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Throwback Thursday: Win a Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9 WiFi Tablet (Update: Winner Picked)

Tim August 24, 2012 1916

Sometimes, you just need take it back a bit. Introducing our new Throwback Thursday contest where we've partnered up with NVIDIA to offer up some older, but still fantastic prizes. Today, up for grabs we have a Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9 WiFi 16GB. To today's...

Tim August 24, 2012 17

In the newly updated Indie Games section of Google Play, I stumbled upon Grabatron. I've seen it a few times now, but seemed to always pass it by. I decided to check it out and was happily surprised. In the beginning, you take control of an alien spaceship...

Tim August 24, 2012 19

Cases from Cruzerlite for the Nexus 7 tablet are now up and they can be purchased in a wide variety of colors. As for the material they are made of, it's a hard rubbery material that is sure to stand up to a beating. Here's a previous review of Cruzerlite...

Tim August 24, 2012 37

It's Friday and you know what that means - it's time to answer our reader-submitted questions! This week, many of you decided to go a more personal route and we would love nothing more than for all of you to get a greater sense of who we are as individuals. We...

Eric August 24, 2012 3

NASA and Rovio have become best buddies with the launch of Angry Birds Space, and with the latest update, NASA is looking to the Birds to save the Mars Curiosity Rover from those pesky pigs. The update, now live in the Play Store, adds 20 levels of the Birds...

Eric August 24, 2012 52

If you are like me, you enjoy the ease of taking notes electronically and having them stored away, but there's something about a good ol' fashion notebook that you just can't replace. For some of the highest quality notebooks out there, Moleskin is hard to...

Tim August 24, 2012 112

Above is a photo of the brand new Samsung "Experience" retail store in Australia. Unsurprisingly, everyone is picking on Samsung for taking many cues straight from Apple's successful retail look. As you can see, there are islands in the store that display...

Tim August 24, 2012 32

With the hope of restoring low-cost space exploration, NASA is planning to launch mini satellites into space powered by Nexus One and Nexus S smartphones. The program, called "PhoneSat" aims to launch the “lowest-cost satellites ever flown into space,” which I...

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

Tim January 22, 2026 32

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

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What’s Your Carrier’s Device Unlock Policy: T-Mobile, Verizon, AT&T

Kellen January 21, 2026 32

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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Verizon Wastes No Time Switching Device Unlock Policy to 365 Days

Kellen January 20, 2026 32

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 32

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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How to Claim the $20 Verizon Outage Credit

Kellen January 15, 2026 32

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 32

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 32

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 32

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

Kellen May 6, 2025 1916

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 1916

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 1916

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 1916

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 1916

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 1916

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 1916

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 1916

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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Throwback Thursday: Win a Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9 WiFi Tablet (Update: Winner Picked)

Grabatron for Android, Time to Destroy Those Puny Humans

Cruzerlite Androidified Cases for the Nexus 7 Up For Sale

Droid Life Q&A Session: Volume 4 Answers

Angry Birds Space Updated, Those Darn Pigs Stole the Mars Curiosity Rover!

Evernote and Moleskine Team Up for a Snazzy Smart Notebook

Samsung Opens First ‘Experience’ Retail Store, Comes Out Looking Like Apple’s

NASA’s PhoneSat Program to Launch Android-Powered Mini Satellites into Space