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Bugdroid Comes Trick or Treating in This Wallpaper, How Could You Say No?

Eric October 31, 2012 6

If you are like us, you are changing your wallpaper almost every week or so. Since today is Halloween, why not celebrate with our favorite little mascot dressed up for the occasion? The guys over at Android Foundry have brought us another great wallpaper in...

Tim October 31, 2012 53

Yesterday, Romain Guy, an Android software engineer, tried his hand at some product images and came away with a few great shots of the upcoming Nexus 10. In his words, he wanted to see the device's display compared to printed magazines, and may we say, it...

Kellen October 31, 2012 43

According to Asus executives, sales of the Nexus 7 are approaching 1 million units per month. Speaking during their quarterly earnings call, their CFO mentioned that during the first couple of months it was 500K units, then 600K, then 700K, with the most...

Tim October 31, 2012 43

Owners or future owners of the Galaxy Note 2, take note. See what I did there? Samsung's Smart Dock for the Note 2 is now up on UK retailer Clove's website, but is still unavailable as of this moment. No pricing either. But, what we do know is this dock looks...

Tim October 31, 2012 1331

It's Halloween today, one of our favorite holidays. I think what makes it so great is that it's the best time to be a mobile gamer. It seems that every other day there is a new game to play that lets you kill endless amount of zombies, and we just can't get...

Kellen October 31, 2012 127

Thanks Verizon, for confirming the name of the 5" 1080p HTC device of yours before you have announced it. As you can see in the support page above, the ADR6435 is listed as the HTC Droid DNA. This name first popped up in a MAP list a week ago, but things can...

Tim October 31, 2012 269

These developers remind me somewhat of Santa Claus. Yesterday, we were treated to an early build of the Swype-like keyboard from Android 4.2, and now, we have the official camera APK as well. After having it installed for only about 5 minutes, I can already...

Tim October 31, 2012 14

Just about one more week, folks, and the teasing will finally come to an end. This morning, Rovio has released yet another gameplay trailer for the upcoming Angry Birds Star Wars game, featuring none other than some of our favorites, R2-D2 and C-3PO. The game...

How to Claim the $20 Verizon Outage Credit

Kellen January 15, 2026 14

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 14

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 14

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 14

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 14

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 14

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 14

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 14

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 6

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 6

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 6

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 6

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 6

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 6

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 6

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 6

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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Bugdroid Comes Trick or Treating in This Wallpaper, How Could You Say No?

Android Engineer Romain Guy Posts Fancy Shots of Nexus 10, Takes Our Breath Away

Nexus 7 Sales Approaching 1 Million Units Per Month

Samsung Galaxy Note 2 Smart Dock Goes Up Through UK Retailer Clove, Features 3 USB Ports and Full HDMI

Tegra-Enhanced Zombie Driver THD Hits Google Play, We Have Two Nexus 7 Tablets to Celebrate [Contest] (Update: Winners Picked)

Verizon Confirms HTC DROID DNA Name a Bit Early Via Support Page

Download: Camera APK From Android 4.2 For Galaxy Nexus [Photo Sphere Included]

R2-D2 and C-3PO Gameplay Footage Goes Up For Angry Birds Star Wars