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Monday Poll: How Many Apps are Installed on Your Phone?

Kellen September 10, 2012 66

We ran a similar poll to this back in February, but we have seen a number of high-quality apps hit the Play Store over the last couple of months and wanted to ask again. With internal storage space growing on phones and expandable storage inclusion depending...

Tim September 10, 2012 104

One of the more heavily received requests for the Beginners' Guide we have gotten is for a quick guide to editing contacts on an Android device. Unfortunately, we realize it may not be as straight forward as one would hope, so hopefully this little guide can...

Tim September 10, 2012 35

Starting October 17, users of Google Wallet will no longer find a prepaid card option in the Wallet application. Since the successful roll out of debit and credit card usage through Google Wallet, Google sees the prepaid option as unnecessary and users will no...

Eric September 10, 2012 60

If you were a little upset when HTC missed their self-imposed deadline of August for the ICS upgrade for the Thunderbolt, we may have some good news for you. LiquidSmooth has pushed out another milestone update for their ROM bringing a lot of bug fixes and...

Tim September 10, 2012 39

Today, Google has pushed out an update to Drive for Android. Included in the update is the ability to comment on user documents (finally), view presentations including speaker notes, full-screen mode and the ability to swipe between slides, and table support. ...

Tim September 10, 2012 25

It's funny to think back about how many people said Google Glass looked silly. Not so much the design itself, but how it made a human being look. Dumb. Nerdy. Geeky. Whatever you want to call that look above, I'll take it. Recently, fashion designer Diane von...

Kellen September 10, 2012 50

Talk over the last day has been all about Samsung's Galaxy Note 2 that will reportedly arrive on all U.S. carriers, including Verizon. But let's not forget, that there is another tablet-phone hybrid in the game that is available today. The LG Intuition (known...

Tim September 10, 2012 55

Today, Sprint has announced that in the coming months, they will launch an additional 100 4G LTE markets. What perfect timing for everyone. There's nothing like an upcoming 4G LTE capable iPhone announcement to help kick a carrier into high gear on the rollout...

How to Claim the $20 Verizon Outage Credit

Kellen January 15, 2026 55

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 55

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 55

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 55

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 55

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 55

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 55

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 55

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 66

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 66

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 66

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 66

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 66

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 66

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 66

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 66

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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Monday Poll: How Many Apps are Installed on Your Phone?

How to: Edit Contacts on Android [Beginners’ Guide]

Google Wallet Discontinues Prepaid Card Program, Refunds to be Made Available October 17

Ice Cream Sandwich Arrives for Thunderbolt in Form of LiquidSmooth ROM

Google Drive Updated – Comment on Documents, View Presentations, and More

Google Glass Makes Fashion Runway Debut, Looks to Make Funny Looking Glasses Cool?

LG Intuition Available Today From Verizon for $199

Sprint to Light Up Additional 100 4G LTE Markets in Coming Months, Just in Time for New iPhone