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The Indie Gala is Here, Download Fun Games and Donate to Charity All in One

Eric July 18, 2012 30

Indie game bundles are all the rage these days, and why shouldn't they be? You get to download great games for a low price, support indie developers and usually charity at the same time. The Indie Gala is now live and ready for you to invest whatever you want...

Tim July 18, 2012 26

What better way to enjoy the heat of the summer than with a nice Ice Cream Sandwich. Dead Zebra's very own Andrew Bell posted this wallpaper to celebrate National Ice Cream Month and it sure is cute. Feel free to use it as your computer's desktop image or on...

Kellen July 18, 2012 94

Now that AT&T has unwrapped their version of shared data plans, it made sense to do a comparison to Verizon's Share Everything plans. Since these are the two biggest carriers in our country and probably hold more customers between the two than all others...

Tim July 18, 2012 172

Verizon is still sticking to their plans to have 400 4G LTE markets by the end of this calendar year. With an additional 33 markets having their switches flipped tomorrow on July 19, that brings the grand total to 337 markets in the US. New Markets: El Dorado...

Eric July 17, 2012 32

T-Mobile Officially Announces Samsung Galaxy Note, Arriving in "the Coming Weeks" Late last night, T-Mobile released a short press release letting the world know that they will begin stocking and selling the Galaxy Note sometime soon. It's been a long time...

Tim July 17, 2012 30

If you just can't wait to get your hands on CM10 and need to know what to expect already, then this may keep you happy for at least the next few days. The CyanogenMod team posted some of the custom features that have already been committed to the CM10 build...

Kellen July 17, 2012 117

We know that many of you have grown a bit frustrating having not yet received your Nexus 7 orders, even though you pre-ordered as early as during the Google I/O keynote. To help clarify the situation, Google has updated their shipping status info page with...

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

Kellen January 21, 2026 117

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 117

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 117

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 117

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 117

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 117

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 117

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 117

Google and Apple released a joint statement today, announcing a multi-year collab which will bring Gemini to Apple's...

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

Kellen May 6, 2025 30

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 30

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 30

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 30

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 30

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 30

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 30

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 30

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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The Indie Gala is Here, Download Fun Games and Donate to Charity All in One

Andrew Bell Releases Android Wallpaper to Celebrate National Ice Cream Month

Verizon to Turn On 33 New 4G LTE Markets Tomorrow, Expanding in 32 Others

CyanogenMod Team Listing Features That Are Good to Go for CM10

Google Updates Nexus 7 Shipping Situation