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Having Trouble Syncing High Quality Contact Pics To Your Galaxy Nexus? Try These Tips

Tim December 19, 2011 149

We have received enough emails from readers who are tired of seeing pixelated photos while thumbing through their contact that we stressed our brains to try and find some fixes. See, we have this theory that Google's servers are to blame since their contact...

Kellen December 19, 2011 24

Just in case your day had an hour long gap that needed to be filled, we thought we would show you the ninja unboxing of the Galaxy Nexus. In the past, the ninja has made quick work of his unboxing, but this time around, he wants you to put your skills to the...

Kellen December 19, 2011 75

The Asus Transformer Prime has had about as many rumored release dates and delays as any device, including the Galaxy Nexus. The most solid of them though, was December 19, which now looks to be semi-correct. While you may not find the device in stores today...

Eric December 19, 2011 42

The Motorola XOOM may not be the best tablet on the market, but it is Google's developer tablet, that means that it was the likely candidate for getting the bump to Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich first. While nothing official has been released yet, the Android...

Tim December 19, 2011 60

In a conversation with an Italian newspaper, Google Chairman Eric Schmidt has gone on record that Google is pushing hard to bring a Nexus tablet to the market within six months. Schmidt gave little on details of the tablet, but stated that it would be "of the...

Kellen December 19, 2011 133

A soak test for a new DROID RAZR update was prepped last week - that update is starting to roll out to members of the group now. In the support documents that list out the changes for this new software, we can see that some of this stuff is pretty significant....

Kellen December 19, 2011 413

Reports started to flow in over the weekend that the Galaxy Nexus on Verizon was experiencing signal strength issues and possibly dropping calls like a mutha. Can't say that I have noticed the dropped call issue myself, but it does seem tough to ever get a...

Kellen December 19, 2011 45

We were told a couple of weeks ago that the first "DROID" 4G LTE slider - aka the DROID 4 - has a better than average chance of hitting store shelves on December 22. According to a document that popped into our inbox today, that still appears to be the case....

Android 17 Beta 1 is Releasing “Soon”

Kellen February 10, 2026 45

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 45

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 45

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 45

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 45

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 45

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 45

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 45

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 149

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 149

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 149

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 149

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 149

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 149

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 149

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 149

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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Having Trouble Syncing High Quality Contact Pics To Your Galaxy Nexus? Try These Tips

No One Unboxes a Galaxy Nexus Better than a Ninja, No One

Some Asus Transformer Prime Pre-Orders Shipping, Cancelled Orders Entitle You to $10 Gift Card

XDA Provides Working Ice Cream Sandwich On Your WiFi XOOM, Ready To Flash At Your Leisure

Eric Schmidt: “In the Next Six Months We Plan to Market a Tablet of the Highest Quality”

DROID RAZR Update is Ready: Improves Camera, Data Connectivity, and More

Verizon Support: Update to Address Galaxy Nexus Signal Strength in the Works

DROID 4 Still Set for December 22 Release?