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HTC’s Upcoming Wearable is Reportedly Not Running Android Wear

Tim February 11, 2015 27

According to leakster Upleaks, HTC's upcoming wearable device just became slightly less exciting. As stated in leaked specs, the company's wearable will not run Android Wear, instead opting for an RTOS (real-time operating system) made by HTC. Furthermore, the...

Giveaway: Win 1 of 2 Moto 360s by Helping Us Test Amazon Giveaway (Updated)

Kellen February 11, 2015 294

Yesterday, Amazon announced a new giveaway tool that could be used by pretty much anyone to give things away. It's called Amazon Giveaway. Of course it is. Since we tend to do lots of giveaways, but also love buying stuff we don't need from Amazon because it...

HTC One (M9) Artist Concept Renders Give High Quality Look at What Could Be

Tim February 11, 2015 155

We are still a couple weeks away from the unveiling of the One (M9) aka Hima, and with no official look quite yet at what HTC is cooking up, artists are having to take leaked images from around the web, then do their best at delivering what they think the...

Phone Unlocking is Now, Like, Super Legal Starting Today

Kellen February 11, 2015 47

Over a year ago, the FCC and the CTIA (organization who represents all of the big wireless carriers) reached an agreement on how each of the big wireless carriers in the US should approach phone unlocking and unlocking requests from their customers. We are...

Report: Two Galaxy S6 Models Incoming, One With a “Display Covering Three Sides”

Kellen February 11, 2015 80

Rumors surrounding Samsung's soon-to-be-announced flagship phone(s) are heating up, as you would expect in the weeks leading up to an unveiling. According to Bloomberg, who spoke with Samsung's father's brother's nephew's cousin's former roommate "people with...

Galaxy S6 Edge Reportedly Benchmarked, Specs Include 5.1″ QHD Display and Exynos 7420 Chipset

Tim February 10, 2015 124

According to a reported AnTuTu benchmark, the Galaxy S6 Edge (or Galaxy S Edge depending on who you ask), is shaping up to be quite the powerful flagship device. From what small amount of info can be taken from a quick benchmark and profile of specs, it would...

This is How Tim Cook’s Embarrassing Apple Watch Chat Went Down Today

Kellen February 10, 2015 396

You know why we spend so much time talking sh*t about Apple? It's not because of the products they make. Nope, that's not the reason. I think most reasonable human beings can admit that Apple makes really nice stuff (I personally own plenty of their products)....

ScreenPop Lockscreen Messenger, Like Snapchat for Your Lock Screen

Tim February 10, 2015 15

Say "hola" to ScreenPop Lockscreen Messenger, or just ScreenPop for short. This app's intention is to make the taking and sharing of photos much quicker with your inner circle, simply by making it all take place from your lock screen. What is this witchcraft,...

Verizon Wastes No Time Switching Device Unlock Policy to 365 Days

Kellen January 20, 2026 15

When the FCC cleared Verizon of its 60-day device unlock policy a week ago, we talked about how the government agency, which...

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Samsung Makes New Bixby Official in One UI 8.5 With Perplexity AI

Kellen January 20, 2026 15

The betas of One UI 8.5, as well as supposedly leaked screenshots, showed a potentially renewed investment in Bixby from...

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How to Claim the $20 Verizon Outage Credit

Kellen January 15, 2026 15

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 15

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 15

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 15

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 15

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 15

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

Kellen May 6, 2025 27

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 27

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 27

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 27

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 27

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 27

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 27

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 27

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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