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DEAL: Galaxy Z Fold 5 for $549 is Good ($1250 Off)

Tim May 23, 2024 8

Discover Samsung is in full effect, with today's big mobile deal focused on the Galaxy Z Fold 5. For a very limited time, Samsung has a big instant discount on the device, plus has enabled its enhanced trade-in values. If you've been eyeing Samsung's latest...

Samsung’s Galaxy Ring Rumored at $300, Might Have a Monthly Subscription

Kellen May 23, 2024 11

Samsung will soon enter the smart health ring arena with its Galaxy Ring and I've got to be honest here, it's probably the piece of tech for this year outside of Google's Pixel 9 line-up that I'm most excited about. While smart ring's aren't necessarily new,...

Huge List of Samsung Galaxy Devices Get May Security Patch

Tim May 23, 2024 5

A large list of Samsung devices are getting updates this week, with our math adding up to 13 Galaxy devices in total. Each device changelog details the May security patch, even for older phones like the Galaxy S20 FE and Galaxy Note 20 series. You'll also...

Google Photos or Adobe Lightroom: Which AI Object Remover Should You Use?

Tim May 22, 2024 5

On Android, we now have quite a few choices when it comes to AI-powered object removal for our photos. Google has Magic Eraser inside of Google Photos, Adobe has Generative Remove powered by Firefly, and Samsung even has Object Eraser inside of its Gallery app...

Google Makes It Easier to Pay With Google Pay Online

Kellen May 22, 2024 1

Paying for anything online is almost always easier to do when you see the option to do so with Google Pay and Google's autofill. To further add to this experience by making it safer and more helpful, Google is introducing 3 new features to online Google Pay...

Google Upgrades Play Points With More Perks, Rewards

Tim May 22, 2024

Google says that over 220 million people are using Play Points. That's a ton of users, and to help reward these users better, Google announced a series of upgrades for the service. First off, there's an event of sorts coming to US users via Diamond Valley, a...

T-Mobile Starts Raising Prices on Older Plans by as Much as $5 Per Line

Kellen May 22, 2024 30

To finish off the month of April, T-Mobile held its quarterly earnings call and suggested that it might soon increase prices for older plans. Here we are now at the end of May and those price increases are official, with notices starting to rollout to...

Hurry and Snag Knots 3D While It’s Free for Android, iOS

Tim May 21, 2024 5

The developer behind Knots 3D has set the price of the app to free, down from its usual $5.99. Apparently this isn't the first time they have done this and we're sure it serves as a solid way to get eyes on the app. Knots 3D is really just an app about knots....

How to Claim the $20 Verizon Outage Credit

Kellen January 15, 2026 5

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 5

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 5

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 5

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 5

Google and Apple released a joint statement today, announcing a multi-year collab which will bring Gemini to Apple's...

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Galaxy S25 Sales Going Up When It Should Be Going Down

Tim January 12, 2026 5

There's something funky going on with Samsung's Galaxy S25 series sales numbers. As one might imagine, after the first few...

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Google Gave Your Gmail 3 Actually Useful Gemini Features for Free

Kellen January 8, 2026 5

Not that any of us expected Google to dial back on the Gemini push as we enter 2026, but I'm also not sure I anticipated them...

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T-Mobile’s New “Better Value” Has Lots of Data and a 3-Line Requirement

Kellen January 7, 2026 5

T-Mobile announced its new Better Value plan with all of the data, included streaming perks, and a 3-line requirement. T-...

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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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