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Verizon CEO Gets What He Asked for, 85,000+ Customers Sign Petition to End Contracts

Kellen April 18, 2013 256

At the beginning of the month, when speaking at Verizon event, CEO Lowell McAdam acknowledged that he was "happy" to see T-Mobile try something different with their UNcarrier approach to mobile service plans, a move in which they are attempting to eliminate 2-...

Tim April 18, 2013 38

Looks like the leak from last week was right (except for the date). This morning, Sprint announced the addition of 21 brand new 4G LTE markets, ranging all the way from the California coast to Charlotte, North Carolina. The Now Network has stated before that...

Kellen April 18, 2013 83

Twitter made their new music service official this morning with an announcement and then release on...iOS. As you can tell, and should be no surprise if you look at Vine, Twitter still doesn't realize that Android is just as, if not more important than iOS in...

Kellen April 18, 2013 120

We've heard from a handful of readers this morning who were able to update their DROID Bionic devices to official Jelly Bean. The update itself was approved by Verizon last week as build 98.72.22, so the timing for a rollout seems about right. One of our...

Tim April 17, 2013 5

Pocket is celebrating their first anniversary with a nicely sized update to their Android application. Included inside is a brand new sharing feature, allowing users to send content right to a friend who might find whatever it is you are looking at interesting...

Tim April 17, 2013 173

Today marked a special time when many of the U.S. carriers announced pre-orders and availability dates for the upcoming Galaxy S4 from Samsung. We learned that the device will be sold on seven of America's networks, including the big four - Verizon, AT&T,...

Eric April 17, 2013 157

We have heard a lot of rumors about Motorola's next flagship phone, rumored to be the X Phone. We've heard that it's not so impressive, we've heard that it's very impressive, we've seen our share of renders, but we haven't up until this point heard anything...

Kellen April 17, 2013 8

Aspiring bloggers, get into the Google Play store now and download yourself the brand spankin' new Wordpress app or Android. For years, this app has been subpar for the mega-blogging platform that it supports. But as of today, it's joined the Holo army and...

How to Claim the $20 Verizon Outage Credit

Kellen January 15, 2026 8

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 8

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 8

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 8

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 8

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 8

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 8

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 8

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 256

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 256

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 256

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 256

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 256

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 256

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 256

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 256

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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Verizon CEO Gets What He Asked for, 85,000+ Customers Sign Petition to End Contracts

Sprint Announces 21 New 4G LTE Markets Ranging From Coast to Coast

Twitter Launches Music Service, Continues to Forget That Android Exists

DROID Bionic Jelly Bean Update Rolling Out Now!

Pocket for Android Updated, Brings New Share With Friends Feature

Wednesday Poll: Which Carrier Are You Buying Your Samsung Galaxy S4 On?

Rumor: Motorola X Phone Could Come In 20 Different Colors

WordPress for Android Receives Major Holo-inspired UI Overhaul, is Finally Awesome