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Dish’s Sling TV Service Nets You ESPN, CNN, Food Network, and More for $20 a Month

Kyle January 5, 2015 60

Cord cutters are the bane of incumbent content providers everywhere. Subscribers - especially of the younger and more tech-savvy variety - are leaving traditional cable for alternative content sources like Netflix and Hulu. To stem the bleeding, some companies...

Live: ASUS’ CES 2015 Press Event!

Kellen January 5, 2015 9

ASUS is up next at the official press day of the 2015 CES. Well, they host their own satellite event, so it may not be an official event, yet it's somehow included. Anyways, we will be there on hand, but it looks like they are planning to live stream the...

SanDisk Announces SanDisk Ultra USB Drive 3.0, Faster External Storage for your Android Device

Kyle January 5, 2015 34

In case you didn't know, SanDisk specializes in storage solutions - USB drives, microSD cards, and the like. So it's only appropriate that the company unveiled a new flash drive this morning, but with a twist: it's intended for Android smartphones and tablets....

Companies Like August Smart Lock and Philips Hue Join “Works With Nest”

Kyle January 5, 2015 28

Nest will seamlessly integrate with a few new devices soon. This morning, it announced that new smart devices would join its "Works with Nest" program, a moniker which indicates products that automatically work with Nest's thermostat and smoke detector in...

AT&T and Sprint Will Carry the LG G Flex 2, Sprint in Q1

Kellen January 5, 2015 27

Both Sprint and AT&T wasted no time acknowledging that they plan to carry LG's newly announced G Flex 2. Of course, neither would give pricing or exact availability, though Sprint did mention that it should be available during Q1 2015. Sprint announced in...

Google Announces Cast for Audio, Coming with Speakers from Sony, LG, and HEOS

Kyle January 5, 2015 59

Chromecast is an invaluable little dongle that's competent at a great many things, but Hi-Fi audio isn't one of them - it lacks the proper outputs to connect directly with many speakers and stereos. That, Google says, is where Cast for audio comes in....

LG Makes the G Flex 2 Official

Kellen January 5, 2015 28

LG finally made the G Flex 2 this morning, hours after the official press release, images of the devices, and specs had already leaked. In other words, there isn't much of a mystery here. It does indeed sport a 5.5-inch curved FHD P-OLED display, Snapdragon...

Live: LG’s CES 2015 Press Event!

Kellen January 5, 2015 4

NVIDIA may have kicked things off last night at CES with their mostly-auto-related announcements, but today is officially press day. And since it is press day, that means LG is jumpstarting the festivities with their long-held 8AM Pacific (11AM Eastern) slot. ...

Android 16 QPR3 Beta 1.1 Released for Pixel Phones!

Tim December 23, 2025 4

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 4

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 4

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 4

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 4

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 4

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 4

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 4

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

Kellen May 6, 2025 60

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 60

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 60

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 60

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 60

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 60

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 60

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 60

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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