience

Tim July 18, 2017 6

Adobe announced a big time update for Lightroom this morning, declaring that the photo editing app has been redesigned "from the ground up." With this redesign, the app is said to deliver a more native and natural experience. While those words are fancy, the...

OnePlus 5 Units are Rebooting When Some Customers Dial 911 (Updated: Fix Incoming!)

Kellen July 18, 2017 24

Forget jelly effects and average camera experiences for a second, the OnePlus 5 has a potentially dangerous flaw. According to a lengthy thread on reddit, a handful of owners of the phone are seeing reboots as they call emergency numbers, like 911. In the...

Remember Google Glass? It’s Back.

Kellen July 18, 2017 22

To kickoff 2015, Google decided that after a couple of years worth of mockery it was time to kill the "Explorer Edition" of its smart glasses, known as Google Glass. Now, two years and change later, the headable (?) is back, only this time as an "Enterprise...

Monday Poll: Who is Your Current Wireless Carrier?

Kellen July 17, 2017 118

It's been a year since we last asked, plus the T-Mobile post from earlier has me curious again, so let's do it today - who is your current wireless carrier? I ask, partly because we just like to see updated numbers, but I'm also interested to see what has...

Pixel 10a Official at $499 and the Upgrades are Tough to Find

Kellen February 18, 2026 118

Google fully unveiled the Pixel 10a today and there aren't many surprises following weeks of information trickling into our...

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Google Brings AirDrop Support to Pixel 9

Kellen February 17, 2026 118

Google has moved forward with its promise to bring AirDrop support to more phones. Today, the Search giant announced that the...

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Google’s Pixel is Getting a Now Playing App

Kellen February 16, 2026 118

Wouldn't it be cool if the Now Playing service on your Pixel phone had its own app that could get new features more regularly...

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T-Mobile, AT&T, Verizon Device Unlock Policies

Kellen February 16, 2026 118

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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Everything New in Android 17 Beta

Kellen February 15, 2026 118

Android 17 Beta is officially live and we've got it up and running on a Pixel 10 Pro. You could have it on your device as...

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Android 17 Beta 1 is Actually Here for Your Pixel

Kellen February 13, 2026 118

UPDATE FEBRUARY 13 - Google tried to ship out the first Android 17 Beta 1 update a couple of days ago, but something forced...

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Pixel 10a Renders Show Flush Backside, Full Color Lineup

Tim February 12, 2026 118

We have already seen a few Pixel 10a renders, but as we have gotten closer to a launch day, the quality of said renders has...

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Android 17 Beta 1 is Releasing “Soon”

Kellen February 10, 2026 118

Google surprised the Android world this afternoon by announcing that Android 17 Beta 1 is arriving "soon." Yeah, Android 17,...

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

Kellen May 6, 2025 12

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 12

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 12

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 12

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 12

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 12

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 12

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 12

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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