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Any.do 3.0 is Out With Material Design Upgrades, New Navigation, List Sharing, Tablet Support, and More

Kellen April 16, 2015 13

Any.do, the to-do list app I seem to fall in love with every time it gets a big update, but soon forget about because I'm clearly completely unorganized, got a big update today to version 3.0. The update, which is here only six or so months after the last big...

OnePlus Two Will Arrive in Q3 of This Year, Cheaper Model Too

Kellen April 15, 2015 70

The follow-up to the OnePlus One will arrive in Q3, at least according to a report out of Bloomberg. During a short feature on the Chinese start-up, casual references to the OnePlus Two (yes, that's the name) launching in the third quarter along with a cheaper...

AT&T’s Galaxy Alpha and Galaxy S5 Active are Getting Lollipop

Kellen April 15, 2015 22

AT&T is on a roll this week with the Lollipop updates. Just yesterday, they began pushing Android 5.0 to the LG G2, and are now following that up with Lollipop updates for the Samsung Galaxy Alpha and Galaxy S5 Active. The Galaxy Alpha is seeing one of the...

Deal: VPN Unlimited Lifetime Subscription for $39

Kellen April 15, 2015

Want to protect your online privacy for life? For $39 in the DL Deals store, you can grab a lifetime subscription to VPN Unlimited. $39 gets you secure public WiFi connections with hidden and encrypted data, high-speed connections, unlimited bandwidth, a...

Tip: You Can Now Find Your Lost Phone by Typing “Find My Phone” in Google Search

Kellen April 15, 2015 29

You can now go to Google.com in a web browser and type "Find my phone" to see the exact location of your potentially-lost device. How cool is that? Google will now locate your phone through Google Search, just like it does in the Android Device Manager app....

Google Drive for Android Now Lets You Share Files From Notifications, Supports 23 New Languages

Kellen April 15, 2015 9

Google is pushing an update to Google Drive for Android on this here "Update Wednesday," an update that adds quicker sharing of files with other users through notifications and another 23 languages. As you can see in the image above, once a file has been...

Google’s New Handwriting App Lets You Handwrite Text in 82 Languages

Kellen April 15, 2015 22

Earlier today, Google decided that you needed to ditch the keyboard and get back to handwriting messages to friends and family. No, this is not a 2-week late April Fools' joke from the company that dominates April 1. This is a real deal app that clearly took...

Some Galaxy S6 Edge Units are Having All Sorts of Auto-Rotate Issues

Kellen April 15, 2015 113

Now that Samsung's new phones have been in the hands of normal people for more than a few days, we are hearing of a potential auto-rotate issue that is plaguing Galaxy S6 Edge owners on Verizon and Sprint. There may be variants from other carriers experiencing...

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

Kellen December 18, 2025 113

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 113

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 113

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 113

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 113

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 113

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 113

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 113

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 13

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 13

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 13

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 13

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 13

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 13

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 13

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 13

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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