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Custom ROM Friday: CarbonRom For Nexus 4 and Other Devices

Tim February 22, 2013 94

We have Custom ROM Friday back in action, and this is the first week we asked our readers to choose which ROM we feature. We had an overwhelming response and according to your voices, we have chosen to feature CarbonRom. I flashed Carbon to a Nexus 4 and in...

Kellen February 22, 2013 52

T-Mobile is running a limited time offer that will land you a Nexus 4 (16GB version) for free if you are willing to sign-up for a new contract. The deal only lasts through this Sunday, February 24, so if you have been waiting for the ultimate deal on Google's...

Tim February 22, 2013 94

According to The Verge, Google has finally come out with a real "official" time for when regular consumers can expect to see Google Glass hit the marketplace. Google will look to sell the wearable computing units before the end of 2013, for a price lower than...

Kellen February 22, 2013 50

According to a report out of Mobilefun, the cases you are seeing in this post (above and below) are designed for the upcoming Samsung Galaxy S4. As you can see from their designs, the centered camera on the back, along with speaker and flash cut-outs certainly...

Tim February 22, 2013 56

Even though it may not work as well as some would either expect or hope it to, Photo Sphere is still one of my favorite additions to Android 4.2. According to a report from Android Geeks, who supposedly have a friend on Samsung's software engineering team,...

Kellen February 22, 2013 79

This morning or late last night, Motorola released a new version of their device software update timeline website. In the past, the page was nothing more than a giant table filled with devices and scheduled rollout times for updates, but this new version...

Kellen February 21, 2013 144

Not sure what else to say. Maybe next year it'll be a phone. A little late night discussion - take it wherever you please.

Tim February 21, 2013 35

Showing off some of the sweet camera software in their new Optimus G Pro smartphone, LG posted up this video to their official YouTube account. It gives us a look at the Panorama VR software, most likely based off of Google's Photo Sphere, and the G Pro's...

Android 16 QPR3 Beta 1.1 Released for Pixel Phones!

Tim December 23, 2025 35

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 35

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 35

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 35

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 35

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 35

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 35

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 35

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 94

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 94

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 94

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 94

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 94

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 94

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 94

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 94

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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Custom ROM Friday: CarbonRom For Nexus 4 and Other Devices

Nexus 4 is Free From T-Mobile Through Sunday

Google Looks to Sell Glass This Year to Consumers for Less Than $1500

I Hope These Purported Galaxy S4 Cases are Completely Wrong on the Design

Galaxy S4 to Feature Samsung Orb, Their TouchWiz Version of Photo Sphere

Motorola Re-works Software Update Timeline Site, Fully Commits to Q1 for DROID RAZR Jelly Bean

Google Finally Released a New Nexus With Verizon LTE, Except It’s a Chromebook

This LG Optimus G Pro Commercial Looks Eerily Familiar, Shows Off Panorama VR Feature