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BLU Unveils Impressive Smartphones at Reasonable Price Points

Kyle January 7, 2015 69

BLU, a smartphone manufacturer based in Miami, Flordia, has been shattering preconceptions of budget handsets for a while, but its latest collection may be the company's magnum opus. Yesterday, Blu unveiled the Vivo Air (pictured above), which measures at a...

T-Mobile Not Slowing Down, Announces Biggest Year of Customer Additions in Company History

Tim January 7, 2015 112

The wireless industry appears to be moving in heavy favor of T-Mobile, as the company has announced another fantastic quarter and preliminary findings for 2014 as a whole. In total for the year, the company grabbed 8.3 million total net customer additions,...

Google App Update Adds Google Now Card Controls, History

Kellen January 7, 2015 70

The Google app (formerly known as Google Search) received a note-worthy update today to version 4.1.21.1657903. In the update, Google is introducing new Google Now card settings and also Google Now card history. Once updated, if you jump into the slideout...

BlackBerry Announces BBM for Android Wear, Coming Early 2015

Tim January 7, 2015 20

BlackBerry announced BBM for Android Wear at CES this morning, hoping to bring the same functionality of the Android app straight to smartwatches. With BBM on Android Wear, users can receive alerts when new messages comes in, navigate messages, and dismiss...

Amazon Cuts Fire Phone Price to $189 With Prime

Tim January 7, 2015 60

Amazon is at it again, cutting the price of the Fire Phone a bit deeper to $189 off-contract. As a friendly reminder, Amazon launched the Fire Phone last June at $649.99 off contract. Just a few short months later, here we are, with Amazon desperately trying...

Android Distribution Updated for January 2015 – Kit Kat Jumps to 39%

Kellen January 7, 2015 24

The Android platform distribution were updated this morning for the first time in 2015 with Kit Kat (Android 4.4) showing a nice jump from 33.9% in the previous month to 39.1%. The rest of the versions of Android all dropped, just like they have been for...

AT&T Introduces Rollover Data for Mobile Share Value Plans

Kellen January 7, 2015 90

Less than a month after T-Mobile made Uncarrier 8.0 moves that included Data Stash, a plan feature that we referred to as "Rollover for data," AT&T has decided it wants in on the idea as well. This morning, AT&T announced Rollover Data. Of course, AT&...

Dell Venue 8 7000 Series Tablet Now Available at Best Buy for $399

Tim January 6, 2015 58

Remember that sexy tablet from Dell that was debuted back in September of last year? Well, the Venue 8 7840 is now available to consumers. Priced at $399, buyers are treated to a 8.4" OLED display featuring a resolution of 2560x1600. Powering the Venue 8 7840...

Current Galaxy Z TriFold Pricing Has Samsung Losing Money With Each Sale

Tim December 29, 2025 58

A report out of South Korea is painting a suboptimal picture for Samsung and its current nice guy pricing of the Galaxy Z...

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Android 16 QPR3 Beta 1.1 Released for Pixel Phones!

Tim December 23, 2025 58

A small fixer update is rolling out to Google Pixel devices, labeled as Android 16 QPR3 Beta 1.1. It doesn't appear to be...

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Pixel 10 Pro XL at $400 Off is Crazy Stuff

Kellen December 22, 2025 58

Last minute shoppers, the greatest Pixel 10 Pro deal in history is here at the perfect time. You can take up to $400 off the...

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

Kellen December 19, 2025 58

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 58

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 58

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 58

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 58

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

Kellen May 6, 2025 69

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 69

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 69

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 69

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 69

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 69

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 69

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 69

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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