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T-Mobile Expands Travel Data and In-Flight WiFi, Gives Away AAA for a Year

Kellen June 16, 2022 10

T-Mobile's Uncarrier event went down as planned this morning, with several announcements and new features revealed as coming soon to customers. The focus was on travel, so if you were hitting the road this summer or taking a flight, you might have new goodies...

In True Hypebeast Fashion, Nothing is Auctioning Off First 100 Phone (1) Units on StockX

Tim June 16, 2022 22

Much like it did with its earbuds, Nothing has announced that it is set to auction off the first 100 units of Phone (1) via StockX. It doesn't get more hypebeast than this, people. Each unit will be serialized 1 to 100, matched to the corresponding winning bid...

New Samsung Wallet Holds All of Your Cards, Digital Keys, and Even Vax Status

Tim June 16, 2022 21

Samsung Wallet is risen. Laid to rest in 2015, Samsung is bringing it back, designed to be the ultimate storage platform for Galaxy owners' membership cards, boarding passes, digital IDs, payment cards, digital car keys, and yes, your COVID-19 vaccination...

Verizon’s Home Internet Options All Start at $25 Now, Including Fios

Kellen June 16, 2022 6

It's a big carrier news day today with both Verizon and T-Mobile firing off announcements. Where T-Mobile's focus on getting you out of the house and on the road, Verizon's big news is all about staying home. Verizon wants you to know that it has several...

New Nearby Traffic Widget Coming to Google Maps

Tim June 15, 2022 6

Google detailed this week that Google Maps is getting a slick new Nearby Traffic widget, perfect for seeing how the roads are looking around you without having to dive directly into the app. That's pretty handy, I must say. Noted to be available in the coming...

Verizon Adds 5GB Hotspot to Cheapest Unlimited 5G Plan at No Charge

Kellen June 15, 2022 9

Verizon quietly announced a welcomed-upgrade to its least expensive 5G plan today. Starting tomorrow, subscribers of the 5G Start unlimited plan will get hotspot data added to their plan at no extra charge. On June 16, Verizon says that it will add 5GB of...

T-Mobile’s Next Uncarrier Move Happens June 16

Tim June 15, 2022 11

T-Mobile announced this morning that its next Uncarrier move will take place tomorrow, June 16 at 7AM Pacific (10AM Eastern). What is this, move 26 or something? The announcement didn't provide any hints as to what the carrier might be announcing. At this...

OnePlus 10 Pro Now Available With 12GB RAM, Doubled Storage for $969

Tim June 15, 2022 7

Finally, the OnePlus 10 Pro is available with 'Pro' specs. OnePlus launched the 12GB RAM + 256GB storage configuration in the US this morning, available for $969. That's only a $70 jump over the 8GB + 128GB model. For those interested, OnePlus is also tossing...

What’s New in Android 16 QPR3 Beta: At a Glance, Flashlight, Navigation Buttons, More

Kellen December 18, 2025 7

Google may have released Android 16 QPR3 Beta 1 at the worst possible time of the day, but we're still going to dive into it...

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Android 16 QPR3 Beta Program Goes Live for Pixel Devices

Kellen December 17, 2025 7

Android 16 QPR3 Beta 1 released. Google shipped Android 16 QPR2 to stable channels this month as the December Pixel update,...

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Verizon Pixel 8, Pixel 9, and Pixel 10 Devices Get New December Update (Updated)

Kellen December 17, 2025 7

All of Google's still-supported Pixel devices received a huge QPR2 update in early December with new features and tons of bug...

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Google Makes Controversial Pixel Search Bar Change

Kellen December 17, 2025 7

Within the past several days, a group of Pixel owners noticed a change to the way the Search bar at the bottom of their Pixel...

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Samsung December Updates Continue Roll Out to All These Devices

Kellen December 17, 2025 7

Samsung started sending December updates to a batch of devices earlier in the week, but they weren't quite done with 2025....

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Galaxy Z TriFold Sells Out Quick in South Korea, Even With High Price Tag

Tim December 12, 2025 7

We shouldn't be surprised, folks. Samsung launched the Galaxy Z TriFold this week in its home country of South Korea, with in...

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YouTube TV Will Offer 10 Genre-Specific Plans in 2026

Tim December 10, 2025 7

More choice and more flexibility. That's what everyone has been clamoring for lately. If you'll recall, YouTube TV used to be...

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December Pixel Watch Update Rolls Out to Pixel Watch 2 and Above

Kellen December 9, 2025 7

Google announced new features for the Pixel Watch 3 and Pixel Watch 4 this morning, but didn't tell us exactly how those...

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

Kellen May 6, 2025 10

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 10

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 10

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 10

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 10

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 10

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 10

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 10

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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