Pixel 5 vs Galaxy S21

Sorry Galaxy S21, I’m Sticking With the Pixel 5

Passing on the Galaxy S21 to keep Google's weird phone. When a new year kicks off, just after we've crowned our "phones of the year" from the previous 12 months, the first wave of phones hits to show us the beginnings of new tech trends going forward. It's...

Verizon Galaxy Note 9 Gets February Security Patch

Verizon and Samsung are on a tear lately with the Galaxy Note 9 -- this thing won't STOP getting updates. This time, it's the February security patch, coming in with software version N960USQS7FUA1. While it may not be Android 11, owners should be happy that...

Essential Now Owned by Nothing

Nothing, also known as Nothing Technologies, is now the owner of Essential, the once darling phone company that could have been something very special if it wasn't for a large amount of misconduct concerning its founder Andy Rubin. With all of that behind us...

Android 12 is Snow Cone

While Google is no longer doing a big public song and dance for dessert names and Android releases, internally things are a bit different. Android developers are utilizing the letters "sc" in the source code for Android 12, short for Snow Cone, and honestly,...

A Bunch of Android 12 Secrets Have Been Revealed

There is a good chance that Android 12 will arrive at any moment as a developer preview for developers (and early adopters) to begin testing. When it does drop, we'll dive in and show you as many changes as we can find, knowing that the story of Android 12...