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LG Releases Product Trailer for Watch Urbane, Details Different Watch Bands

Tim February 24, 2015 64

LG announced the Watch Urbane on February 15, but only had a handful of press images and specs at that point. This morning, the company released an official product trailer, detailing the watch as a whole, and even I have to say, it looks pretty luxurious. ...

Google’s Pretty New Health Cards Now Showing in Search Results

Kellen February 24, 2015 17

Earlier this month, Google announced that it was adding pretty new health-related cards to the Knowledge Graph to give you quick answers to common questions about the flu, measles, chicken pox, erectile dysfunction, etc. We just wanted to point out that those...

Pebble Time is the New Color Pebble, Now Live on Kickstarter

Kellen February 24, 2015 89

Pebble kept to its word this morning with the announcement of a new product, the Pebble Time. As expected, the Pebble Time comes with a full color e-paper display, along with a new interface called Timeline, which is a bit like Google Now in that it puts...

Dude, Where’s My Update? T-Mobile Publishes Software Update Tracker Webpage

Tim February 23, 2015 61

For all smartphone owners, we want our updates, and we want them now. However, the world is not a perfect place, and things take time - especially Android software updates. Thankfully, T-Mobile has published an update tracking webpage on its official site,...

Deal: BOLT Portable Battery & Wall Charger for $45

Tim February 23, 2015

For a limited time on the DL Deals Store, you can grab a BOLT Portable Battery & Wall Charger for $45, down from $60. With this accessory, you have a portable power bank with 3000mAh of juice, and then when the power runs low, the option to plug it...

Android Wear 5.0.2 Rolling Out to Most Watches (Updated)

Kellen February 23, 2015

Update: Most Android Wear devices, like the G Watch, G Watch R, Gear Live, and ZenWatch all appear to be receiving this update. Not much is standing out in terms of new stuff. If anything, your watch should be more stable. An Android 5.0.2 update is rolling...

Samsung Galaxy Core Coming to Verizon on February 26

Tim February 23, 2015 63

Verizon announced availability of the Samsung Galaxy Core today, a mid range device featuring Samsung's design principles from a couple of years ago. The device runs Android 4.4, comes with capacitive buttons, a beautiful home button, and TouchWiz, of course....

At Least Two Verizon LG G3 Owners Have Received Lollipop

Kellen February 23, 2015 62

The update to Android 5.0 "Lollipop" is certainly taking its sweet time at arriving on a number of deserving handsets. Thanks to a number of bugs that Google has been addressing over recent months, to carriers being slow at testing new builds, to manufacturers...

How to Claim the $20 Verizon Outage Credit

Kellen January 15, 2026 62

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 62

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 62

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 62

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 62

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 62

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 62

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 62

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 64

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 64

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 64

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 64

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 64

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 64

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 64

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 64

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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