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Report: Google Play to Offer ‘Play Points’ Loyalty Program

Tim September 5, 2018

Ever thought it might be cool to earn points whenever you purchase something on Google Play, ultimately leading to the potential of free movie rentals, Google Play credit, or something along those lines? According to APK digging done by 9to5Google, Google is...

YouTube Dark Mode on Android is Here!

Kellen September 5, 2018

Six months later, YouTube gets dark theme It's here. YouTube's dark mode on Android is here. For real this time. We were first told about YouTube for Android's dark mode back in March of this year, as a coming soon type of item. It's September, so you know, it...

YouTube TV Details NBA League Pass Pricing

Kellen August 30, 2018

After announcing back in March that NBA League Pass would soon be offered for YouTube TV, the streaming TV service finally dropped details for subscribing to it when the 2018 NBA season arrives. YouTube TV customers will have three options to choose from....

Instagram Now Supports 3rd-Party Authentication Apps, Lets Users Apply for Verification

Tim August 28, 2018

Instagram is introducing new tools to keep Instagram safe for users, including support for 3rd-party authenticator apps and the ability for users to request account verification. While we all understand how account verification works, which lets you know you'...

Google Go Can Now Read Webpages Aloud for You, Thanks to AI

Tim August 28, 2018

Google is updating Google Go, its lightweight version of Search made for devices with less powerful specs and less quality access to the internet. In the update, the company is including a natural language processing and speech synthesis AI-powered reading...

Mini Stickers Come to Gboard, Little Personalized Toons for Sharing

Tim August 27, 2018

Google introduced Mini stickers for Gboard users this week, little personalized emoji stickers that users can share with the world via messaging apps. Much like Bitmoji, which is an app that lets you make custom stickers for yourself, Mini will be much easier...

Google Phone’s Dark Mode is “Coming Soon”

Kellen August 27, 2018

You are all aware that Google has changed most of its apps in recent weeks to being heavily white, which has led many to wonder if we'd finally get some dark modes. In a recent Android Messages update, we got just that, but apps like the Google Phone and...

Epic Games is Mad at Google for Publishing a Fortnite Security Vulnerability so Quickly

Kellen August 27, 2018

When we told you that everything would be OK with Fortnite distribution happening through Epic Games, outside of Google Play, we did so because we operated under the assumption that Epic Games would take care of their users. We assumed that if you picked-up...

Samsung’s One UI 7 Won’t Hit Beta Until “End of This Year” (Updated)

Kellen October 3, 2024 3

Google offered up Android 15 in several preview and beta forms for a good chunk of 2024 before pushing it to AOSP at the...

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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 16

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 24

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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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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