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LG Further Outsourcing Low and Mid-Range Phones to Focus on Premium

Kellen December 7, 2020 6

LG hasn't had a smartphone winner in a long, long time. In fact, they've reported operating losses in mobile for 22 straight quarters, which is, well, a long, long time. To try to change that and turn their mobile division around, LG will further outsource...

Best Buy Discounts Pixel 4a, Pixel 4a 5G, and Pixel 5 by $50

Kellen December 5, 2020 14

The 2020 Google Pixel line-up is priced in a way that offering huge discounts might never happen and so we are constantly on the lookout for even a minor price reduction. We saw $50 discounts on the Pixel 5 over Black Friday week, but today Best Buy is...

Google, Please Let Me Turn Off Pixel’s “At a Glance”

Kellen December 5, 2020 21

Part of the beauty of Android has always been its openness to customization. If you've hung around this website at all over its 11 years (!) of existence, you might have participated in various ways to show off how much fun you have in taking part in that...

Google Assistant Routines Getting Home Screen Shortcuts

Kellen December 4, 2020 5

Routines through Google Assistant are without a doubt one of the more powerful tools you can utilize to help automate parts of your life. Whether you are leaving your house, hitting that commute, starting up your work-from-home day, or arriving back home after...

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...

T-Mobile’s Best Unlimited Plan

Kellen January 29, 2026 1

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 1

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 1

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 1

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 1

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 1

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 1

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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How to Claim the $20 Verizon Outage Credit

Kellen January 15, 2026 1

Verizon announced today that it would give all of its customers a $20 credit after experiencing a 10-hour outage yesterday....

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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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