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Time to Sign-Up for Verizon’s New Student Discount and Save $10-$25/mo, Get Free Disney+

Kellen July 2, 2020 4

The new Verizon student discount we shared with you in June went live today! We don't want you to miss this because it's a pretty solid discount for college students that also includes freebies. For college students of all levels (undergraduate, graduate, and...

WhatsApp Gets Animated Stickers, Plus Dark Mode for Desktop

Tim July 2, 2020 1

WhatsApp is getting a few sweet changes this week, with some of the new stuff available to both mobile and desktop users. The first thing I'd like to highlight is Dark Mode for WhatsApp on the web and desktop. That's good stuff. The other big inclusion is...

DEAL: Buy Nest Hub Max, Get Nest Hub Free

Kellen July 2, 2020 5

The early 4th of July deals have arrived and one of the best involves Google's Nest Hub smart display line-up. For the weekend, as long as stock lasts, you can buy a Nest Hub Max and receive a regular Nest Hub for free. The Nest Hub Max currently sells for $...

Google Discontinues Pixel 3a With No Pixel 4a to Replace It

Kellen July 1, 2020 12

A week ago, the Google Store struggled for an afternoon with an issue that flipped a bunch of the products to "unavailable" and wouldn't let you checkout or buy anything. Google eventually fixed it, but when we saw the Pixel 3a randomly flip today to "out of...

Google Messages Gets Android 11 Bubbles!

Kellen July 1, 2020 19

Shortly after the first Android 11 Beta build dropped in early June without many apps supporting its new Bubbles feature, Google told us to expect Bubbles to arrive in the beta channel within a week and then the stable channel at some point over the next month...

OnePlus Deals Include Free Bullets Wireless Z Earbuds With Phone Purchase, $20 Off Earbuds

Tim July 1, 2020 1

OnePlus is hosting deals on its site right now, ranging from savings on its Bullets Wireless Z earphones to free earphones with the purchase of particular devices. For specifics, you can look below for links and all that jazz, but I can break it down for you....

Sling TV Guarantees No Price Hikes for a Year as Everyone Else Increases Prices

Kellen July 1, 2020 16

Because everyone else in the streaming TV game is increasing prices at the moment, Sling TV is using this time as an opportunity to sell customers on no price hikes for the next year. While we won't know how things will look 12 months from now, we do love a...

Dark Sky for Android is Officially Dead (Updated: August 1!)

Tim July 1, 2020 28

UPDATE: Dark Sky weighed in today and said that existing users and subscribers will actually get to keep using the app until August 1, 2020. At that point, they plan to shut it all down and give customers refunds. It was only on March 31 that we learned Apple...

Material 3 Expressive Might be the Future of Android Design

Tim May 5, 2025 28

It has been over 10 years since Google introduced Material Design. Can you believe that? Over the years, we have seen it...

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Android 16 Teases Secret UI Update That Should Bring Fresh Beauty, Tons of Blur

Kellen April 30, 2025 28

Android 16 is about to go stable, likely next month at Google I/O. We have been through several developer-focused previews...

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Google Sets End Date for Nest Thermostat 1st Gen and 2nd Gen

Kellen April 25, 2025 28

The original Nest Learning Thermostat was introduced in 2011, if you can believe that. The 2nd generation version is from...

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T-Mobile’s New Experience Beyond and More Plans Go Live

Kellen April 23, 2025 28

The new Experience Beyond and Experience More plans from T-Mobile are live as of this morning for anyone to sign-up for....

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T-Mobile Introduces 2 New “Experience” Plans With Several Upgrades, Price Lock Promise, But Taxes Not Included

Kellen April 22, 2025 28

T-Mobile unwrapped two new plans today called "Experience More" and "Experience Beyond." They are introducing these as a...

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Android 16 Beta 4 Available for Pixel Devices

Kellen April 17, 2025 28

First teased yesterday, the Android 16 Beta 4 update is now available to all of Google's still-supported Pixel devices. This...

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Verizon Quietly Updates Unlimited Ultimate With 200GB Hotspot, More Travel Data

Kellen April 17, 2025 28

Following reports of upcoming changes to the Unlimited Ultimate plan, Verizon has now confirmed that their most expensive...

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Google’s Gemini Now Lets You Make AI Videos

Kellen April 15, 2025 28

Gemini has gained a huge new feature today with a new video model that lets users make AI videos with only a short...

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Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Pro Unboxing and Tour!

Kellen October 11, 2023 4

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 4

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 4

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 4

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 4

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 4

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 4

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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Google Pixel 7 Pro and Pixel 7 Unboxing and Tour!

Kellen October 12, 2022 4

The Google Pixel 7 and Pixel 7 Pro are here! Well, we've had them for a good week now, but yours should be arriving at any...

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