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Google Announces the “New” Chromebook, $250 Price Tag Might Give it Second Life

Eric October 18, 2012 79

Google's Chrome OS and Chromebook have had a bumpy life so far, but their latest announcement today might increase sales in the right direction. Samsung and Google have gotten together for another Chromebook, but kept the price to a low $250. The 11.6" laptop...

Kellen October 18, 2012 55

Over the weekend, an update to Granny Smith (my game of the year) introduced 12 new space-themed levels. The increased difficulty from the original set to these new levels was immediately noticed, causing a flood of negative comments to hit the game's Play...

Tim October 18, 2012 71

Apple's appeal has been lost, and a public apology is all that is left to do in a U.K. case between the iPad and the Galaxy Tab 10.1. According to the judge, Apple's apology must appear on their official website and in newspapers while featuring the Arial font...

Eric October 18, 2012 33

This week, Softbank and Sprint reached a deal to hand over 70% of Sprint's stock for a cool $20.1 billion. AT&T, as one would expect after Sprint's critical response to their proposed acquisition of T-Mobile, is a litte weary of the whole situation,...

Tim October 18, 2012 56

This morning, Acer is looking to dive head first into the 7" tablet game with their new Iconia A110 tablet. Fans of low-priced, but hot spec-packing slates should definitely feel something for this device once it hits U.S. shores on the eve of Halloween....

Kellen October 18, 2012 33

With the DROID RAZR HD and RAZR MAXX HD landing in Verizon stores this morning, Motorola has taken to YouTube to release a series of "how to" videos to help folks with their new purchase. Most of this stuff we have covered at length on the site, but if you...

Kellen October 18, 2012 83

Tinkerers, get your wallets ready. The DROID RAZR HD Developer Edition is now available from Motorola. If you are interested in an unlocked bootloader combined with a Motorola product, something that hasn't happened in a while on a Verizon phone, this is your...

Kellen October 18, 2012 26

Verizon released their Q3 2012 earnings report early this morning, announcing that this is their third consecutive quarter of double-digit earnings growth. They posted a record-high margin for their wireless business, and saw continued growth in wireline. If...

Here’s the Galaxy S26 Ultra and Specs

Kellen January 30, 2026 26

The Galaxy S26 Ultra leaks with a set of specs, including the camera, battery size, processor, and dimensions. Samsung still...

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T-Mobile’s Best Unlimited Plan

Kellen January 29, 2026 26

Both T-Mobile and AT&T have seen several years in a row of steady customer growth, likely because of improvements to...

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Chrome Gets 5 Wild New Gemini AI Features

Kellen January 28, 2026 26

Google has essentially launched its new vision for Chrome today with an announcement for several new Gemini-powered features...

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Galaxy Z TriFold US Sales Open January 30, Priced at $2,899

Tim January 27, 2026 26

Samsung has confirmed Galaxy Z TriFold availability for the US. The trifold will go on sale starting January 30, priced at $2...

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T-Mobile, AT&T, Verizon Device Unlock Policies

Kellen January 27, 2026 26

One of the hottest topics of the moment for the US wireless industry is device unlock policies or SIM unlock policies. With...

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Galaxy Z TriFold In US Samsung Stores Tomorrow, But You Can’t Buy It

Tim January 22, 2026 26

Galaxy Z TriFold launch is literally right around the corner, with units headed to select Samsung Experience Stores across...

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Verizon Wastes No Time Switching Device Unlock Policy to 365 Days

Kellen January 20, 2026 26

When the FCC cleared Verizon of its 60-day device unlock policy a week ago, we talked about how the government agency, which...

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Samsung Makes New Bixby Official in One UI 8.5 With Perplexity AI

Kellen January 20, 2026 26

The betas of One UI 8.5, as well as supposedly leaked screenshots, showed a potentially renewed investment in Bixby from...

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Google’s Latest Ad Pokes at iPhone for Copying Its Features, iPhone 17 Rumors

Kellen May 6, 2025 79

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 79

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 79

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 79

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 79

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 79

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 79

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 79

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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Google Announces the “New” Chromebook, $250 Price Tag Might Give it Second Life

Granny Smith Makers Cave Into Difficulty Complaints, New Update Makes Space Levels Much Easier

Apple’s Apology to Samsung Will Happen, Judge Says No Less Than 14pt Arial Font

AT&T Claims Softbank Will Have “Control of More U.S. Wireless Spectrum than any Other Company”

Acer Announces 7″ Iconia A110 Tablet – Jelly Bean and Tegra 3 for $230

Motorola Takes You on a Comprehensive Software Tour of the RAZR HD and RAZR MAXX HD

DROID RAZR HD Developer Edition Available Now for $599

Verizon Reports Q3 Earnings – Double-Digit Earnings Growth and Sells 4.5M 4G LTE Devices