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Best Buy Planning Something Major for August 17 and 22, Any Guesses? (Updated)

Kellen August 14, 2011 44

At first we were thinking that Best Buy planned to launch the Samsung Galaxy S II on August 17 and 22, but with Samsung already looking to make that announcement on August 29 in New York, we're no longer sure. The bad news for Verizon customers, is that...

Kellen August 14, 2011 88

DROIDX owners, your are about to be fixed. Well, your Gingerbread (Android 2.3) update that caused so many frustrating problems is. The Moto support group has started sending out invites to another "soak test" that we're assuming will be the massive bug...

Tim August 14, 2011 46

We just received a friendly tweet from a reader, tipping us that the Hulu Plus application was not showing that annoying red popup which usually states that their device is not supported. Having a Nexus S on CM7, which is always rejected by the Hulu Plus app,...

Tim August 14, 2011 98

Huge news for Motorola fans today. The Photon 4G's bootloader has just been unlocked, and everyone is still celebrating. We are expecting not too many people here actually own a Photon (since we usually only cover Verizon related phones), but what this could...

Tim August 12, 2011 43

As we creep into the middle of August, we are quickly coming upon the release and possible announcment of some certain devices people have been craving. The DROID Bionic, Samsung Galaxy SII, and the HTC Vigor have officially captured the attention of the...

Tim August 12, 2011 142

We are definitely some gaming addicts over here. You can always find Kellex playing Fieldrunners HD, or myself playing some type of zombie kill 'em all type of game. We were curious if everyone else is constantly checking the Market for the next big thing. It'...

Tim August 12, 2011 72

Verizon looks to be scooping up the HTC Bliss, model number PI46110, as it just passed through the FCC rocking CDMA 850MHz/1900MHz bands. HTC's Bliss is being tagged as a "Women Only" smartphone, so it looks like we have the second coming of the DROID Eris ...

Tim August 12, 2011 55

We had a couple people asking yesterday, if the Google Videos update allowed for rooted users to stream movies yet. Answer is of course, "no". Well, here is some good news for you. There is now a modded version which disables the root check and allows rooted...

Here’s the Nothing Phone 4a

Kellen February 23, 2026 55

Nothing is preparing to fully reveal the Nothing Phone 4a on March 5, so the teasing of this next device is reaching new...

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Pixel 10a Official at $499 and the Upgrades are Tough to Find

Kellen February 18, 2026 55

Google fully unveiled the Pixel 10a today and there aren't many surprises following weeks of information trickling into our...

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Google Brings AirDrop Support to Pixel 9

Kellen February 17, 2026 55

Google has moved forward with its promise to bring AirDrop support to more phones. Today, the Search giant announced that the...

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Google’s Pixel is Getting a Now Playing App

Kellen February 16, 2026 55

Wouldn't it be cool if the Now Playing service on your Pixel phone had its own app that could get new features more regularly...

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T-Mobile, AT&T, Verizon Device Unlock Policies

Kellen February 16, 2026 55

One of the hottest topics of the moment for the US wireless industry is device unlock policies or SIM unlock policies. With...

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Everything New in Android 17 Beta

Kellen February 15, 2026 55

Android 17 Beta is officially live and we've got it up and running on a Pixel 10 Pro. You could have it on your device as...

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Android 17 Beta 1 is Actually Here for Your Pixel

Kellen February 13, 2026 55

UPDATE FEBRUARY 13 - Google tried to ship out the first Android 17 Beta 1 update a couple of days ago, but something forced...

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Pixel 10a Renders Show Flush Backside, Full Color Lineup

Tim February 12, 2026 55

We have already seen a few Pixel 10a renders, but as we have gotten closer to a launch day, the quality of said renders has...

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

Kellen May 6, 2025 44

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 44

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 44

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 44

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 44

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 44

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 44

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 44

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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Best Buy Planning Something Major for August 17 and 22, Any Guesses? (Updated)

Motorola Prepares to Fix the DROIDX Gingerbread Bugfest, Soak Test Set to Begin

Hulu Plus App Working On Devices That Were Once Unsupported?

Motorola Photon 4G Bootloader Unlocked – Hoping This Means The Bionic Has A Chance

This Week In The Life Of DROID: 8/12/2011

Friday Poll: How Many Hours In A Week Do You Play Games On Your Android Device?

HTC Bliss Spotted At FCC, Heading To Verizon

Google Videos Hacked, Allows Rooted Users To Stream Movies