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Reminder: Verizon’s $30 Upgrade Fee for Existing Customers Starts Today

Kellen April 22, 2012 196

Not necessarily a subject that we like to write about, but we thought it was part of our duty to remind you that today is go live for Verizon's new $30 upgrade fee. When you cruise into a store going forward to grab a new phone at a subsidized price and then...

Kellen April 22, 2012 83

According to a regulatory filing, current Motorola Mobility CEO Sanjay Jha managed to roll in a total compensation package of around $47 million dollars in 2011, almost 4 times his pay from 2010. Motorola claims that the rise in pay was due to the successful...

Kellen April 22, 2012 33

After months and months of attempts, S-OFF has finally been achieved on the HTC Rezoundand a handful of other devices including the Amaze 4G through a new tool called JuopunutBear (someone say that 5 times fast). For those not familiar with S-OFF, just think...

Kellen April 22, 2012 66

On May 3 in London, we will finally get a taste of the "Next Galaxy." Before we get there, Samsung has decided to tease us through a new site with a count down. They have scrambled the words " The Next Galaxy" into tgeltayehxnx.com and are counting down to...

Tim April 21, 2012 84

The folks over at Asus were nice enough to send us a brand new Transformer Pad before they hit the US market here in a few days. The tablet itself is Asus' attempt at creating a powerful tablet with strong on-paper specs, but keeping it at an affordable ...

Kellen April 21, 2012 282

A few orders for the Galaxy Nexus on Sprint started to arrive yesterday and one thing in particular stood out to us - it's running Android 4.0.4. Yes, that would be a newer build of Android than your Verizon Galaxy Nexus is "officially" running. As you are all...

Kellen April 21, 2012 192

It has been over a month since we were last treated to a DROID RAZR HD sighting. Thanks to leaks out of China, we were able to take a peak at a device that was once codenamed the "Fighter" that looked a heck of a lot like previous RAZR releases. Well, except...

Kellen April 21, 2012 7

If you follow us on Twitter, then you probably saw this link go out early yesterday, but as always, we like to make sure everyone is up to speed. What we have is a listing on Amazon's German site "by Samsung" for the "Galaxy S3." Amazon lists it at 599 Euros,...

Galaxy S26 Ultra Lookin’ Round and Wobbly

Kellen December 30, 2025 7

The Galaxy S26 Ultra should arrive in the coming weeks, assuming Samsung sticks to a familiar timeline. It has launched...

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Current Galaxy Z TriFold Pricing Has Samsung Losing Money With Each Sale

Tim December 29, 2025 7

A report out of South Korea is painting a suboptimal picture for Samsung and its current nice guy pricing of the Galaxy Z...

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Android 16 QPR3 Beta 1.1 Released for Pixel Phones!

Tim December 23, 2025 7

A small fixer update is rolling out to Google Pixel devices, labeled as Android 16 QPR3 Beta 1.1. It doesn't appear to be...

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Pixel 10 Pro XL at $400 Off is Crazy Stuff

Kellen December 22, 2025 7

Last minute shoppers, the greatest Pixel 10 Pro deal in history is here at the perfect time. You can take up to $400 off the...

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

Kellen December 19, 2025 7

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 7

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 7

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 7

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

Kellen May 6, 2025 196

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 196

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 196

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 196

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 196

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 196

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 196

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 196

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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Reminder: Verizon’s $30 Upgrade Fee for Existing Customers Starts Today

Motorola CEO Sanjay Jha Made $47 Million in 2011, Four Times his 2010 Pay

HTC Rezound Finally Receives S-OFF Via JuopunutBear Tool

Samsung Opens Up Teaser Site for the “Next Galaxy” – Something is Going Down Tomorrow

Asus Transformer Pad TF300 Review

Sprint Galaxy Nexus Orders Arrive Early, Device Running Android 4.0.4 – Ummm, Hello Verizon and Google?

DROID RAZR HD Will Essentially Look Just Like This Device

Galaxy SIII Pops Up on German Amazon Site, Should We Believe It Though?