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Programming Note: Verizon’s DROID ULTRA Press Event Today

Kellen July 23, 2013 53

Verizon is hosting a press event this morning in NYC to unveil the newest in one of their most popular families of devices. We're pretty damn sure they are going to announce the Motorola DROID ULTRA, MAXX, and Mini, but hey, as Tim mentioned yesterday, we have...

Kellen July 23, 2013 15

Samsung made their new Exynos 5 Octa mobile processor official last night as the 5420. The new chipset is still an eight-core ARM Cortex-based processor, though this time they swapped out the PowerVR SGX 544MP3 GPU for an ARM-based Mali-T628, which Samsung...

Kellen July 22, 2013 100

The Moto X is still a full week away from its official unveiling, but as is typical these days with almost any device, we are starting to know it better than its manufacturer would probably like us to (including the specs). In the latest leak, we get a...

Tim July 22, 2013 14

If you can talk your friends into having some fun, go and download Spaceteam on your iOS and Android devices. With Spaceteam, a team of 2-4 players must save a spaceship that is in distress. How do you save it? By yelling crazy space jargon at each other, of...

Tim July 22, 2013 247

Kellen arrived shortly ago in San Francisco, one of two cities (the other is NYC) where Verizon is hosting a small press event. There are no guarantees in this world, as we've seen Verizon pull a fast one on us before, but their invitation does state that we...

Kellen July 22, 2013 29

For those not following, Falcon Pro was recently removed from Google Play by its developer, because Twitter apparently shut the app down. With Twitter not allowing the app to generate any new user tokens, having customers buy the app and then not being able to...

Tim July 22, 2013 141

Last week, AT&T published a press release that states recently commissioned third-party studies found its 4G LTE network to be the nation's most reliable. The only issue with that, is Verizon has long-touted its network as America's most reliable. So, the...

Tim July 22, 2013 6

Over on YouTube, Gameloft released a gameplay trailer for their upcoming title, Thor: The Dark World. The game is set to be released around the same time the movie hits theaters, later this year in the fall. You play as Thor, attempting to restore order to the...

Android 16 QPR3 Beta 1.1 Released for Pixel Phones!

Tim December 23, 2025 6

A small fixer update is rolling out to Google Pixel devices, labeled as Android 16 QPR3 Beta 1.1. It doesn't appear to be...

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Pixel 10 Pro XL at $400 Off is Crazy Stuff

Kellen December 22, 2025 6

Last minute shoppers, the greatest Pixel 10 Pro deal in history is here at the perfect time. You can take up to $400 off the...

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Google Decides That Google Assistant Can Stick Around a Bit Longer, Pushes Gemini Switch to 2026

Kellen December 19, 2025 6

You may have forgotten the timeline, but Google was pushing to force all off of Google Assistant and onto Gemini by the end...

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What’s New in Android 16 QPR3 Beta: At a Glance, Flashlight, Navigation Buttons, More

Kellen December 18, 2025 6

Google may have released Android 16 QPR3 Beta 1 at the worst possible time of the day, but we're still going to dive into it...

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Android 16 QPR3 Beta Program Goes Live for Pixel Devices

Kellen December 17, 2025 6

Android 16 QPR3 Beta 1 released. Google shipped Android 16 QPR2 to stable channels this month as the December Pixel update,...

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Verizon Pixel 8, Pixel 9, and Pixel 10 Devices Get New December Update (Updated)

Kellen December 17, 2025 6

All of Google's still-supported Pixel devices received a huge QPR2 update in early December with new features and tons of bug...

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Google Makes Controversial Pixel Search Bar Change

Kellen December 17, 2025 6

Within the past several days, a group of Pixel owners noticed a change to the way the Search bar at the bottom of their Pixel...

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Samsung December Updates Continue Roll Out to All These Devices

Kellen December 17, 2025 6

Samsung started sending December updates to a batch of devices earlier in the week, but they weren't quite done with 2025....

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

Kellen May 6, 2025 53

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 53

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 53

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 53

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 53

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 53

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 53

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 53

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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Programming Note: Verizon’s DROID ULTRA Press Event Today

Samsung Announces New Exynos 5 Octa With 2-Times Graphic Performance Over Previous Octa

Moto X Camera UI Leaks, Shows Gesture-based Navigation Tricks

Assemble Your Crew of Friends and Yell Out Technobabble in Spaceteam for Android

Last Minute Thoughts or Predictions for Tomorrow’s Verizon Event?

Falcon Pro Updated to Version 2.0.5, But Don’t Go Looking on Google Play

Verizon and AT&T Prepare For War Over Standards of Network Reliability

Gameloft Posts Teaser Video for Upcoming Thor: The Dark World Game