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Remaining Motorola Products From 2013 and 2014 Will be Updated to Lollipop “Really Soon”

Tim January 12, 2015 112

According to a software engineer over at Motorola, who recently took to his Google+ account to let people in on the timeframe of their Lollipop updates, devices from 2013 and 2014 should be receiving the expected Lollipop updates, "really soon." As most of...

Deal: Android 5.0 “Lollipop” Coding Course for $89

Kellen January 12, 2015 9

Ready to build your first app, but want to do so using some of the latest Android dev tools like Android Studio 1.0 and with a guide for Google's new Material Design language? You may want to check out the course available in the DL Deals shop that is...

Level Money Acquired by Capital One, Will Continue to be Standalone App

Tim January 12, 2015 17

Announced today is the acquisition of Level Money by Capital One. Level Money, an application which launched last year, allows users to connect their financial accounts, then manage them with Safe-to-Spend charts and other analytical data. No financials were...

Samsung Announces the Galaxy A7, Bound for Malaysia

Kyle January 12, 2015 18

Samsung may still be consigning its A series to developing markets, but that does not make the handsets any less lustworthy. Yesterday, the company took the wraps off the Galaxy A7, the larger, 5.5-inch sibling of the Galaxy A5 and A3. The A7 bares the many...

Google Translate to Receive Update, Real Time Automatic Voice Translation Incoming

Tim January 12, 2015 11

According to a report out of The New York Times, Google will soon push an update to Google Translate, a service which currently sees 500 million active users every month. In the update, which is expected soon, the Google Translate app will be able to listen to...

Deal: Amazon Selling the Nexus 9 16GB for $349 and 32GB for $429, $50 Off Retail

Tim January 12, 2015 35

For a limited time, Amazon is offering the Nexus 9, in both 16GB and 32GB storage options, for $50 off of their suggested retail price. To do the math for you, that brings the prices down to just $349 for the 16GB and $429 for the 32GB. Both White and Black...

Deal: Buy Chromecast From Best Buy, Get $20 Worth of Google Play Credit

Kyle January 12, 2015 32

Chromecast was already a steal at $35 - you would be hard pressed to find a cheaper, more simple device to beam audio and video from your smartphone, tablet, and computer to your TV - but Best Buy's promotion makes it a no-brainer. Until the end of January,...

LG G Flex 2 to Carry Reasonable Price?

Kellen January 12, 2015 42

The original LG G Flex was an attempt by LG to showcase its Plastic-OLED technology in a curved form factor. The device was huge with a low-res display, but it also carried a huge price tag ($299 on contract) that deterred many from considering it. In fact, we...

How to Claim the $20 Verizon Outage Credit

Kellen January 15, 2026 42

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 42

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 42

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 42

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 42

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 42

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 42

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 42

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 112

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 112

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 112

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 112

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 112

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 112

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 112

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 112

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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