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Microsoft News Gets a Redesign and a Feature Google News Needed Yesterday

Kellen June 20, 2018 12

Microsoft released a "completely redesigned" Microsoft News app today that is available to everyone, from the web to Android and iOS. It could be a competitor to the new Google News app, especially since it includes one specific thing that Google's new app is...

Sprint Offers Up Fifth Unlimited Line for Free to Unlimited Freedom Families

Tim April 25, 2017 18

For a limited time, Sprint is offering a 5th line of unlimited data to families on an Unlimited Freedom plan. Specifically, this promotion is for those who are new customers that activate four lines via Unlimited Freedom, then receive the fifth line free of...

Google News & Weather Updated With Way More Headlines

Tim March 21, 2017 18

An update for Google News & Weather is set to roll out this week, centered entirely on bringing more headlines to your eyeballs. According to Google, they have added over 200 headlines of content to the home section of the app, meaning you have a lot of...

Google’s New “The Keyword” Blog is a Place to Find All Google News, Probably the Pixels Too

Kellen September 30, 2016 12

Fun fact: Did you know that Google has 19 different blogs to share news about the company? 19. Last night, just as most of us were signing off for the day, the search engine giant announced a new blog, though this one is supposed to be the only place any of us...

Don’t Miss These Android Stories: December 11, 2015

Tim December 11, 2015

This week in the world of Android news, the Pixel C made its public debut through the Google Store, with our review currently in the works. We did more reflecting, giving five reasons to purchase both the Nexus 5X and Moto X Pure Edition, just in case you have...

Don’t Miss These Android Stories: January 16, 2015

Kellen January 16, 2015 2

Yeah, Friday! Another 2015 week in the books only means that we are getting closer and closer to this year's flagship phones from companies like HTC, Samsung and LG. Before we get there, though, you need to make sure you caught up on the week that was. Over...

Google’s Mobile Browser-based News Site to Receive a Major Makeover

Tim December 6, 2013 25

If you are one of the people who choose not to use an app such as Newsstand or Currents to get all of the world's news on your mobile device, then you will be delighted to hear that Google is launching a massive update for its mobile news reader. The current...

Bluetooth SIG Announces Bluetooth 4.1 Standard, Brings Lots of Improvements and Intelligence

Eric December 5, 2013 19

For a piece of technology that most mobile devices use nearly every day, Bluetooth has not seen a major upgrade since 2010. That will be changing in the near future with the announcement of Bluetooth 4.1 today. The Bluetooth Special Interest Group took to...