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US Cellular Pre-orders Open for the Galaxy S4, Tosses in $60 S View Flip Cover

Kellen April 17, 2013 19

The wave of carrier announcements for availability of the Samsung Galaxy S4 continues this morning, with US Cellular joining the party. Starting today, pre-orders of the device are live for the 16GB version of the device. For $199 and a new contract, the GS4...

Eric April 17, 2013 21

This morning Samsung announced that the Galaxy S4 will be available in "April," but left specific dates up to each carrier. Sprint was quick to announce a date, and April 27 is the day that customers can expect to see the phone in stores. For customers...

Kellen April 17, 2013 76

With Google Glass "Explorer Editions" becoming available for early adopters as early as this week, it only makes sense that someone would unbox theirs. It didn't take long, but sure enough, the first ever Google Glass unboxing is now available. It's shot with...

Kellen April 17, 2013 80

Along with this morning's announcement that the Galaxy S4 will arrive at seven U.S. carriers and another seven retailers beginning in April, Samsung also announced the entire suite of accessories for the phone. The options cover a wide range of accessory types...

Kellen April 17, 2013 26

The Samsung Galaxy S4 may have been announced at a zany and somewhat entertaining press event at Radio City Music Hall in NYC back in March, but at the time, minimal U.S. carrier availability was mentioned outside of a couple of pre-orders. Today, Samsung has...

Tim April 16, 2013 12

Everyone's favorite 3rd party Twitter app, Falcon Pro is receiving a bump up to version 1.8 today, bringing a healthy list of new features and improvements. Most of the bigger additions are for starred Twitter profiles, allowing users to receive notifications...

Tim April 16, 2013 16

Last week, Gameloft released a trailer for Dungeon Hunter 4, their newest flagship dungeon crawler. With a closing sequence of "coming soon" we had no idea when to expect the release, but here we are and it is now available on Google Play. Graphically the game...

Tim April 16, 2013 13

Since the release of Portenzo's custom bookcases for the Nexus 7 tablet (review here), we have been major fans. Made from high quality materials, Portenzo cases are pretty much the definition of what I look for when I think about protecting or covering up my...

How to Claim the $20 Verizon Outage Credit

Kellen January 15, 2026 13

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 13

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 13

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 13

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 13

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 13

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 13

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 13

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 19

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 19

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 19

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 19

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 19

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 19

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 19

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 19

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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US Cellular Pre-orders Open for the Galaxy S4, Tosses in $60 S View Flip Cover

Sprint Announces Their Galaxy S4 Will Be Available April 27 for $249.99

First Ever Google Glass “Explorer Edition” Unboxing Hits the Web

Samsung Announces Entire Suite of Accessories for the Galaxy S4, Pricing Too

Samsung Galaxy S4 Arriving at Seven U.S. Carriers and Seven Retailers for an April Launch

Falcon Pro Receives Update, New Starred Features and Plenty of Improvements

Gameloft’s Dungeon Hunter 4 Hits Google Play, Relies Heavily on IAPs

Quick Look: Portenzo BookCase for Google Nexus 10