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Ice Cream Sandwich Makes Its Way To The DROIDX In The Form Of EncounterICS

Tim December 20, 2011 75

Development for the DROIDX is still going strong and Ice Cream Sandwich has unofficially made its way to the handset thanks to the underground Android developer community. A dev by the name of firstEncounter over at RootzWiki got a little tired of not...

Kellen December 20, 2011 197

A little over a week after the DROID Bionic received a substantial bug fixer, a new update has popped up on a variety of handsets as build 5.9.901. We poked around for a changelog, but have come up empty. It's definitely a mystery, though you can load it now...

Tim December 19, 2011 1965

It is now Day 6 of DL and NVIDIA's Two Weeks of Holiday Tegra. You still have five days to win yourself a nice present this holiday season that runs on Google's Honeycomb OS all powered by NVIDIA's Tegra 2 processor. This time we’ve got the Acer Iconia Tab, a...

Kellen December 19, 2011 204

The ITC (International Trade Commission) has ruled today that HTC infringes on one of Apple's patents and will face a ban on their products starting April 2012 here in the U.S. The patent in question has to do with formatted data that can be interacted with,...

Kellen December 19, 2011 32

The Google+ team teased us with screenshots the other day that showed the ability to start Hangouts from your mobile device. The update to enable that is now live in the market. It also introduced some other goodies like a newly designed album view for...

Kellen December 19, 2011

Within the hour, AT&T has announced that it has ended its bid to acquire T-Mobile. At this point, we shouldn't be surprised at this after seeing the FCC and DOJ do their best to shut it down. The big question is, "What does AT&T do now?" One thing is...

Tim December 19, 2011 38

Game publisher Gameloft has just released their highly awaited Modern Combast 3: Fallen Nation to the Android Market. If you are big into FPS games and are a fan of the Battlefield or Call of Duty series, then you will be right at home. The game runs a not-...

Kellen December 19, 2011 32

Every time I type the words "Casio g'z0ne Commando" I feel like throwing on some wet gear, boots, CamelBak, and crushing the wilderness. It just looks like some kind of a "man" phone. Funny thing is, our reader who tipped us to the update said that "his wife's...

Android 17 Beta 1 is Releasing “Soon”

Kellen February 10, 2026 32

Google surprised the Android world this afternoon by announcing that Android 17 Beta 1 is arriving "soon." Yeah, Android 17,...

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Galaxy Unpacked 2026 Scheduled for February 25

Tim February 10, 2026 32

Samsung has booked the date at which they will unveil the Galaxy S26 series. February 25 is the day, 10am PT (1pm ET) is the...

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AT&T’s Best Unlimited Plan

Kellen February 10, 2026 32

For those looking for the best AT&T unlimited plan, the choices are pretty simple to narrow down, thanks to AT&T only...

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Verizon’s Best Unlimited Plan

Kellen February 10, 2026 32

2026 is going to be a big year for Verizon. After appointing a new CEO and then laying off a huge chunk of staff, they will...

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T-Mobile’s Best Unlimited Plan

Kellen February 10, 2026 32

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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YouTube Music Lyrics Feature Now Behind Premium Paywall

Tim February 9, 2026 32

Bad news, non-Premium subscribers who use YouTube Music -- the lyrics tab is officially behind a paywall. The feature, if you...

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ChatGPT Gets Ads Starting Today

Tim February 9, 2026 32

If you caught the "Big Game" last night, you might've seen a few ads that teased the fact that OpenAI will begin testing ads...

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Buzzkill: Galaxy S26 Ultra Won’t Have Built-in Magnets

Tim February 5, 2026 32

Leading up to today, the general consensus was that the entire Galaxy S26 lineup would feature built-in magnets, bringing the...

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

Kellen May 6, 2025 75

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 75

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 75

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 75

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 75

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 75

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 75

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 75

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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Ice Cream Sandwich Makes Its Way To The DROIDX In The Form Of EncounterICS

DROID Bionic Receiving Mysterious 5.9.901 Update?

Contest: Two Weeks of Holiday Tegra #6 – Win a 16GB WiFi Acer Iconia Tablet (Updated: Winner Picked!)

ITC Rules that HTC Infringes on Apple Patent, Devices Subject to Ban in April 2012

Google Plus Update Brings Hangout Starting Through Messenger, Other Goodies

AT&T Ends Bid to Acquire T-Mobile [from AL]

Gameloft’s Modern Combat 3: Fallen Nation Now Available For Android

Verizon’s Rugged Beast the Casio Commando Receives Update