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Amazon’s Prime Music Stations Comes to Android

Tim April 9, 2015 6

Prime Music Stations, the exclusive place to access tons of ad-free music playlists for Prime members from Amazon, can now be accessed straight from your Android devices. To clarify, Amazon Music could already be accessed through a dedicated app on Google Play...

Aukey Made a 10,000mAh Quick Charge 2.0 Battery Pack and It’s Pretty Sweet

Kellen April 9, 2015 52

Quick Charge 2.0! Fast Charging! Turbo Charging! I can imagine you want me to shut up about it at this point. Even I'm getting sick of talking about. OK, not really, but before we start to calm down with our excitement over charging phones faster than ever, we...

Google Wallet Adds Dunkin’ Donuts and Seamless Delivery Service to List of Partners

Tim April 9, 2015 24

This morning, the Google Wallet team announced new partners to make the ordering of your favorite foods a bit easier. Starting now, customers of Dunkin' Donuts and the Seamless Delivery Service can link up their Google Wallet accounts directly through those...

Huawei Intros Unlocked SnapTo Smartphone, Available for Pre-Order on Amazon at $180

Tim April 9, 2015 16

The SnapTo from Huawei, an unlocked smartphone running Android 4.4, powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 processor, is now up pre-order on Amazon for $179.99. Coming in both White and Black models, the SnapTo is a reasonable competitor to the Moto G from...

Galaxy S6 Sales “Nearly” Double Galaxy S5 at T-Mobile in First 10 Days

Kellen April 9, 2015 76

The Samsung Galaxy S6 hasn't even officially launched yet (tomorrow is launch day) and T-Mobile has already seen sales of it nearly double that of the Galaxy S5, which was previously the most popular Galaxy phone ever at the carrier. We are talking the first...

Android 5.1 is Rolling Out to More Google Play Edition Devices

Kellen April 9, 2015 38

Earlier this week, the Moto G Google Play Edition began receiving its update to Android 5.1. You probably thought, "Well, what about the others, like the Ones, Galaxy S4, and Z Ultra?" Don't worry, most of them are now receiving the update as well. From what...

LG G4 Will Feature a 16MP F1.8 Camera Module, 8MP Front-Facing Shooter

Kellen April 8, 2015 86

After teasing the LG G4's F1.8 lens through a short video yesterday, LG took the time this evening to officially announce the camera module. It's a 16MP camera with that F1.8 aperture, the "widest aperture camera developed" for a phone by LG Innotek. LG said...

Samsung Galaxy S6 Review

Kellen April 8, 2015 362

During their MWC press event, after teasing the world for weeks prior, Samsung stood on stage and presented two phones they were extremely proud of. You could tell by the presentation that these phones were going to bring them back. There wasn't a Broadway...

Google Decides That Google Assistant Can Stick Around a Bit Longer, Pushes Gemini Switch to 2026

Kellen December 19, 2025 362

You may have forgotten the timeline, but Google was pushing to force all off of Google Assistant and onto Gemini by the end...

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

Kellen December 18, 2025 362

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 362

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 362

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 362

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 362

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 362

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 362

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

Kellen May 6, 2025 6

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 6

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 6

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 6

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 6

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 6

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 6

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 6

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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