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AT&T Prepaid Deal With Unlimited Data and 10GB Hotspot for $50 is Too Good

Kellen July 20, 2020 22

AT&T Unlimited Plus for $50/mo is such a steal. Prepaid is and probably always will be such a great option for so many wireless customers. You often get cheaper plans, more flexibility over your wireless future, and zero contracts. Lately, most carriers...

Carrier Slips Up, Details Possible Pixel 4a 5G Model Number

Tim July 20, 2020 17

According to a list of phones from Boom! Mobile, which is a smaller MVNO carrier in the US that runs on AT&T and Verizon's networks, a Google phone with model number G025E is compatible with 5G. With that model number, it's believed the aforementioned...

Google Pixel Camera Guru Heads to Adobe to Make Universal Camera App

Kellen July 20, 2020 3

Marc Levoy heads to Adobe to make the next great camera app. When someone asks us for thoughts about the Google Pixel phone line, the first thing to come up is almost always the camera. The Google Pixel line is known as having one of the best experiences of...

DEAL: Mobvoi Summer Sale Takes Up to 33% Off TicWatch and TicPod Models

Tim July 20, 2020

From now until July 31, Mobvoi is hosting a summer sale on its website, significantly bringing down the price of select TicWatch and TicPod models. Should you have been eyeing a new Wear OS device or you'd like to join the rest of us in the 21st century with...

US Smartphone Sales Crushed in Q2 With Huge Drops for OnePlus, Motorola

Kellen July 20, 2020 8

We figured the numbers would be bad, but the chart sent to us today of US smartphone sales numbers for Q2 2020 compared to Q2 2019 is still shocking to see. The coronavirus pandemic really hammered almost every major smartphone company here, with companies...

Samsung has 5 “Power” Devices to Announce at Unpacked

Kellen July 20, 2020 7

Samsung's mobile boss likely means the Note 20 line, Galaxy Watch 3, Buds Live, Tab S7, and Z Flip 5G. When August 5 rolls around, Samsung won't hold back on product announcements, even if their Unpacked event is an online-only thing and money in the wallets...

Blurry Galaxy Z Fold 2 Render Still Looking Mighty Fine

Tim July 20, 2020 3

We originally thought Samsung would unveil the new Galaxy Z Fold 2 during the upcoming Unpacked event in August, but according to the latest info from Samsung insiders, that's gonna be a no. Regardless, we may have our first decent, yet blurry look at the...

Pixel 4 Astrophotography Mode Came in Handy This Weekend for NEOWISE

Tim July 20, 2020 32

Friend of the site S. McDonald shared with us shots he took over the weekend of comet NEOWISE and the Milky Way. Considering this weekend was big for those of us who appreciate looking up, I'd be interested to see if other readers of ours have shots they'd...

Android 17 Beta 1 is Releasing “Soon”

Kellen February 10, 2026 32

Google surprised the Android world this afternoon by announcing that Android 17 Beta 1 is arriving "soon." Yeah, Android 17,...

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Galaxy Unpacked 2026 Scheduled for February 25

Tim February 10, 2026 32

Samsung has booked the date at which they will unveil the Galaxy S26 series. February 25 is the day, 10am PT (1pm ET) is the...

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AT&T’s Best Unlimited Plan

Kellen February 10, 2026 32

For those looking for the best AT&T unlimited plan, the choices are pretty simple to narrow down, thanks to AT&T only...

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Verizon’s Best Unlimited Plan

Kellen February 10, 2026 32

2026 is going to be a big year for Verizon. After appointing a new CEO and then laying off a huge chunk of staff, they will...

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T-Mobile’s Best Unlimited Plan

Kellen February 10, 2026 32

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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YouTube Music Lyrics Feature Now Behind Premium Paywall

Tim February 9, 2026 32

Bad news, non-Premium subscribers who use YouTube Music -- the lyrics tab is officially behind a paywall. The feature, if you...

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ChatGPT Gets Ads Starting Today

Tim February 9, 2026 32

If you caught the "Big Game" last night, you might've seen a few ads that teased the fact that OpenAI will begin testing ads...

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Buzzkill: Galaxy S26 Ultra Won’t Have Built-in Magnets

Tim February 5, 2026 32

Leading up to today, the general consensus was that the entire Galaxy S26 lineup would feature built-in magnets, bringing the...

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

Kellen May 6, 2025 22

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 22

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 22

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 22

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 22

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 22

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 22

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 22

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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