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What is the HTC Fireball? Headed to Verizon With 4G Soon?

Kellen December 19, 2011 57

Does HTC have another 4G handset in the works for Verizon's 4G LTE network? We are hearing murmurs of a device called the HTC Fireball with 4G, but have no other details to go on. We can see however, that the model number is ADR6410, which happens to fall in...

Ron December 19, 2011 138

Just wanted to point out that this post was finished on Friday night and sure enough, news broke this morning that Eric Schmidt expects there to be a Nexus tablet in 2012. HP is currently the number two seller of tablets, though most expect Amazon to usurp...

Kellen December 18, 2011 132

As someone on Twitter said when we tweeted this just a few minutes ago, "The 'DROOIIID' sound is so 2010." What about a "Nexus" noise though? Ready to give it a shot? One of our long time readers asked his friend to create something along those lines and this...

Kellen December 18, 2011 126

The title pretty much tells you all that you need to know with this one. Many of you were looking for a tethering option, and the folks behind the ever-famous Wireless Tether have released their latest experimental version that works flawlessly with a rooted...

Kellen December 18, 2011 116

Since the Galaxy Nexus has big and beautiful notification light, we need to make sure you are getting the most out of it. In one of our previous Ice Cream Sandwich videos, we showed you an app called Light Flow that allows you to customize, but have had enough...

Kellen December 17, 2011 285

On Friday, a flashable zip file was made available that would put Google Wallet on your LTE Galaxy Nexus. The process was not all that fun, and even after completing it, some were still running into issues. Well, guess what? An .apk has been released that...

Tim December 16, 2011 2122

It's Day 5 of DL and NVIDIA's Two Weeks of Holiday Tegra. We have been handing out tablets all week long and here is this week's last chance to win a Tegra 2 powered device. But don't worry, starting next Monday we have a whole week more of tablet giveaway...

Tim December 16, 2011 22

What a week. Verizon launched the Galaxy Nexus and people could not be more relieved. It has definitely been a long road, folks. Thanks for remaining patient, here's the full list of events if you missed them. All week long we have run our Two Weeks of...

Android 17 Beta 1 is Releasing “Soon”

Kellen February 10, 2026 22

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 22

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 22

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 22

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 22

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 22

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 22

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 22

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 57

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 57

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 57

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 57

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 57

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 57

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 57

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 57

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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What is the HTC Fireball? Headed to Verizon With 4G Soon?

We Need a Nexus Tablet [Opinion]

Download: “Nexus” Notification Sound

Wireless Tether Updated, Now Works With Rooted Galaxy Nexus LTE

LED Notification Light App for the Galaxy Nexus is Called Light Flow LED Control

Download: Google Wallet Apk for Galaxy Nexus LTE, All Users – No Root or Zip Flashing Required

Contest: Two Weeks of Holiday Tegra #5 – Win a 32GB WiFi Motorola XOOM (Updated: Winner Picked!)

This Week In The Life Of DROID: 12/16/2011