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Official Moto X PowerDock and Car Dock Now Available From Motorola

Kellen September 19, 2013 65

Earlier today, the official Griffin vehicle dock for the Moto X showed up as "in stock" momentarily through Griffin's site before quickly selling out. We assumed (or at least hoped) this was a sign that both it and the PowerDock (desktop dock) would soon be...

Kellen September 19, 2013 13

The factory image for the minor Nexus 7 WiFi update to Android 4.3 build JSS15R is now available. Binaries too. Go get 'em. Links: JSS15R Factory Image | Binaries

Tim September 19, 2013 23

Football fans, it's time to go grab Madden 25 from Google Play. EA Games launched the title for Android today, which is free to install for everyone running Android 2.0+. Although, if you want the full experience and a ton of added plays and features, you...

Thursday Poll: Who is Your Current Wireless Carrier? Why?

Kellen September 19, 2013 427

With carrier policies constantly changing (not always for the better), the introduction of tiered and shared data plans, prepaid plans becoming more appealing, and LTE rollouts happening at various intervals, we can imagine that many of you have changed...

Kellen September 19, 2013 50

A new Android 4.3 update is currently rolling out to the new Nexus 7 WiFi models this week as build JSS15R. The update is tiny, so we're not even sure if it does much but fix bugs. We were hoping that it would address the ongoing touch-screen issue saga, but...

Tim September 19, 2013 72

We knew it was coming soon, but since we all know nothing is ever confirmed until posted by Google, release dates for phones and OS updates are always up in the air. Apparently, Nestle's German-based Kit Kat page that hypes the upcoming Android release, outed...

Kellen September 19, 2013 39

At the end of August, both the vehicle and desktop docks for the Moto X showed up as "in stock" through Motorola's online shop. Unfortunately, that stock status was short lived, as Motorola emailed to tell us that they pre-maturely went live with stock for...

Kellen September 19, 2013 80

Almost a year after Google acquired popular mobile office suite QuickOffice, Google opened the app up as a free service to Google Apps for Business users. A short three months later, and the app has been updated on Android, becoming free to all users in the...

How to Claim the $20 Verizon Outage Credit

Kellen January 15, 2026 80

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 80

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 80

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 80

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 80

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 80

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 80

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 80

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 65

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 65

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 65

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 65

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 65

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 65

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 65

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 65

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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Official Moto X PowerDock and Car Dock Now Available From Motorola

Nexus 7 WiFi JSS15R Factory Image and Binaries Now Available

EA Game’s Madden 25 Hits Android Via Google Play, Free to Install

Thursday Poll: Who is Your Current Wireless Carrier? Why?

Nexus 7 WiFi Receiving Update to JSS15R, Appears to be Ultra Minor

Nestle’s German Kit Kat Page Apparently Confirms Android 4.4 Release for October

Moto X Vehicle Dock Now Available Directly From Griffin for $39.99

QuickOffice is Now Free to All on Android – New Logo and Free 10GB Storage Included