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New YouTube Music Users, What are You Liking and Disliking?

Kellen December 4, 2020 141

The true end of Google Play Music came yesterday with the final wave of shutdowns helping kick off December and forcing the last remaining users to make their way to YouTube Music. Whether you were ready or not, firing up YouTube Music is now the only choice...

Galaxy S20 FE on Verizon Grabs Fresh Security Update

Kellen December 4, 2020 8

While the rest of the Samsung Galaxy S20 line-up on Verizon picked up the Android 11 and One UI 3.0 update this week, the other Galaxy S20 family member was left out of the fun. The Galaxy S20 FE, the newest of the bunch, will not see that same update until...

Verizon Cloud Adds Unlimited Option for Your Phone and Computer

Kellen December 3, 2020 14

Verizon Cloud is evolving this week by adding a new plan, dumping another, adjusting the price of one, and letting you backup more than your phones. The cloud storage solution from Big Red is giving customers unlimited continuous data backups for not only...

Facer Now Preloaded on Fossil Gen 5, Gen 5E Wear OS Watches

Tim December 3, 2020 1

Facer announced this week that it will come preloaded on all Gen 5 and Gen 5E Wear OS smartwatches from Fossil, which is huge news for anyone who loves having a variety of watch faces for their wearables. As detailed by Facer, all Fossil Gen 5 smartwatch users...

Samsung Galaxy Owners, Here’s When You’ll Receive Android 11

Tim December 3, 2020 25

Samsung has detailed in full its timeline for updating devices to Android 11 (One UI 3). As you may already know, the process has already started, with the Galaxy S20 lineup receiving the update starting this week. Exciting times! According to a post inside of...

Google Play Music is Dead

Kellen December 3, 2020 96

We've reached the end, it seems - Google Play Music is no more. After telling us in the summer that they would slowly shutdown Google Play Music over the final months of 2020 with the service completely shutting down in December, we entered December this week...

ZTE Axon 20 5G is First to Market With Under-Display Camera, Not Coming to US

Tim December 3, 2020 13

ZTE announced this week that the Axon 20 5G will be the first commercially available smartphone with an under-display camera. Let's give them a round of applause, yes? *golf clap* In addition to what they announced already back in August, the company detailed...

Stadia, Thunderful Games Announce Partnership to Bring Exclusive Title to Service

Tim December 3, 2020 19

Stadia announced a partnership with Thunderful Games this morning, a partnership that will yield an exclusive title for Stadia players at some point in the future. Thunderful as a studio is behind titles like Say No! More, SteamWorld Quest: Hand of Gilgamech,...

Google Decides That Google Assistant Can Stick Around a Bit Longer, Pushes Gemini Switch to 2026

Kellen December 19, 2025 19

You may have forgotten the timeline, but Google was pushing to force all off of Google Assistant and onto Gemini by the end...

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

Kellen December 18, 2025 19

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 19

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 19

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 19

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 19

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 19

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 19

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

Kellen May 6, 2025 141

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 141

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 141

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 141

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 141

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 141

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 141

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 141

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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