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Leaving Verizon After Price Increases? Mint Mobile is $15 Per Month for Unlimited

Kellen August 2, 2025 4

After yesterday's price increase bonanza from Verizon, we shared that Visible could be a really inexpensive option for those looking to switch. However, Visible is owned by Verizon, so if you are no longer interested in giving them money after all these years...

Visible is Running a $6 Off Per Month Deal for Those Making Wireless Switches

Kellen August 1, 2025 6

There's a chance you may be looking to switch wireless carriers at the moment, you know, because a certain red-themed carrier just increased several fees on your account, took away perks, and ripped away your loyalty discounts. It was a triple whammy of a move...

Verizon Rips Loyalty Discounts From Loyal Customers

Kellen August 1, 2025 29

Yeah, it's happening as expected - Verizon is ending the loyalty discounts that so many of us have enjoyed for the past couple of years. Whether you were saving $10 or $15 or some other amount per line per month, Verizon has bills to pay and they have decided...

Verizon is Raising Prices After Committing to 3-Year Price Lock

Kellen August 1, 2025 47

We're only 3 months removed from Verizon committing to a 3-year price lock and the price increases have arrived. While these aren't price increases directly related to their wireless plans, they will hit almost all customers because they are the fees that...

Verizon Removes Free Apple Arcade and Google Play Pass Perk From Plans

Kellen July 31, 2025 18

As a part of some its older plans, Verizon has included a monthly subscription to Apple Arcade or Google Play Pass at no charge. This was a part of their 5G Get More and 5G Play More plans that were first introduced in 2021 and then renamed in 2022. With their...

Galaxy Z Fold 7 and Z Flip 7 Get First Security Update

Tim July 31, 2025 2

Galaxy Z Fold 7 and Galaxy Z Flip 7 both launched with the June patch onboard, but thanks to an update that is now rolling out, all units are getting bumped up to the July patch. Nothing is listed beyond the patch. The changelog states, "The current software...

T-Mobile Forcing Customers Onto Go5G Plus Plan

Kellen July 31, 2025 7

T-Mobile is forcing some of its customers into a "free upgrade to Go5G Plus" whether they want that upgrade or not. The news rolled out through text and email messages to impacted customers yesterday and has provided a dedicated support page with more details...

Consumers Have Spoken, Galaxy Z Fold 7 in Blue Shadow is Hotness Claiming Half of All Pre-Orders

Tim July 31, 2025 6

According to Samsung's pre-order figures, Blue Shadow is the color in which nearly 1 out of 2 people want their Galaxy Z Fold 7. Wake up, sheeple. Read our Galaxy Z Fold 7 review, bask in Blue Shadow. While Samsung doesn't provide exact figures, they do say...

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

Kellen December 18, 2025 6

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 6

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 6

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 6

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 6

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 6

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 6

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 6

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 4

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 4

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 4

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 4

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 4

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 4

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 4

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 4

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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