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PayPal Looking to Battle Square With “Here” Mobile Payment System

Eric March 15, 2012 44

PayPal is looking to be the biggest online payment system out there but one area they were beat to the punch was mobile payments. Square was very successful with their card-reader dongle but PayPal has come back swinging with their new service which is dubbed...

Tim March 15, 2012 60

More games from publisher EA have made their way to the Google Play Store. You will now be able to play NBA Jam and FIFA 12whenever you please on your Android device. They both will run you $5, but EA does their best at making sure you get your money's worth....

Eric March 15, 2012 13

The Android-x86 project has been around for a while, trying to get our favorite operating system ported over to even more machines around the world, namely desktops and laptops. This is a product of that drive to rule everything; Ice Cream Sandwich running on...

Tim March 15, 2012 89

If you were not able to take advantage of Verizon's deal on extended batteries for the Galaxy Nexus, then you should know that there is a serious deal going on over at Amazon. For just $20, you can scoop up the 2100mAh extended battery for your G-Nex instead...

Tim March 15, 2012 12

If you have been waiting for the American launch of Zynga's next blockbuster, today is the day. You can now head int the Google Play Store and pick up the awesomeness that is Scramble with Friends. Scramble with Friends is much like Boggle. You are given...

Eric March 15, 2012 35

Search, the cornerstone that Google is built on is getting ready to receive an overhaul pretty soon. Coming "over the next months" are semantic search results that can tell what you are looking for based on how and where you type it. The difference between...

Eric March 15, 2012 58

Who knows when the carriers will start getting official Ice Cream Sandwich updates out to phones. A long standby for the Android community has been being able to fall back on CyanogenMod when official updates were nowhere to be found. CM9 is in the works and...

Eric March 15, 2012 17

An interesting bug has popped up on Motorola's site recently, one that might leave your new phone different from how you wanted. The Motorola DROID RAZR MAXX is on backorder through Verizon's website, so people have been flocking to Moto's site to do the...

Here’s the Galaxy S26 Ultra and Specs

Kellen January 30, 2026 17

The Galaxy S26 Ultra leaks with a set of specs, including the camera, battery size, processor, and dimensions. Samsung still...

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T-Mobile’s Best Unlimited Plan

Kellen January 29, 2026 17

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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Chrome Gets 5 Wild New Gemini AI Features

Kellen January 28, 2026 17

Google has essentially launched its new vision for Chrome today with an announcement for several new Gemini-powered features...

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Galaxy Z TriFold US Sales Open January 30, Priced at $2,899

Tim January 27, 2026 17

Samsung has confirmed Galaxy Z TriFold availability for the US. The trifold will go on sale starting January 30, priced at $2...

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T-Mobile, AT&T, Verizon Device Unlock Policies

Kellen January 27, 2026 17

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

Tim January 22, 2026 17

Galaxy Z TriFold launch is literally right around the corner, with units headed to select Samsung Experience Stores across...

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Verizon Wastes No Time Switching Device Unlock Policy to 365 Days

Kellen January 20, 2026 17

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 17

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

Kellen May 6, 2025 44

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 44

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 44

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 44

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 44

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 44

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 44

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 44

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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PayPal Looking to Battle Square With “Here” Mobile Payment System

Electronic Art’s NBA JAM and FIFA 12 Now Available Through the Google Play Store

Video: ICS Ported Over To Asus X101 Netbook Thanks to Android-x86, Looks Surprisingly Usable

[Deal] Galaxy Nexus Extended Battery Just $25 Through Amazon

Scramble with Friends Finally Hits American Google Play Store

Google Prepping Semantic Search Results, Will Make Google Assistant That Much Smarter

Will Your Device Receive Some CyanogenMod 9 Love? This Flowchart Lays Out Your Options

Ordering a RAZR MAXX Through Motorola’s Website? Check Your Cart, it Might be Purple and 16GB