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Cyber Monday Deal: Google Home at Best Buy for $75 With Visa Checkout (Updated)

Kellen November 28, 2016 24

Google Home has been discounted to $99 for the past few days in celebration of the Black Friday/Cyber Monday deals-fest. However, if you are a VISA Checkout user (free service providing quicker checkout at select retailers like Best Buy), you can land an extra...

Cyber Monday Deal: 50% Off Galaxy S7 at Cricket (Just $325)

Kellen November 28, 2016 6

Cricket's big Cyber Monday deal appears to be for the Samsung Galaxy S7 at a 50% discount. With a 50% discount, you are looking at a full retail price of just $324.99, which is kind of insane. The deal is only for new lines at Cricket, but Cricket isn't...

Cyber Monday Deal: Moto Z DROID at Best Buy for $4.99 Per Month Plus 2 Free Moto Mods

Kellen November 28, 2016 20

The Cyber Monday deals are still rolling in and we'll continue to share them throughout the day, but right now, the Best Buy deal on the Moto Z DROID (that's Verizon's version) might be worth jumping on. At just $4.99 per month for 24 months on a device...

Cyber Monday Deal: Take Extra 15% Off Almost Everything at Target

Kellen November 28, 2016 16

It's Cyber Monday, the online binge-shopping day that follows Black Friday weekend, in case you hadn't realized. That means mostly the same deals that have been available for the past week, only wrapped in a shiny new package that says "Cyber Monday" in the...

Black Friday Deals Week Daily Round-Up: Black Friday!

Kellen November 25, 2016 26

BLACK FRIDAY! The day is finally here! We've been counting down Black Friday 2016 deals on the daily all week in preparation for today. So yeah, woohoo to us for that accomplishment, I think. Either way, we're here and the deals are live. I have news on that...

HTC 10 Gets Nougat in the US!

Kellen November 25, 2016 32

The unlocked HTC 10 is getting its update to Android Nougat today in the US! HTC announced on Twitter yesterday that the update was coming "soon," but it really is available immediately to those who own the device. The update weighs in at a cool 1.11GB and is...

Black Friday Deals Week Daily Round-Up: Thanksgiving!

Kellen November 24, 2016 20

DAY 4! Black Friday deals are no longer a 1-day thing with the internet and hypebeasts everywhere trying to grab your attention for weeks at a time during the holiday shopping season. Dealing with all of the noise can be tough, so we thought this year, we'd...

Verizon’s Black Friday 2016 Deals are Here and You’ll Want to Take a Look

Kellen November 23, 2016 78

Yesterday, we highlighted one of the Verizon Black Friday deals for 2016, which included Google's Pixel phone for as low as $10 per month. Today, Verizon pushed out their whole list of Black Friday deals and I think you'll want to take a look. The deals...

What’s New in Android 16 QPR3 Beta: At a Glance, Flashlight, Navigation Buttons, More

Kellen December 18, 2025 78

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 78

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 78

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 78

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 78

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 78

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 78

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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December Pixel Watch Update Rolls Out to Pixel Watch 2 and Above

Kellen December 9, 2025 78

Google announced new features for the Pixel Watch 3 and Pixel Watch 4 this morning, but didn't tell us exactly how those...

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

Kellen May 6, 2025 24

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 24

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 24

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 24

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 24

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 24

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 24

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 24

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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