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Straight Talk’s New Family Plans: Mores Lines, More Money Saved

Tim July 24, 2023

Straight Talk, a no-contract carrier that utilizes Verizon's network, is offering updated family plans this week. The takeaway? The more lines you have, the more money you will save. With the updated offering, two-line accounts with unlimited data are now $75/...

RIP, Bird: Twitter is Now X

Tim July 24, 2023 85

It took me hours to determine if this was real or not. Apparently it's real. Twitter is now X. Over the weekend, Elon Musk made the news official, even having x.com redirect to Twitter's front page. The rebrand will apparently take some time, as there are...

OpenAI Launching ChatGPT App for Android (Update: Now Available)

Tim July 24, 2023 3

OpenAI brings ChatGPT to Android this week, with the official app currently up for pre-registration on Google Play. Late last week, OpenAI specifically stated that the app would launch this week, so if you want to be one of the first to try ChatGPT on Android,...

Spotify Raises Prices on All Premium Plans

Tim July 24, 2023 12

Tough news on a Monday morning this week, with Spotify announcing it is raising its prices across its ad-free plans. The price increases aren't too dramatic, but these days, any increase can feel like a lot and unwarranted. Spotify is increasing the Premium...

Don’t Be Silly, Save $50 on Your Galaxy Z Flip 5 or Z Fold 5 Order

Tim July 21, 2023 10

Let's face it, Samsung will likely blow your mind with its next-gen foldables next week and you're going to want to order one. That's just the way it goes sometimes. With their new and improved hinge systems, larger cover displays, and who knows what else...

Telegram’s Stories Feature Arrives for Paid Users

Tim July 21, 2023 2

In late June, it was announced that everybody's favorite feature on social media, that being Stories, was coming to Telegram. With this, no matter what social app your friends are using, they won't be able to escape the awesomeness that is your life. This week...

Galaxy Z Flip 5 Definitely Closes Flat

Tim July 21, 2023 13

Samsung is really kicking up its efforts to hype up next week's Unpacked event, with the latest being a brief video posted to its social channels. In the video, we can see what is presumably the Galaxy Z Flip 5 getting closed. Why is a foldable getting closed...

T-Mobile Starts Charging $5 for In-Store Bill Payments

Kellen July 20, 2023 34

Paying your bill at T-Mobile could be more expensive at this moment depending on how you pay for it. For many of you, you'll see no change to the monthly charge T-Mobile slaps you with to continue using their service. For a certain other piece of the wireless...

Android 16 QPR3 Beta 1.1 Released for Pixel Phones!

Tim December 23, 2025 34

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 34

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 34

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 34

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 34

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 34

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 34

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 34

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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