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Thursday Poll: What’s Your Favorite Way to Communicate With Friends?

Tim July 26, 2012 100

With the ways to communicate with the people we love continuously growing, we would like to hear which way is so far, your favorite. There's the ever-classic text message, old fashioned phone call, and of course the newest IM applications such as Gtalk and...

Tim July 26, 2012 23

Madfinger Games has published yet another update to Dead Trigger, the main feature being a fix for that nasty 180º turning bug. It's hard to explain, but sometimes when you were moving or reloading your weapon, you would instantly be facing the opposite...

Eric July 26, 2012 6

Path is one of the smaller social networks, but it's meant to be that way: tight knit and personal. The application for Android received a pretty large update today, adding in a lot of new features to keep you updated on what everyone in your network is up...

Tim July 26, 2012 33

Dang. Apple has won a stay on the recent ruling from the U.K. that would have forced them to post a statement on their official website, informing Apple customers that Samsung did in fact, not copy their iPad design. Until the case can be heard in October by...

Kellen July 26, 2012 55

Just yesterday, we were talking about the crazy high demand for official Nexus 7 cases and how silly kids were willing to pay upwards of $100 to get a hold of one. After selling out in minutes on the day that the N7 went live, the Google Play Store hasn't had...

Tim July 26, 2012 18

From the same creators of the WiFi standard, comes the Miracast wireless display standard, which allows for the wireless beaming of the display contents on your mobile phone or tablet, directly to a large HDTV screen in your house without a wireless router. To...

Kellen July 26, 2012 72

I promise you, that title is correct. Motorola announced this afternoon that they have been "working closely with our developers and carrier partners" and are ready to start unlocking some bootloaders. The first device to receive such glory is the Photon Q,...

Kellen July 26, 2012 126

Sprint and Motorola announced the Photon Q this morning, a device with a 5-row slideout keyboard, 1.5GHz dual-core processor (probably the Snapdragon S4), on-screen navigation keys, Ice Cream Sandwich, NFC, 1785 mAh battery, 4.3" qHD display, an 8MP camera,...

Android 17 Beta 1 is Releasing “Soon”

Kellen February 10, 2026 126

Google surprised the Android world this afternoon by announcing that Android 17 Beta 1 is arriving "soon." Yeah, Android 17,...

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Galaxy Unpacked 2026 Scheduled for February 25

Tim February 10, 2026 126

Samsung has booked the date at which they will unveil the Galaxy S26 series. February 25 is the day, 10am PT (1pm ET) is the...

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AT&T’s Best Unlimited Plan

Kellen February 10, 2026 126

For those looking for the best AT&T unlimited plan, the choices are pretty simple to narrow down, thanks to AT&T only...

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Verizon’s Best Unlimited Plan

Kellen February 10, 2026 126

2026 is going to be a big year for Verizon. After appointing a new CEO and then laying off a huge chunk of staff, they will...

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T-Mobile’s Best Unlimited Plan

Kellen February 10, 2026 126

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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YouTube Music Lyrics Feature Now Behind Premium Paywall

Tim February 9, 2026 126

Bad news, non-Premium subscribers who use YouTube Music -- the lyrics tab is officially behind a paywall. The feature, if you...

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ChatGPT Gets Ads Starting Today

Tim February 9, 2026 126

If you caught the "Big Game" last night, you might've seen a few ads that teased the fact that OpenAI will begin testing ads...

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Buzzkill: Galaxy S26 Ultra Won’t Have Built-in Magnets

Tim February 5, 2026 126

Leading up to today, the general consensus was that the entire Galaxy S26 lineup would feature built-in magnets, bringing the...

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

Kellen May 6, 2025 100

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 100

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 100

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 100

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 100

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 100

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 100

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 100

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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Thursday Poll: What’s Your Favorite Way to Communicate With Friends?

Another Dead Trigger Update Goes Live, Fixes That Pesky 180º Turn Bug

Path Receives Huge Update, Adds Movies, Books and New Photo Cropping Tools

Apple Awarded Stay, Won’t Have to Say ‘Samsung Didn’t Copy Us’ For Now

Nexus 7 Cases Now “In Stock” Through Google Play Store, Get Them While You Can

NVIDIA to Add Support to Tegra Chips for Miracast Wireless Display Standards

Motorola Finally Ready to Unlock Bootloaders, Starts With the Photon Q

Sprint Announces the Photon Q, This Should Have Been the DROID 4