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Amazon Posts Up More Free Apps and Games for Its Birthday, Valued at Over $50

Tim March 21, 2014 17

To keep relevancy up surrounding its birthday, Amazon continues to mark down apps and games through its Appstore for Android device owners. This weekend, you can play a handful of new games thanks to Amazon, all for the price of free. Let's talk about what you...

Sprint Shutters Stores and Lays Off Employees in Effort to Stem Losses

Kyle March 21, 2014 47

In a bid to restore profitability, Sprint is laying off workers and closing repair centers and stores. That includes 330 technical consultants, 15 service and repair centers, and 55 "worst-performing" retail locations, which are in addition to the 450...

Sprint Offering Galaxy S5 In-store Pre-order at $0 Down, Online for $199

Tim March 21, 2014 6

This morning, Sprint announced its pricing and pre-order availability for the Galaxy S5 from Samsung. Much like T-Mobile, Sprint hopes to snag a few customers with the all impressive zero money down tactic. For folks who go into a Sprint store, and then...

Moto 360 Rumored to Sport OLED Display, Sapphire Glass, and Wireless Charging

Kyle March 21, 2014 229

When Motorola released naught but a launch window and device renders for the Moto 360, the company left everyone scrambling to fill in the blanks through unofficial channels. G For Games claims to have heard rumblings first; according to the publication, the...

Pocket Creates Developer SDK for Android Wear, Save Content Directly From Your Watch

Rithvik March 21, 2014 12

Ever since the recent launch of Android Wear, most of the buzz surrounding it has been of the upcoming hardware, LG's G Watch and Motorola's Moto 360. Almost forgotten is the fact that soon after the Android Wear announcement, a preview SDK was also released...

Test the Galaxy S5 and New Gear Line in Best Buys Starting Today

Kyle March 21, 2014 26

Itching to try out the Samsung Galaxy S5 or Gear smartwatches? If you live near a Best Buy, today is your chance. The chain announced yesterday that many stores will have sample units of the S5 and Gear line on hand starting March 21, several weeks before...

IFTTT Adds Pushbullet Notifications Integration, Get Alerted Whenever Something Happens

Rithvik March 20, 2014 10

If This Then That, or IFTTT as it is better known, is a service that lets users create actions for triggers throughout the web. One example would be getting a text message every time something new was listed on your local Craigslist for a certain search term....

White House Testing Samsung and LG Phones, Looking to Get President Obama Off of BlackBerry

Tim March 20, 2014 67

It seems BlackBerry devices don't see much use here in America unless you work for the US government, as "only BlackBerry is designed to meet the high-security needs of U.S. and allied government agencies," said a BlackBerry spokesperson. That was stated...

How to Claim the $20 Verizon Outage Credit

Kellen January 15, 2026 67

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 67

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 67

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 67

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 67

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 67

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 67

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 67

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 17

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 17

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 17

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 17

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 17

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 17

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 17

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 17

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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