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NVIDIA Spot Extends Your Home Google Assistant Functionality From Room to Room

Kellen January 4, 2017 40

During this evening's CES opening keynote, NVIDIA tossed out a handful of major announcements surrounding Android TV, Google Assistant, and their SHIELD platform. Not only did NVIDIA tell us about their high-powered and feature-packed new SHIELD TV unit, they...

NVIDIA Announces New SHIELD Android TV Console, Starts at $199

Tim January 4, 2017 39

During NVIDIA's CES keynote event, the company announced an upgraded SHIELD Android TV console. Offering access to 4K HDR content from both Amazon and Netflix, as well as Google Assistant (a first for Android TV), the new SHIELD Android TV console also comes...

CES Press Day: Watch NVIDIA’s Keynote Event at 6:30PM Pacific Here

Tim January 4, 2017

NVIDIA is kicking off the CES keynotes this year, scheduled to start at 6:30PM Pacific, likely to contain lots of goodies for fans of gaming, automotive AI, learning computers, and all that sweetness. As for NVIDIA-specific announcements, we've heard...

New Balance’s Android Wear RunIQ Watch Arrives February for $299, Pre-Order Tomorrow

Kellen January 4, 2017 15

At CES 2016, New Balance announced that it had an Android Wear device in the works that was supposed to launch before the end of the year. That never did happen, but we're now at CES 2017 and they are co-announcing that product in deeper detail with Intel,...

ZTE Announces Crowdsourced Hawkeye ($199), Blade V8 Pro ($229)

Tim January 4, 2017 3

ZTE is getting in on the CES action this week, introducing two smartphones for the US market, the Hawkeye and the Blade V8 Pro. If you haven't been following ZTE's exciting crowdsource story, back in October, the company requested folks make suggestions for...

Casio has a New Outdoor Android Wear Watch, This Time With GPS

Kellen January 4, 2017 9

Last year at CES, Casio introduced their first Android Wear watch, a $500 outdoor-focused wearable for the extreme crowd. Unfortunately, it lacked one of the most important pieces of outdoor tech, a GPS, leaving many of us scratching our heads. This year,...

CES: Samsung and Google Announce Chromebook Pro and Chromebook Plus, Start at $449

Tim January 4, 2017 51

Samsung announced the Chromebook Pro and Chromebook Plus at CES today, apparently made in partnership directly with Google. If you'll recall, back in October, details and images of the Chromebook Pro were leaked, but now with a couple of months behind us,...

Samsung Will Reveal “Very Soon” the Root Cause of the Note 7 Battery Issue

Kellen January 4, 2017 26

This afternoon, during their official press event for CES 2017, Samsung took the stage for the first time since the Galaxy Note 7 recall. Their opening remarks addressed the recall directly, noting how "challenging" the past year has been. Samsung Electronics...

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

Kellen January 21, 2026 26

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 26

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 26

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 26

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 26

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 26

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 26

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 26

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 40

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 40

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 40

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 40

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 40

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 40

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 40

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 40

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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