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Nike’s New Adapt BB Shoes Self-Lace, Wirelessly Charge, Connect Via App (Updated)

Kellen January 15, 2019

Nike had a big tech-related announcement today in the form of a new basketball shoe as a part of their Adapt line. The new Nike Adapt BB is a self-lacing, wireless charging, phone-connected sneaker that they believe is an actual performance shoe that will be...

Google Search Gets Activity Cards to Pick Up Where You Left Off

Tim January 9, 2019

Beginning today, Google Search users will see activity cards at the top of certain search results, allowing you to dive directly back into previous search categories. For example, let's say you search for "healthy eating" to kick off 2019 the right way. You...

Now Arriving: Google Assistant Available in Google Maps Starting Today

Tim January 8, 2019

Google announced today that it is now rolling out Google Assistant to Google Maps. Now, with just your voice, you'll be able to share your ETA with friends, reply to incoming messages, play music or podcasts, search for places along the way to your destination...

TIDAL Update Brings Masters Quality Streaming to All Android Handsets

Tim January 7, 2019

TIDAL has an update for its Android app this week, bringing Masters recordings to all Android devices for HiFi subscribers. Previously, Masters streaming was limited to select LG devices and the Essential Phone, but now, any Android phone can access them. If...

Alien: Blackout Now Up for Pre-Registration on Google Play (Updated)

Tim January 7, 2019

Major news for Xenomorph fans this week, as Alien: Blackout details have been announced by its developer. Somewhat sadly, the game is not for consoles or PC, but instead, is a mobile game. Given I write about mobile games, I suppose I'm a little excited. Now...

Instagram Testing Horizontal Feed Because They Hate Us All

Tim December 27, 2018

According to a limited number of Instagram users and then detailed by The Verge, Instagram made a big change to its feed early this morning. Typically, an Instagram feed goes up and down, with a user able to flick their finger through a number of photos....

DEAL: Nova Launcher Prime is $0.99 Right Now, 80% Off

Kellen December 22, 2018

This doesn't happen often, so if you have not yet made the investment in Nova Launcher Prime, the paid license of Nova Launcher that unlocks all of its features, now is the time. As of this moment, Nova Launcher Prime is just $0.99. That's an 80% discount from...

Google Play Hosting Holiday Sale on In-Game Content, Movies, TV Shows, and Books

Tim December 20, 2018

Much like prior years, Google is hosting its own holiday sale on Google Play, allowing folks to get deals on in-app content, movie purchases and rentals, as well as deals in other categories. There is a lot going on, so without taking hours to list everything,...

Android 16 QPR2 Beta 3 Should Resume This Week (Update: It’s Now Live!)

Tim October 20, 2025 4

Late last week we learned that Google pulled the Android 16 QPR2 Beta 3 update for Pixel phones, following the discovery of a...

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Android 16 QPR2 Beta 3 Update Released for Pixel Phones

Kellen October 15, 2025 3

Google just released the Android 16 QPR2 Beta 3 update for all of its still-supported Pixel devices, including the new Pixel...

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Samsung Sets Date for Its Android XR “Project Moohan” Headset Launch

Kellen October 14, 2025 3

The wait is almost over if you've been looking forward to the launch of Android XR on the Project Moohan headset from Samsung...

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Pixel Watch 4 Review: Still Familiar, Still Good, Couple of Noteworthy Improvements

Kellen October 8, 2025 11

Google is now on its 4th version of the Pixel Watch and things are starting to mature nicely. I mean, I'd hope so since we're...

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October 2025 Android Update Available for Google Pixel Devices

Kellen October 8, 2025 4

Following last month's Pixel update that gave us Material 3 Expressive, we are onto the October Pixel update that should be...

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Verizon Replaces Hans Vestberg With Daniel Schulman at CEO

Tim October 6, 2025 15

Verizon has someone new in charge. Announced this morning, the board of directors has appointed Dan Schulman as CEO,...

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Gemini Just Replaced Google Assistant on Your Home and Nest Devices

Kellen October 1, 2025 22

We started talking about this back in August, so this news shouldn't come as a surprise - Gemini is here to replace Google...

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Here’s the OnePlus 15

Kellen September 29, 2025 17

OnePlus first confirmed the OnePlus 15 name of its upcoming flagship device last week alongside Qualcomm, but we knew they...

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DEAL: Galaxy Z Fold 7 (512GB) for $999 Thanks to Trade-in Offer ($1,120 Off)

Tim October 17, 2025

Samsung continues to push buyers towards the Galaxy Z Fold 7 heavily, and with the discounts the company is offering, we...

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DEAL: Grab a Pixel 9 Pro at $300 Off

Kellen October 14, 2025

The deal days of last week might have come to an end, but there will likely never be a shortage of price drops on top tech...

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Samsung’s Galaxy Z Fold 7 is $400+ Off

Kellen October 7, 2025

The deals just seem to keep getting better the more we go looking - the Galaxy Z Fold 7 is $400 off at minimum. Samsung's...

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Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra Gets $390 Off Discount

Kellen October 7, 2025

Oh, you thought that Pixel 10 Pro XL deal was good at $250 off? Samsung and Amazon have topped that by slashing $390 off the...

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Here’s a Pixel Watch 3 at 50% Off Right Now

Kellen October 7, 2025

There is a really great Pixel Watch 3 deal available at the moment, thanks to whatever Amazon is doing this week. While the...

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Pixel 10 Series Discounted Up to $250 For Prime Day

Tim October 7, 2025

Amazon's annual Prime Day deals are active, and naturally, Google is taking part. Today, we have the new Pixel 10 series...

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DEAL: Galaxy S25 Ultra With Doubled Storage for $599 Seems Good ($820 Off)

Tim October 3, 2025

Looking for the best deal on the Galaxy S25 Ultra as we head into the weekend? That's easy, because it's typically from...

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Samsung Still Kicking $1,000 Off Galaxy Z Fold 7

Kellen September 26, 2025

The Galaxy Z Fold 7 isn't exactly a device I'd call "new" any longer. Sure, it's the current-gen big foldable from Samsung...

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