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Motorola Hosting Google Hangout Tomorrow at 11AM Pacific to Talk Moto 360

Tim March 18, 2014 58

Tomorrow morning, Motorola will host a Google Hangout at 11am PST featuring Jim Wicks, the company's lead designer of the Moto 360 smartwatch. During the Hangout, preselected questions will be answered specifically regarding the smartwatch's design/style, and...

Amazon to Launch Media Streaming Device in April

Kyle March 18, 2014 27

The competition for the living room is heating up. According to the Wall Street Journal, Amazon's long-rumored streaming device is set for an April unveiling, and will carry the Fire name the company uses for its Kindle line of tablets. Although leaks...

Moto 360 in 360 Degrees [GIFs]

Kellen March 18, 2014 171

Motorola just announced what can only be described as the most gorgeous smartwatch to date, the Moto 360. If you ask me, the rest can all be thrown out - Moto has won me over. They gave us a watch that looks like a classic timepiece, yet is smart and runs...

Tuesday Poll: Are You Going to Buy an Android Wear Smartwatch?

Tim March 18, 2014 136

With Google's announcement of the Android Wear platform for smartwatches this morning, we can see that Google's vision for what a smartwatch should be is exciting to many of you. Two companies have already unveiled their plans for bringing Android Wear to the...

Beautiful Widgets Update to Version 5.6 Brings New Widgets

Tim March 18, 2014 28

An update to Beautiful Widgets, one of the longest running widget apps available for Android, has an update to version 5.6 this morning. In the update, users will be happy to see a new selection of widgets, which focus more on looks than adding any type of "...

Motorola Announces Moto 360, A Smartwatch Powered by Android Wear

Kyle March 18, 2014 203

Hot on the heels of Google's release of the Android Wear preview SDK, Motorola has announced a smartwatch powered by Android's UI for wearables dubbed the Moto 360. The device's hardware evokes a classic timepiece, with a premium metal body and a visually...

Android Wear Developer Preview Now Available

Kellen March 18, 2014 7

Developers, your Android Wear developer preview is now available. We already showed you Android Wear in action, but in order to get your own apps ready for that type of experience, Google is letting you get in on the action early. The dev preview - once you...

LG Introduces G Watch, Smartwatch Powered By Android Wear Coming Q2

Tim March 18, 2014 37

If you thought you would have to wait a year or more to see Android Wear on your wrist, how does Q2 of this year sound? Announced right after Google unveiled Android Wear this morning, its Android-powered smartwatch platform, LG has given us a glimpse of the G...

Android 16 QPR3 Beta 1.1 Released for Pixel Phones!

Tim December 23, 2025 37

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 37

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 37

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 37

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 37

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 37

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 37

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 37

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 58

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 58

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 58

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 58

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 58

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 58

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 58

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 58

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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