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Like Clockwork, T-Mobile Forcing Customers Onto More Expensive Plans

Tim October 11, 2023 32

T-Mobile is about to do one of the most egregious acts a carrier can do: it's going to force subscribers of select unlimited plans onto more expensive plans and then grant the subscriber a limited opportunity to revert the carrier's forced changes should they...

Nothing Phone (2) Gets Android 14 Beta With Several New Features

Kellen October 11, 2023 1

Nothing has started to ship Nothing OS 2.5 to the Nothing Phone (2) this week, although it is in beta form. This is Android 14 as well, and an early chance for Phone (2) owners to see what's next from Nothing in terms of software. In a community post, Nothing...

Galaxy S23 Ultra and Friends Up to $350 Off

Kellen October 10, 2023 1

Amazon's Prime Day of Big Dealness continues to show off big discounts on all of the toys, like all of Samsung's best stuff. We showed you that excellent Galaxy Fold 5 deal earlier, so let's now talk about the Galaxy S23 series, which is up to $350 off. The...

Thanks to Court Ruling, You Can Add Your Google Speaker to Multiple Groups

Tim October 10, 2023 11

A federal judge recently found that two patents belonging to Sonos are invalid. These same patents were being used by Sonos to stop Google from allowing Nest and Google speakers from belonging to multiple speaker groups in the same household. For us consumers,...

Google Drops Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Pro Factory Images on Us

Kellen October 10, 2023 7

Should your Pixel 8 or Pixel 8 Pro show up tomorrow on launch day, there will be factory images available in case you tinker too hard. Tinkering used to be a thing we did with Google's phones, but the time of the root bro seems so far in the past. I couldn't...

Google Now Enables Passkey Option by Default

Tim October 10, 2023 5

Passkeys, what Google hopes to eventually replace your typical passwords with, are now getting enabled by default for personal Google account users. What does that even mean? Put simply, users will now begin to see prompts to create and use passkeys for...

Galaxy Z Fold 5 Grabs $400 Off Discount for Prime Deals

Kellen October 10, 2023 2

Want a good Prime Big Deal Days option from one of the most expensive Android devices around? Samsung's Galaxy Z Fold 5 is $400 off. Yeah, just a straight $400 discount on a phone that typically pushes itself close to the $2,000 mark at retail. There are no...

OnePlus Slashing Prices for Prime Day, OnePlus Pad Down to $399 ($80 Off)

Tim October 10, 2023 2

It's Prime Day over at Amazon. OnePlus, who does sell its devices via Amazon, is taking part in the celebration and has multiple devices currently discounted for a limited time. During Prime Day, you can find the OnePlus 11, OnePlus Pad (review), and OnePlus...

T-Mobile’s Best Unlimited Plan

Kellen January 29, 2026 2

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 2

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 2

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 2

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 2

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 2

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 2

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 2

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

Kellen May 6, 2025 32

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 32

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 32

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 32

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 32

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 32

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 32

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 32

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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