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The Gardens Between Coming Later This Year to Google Play Pass

Tim May 28, 2020 1

The Gardens Between is coming to Google Play Pass in the US later this year, but for those outside the US, you can participate in a new open beta. The game is an adventure puzzler where the player manipulates time in an effort to help two best friends through...

Google Offering Free Nest Mini to YouTube Premium, Google Music Subscribers

Tim May 27, 2020 66

Well that's cool -- Google is providing free Nest Mini units to select subscribers of YouTube Music, YouTube Premium, and Google Play Music. Technically, if you subscribe to one of those, you subscribe to them all, so if you have an account for one of them you...

Reminder: We’re Officially One Week Away From the Android 11 Beta

Tim May 27, 2020 20

If you weren't already aware, next week on June 3 at 8AM Pacific (11AM Eastern), Google's Android team will host The Beta Launch Show for Android 11. During the show, the Android team will go over new features for Android 11, answer questions from users using...

Time Running Out to Get Pixel 3a for $279

Tim May 27, 2020 15

Google is sending out reminders this morning, alerting folks that time is running out if they want to score a Pixel 3a for the crazy-low starting price of just $279. That's $120 off its usual price of $399. The following deals have been live for the past week,...

Samsung Money by SoFi Launches This Summer, Includes Cash Account and Debit Card

Tim May 27, 2020 19

Samsung detailed Samsung Money by SoFi this morning, a followup announcement to the company's Samsung Pay Getting Debit Cards news from earlier this year. We already knew these new cash accounts would be backed by SoFi, but now we're getting a few more details...

Your Google Pixel Buds Have a New Update

Kellen May 27, 2020 27

Google's lovely little wireless earbuds, the Pixel Buds, have a new update available. The update, which jumps the software version from v225 to v295 is...well, we have no idea what it does. The Pixel Buds update process is mostly a pain in the ass and is hard...

HBO Max Now Available With 7-Day Free Trial

Kellen May 27, 2020 32

HBO Max, the newest streaming service from the folks at AT&T, is here. If you really love the show Friends and want to part with $15 per month, get your card ready. Actually, HBO Max is much more than Friends. In fact, HBO Max is all of HBO, plus a bunch...

DEAL: Snag AUKEY USB-C Fast Car Charger for $11 (42% Off)

Tim May 26, 2020 5

For those who might be using their cars a bit more recently, you can pick up an AUKEY car charger at discounted pricing on Amazon this week. Typically, car chargers can be seen as rather boring, but this one is packed with goodness. It's a dual-port charger,...

Android Gets a Huge Design Refresh With Material 3 Expressive, First on Pixel Phones

Kellen May 13, 2025 5

A little over a week ago, someone on Google's design team accidentally posted the details of their new design language,...

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Material 3 Expressive is Coming to Wear OS 6, First on Pixel Watch

Kellen May 13, 2025 5

Now that you've read about Google's new Material 3 Expressive on your Pixel phone running Android 16, you might want to know...

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Galaxy S25 Edge Official, Thin, and Priced at $1,099, But There are Deals

Kellen May 12, 2025 5

Samsung's skinny phone has been fully revealed and is now official with pricing, specs, and a ship date. The Galaxy S25 Edge...

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Samsung’s Galaxy S25 Edge Gets Pre-Order Deal of $750 Off, Bonus $50 Credit

Kellen May 12, 2025 5

The Galaxy S25 Edge is official and ready for your pre-order. Samsung has pushed the listings live, so that you can check out...

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Samsung’s May Update Arrives: Galaxy S25 Up First

Kellen May 9, 2025 5

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 5

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 5

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 5

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

Kellen May 6, 2025 1

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 1

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 1

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 1

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 1

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 1

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 1

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 1

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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