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Twitter is Giving You Controls Over Who can Reply to Your Tweets

Kellen January 8, 2020

Twitter sees an opportunity to give you more control over your conversations and plans to test out a new setting that lets you decide who can reply to your Tweets. Since Twitter can be both a toxic hellscape and wonderful social platform, the additional...

Google Starts Testing New Bubbles in Messages

Kellen December 27, 2019

Part of the initial feature set of Android 10, when Google first introduced it as Android Q earlier in the year, was a feature called Bubbles. Bubbles aren't a new concept to Android, but would be a pretty big change to how notifications and messages work...

January’s Free Stadia Pro Games Include Another Tomb Raider Title and Thumper

Kellen December 26, 2019

December is close to wrapping up, so that means another month with new Stadia Pro titles to grab is upon us. The Stadia team announced that two new games will join the Stadia Pro free list, while another is on the way out. Starting January 1, Stadia Pro...

Action Launcher Update Brings Android 10 Gesture Nav Compatibility

Tim December 23, 2019

Action Launcher is grabbing a public update this week (was in beta last week), one that brings compatibility for Android 10's gesture navigation. Hooray! Do note, users will need to be running the latest December security patch to see the feature, but for...

Sling TV Raises Prices on All Plans, Adds Free DVR

Kellen December 23, 2019

Sling TV, one of the original streaming TV services that has also been the most flexible, announced a price increase across all tiers this morning. It's the latest in a string of price increases that is making cord-cutting less and less of an appealing option...

Nova Launcher Prime is $0.99 Right Now, Time to Buy if You Haven’t

Kellen December 21, 2019

Nova Launcher Prime, the paid version of one of the most popular 3rd party launcher apps in Android history, is rarely discounted. It's such a good app that its developers don't need to drop its price. But every so often (typically around the holidays), we see...

Google Acquires Game Maker Typhoon Studios, Adds Them to Stadia Team

Tim December 19, 2019

Google announced the acquisition of Montreal-based Typhoon Studios this week, the studio behind the upcoming Journey to the Savage Planet title. According to Google's blog, this move is all about Stadia, with the Typhoon team to join Google's first Stadia...

Spark Emails Adds Widgets, App Shortcuts, Batch Swipes, and More

Kellen December 19, 2019

The folks at Readdle, makers of the popular Spark email app, pushed out a big update today that introduces templates, widgets (!), app shortcuts, and batch swiping of emails. The email template portion of this update is for those in teams or those who send the...

Gmail Gets Refreshed Summary Cards, New “Happening Soon” Section

Kellen October 2, 2024 2

Gmail is getting several big changes to the way it presents information for purchases, events, bills, and travel emails. The...

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Android 16 Codename Tipped to be Baklava

Tim September 30, 2024 14

It appears as though Google is getting ready to start over, folks. Or maybe more appropriately, they already did and we're...

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Pixel 9 Pro Fold Review: An Excellent Foldable That’s Tempting Me

Kellen September 26, 2024 23

Google certainly went big this year when it comes to smartphone releases and choices. Not only did they give us a Pixel 9,...

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Google Pixel Buds Pro 2 Review: Really Incredible Audio

Kellen September 25, 2024 16

It has been two years since we reviewed the original Pixel Buds Pro, which means it has been that long since Google gave us...

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Wear OS 5 Update is Here for Pixel Watch, Pixel Watch 2! (Updated)

Kellen September 24, 2024 4

Update: We are seeing reports that Google has pulled this update following an issue with the software that is essentially...

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Google TV Streamer First Impressions: The Speed Improvements! And the Remote.

Kellen September 23, 2024 47

The new Google TV Streamer is launching tomorrow and we've had the chance to test one out for the past week or so. Since I...

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Google TV Gets Google Home Panel, AI Wallpapers, New Sports Page

Kellen September 23, 2024 5

To celebrate the launch of the Google TV Streamer this week, Google is pushing out a handful of big features to the Google TV...

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Thursday Question: What Phone Are You Using Right Now?

Tim September 19, 2024 222

Here's a quick question: What phone are you currently using? It's a simple question, but the answers can vary so greatly...

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DEAL: Trade-in Gets Galaxy Watch Ultra to Low of $299 ($350 Off)

Tim September 30, 2024

We really enjoy the Galaxy Watch Ultra, especially as this discounted price. Thanks to enhanced trade-in values, buyers can...

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Google Says It’s Final Call for $760 Trades Toward Pixel 9 Pro

Kellen September 25, 2024

This is apparently it, according to Google - the "final call" for $760 off the Pixel 9 series with trades is upon us. You...

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Google Birthday Drops $760 Off Pixel 9 Pro With Trades Again

Kellen September 16, 2024

Google is celebrating another birthday this month and that means a new round of deals on their brand new Pixel 9 Pro devices....

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$100 Credit Towards NFL Sunday Ticket Extended to YouTube Premium Subscribers

Tim September 13, 2024

As a perk for being with YouTube TV, customers are gifted a $100 credit toward NFL Sunday Ticket. It helps take the sting off...

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DEAL: Galaxy S24+ at Least $320 Off, More With Trade

Kellen September 11, 2024

Samsung Discover week is in full swing at this point, with deals running each day you might consider if in the market for a...

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DEAL: Galaxy Z Fold 6 Starts at $570 Off, Free Storage Upgrade, More

Kellen September 9, 2024

A new Discover Samsung week is upon us and that means another round of big discounts, some of which are on a limited time...

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DEAL: Pixel 8 Pro is $375 Off in Lowest Price Ever

Kellen September 9, 2024

The Pixel 9 series is such a major release from Google. They just seem to have nailed almost everything about the phone...

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DEAL: Galaxy S24 Ultra 512GB is $50 Cheaper Than 256GB, $750 Off Trades

Kellen September 6, 2024

Samsung is running a Galaxy S24 Ultra deal to end the week that is not very common. They are offering up the chance to...

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