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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 17

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 50

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 112

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 37

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 197

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 71

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 56

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...

How to Claim the $20 Verizon Outage Credit

Kellen January 15, 2026 56

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 56

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 56

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 56

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 56

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 56

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 56

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 56

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 131

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 131

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 131

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 131

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 131

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 131

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 131

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 131

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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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