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Google Wallet Update Adds Support for Wallet Card, Lets You Add New Cards by Taking Their Picture

Kellen November 21, 2013 31

Yesterday, we first spotted signs of the arrival of a physical Google Wallet card, even providing you instructions on how to order you own a few hours before Google made it official. This morning, they pushed out a Google Wallet app update (build 2.0-R141-...

Kellen November 21, 2013 66

Nexus 4 owners, we know that you aren't the happiest bunch at the moment, thanks to what seems to have been a delay in your OTA update to Android 4.4 "Kit Kat." In fact, the Moto X managed to beat you to the fun. Sorry about that. The good news is that the...

Kellen November 21, 2013 1278

Yesterday, we took a look at the official Nexus Wireless Charger that works with the Nexus 5, Nexus 7 (2013), and the Nexus 4. It's a solid little charger with a good amount of weight, polish, shiny parts, and sticky bottoms to make it potentially worth its $...

Kellen November 21, 2013 34

Verizon Moto X owners, your time as the exclusive Kit Kat group is now over with. Motorola has announced that the T-Mobile variant of their 2013 flagship is receiving Android 4.4 as well. No other notes were given, only that the update is rolling out. We've...

Tim November 21, 2013 24

Just in time for the holiday season, Amazon is selling both models of the new Nexus 7 for about $30 off. Usually priced at $229.99, the 16GB model can be purchased for a flat $199.99, and the 32GB model can be had for only $239.99. It's a pretty sweet deal on...

Tim November 21, 2013 134

Plenty of people out there are currently creating concepts and theoretical wish lists for what features they are hoping to see on Samsung's 2014 flagship device, the Galaxy S5. With Samsung openly talking about 64-bit Octa processors and even curved 4K...

Kellen November 21, 2013 103

Motorola is trying its best to win you over, "you" being the tinkerer that you are. Having deployed a Developer Edition program for many of their devices recently, there were a couple of items that owners of participating devices requested to see changed; one...

Tim November 21, 2013 8

Marvel launched Avengers Alliance to Google Play this week, a game that should go along nicely with Injustice: Gods Among Us if you decided to download that earlier. This game is pretty much the same concept, as you build a team of your favorite superheroes...

Chrome Gets 5 Wild New Gemini AI Features

Kellen January 28, 2026 8

Google has essentially launched its new vision for Chrome today with an announcement for several new Gemini-powered features...

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Galaxy Z TriFold US Sales Open January 30, Priced at $2,899

Tim January 27, 2026 8

Samsung has confirmed Galaxy Z TriFold availability for the US. The trifold will go on sale starting January 30, priced at $2...

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T-Mobile, AT&T, Verizon Device Unlock Policies

Kellen January 27, 2026 8

One of the hottest topics of the moment for the US wireless industry is device unlock policies or SIM unlock policies. With...

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Galaxy Z TriFold In US Samsung Stores Tomorrow, But You Can’t Buy It

Tim January 22, 2026 8

Galaxy Z TriFold launch is literally right around the corner, with units headed to select Samsung Experience Stores across...

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Verizon Wastes No Time Switching Device Unlock Policy to 365 Days

Kellen January 20, 2026 8

When the FCC cleared Verizon of its 60-day device unlock policy a week ago, we talked about how the government agency, which...

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Samsung Makes New Bixby Official in One UI 8.5 With Perplexity AI

Kellen January 20, 2026 8

The betas of One UI 8.5, as well as supposedly leaked screenshots, showed a potentially renewed investment in Bixby from...

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How to Claim the $20 Verizon Outage Credit

Kellen January 15, 2026 8

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 8

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

Kellen May 6, 2025 31

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 31

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 31

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 31

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 31

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 31

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 31

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 31

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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Google Wallet Update Adds Support for Wallet Card, Lets You Add New Cards by Taking Their Picture

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Android 4.4 Kit Kat Now Rolling Out to Moto X on T-Mobile

Amazon Selling Nexus 7 (2013) 16GB for $199, 32GB for $239

Samsung Galaxy S5 Concept Gives Glimpse of the Galaxy Device From Our Dreams

Motorola Updates Developer Edition Program: Will Re-instate Warranties and Post Factory Images

Marvel’s Avengers Alliance Released to Google Play, Defeat Evil as Your Favorite Superheroes