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Custom Moto X Unboxing: A Look at Our MotoMaker-made Spearmint Phone

Kellen August 19, 2013 131

Remember the custom Moto X that we designed at the end of last week? Here it is. As promised by Motorola, our MotoMaker-made Moto X arrived in 4 days or less. Our design went in on Thursday morning, shipped Saturday (yes, on a weekend) and showed up here first...

Tim August 19, 2013 131

AT&T announced this morning that it will carry the One Mini from HTC. Starting on August 23, the device goes on sale for just $100 with a new two year agreement. The device features a 4.3" 720p display, a Snapdragon 400 processor, 1GB of RAM, that lovely...

Tim August 19, 2013 131

This month, the Galaxy Mega 6.3 from Samsung will finally hit the States. When launched, this line of devices was only available overseas, but it looks as though America was in need of even bigger phones. The Galaxy Mega features a whopping 6.3" HD display (...

Kellen August 19, 2013 131

What do you think? Is that the next Nexus, made by LG? According to site TechTastic, who obtained the photo above from an "LG tester," this could very well be our first look. Well, before we jump into that idea, let's get a couple of things on the table. ...

Eric August 19, 2013 131

It seems that HTC just can't catch a break these days. The HTC One isn't saving the company as HTC hoped and sales in some of the past quarters have been disappointing. As the numbers have rolled in, they have signaled for Beats By Dre to look for other...

Kellen August 19, 2013 131

We don't typically write up alarm clock apps because well, they aren't the most interesting subject in the world. Alarm clocks are alarm clocks. In other words, they do our least favorite thing of the day - wake us up in the morning. But what if one was...

Kellen August 19, 2013 131

If for some reason when you pick up or receive your new DROID ULTRA, you don't have a chance to insert the SIM card yourself but later are curious as to where it is located, look no further than the Volume rocker. If you take a look around the device, you'll...

Kellen August 18, 2013 131

Koush - of ClockworkMod, ROM Manager, and Helium (to name a few) fame - took to Google+ this morning to share his first Chromecast app called AirCast. The app allows you to share videos that are locally stored on your Gallery, in Dropbox, or on Google Drive...

What’s Your Carrier’s Device Unlock Policy: T-Mobile, Verizon, AT&T

Kellen January 21, 2026 4

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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Verizon Wastes No Time Switching Device Unlock Policy to 365 Days

Kellen January 20, 2026 28

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 3

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 11

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 3

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 3

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 11

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 5

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 Z Fold 7 is $1399 Off With No Trade-in Required ($600 Off)

Tim January 20, 2026 131

Samsung is hosting a deal on the Galaxy Z Fold 7, one that doesn't require a trade-in device to get serious money off of its...

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Samsung Smacks $1,000 Off Galaxy Z Fold 7

Kellen January 16, 2026 131

The Galaxy Z Fold 7 remains the best foldable in the game. In my opinion, there isn't a foldable close to this one - it's...

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“Final Call” on Google’s $250 Off Pixel 10 Pro Deal

Kellen January 15, 2026 131

We know this isn't actually the "final call" on Pixel 10 Pro deals because Google is always running deals on its smartphones,...

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Galaxy Watch Ultra for $329 Currently Unbeatable ($320 Off)

Tim January 15, 2026 131

For Android users looking to match what Apple offers with the Apple Watch Ultra, the Galaxy Watch Ultra is currently the...

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Pixel 10 Pro Slapped With Fresh $250 Off Discount

Kellen January 4, 2026 131

Google opened up its New Year's deals this weekend, bringing a new wave of discounts to all of its newest and best products....

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Pixel Watch 4 Gets $100 Discount to End the Year

Kellen December 31, 2025 131

Grabbing a Pixel Watch 4 to end 2025 is a thing you can do at its biggest discount to date. The LTE models are all $100 off,...

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Samsung Likes Taking $250 Off Its Galaxy S25 Ultra

Kellen December 30, 2025 131

Starting off a new year with a new phone sounds like a pretty fun idea to me. As someone who switches phones every month or...

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Galaxy Watch Ultra at $399 Still Available ($250 Off)

Tim December 26, 2025 131

For those with an aging Galaxy timepiece on the wrist, now is a good time to consider an upgrade. Samsung is offering very...

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Custom Moto X Unboxing: A Look at Our MotoMaker-made Spearmint Phone

HTC One Mini Hits AT&T on August 23, Only $100 on Contract

Samsung Galaxy Mega Headed to AT&T and Sprint, Massive 6.3″ HD Display and Dual-Core Processor

Any Chance This is the First Picture of the LG Nexus 5?

Beats By Dre Reportedly Looking for Investors to Buy Out HTC’s Share of the Company

Timely is a Ridiculously Beautiful Alarm and Timer App That Also Syncs Between Devices to the Cloud

Tip: SIM Card on the DROID ULTRA and MAXX is Hidden in the Volume Rocker

Koush Releases AirCast App for Testing, Share Videos From Dropbox or Gallery to Chromecast