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Google Expands Retail Partnerships for Chromebooks, Coming to Walmart and Staples Locations

Tim June 17, 2013 50

Google announced today that they will be expanding the current shopping options for potential Chromebook buyers. Currently, the web-based laptops are sold in a few retail stores such as Best Buy and online retailers like Amazon, but in the coming months, you...

Kellen June 17, 2013 26

Remember Minuum, the keyboard for "delightfully fast sloppy typing" that took off as an Indiegogo campaign back in March? It will finally be available tomorrow as a beta for backers of the project. The Minuum team sent out an email confirmation moments ago,...

Tim June 17, 2013 3

Coming "very soon" to Android is the "Meltdown" update for Modern Combat 4: Zero Hour from publisher Gameloft. Inside the update, there are two new mulitplayer game types to keep you interested in pwning no0bz (looks like Capture the Flag and Demolition),...

Tim June 17, 2013 9

The amount of third party Twitter apps available is somewhat crazy, but as long as they are quality apps, no one should really be complaining. Some of the more well-known options are insanely popular such as Falcon Pro, Tweet Lanes and even Plume. Today, we...

Kellen June 17, 2013 7

Into the Dead, one of the most addicting zombie games to hit Android in the last couple of years, received an update this morning that includes the Canine Companion perk, along with a new exploding barrel during Massacre mode. The canine, as you would expect,...

Eric June 17, 2013 19

For anyone who was waiting anxiously for the launch of the Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0 with LTE, which I'm not sure is a lot of people, AT&T has a new deal to make getting your hands on the device a little easier. For a short time, if you buy a new phone and...

Tim June 17, 2013 27

With Facebook hosting a small press event on June 20, sources close to both Instagram and Facebook are stating that the social network has something big planned for the photo-sharing filter-happy network. According to TechCrunch, Facebook intends to announce...

Eric June 17, 2013 10

The video chatting giant, Skype, announced today that they are taking their new video messaging feature out of "preview" and making it available to all of their mobile and Windows applications. Sometimes people aren't available for real-time video chatting,...

Android 16 QPR3 Beta 1.1 Released for Pixel Phones!

Tim December 23, 2025 10

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 10

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 10

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 10

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 10

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 10

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 10

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 10

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 50

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 50

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 50

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 50

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 50

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 50

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 50

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 50

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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Google Expands Retail Partnerships for Chromebooks, Coming to Walmart and Staples Locations

Minuum Keyboard Finally Arrives in Beta Tomorrow for Backers

Modern Combat 4: Zero Hour “Meltdown” Update Coming for Android, Brings New Multiplayer Game Types and More

Hootie for Twitter, Another Good Choice for 3rd Party App Lovers

Into the Dead Updated With Canine Companion Perk, Exploding Barrel Weapon

AT&T Offering Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0 for $199.99 When Bundled With a Smartphone

Report: Instagram to Announce Vine-like Video Support at Facebook Event

New Skype Video Messaging Feature Allows You to Send Video Postcards