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Google Father’s Day Sale Includes $50 Off Home Max, Stadia Premiere Down to $99

Tim June 16, 2020 9

Treat your papa or yourself to some Google goodness this Father's Day, with the company marking some of its most popular products down a bit. With the sale taking place, you can snag a Nest Mini for $29, Home Max for $249, Hub Max for $199, as well as a Nest...

Google Meet Gets Direct Integration With Gmail for Android, iOS

Tim June 16, 2020 4

Google announced this morning that it's bringing direct integration for Google Meet in Gmail for Android and iOS. This is in direct response to the COVID-19 pandemic that continues to affect many in our country, with plenty of folks still working from home....

Report: Nest-Branded ‘Prince’ Smart Speaker to Replace Original Google Home

Tim June 16, 2020 11

9to5Google reports this week that Google is working on a new Nest-branded smart speaker, codenamed Prince, set to replace the already unavailable original Google Home speaker. RIP, Google Home. According to their source, Prince will be somewhere between the...

I Don’t Know That You Should Ever Buy a Motorola Razr, But It’s $500 Off

Kellen June 16, 2020 8

The foldable Motorola Razr is, at least in my opinion, a bad phone. Outside of the absurd price, the phone is deeply unpleasant to use, mostly because smartphones don't work well in old flip phone designs, as those were built for a time without advanced...

Samsung Just Made Me Excited About The Pixel 5

Kellen June 15, 2020 85

A mostly uninteresting phone announcement from Samsung this morning did something unexpected - it got me pretty excited about a Google Pixel 5. I'm talking about the new Samsung Galaxy A71, a device that features a set of specs that are likely similar to what...

Samsung Reveals Purple Galaxy S20+, Galaxy Buds+ BTS Editions

Tim June 15, 2020 10

I'm not even going to act as if I know what BTS is, besides the fact that they appear to be one of the biggest musical acts on planet Earth. I've never heard their music, so apologies for that. Regardless, Samsung has announced special BTS edition Galaxy S20+...

Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile All Experiencing Service Issues (Updated)

Kellen June 15, 2020 33

Something is going on with America's biggest wireless carrier networks at the moment. Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile, Sprint, and US Cellular all appear to be experiencing service issues that are widespread. Major US carrier outage: Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile,...

Google Teases Two Big Android 11 Features Not Yet Released

Kellen June 15, 2020 6

We are close to a week removed from the release of the first Android 11 Beta and Google has kicked off a series of daily videos to continue to share more information about this new version's changes. Called "11 Weeks of Android," Google plans to dive deeper...

Samsung’s May Update Arrives: Galaxy S25 Up First

Kellen May 9, 2025 6

Thanks to the rollout of One UI 7 and Android 15 being mostly complete at this point and reaching devices as old as the...

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May 2025 Android Security Update Available for Google Pixel Devices

Kellen May 6, 2025 6

There was a part of me that thought we may not see a traditional May Android 15 security update for Pixel devices, knowing...

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Material 3 Expressive Might be the Future of Android Design

Tim May 5, 2025 6

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 6

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 6

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 6

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 6

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 6

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

Kellen May 6, 2025 9

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 9

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 9

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 9

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 9

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 9

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 9

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 9

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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