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Verizon Offers $40 Credit to Monthly Bill for New 4G LTE Device Buyers Through Amazon

Tim May 21, 2012 35

Verizon is teaming up with Amazon Wireless to offer new customers a nice $40 credit to their monthly bill when they purchase a new 4G LTE capable device. When signing up for a new two year agreement and required data package, the $40 will be credited to your...

Kellen May 21, 2012 38

Total Commander, one of the most powerful and popular Windows file managers has made its official arrival on Android. If you were looking for the ultimate tool to help you manage your phone, this would probably be it. It has a great top menu that allows you...

Tim May 21, 2012 39

Last week, we wrote up FXI's ICS-in-a-USB that was about to hit the market for a whopping $200. As soon as we published that, people started mentioning another option for Android lovers, which is called the MK802. For being such a small package, it comes...

Kellen May 21, 2012 36

With an entire Samsung Galaxy SIII ROM leaking over the weekend, including S Voice, it was only a matter of time before it was picked through. The wallpapers, clocks, random apps, ringtones, and other goodies from it are all available for you to download today...

Tim May 21, 2012 17

Owners of the Asus Transformer Pad can start manually pulling the newest firmware update to 9.4.3.29 if their tablets haven't automatically prompted them to do so. The update contains only a few bug fixes and updates to the camera and WiFi build numbers, so...

Kellen May 21, 2012 275

Could this be the week? According to a handful of readers who either called into Verizon support within the last few days or entered a store looking for help, the Galaxy Nexus is scheduled to receive Android 4.0.4 tomorrow, May 22. One of our readers said that...

Kellen May 21, 2012 138

Late Friday afternoon, Motorola took to its blog to help clarify its reasoning behind the decision to not upgrade the DROID 3 and DROID X2 to Ice Cream Sandwich. This note came just hours after they released a new timeline for Android 4.0 updates, which as in...

Kellen May 21, 2012 59

After enjoying Samsung's new S Voice service that had been pulled from the Galaxy SIII, users started to notice a network error appear often enough to assume that Samsung had blocked the service. If you were running into this issue and can't live without S...

Google Decides That Google Assistant Can Stick Around a Bit Longer, Pushes Gemini Switch to 2026

Kellen December 19, 2025 59

You may have forgotten the timeline, but Google was pushing to force all off of Google Assistant and onto Gemini by the end...

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What’s New in Android 16 QPR3 Beta: At a Glance, Flashlight, Navigation Buttons, More

Kellen December 18, 2025 59

Google may have released Android 16 QPR3 Beta 1 at the worst possible time of the day, but we're still going to dive into it...

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Android 16 QPR3 Beta Program Goes Live for Pixel Devices

Kellen December 17, 2025 59

Android 16 QPR3 Beta 1 released. Google shipped Android 16 QPR2 to stable channels this month as the December Pixel update,...

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Verizon Pixel 8, Pixel 9, and Pixel 10 Devices Get New December Update (Updated)

Kellen December 17, 2025 59

All of Google's still-supported Pixel devices received a huge QPR2 update in early December with new features and tons of bug...

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Google Makes Controversial Pixel Search Bar Change

Kellen December 17, 2025 59

Within the past several days, a group of Pixel owners noticed a change to the way the Search bar at the bottom of their Pixel...

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Samsung December Updates Continue Roll Out to All These Devices

Kellen December 17, 2025 59

Samsung started sending December updates to a batch of devices earlier in the week, but they weren't quite done with 2025....

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Galaxy Z TriFold Sells Out Quick in South Korea, Even With High Price Tag

Tim December 12, 2025 59

We shouldn't be surprised, folks. Samsung launched the Galaxy Z TriFold this week in its home country of South Korea, with in...

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YouTube TV Will Offer 10 Genre-Specific Plans in 2026

Tim December 10, 2025 59

More choice and more flexibility. That's what everyone has been clamoring for lately. If you'll recall, YouTube TV used to be...

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

Kellen May 6, 2025 35

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 35

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 35

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 35

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 35

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 35

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 35

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 35

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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Verizon Offers $40 Credit to Monthly Bill for New 4G LTE Device Buyers Through Amazon

Total Commander File Manager Leaves Testing, Officially Enters Google Play Store

$75 Can Buy You Ice Cream Sandwich on a Stick, Take Android to Any Screen

Download: Galaxy SIII Wallpapers, Clocks, Apps and Ringtones

Asus Transformer Pad TF300 Receives Update to 9.4.3.29, Minor Bug Fixes and Other Tweaks

Galaxy Nexus 4.0.4 Update Arriving May 22?

Motorola: Not Upgrading the DROID 3 and DROID X2 to ICS Because It Won’t “Improve” Them

Samsung May Have Blocked S Voice From Working, A Couple of Fixes Already Floating Around