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Use Cricket Wireless’ $60 Unlimited Plan, Get HBO Max for Free

Tim August 19, 2021 6

When shopping for a mobile carrier, it's so much more than coverage and reliability these days. In 2021, it's all about which provider is offering the best freebies, with Cricket Wireless upping its offering for $60 Unlimited customers to include HBO Max free...

Motorola Edge (2021) Brings Solid Improvements, Great Launch Price

Kellen August 19, 2021 45

Motorola dropped another new Edge phone on us this week, this time for the US. Dubbed the Motorola Edge (2021), this phone is more of a replacement for last year's regular Motorola Edge rather than the Edge+ that was sold exclusively at Verizon. This is an...

Galaxy Watch 4 Band Size: They All Take 20mm Bands

Kellen August 19, 2021 35

The Galaxy Watch 4 and Galaxy Watch 4 Classic pre-orders are still open and no watches have shipped yet. As those do, or if you are considering a pre-order, you may decide that the included band with each is going to need to be swapped out. If you watched our...

LG Velvet Picks Up July Security Patch

Tim August 19, 2021 8

Earlier this year, LG pushed Android 11 to the Velvet. Right before that, the company committed to 3 Android OS upgrades for select devices, including the Velvet, which means Velvet owners can look forward to not just Android 12, but Android 13 as well. That's...

Pixel 6 Charging Speeds Tipped at 33W, Foldable Pixel Delayed

Tim August 19, 2021 45

Soon, Google will announce the Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro, complete with all of the device specs and pricing. It's going to be great. Until then, though, we're left skimming the Interwebz for all of the info tidbits we can get. The latest information centers...

Verizon Gives Grandfathered Unlimited Data Plans an Upgrade to Unlimited Minutes

Kellen August 19, 2021 57

The old Verizon grandfathered unlimited plan that you've hung onto for all these years is getting a big upgrade at no extra charge. A number of customers with active gUDP plans received a text message from Verizon this week, letting them know that they now...

Samsung Wants to Store Your COVID-19 Vaccination Status in Samsung Pay

Tim August 18, 2021

Samsung announced this week that it wants to make the process of showing your vaccination status super easy, which is just in time as many places nationwide are opting to require folks be vaccinated against COVID-19 in order to attend select in-person events....

Saygus is Back, Not Delivering a Phone, But Being Charged With Fraud

Kellen August 18, 2021 14

Long time readers of the site will know the name Saygus. The company who made a big splash at CES 2015 with a phone that promised the world, only to lie and delay the device for years without ever shipping it, was a punching bag around these parts as we...

Here’s the Galaxy S26 Ultra and Specs

Kellen January 30, 2026 14

The Galaxy S26 Ultra leaks with a set of specs, including the camera, battery size, processor, and dimensions. Samsung still...

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T-Mobile’s Best Unlimited Plan

Kellen January 29, 2026 14

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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Chrome Gets 5 Wild New Gemini AI Features

Kellen January 28, 2026 14

Google has essentially launched its new vision for Chrome today with an announcement for several new Gemini-powered features...

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Galaxy Z TriFold US Sales Open January 30, Priced at $2,899

Tim January 27, 2026 14

Samsung has confirmed Galaxy Z TriFold availability for the US. The trifold will go on sale starting January 30, priced at $2...

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

Kellen January 27, 2026 14

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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Galaxy Z TriFold In US Samsung Stores Tomorrow, But You Can’t Buy It

Tim January 22, 2026 14

Galaxy Z TriFold launch is literally right around the corner, with units headed to select Samsung Experience Stores across...

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Verizon Wastes No Time Switching Device Unlock Policy to 365 Days

Kellen January 20, 2026 14

When the FCC cleared Verizon of its 60-day device unlock policy a week ago, we talked about how the government agency, which...

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Samsung Makes New Bixby Official in One UI 8.5 With Perplexity AI

Kellen January 20, 2026 14

The betas of One UI 8.5, as well as supposedly leaked screenshots, showed a potentially renewed investment in Bixby from...

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

Kellen May 6, 2025 6

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 6

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 6

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 6

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 6

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 6

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 6

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 6

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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