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HTC Hyping Upcoming ‘U’ Event, Not Exactly Aimed at US Consumers

Tim January 10, 2017 7

For the past few weeks, the Android community has been patiently awaiting the start of HTC's upcoming U event. We are expecting to see at least one new phone, so why wouldn't we be excited? Well, times for the event have been posted, and wouldn't you know, HTC...

LG G6 Gets a 5.7-Inch QHD LCD Display With 18:9 Aspect Ratio

Kellen January 10, 2017 82

LG has already confirmed to the world that last year's G5 with its modules wasn't exactly a hit and that with the upcoming G6, they put their focus into making a phone that is great in the aesthetics department. Last night, LG Display gave us an idea as to...

DEAL: Samsung Fast Wireless Charging Stand is Just $24.99

Kellen January 9, 2017 44

Samsung's Fast Wireless Charging Stand is probably the best accessory it has released in recent years. I say that because it not only offers fast wireless charging to your supported phone, it also acts as a stand to give you that constant proper desk-level...

New Google Voice About to Launch? (Updated)

Kellen January 9, 2017 108

Oh boy, are we about to be treated to a new Google Voice? Maybe! A handful of Google Voice users (including me) are seeing a new banner at the top of our Voice accounts on the web that reads, "The new Google Voice is here." That note is followed up with a link...

Moto G5 Plus Appears to Have Just Leaked in Full

Kellen January 9, 2017 66

Motorola's Moto G line has been one of its most successful lines of phones ever, so it makes sense that the company would want to follow-up last year's Moto G4 and G4 Plus with a Moto G5 and G5 Plus. Thanks to a Romanian re-seller site, all of the details of...

NVIDIA SHIELD Android TV (2017) is My Favorite Announcement From CES 2017

Tim January 9, 2017 73

CES has always had many goodies announced for fans of technology in general, but given that I am mostly interested in the Android-focused announcements, the show hasn't been all that stellar for the past few years. While we do see a few phones announced here...

Giveaway: Win 1 of 2 Huawei Mate 9 Phones We Got From CES

Tim January 9, 2017 821

If you saw it, we posted up what we'd be taking to CES in our bags this last week. Under my section, I mentioned leaving enough room in my bag to bring back CES goodies, and naturally, my planning paid off bigly. To bring a little CES joy to the rest of you,...

Nokia Steps Into the Android Game With the Nokia 6

Kellen January 9, 2017 69

Prior to the end of 2016, we started hearing rumors about the arrival of new Nokia Android phones in 2017 - potentially, a lot of them. And then just after CES, Nokia did announce a new phone, the Nokia 6, for China. Yeah, for China, so you and I won't ever...

How to Claim the $20 Verizon Outage Credit

Kellen January 15, 2026 69

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 69

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 69

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 69

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 69

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 69

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 Gave Your Gmail 3 Actually Useful Gemini Features for Free

Kellen January 8, 2026 69

Not that any of us expected Google to dial back on the Gemini push as we enter 2026, but I'm also not sure I anticipated them...

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T-Mobile’s New “Better Value” Has Lots of Data and a 3-Line Requirement

Kellen January 7, 2026 69

T-Mobile announced its new Better Value plan with all of the data, included streaming perks, and a 3-line requirement. T-...

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

Kellen May 6, 2025 7

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 7

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 7

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 7

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 7

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 7

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 7

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 7

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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