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Party Hard on Google Play for NVIDIA SHIELD Devices, Priced at $13

Tim July 19, 2016 8

Imagine you are comfortably snoozing in your bed, only to be rudely awoken by your noisy neighbors who are throwing a raging house party next door. This would upset you, right? Typically, a call to the police for a noise complaint would be a decent route to...

LG Introduces Action CAM LTE, an 4K Action Camera With LTE

Kellen July 19, 2016 14

To add to the limited number of "Friends" currently available for the world's smartphones, LG last night introduced the Action CAM LTE, which as the name suggests, is an action camera that has LTE connectivity. It's also powered by a Snapdragon 650 processor...

There is More to This Android N DP5 Easter Egg and It Involves Catching Cats (Updated)

Kellen July 18, 2016 46

Earlier today, the Android N Developer Preview 5 dropped and brought with it a new Easter Egg, if you can call it that. At first glance, we brushed it off as being nothing more than a Nougat colored "N" set atop an emoji line-up that evoked Hodor and his name...

Deal: Google Hosting $5 Movie Sale, Includes Cast Away, Predator, Fight Club, and More

Tim July 18, 2016 18

For a limited time, Google is hosting a sale on select movie titles in HD, something I think we saw a lot more often back in the day. Regardless, these types of sales don't happen too often, so you might as well check them out in case you are interested in...

Yep, Pokemon GO Works on Android N Developer Preview 5

Kellen July 18, 2016 45

Yes, yes it does. Pokemon GO works on the new Android N Developer Preview 5. Have a nice day.

Update for Gear S2 Brings Easier Watch Face Downloads, S Health Data Sharing, and More

Tim July 18, 2016 12

Samsung is shipping an update out to the Gear S2, focusing on "improvements of both ease of use and speed of access." Inside of the update, owners will find that discovering and downloading new watch faces has been made very easy, with the ability to set new...

Android N Developer Preview 5 Now Available! The Final Preview! (Updated)

Kellen July 18, 2016 118

Android N Developer Preview 5 just got posted and is available for the flashing! As of right now, it looks like all supported devices are getting Android build NPD90G. Note that this is the final developer preview before the stable version rolls out "later...

Galaxy S7 Edge 2016 Rio Olympics Edition Available at Best Buy, Priced at $850

Tim July 18, 2016 40

Those looking to get their hands on the limited Olympics Games Edition of the Galaxy S7 Edge can now do so via Best Buy's website. As far as we can tell, the device is an online exclusive, meaning you won't find it at your local Best Buy retailer. Priced at $...

Android 17 Beta is Already Here for Pixel Phones to Test (Updated)

Kellen February 11, 2026 40

After a brief tease yesterday afternoon, Google has gone and done it - Android 17 is already here for Pixel phones. Google...

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Android 17 Beta 1 is Releasing “Soon”

Kellen February 10, 2026 40

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

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Galaxy Unpacked 2026 Scheduled for February 25

Tim February 10, 2026 40

Samsung has booked the date at which they will unveil the Galaxy S26 series. February 25 is the day, 10am PT (1pm ET) is the...

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AT&T’s Best Unlimited Plan

Kellen February 10, 2026 40

For those looking for the best AT&T unlimited plan, the choices are pretty simple to narrow down, thanks to AT&T only...

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Verizon’s Best Unlimited Plan

Kellen February 10, 2026 40

2026 is going to be a big year for Verizon. After appointing a new CEO and then laying off a huge chunk of staff, they will...

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T-Mobile’s Best Unlimited Plan

Kellen February 10, 2026 40

Both T-Mobile and AT&T have seen several years in a row of steady customer growth, likely because of improvements to...

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YouTube Music Lyrics Feature Now Behind Premium Paywall

Tim February 9, 2026 40

Bad news, non-Premium subscribers who use YouTube Music -- the lyrics tab is officially behind a paywall. The feature, if you...

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ChatGPT Gets Ads Starting Today

Tim February 9, 2026 40

If you caught the "Big Game" last night, you might've seen a few ads that teased the fact that OpenAI will begin testing ads...

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

Kellen May 6, 2025 8

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 8

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 8

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 8

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 8

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 8

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 8

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 8

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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