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Essential Camera Gets Another Update, So Let’s Compare Some Shots to the Pixel 2 XL

Kellen February 27, 2018 54

The Essential Phone's camera grabbed another update this week, one that introduces some fun new modes for Essential owners with a 360 Camera mod (Tiny Planet). It also added a selfie flash and some stability fixes. You can view the full list below if any of...

Google’s Pixel Visual Core Just got an Update Through Google Play

Kellen February 26, 2018 54

Google's Pixel Visual Core just got an update today through Google Play to v1.0.185741828. There isn't a changelog for the update, so we don't know what Google tweaked here. However, this app (or service) "updates image processing and machine learning...

Google’s ARCore Brings Advanced AR Apps to 13 Phones, Google Lens to All

Kellen February 23, 2018 54

Man, we're not even to MWC 2018 yet and Google is dropping news bomb after news bomb. After telling us about all of their Google Assistant plans, we now know what's coming with their ARCore platform and Google Lens. To put it simply, a big ol' group of people...

Google Wallet Becomes Google Pay Send Until Google Pay Gets Send/Request Money Feature

Kellen February 20, 2018 54

While Google begins making the shift of Android Pay to Google Pay today, you may be curious what the future holds for Google Wallet. For the next few months, it'll still live on, but it's being rebranded as well. Google Wallet will become Google Pay Send until...

Android Pay App Makes the Switch to Google Pay, Gets Spicy New UI (Updated)

Kellen February 20, 2018 54

The next time you see an update to your Android Pay app, it will no longer be called Android Pay. Instead, Google will flip the switch over to the Google Pay branding it told us to expect back in January. The change happened on Google Play over night and not...

RIP, Swype. (Updated)

Kellen February 19, 2018 54

Swype, one of the original apps we ever covered on this site, has apparently been put to rest by its owners. Nuance, the company that bought Swype in 2011 for $100M, told a redditor today that they are no longer developing for the Swype keyboard and that they...

Google is Adding Features to the Screenshot Tool, But Only in the Google App for Now

Kellen February 19, 2018 54

A couple of weeks ago, I asked Google to build screenshot scrolling into Android, since almost every other phone maker on the planet has done so except them. Over the weekend, they actually began rolling out a screenshot-related update, it's just that it's...

Chrome Canary on Android Gets New Chrome Duplex Experience

Kellen February 15, 2018 54

Chrome on Android's love-it-or-hate-it bottom bar situation, known as Chrome Home, may no longer be a part of the app's future even though it made its way up to Chrome Beta. In its place, there's a chance we'll get something called "Chrome Duplex" that was...

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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With Loyalty Discount Situation, Did You Stick With Verizon or Leave?

Kellen September 26, 2025 48

Back at the end of July and early August, Verizon made a bunch of changes that weren't exactly customer-friendly, a few of...

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

Tim October 17, 2025 54

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 54

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 54

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 54

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 54

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 54

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 54

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 54

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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