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Official 2012 Summer Olympics Applications Now Available on Google Play

Tim July 12, 2012 31

Official 2012 Olympics applications are now available and they offer a ton of access to the Games. There are countless hours of on-demand videos, news, and everything else you need to cover the action that takes place this year in London. The applications were...

Kellen July 12, 2012 48

With fastboot files, you are able to relieve your Motorola phone from a variety of sticky situations. Using a program called RSDLite, you can flash these and recover your phone should you soft brick it or find yourself in some sort of a bootloop after...

Tim July 12, 2012 39

If you feel like getting your creative juices flowing or happen to be a Matt Groening fan in general, you're going to want to check this out. Recently released onto the Play Store is a Futurama Head-in-a-jar Creator. Awesome, right? You can try and make your...

Tim July 12, 2012 14

Rolling Stone has pushed a new application to Google Play and if you're a concert-going rocker, it's going to be perfect for you. The app is extremely basic and there's nothing too pretty about it. You can choose to search for concerts based on your location,...

Tim July 12, 2012 41

Oh, so you're a movie buff? Then maybe you'll enjoy this huge IMDb update! Included in the update is a gang of new features; Facebook and Twitter sharing of what you're watching, access to the endless movie discussion boards, recommendations for movies you may...

Kellen July 12, 2012 37

Here is the first Galaxy S3 ad that Samsung plans to air during the Olympics, this summer. It features David Beckhman and a whole bunch of GS3 owners sharing a video of him as he kicks a ball into a gong from some 60 yards away. You can see S Beam, quick...

Kellen July 12, 2012 50

Time to fire up the rumor engines on another yet-to-be-released Motorola phone, this time for the XT907. "What is the XT907," you ask? Well, according to the picture above of a housing for the device, it looks like yet another RAZR-ish phone headed to Verizon...

Kellen July 12, 2012 54

It has been quite the journey, but the Samsung Galaxy S3 is now available from Verizon Wireless. Starting at $199, you can pick up the 16GB version in either blue or white - the 32GB version will run you $249 and comes in the exact same colors. With its 1.5GHz...

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

Tim January 22, 2026 54

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 54

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 54

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 54

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 54

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 54

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 54

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 54

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 31

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 31

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 31

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 31

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 31

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 31

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 31

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 31

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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Official 2012 Summer Olympics Applications Now Available on Google Play

Fastboot Files Released for DROID RAZR Ice Cream Sandwich 4.0.4 Build 6.7.2-180

Futurama Head-In-A-Jar Creator Lands on Google Play, Shut Up and Take My Money

Rolling Stone: On the Road, Follow Your Favorite Artist’s Shows and See Concerts Around You

IMDb Android App Updated, Access to the Movie Boards and Recommended Titles

Here is Samsung’s First Galaxy S3 Ad for the Olympics

Motorola XT907 Appears With Verizon and 4G LTE Branding – Little Brother to the RAZR HD?

Samsung Galaxy S3 Now Available From Verizon, Starting at $199