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Oppo N1 Trailer Reveals Possible CyanogenMod Inc Partnership

Dave September 20, 2013 60

Earlier this week, CyanogenMod announced it was incorporating. One of their announcement hints was that they were already partnered with a mystery hardware vendor to bring an official CM-powered phone to market. Earlier today, manufacturer Oppo tweeted about...

Tim September 20, 2013 27

Back in July, CyanogenMod baked in a completely new camera application called Focal. Focal was a highly-customized and feature rich application, but over time, many of its bugs apparently became too much for users and the CM team to keep up with. To top it off...

Kellen September 20, 2013 35

This morning, Sprint joined the wireless carrier early upgrade party by launching their own annual upgrade plan called One Up. Details of this new plan were leaked earlier in the week, all of which look to be spot on now that things are official. So, is Sprint...

Kellen September 20, 2013 50

If you were trying to figure out what product you could launch to kickstart a new company, I'll give you your best idea for free right now - just make a smartwatch. Like seriously, just make a smartwatch and put it up on Kickstarter. These things can't fail....

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...

Here’s the Galaxy S26 Ultra and Specs

Kellen January 30, 2026 427

The Galaxy S26 Ultra leaks with a set of specs, including the camera, battery size, processor, and dimensions. Samsung still...

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T-Mobile’s Best Unlimited Plan

Kellen January 29, 2026 427

Both T-Mobile and AT&T have seen several years in a row of steady customer growth, likely because of improvements to...

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Chrome Gets 5 Wild New Gemini AI Features

Kellen January 28, 2026 427

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 427

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 427

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 427

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 427

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 427

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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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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Oppo N1 Trailer Reveals Possible CyanogenMod Inc Partnership

Focal Camera App Removed From CyanogenMod, Won’t Return Anytime Soon

Sprint Makes “One Up” Annual Upgrade Program Official

Omate TrueSmart Smartwatch Closes on Kickstarter With Over $1,000,000 in Funding

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?