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Google Pulls Its Wear OS Clock App From a Bunch of Watches

Kellen October 30, 2025 1

About a month ago, Wear OS users who owned smartwatches from Samsung, OnePlus, and others, noticed that the Google Clock app was no longer available. Google hadn't said anything about the disappearance at the time, but today, they went ahead and confirmed that...

Is It Too Late for Verizon?

Kellen October 30, 2025 48

Most quarterly earnings reports and the investor calls that accompany them are not worth paying attention to unless your job involves stock prices. The conversations that are had during these calls might even make you sick, as they often talk in financial...

App Developers No Longer Forced to Use Google Play Billing

Tim October 30, 2025 1

Google has taken steps to be in compliance with a recent ruling in the US, requiring them to no longer force Android app developers to use Google Play Billing. Ridiculously long story short (this all began in August, 2020), app publishers like Epic Games can...

Samsung Internet for PC Beta Launched, Available on Windows 10 and 11

Tim October 29, 2025 7

Samsung is bringing Samsung Internet to PC users in a new beta program for Windows machines. The concept makes enough sense: to create a more connected and seamless browser experience by expanding Samsung Internet access points. Samsung highlights synced...

Google Pushing New Android 16 QPR2 Beta 3.2 Update for Pixel Phones

Kellen October 29, 2025 6

Google has pushed a fresh Android 16 QPR2 beta update to all of its Pixel phones today. The update arrives as Beta 3.2 and appears to be incredibly minor. There isn't a changelog for it at all, so it must be taking care of a bug or two before this thing goes...

YouTube Gets Big Thumbnails, AI Video Resolution Upgrades

Tim October 29, 2025 3

YouTube is introducing new features for both creators and viewers on the big screen. For the creators among us, YouTube is expanding the thumbnail file size limit from 2MB to 50MB, which is a massive difference. In turn, this will let thumbnails look as good...

Google Home App Update Adds 3 Features, Fixes 4 Bugs

Kellen October 29, 2025 1

The new Google Home app is a big enough upgrade that Google is doing a pretty good job of sending frequent updates to make sure it is working well for everyone and all of their devices. In a fresh update this week, only days after the last update, Google Home...

Verizon Admits That Its Price Increases Were Bad, Promises to Delight Customers

Kellen October 29, 2025 34

All three major US wireless carriers have now reported their Q3 2025 earnings and the numbers still look great for T-Mobile and AT&T. T-Mobile added over 1 million postpaid customers, while AT&T added over 400,000. Verizon, on the other hand, lost 7,...

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

Kellen December 18, 2025 34

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 34

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 34

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 34

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 34

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 34

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 34

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 34

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 1

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 1

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 1

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 1

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 1

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 1

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 1

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 1

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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