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Google Launches Android Design, Teaches Users To Create Visually Stunning Apps For Ice Cream Sandwich And Beyond

Tim January 12, 2012 63

We fully enjoy Google's Ice Cream Sandwich. It looks super sexy and is way more than just minor UI tweaks. For those that realize this, Google has created Android Design, for developers and enthusiasts alike. It gives you the info and tools needed to create...

Kellen January 12, 2012 50

The Intel booth marked one of our last stops here at CES 2012, and what better way to start wrapping things up than by looking at one of the future chipsets you will see in Android phones this year. It's called Intel's "Medfield" processor and is a single-core...

Tim January 12, 2012 19

We have been hearing all sorts of good news about Corning's newest creation: Gorilla Glass 2. Surrounding the Las Vegas Convention Center (LVCC) are ads and posters promoting Gorilla Glass 2 that is 20% thinner and even stronger than the previous version of...

Kellen January 12, 2012 44

Check "user guide" off the list of DROID 4 things that we need to see prior to launch. The phone is already official, plus we know that VZW is likely planning to launch it at $249, so we really are just waiting for a launch date at this point. Be sure to check...

Eric January 12, 2012 93

Microsoft is boasting their ever expanding blitzkrieg of the Android market today by announcing that they have signed a deal with LG over patents related to their Android phones and Chrome OS devices. LG now joins the ranks of Samsung, Acer and HTC as...

Kellen January 12, 2012 104

After reading our reports over the last couple of weeks which suggested that the Galaxy Nexus extended battery was half off, one of our readers called into Verizon to see what the deal was since they were so hard to find online and in stores. The rep informed...

Kellen January 12, 2012 41

Verizon announced all kinds of new 4G LTE devices at CES this week, but one thing that remained absent from almost all of those announcements were release dates. Scratch the purple DROID RAZR off of that list, as we have just learned that Big Red has targeted...

Kellen January 12, 2012 44

When you combined official CyanogenMod installs with the abundance of installs of kanged ROMs in the wild, the number of users has now eclipsed 1 million. Quite the number, right there. Congrats CM team, can't wait to see the official CM9 when it rolls out. ...

Verizon Wastes No Time Switching Device Unlock Policy to 365 Days

Kellen January 20, 2026 44

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 44

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 44

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 44

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 44

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 44

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 44

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

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Galaxy S25 Sales Going Up When It Should Be Going Down

Tim January 12, 2026 44

There's something funky going on with Samsung's Galaxy S25 series sales numbers. As one might imagine, after the first few...

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

Kellen May 6, 2025 63

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 63

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 63

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 63

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 63

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 63

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 63

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 63

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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Google Launches Android Design, Teaches Users To Create Visually Stunning Apps For Ice Cream Sandwich And Beyond

Quick First Look: Lenovo and Intel’s Medfield Android Phone

Video: Corning Introduces Gorilla Glass 2 At Their 2012 CES Booth

DROID 4 User Guide Available for Download

Microsoft And LG Sign Patent Deal, Microsoft Makes Money Off Of 70 Percent of Android Handsets

Extended Batteries for All Verizon 4G LTE Phones are 50% Off

Purple DROID RAZR Headed for January 23 Launch

CyanogenMod Hits 1,000,000 Users