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Google Makes It Easier to Pay With Google Pay Online

Kellen May 22, 2024 1

Paying for anything online is almost always easier to do when you see the option to do so with Google Pay and Google's autofill. To further add to this experience by making it safer and more helpful, Google is introducing 3 new features to online Google Pay...

Google Upgrades Play Points With More Perks, Rewards

Tim May 22, 2024

Google says that over 220 million people are using Play Points. That's a ton of users, and to help reward these users better, Google announced a series of upgrades for the service. First off, there's an event of sorts coming to US users via Diamond Valley, a...

T-Mobile Starts Raising Prices on Older Plans by as Much as $5 Per Line

Kellen May 22, 2024 31

To finish off the month of April, T-Mobile held its quarterly earnings call and suggested that it might soon increase prices for older plans. Here we are now at the end of May and those price increases are official, with notices starting to rollout to...

Hurry and Snag Knots 3D While It’s Free for Android, iOS

Tim May 21, 2024 5

The developer behind Knots 3D has set the price of the app to free, down from its usual $5.99. Apparently this isn't the first time they have done this and we're sure it serves as a solid way to get eyes on the app. Knots 3D is really just an app about knots....

Sonos Announced Its Ace Headphones and Didn’t Mention AI a Single Time

Kellen May 21, 2024 4

Sonos has finally made a pair of headphones after folks have seemingly been asking for some time for them to do so, following years and years of making mostly-excellent home audio equipment. The headphones are called the Sonos Ace, will arrive in June, and...

Adobe Lightroom on Mobile Now Supports Generative Remove

Tim May 21, 2024 2

Adobe is shipping out a Firefly-powered Generative Remove feature to Lightroom on all platforms, including mobile. This is welcomed news for both iOS and Android users. Similar to what we see from other apps like Google Photos, Adobe's product allows users to...

Up to $1,100 Off Samsung’s Galaxy Tab S9 Ultra is Happening

Kellen May 20, 2024 2

Apple may have just launched its fancy new iPad Pro with its special OLED screen, but there's one thing that device will never have - Android. You know what does run Android? Samsung's tablets, including their ridiculous Galaxy Tab S9 line, one of which is the...

Android 15 Beta 2.1 Update Drops to Fix Private Space Bug

Kellen May 20, 2024 1

We are a week removed from the release of Android 15 Beta 2 and Google is ready to push a bug fixer update to it. Today, Google dropped Android 15 Beta 2.1 onto our Pixel devices to take care of a specific issue related to the new Private Space feature....

7 New Features are Coming to Android, Your Devices: Google Messages, Home, More

Kellen May 30, 2024 1

Pixel owners know about feature drops, because they are Google's way of continuously adding value to devices. With each big...

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T-Mobile Buying US Cellular for $4.4B, Wants to Improve Rural Coverage

Tim May 28, 2024 1

T-Mobile has built its network to have amazing speed and capacity in all major US cities. If you live in an urban area, T-...

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T-Mobile Starts Raising Prices on Older Plans by as Much as $5 Per Line

Kellen May 22, 2024 1

To finish off the month of April, T-Mobile held its quarterly earnings call and suggested that it might soon increase prices...

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Android 15 Beta 2.1 Update Drops to Fix Private Space Bug

Kellen May 20, 2024 1

We are a week removed from the release of Android 15 Beta 2 and Google is ready to push a bug fixer update to it. Today,...

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What’s New in Android 15 Beta 2: The Fun Stuff!

Kellen May 16, 2024 1

Since we’re in Android 15 Beta 2, it’s probably safe for you to go ahead and flash this to your Pixel phone, assuming you are...

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Android 15 Beta 2 is Here for Pixel Devices and Non-Pixel Devices

Kellen May 15, 2024 1

It wouldn't be a Google I/O week without a brand new Android 15 Beta release. Prepare your Pixel devices, my friends, for the...

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10 Big New Android Features From I/O: Private Space, Wallet Cards, AI in Google TV, More

Kellen May 15, 2024 1

If you fell asleep during yesterday's keynote because the only thing Google wanted to talk about was Gemini and AI, you are...

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I’ve Spent 5 Days With the Pixel 8a

Kellen May 13, 2024 1

Shortly after the Pixel 8a was announced, we looked through all of the comments that were made about the phone and noticed...

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Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Pro Unboxing and Tour!

Kellen October 11, 2023 1

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 1

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 1

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 1

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 1

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 1

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 1

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 Pixel 7 Pro and Pixel 7 Unboxing and Tour!

Kellen October 12, 2022 1

The Google Pixel 7 and Pixel 7 Pro are here! Well, we've had them for a good week now, but yours should be arriving at any...

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