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Android 13 QPR3 Beta 3 is Here for Pixel Phones

Kellen April 20, 2023 10

A new Android 13 QPR3 Beta update is here! Google release Android 13 QPR3 Beta 3 today for its Pixel phones, taking us a step closer to what will be a stable June update for everyone. We're still in April, though, so we have a couple of months left for Google...

T-Mobile’s ‘Phone Freedom’ Helps Those Stuck in Stupid 3-Year Contracts

Tim April 20, 2023 10

T-Mobile's latest Uncarrier announcement is Phone Freedom, a 3-pronged attack on the industry's new standard of 3-year contracts. Phone Freedom consists of Go5G Plus, a new plan offered to new and existing customers, The Easy Unlock, designed to help AT&T...

T-Mobile Introduces New Go5G and Go5G Plus Plans: All the Details are Here

Kellen April 20, 2023 10

T-Mobile held a new Uncarrier event today to announce several new initiatives at the growing wireless carrier. They called out Verizon and AT&T for pushing 3-year contracts, are giving customers a way to get out of those and switch to T-Mobile, and most...

Galaxy S22 Lineup Now Part of Samsung’s Re-Newed Program

Tim April 20, 2023 10

Samsung announced today that it is adding the Galaxy S22 series to its Re-Newed program this week, meaning you can now snag last year's top shelf devices at discounted prices. For those who don't know, the Re-Newed program puts used devices through a 132-point...

Google Home App Gets 3 Improvements, Including Favorite Reordering

Kellen April 20, 2023 10

The new Google Home app that has been in public preview since November has seen a number of improvements since landing on our devices. Google seems committed to listening to feedback on it and then delivering ideas that have made it more and more useful. This...

Google Fi Becomes Google Fi Wireless, Adjusts Plans

Kellen April 19, 2023 10

Surprising Google Fi news is always welcome around here and we've got just that today. Google announced that Google Fi now has a new name, there are slightly tweaked plans for you to choose from, you can try it risk-free for 7 days, and a new app experience is...

Facer Intros Real-Time 3D Watch Faces for Wear OS, Promises It Won’t Destroy Your Battery

Tim April 19, 2023 10

Facer introduced an industry first this morning -- real-time 3D watch faces for compatible Wear OS smartwatches. We're talking interactive 3D animations with dynamic lighting effects, particle effects, procedurally generated visual effects, with real-time 3D...

T-Mobile Will “Smoke the Competition” on 4/20. I’m Dead.

Tim April 19, 2023 10

Just earlier this month, T-Mobile celebrated 10 years of Uncarrier moves. Today, they announced that tomorrow, they will announce their next Uncarrier move. Given that tomorrow is April 20, known to stoners all over the world as simply 420, T-Mobile says that...

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

Kellen May 13, 2025 12

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 1

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 13

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 2

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 1

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 9

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 11

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 14

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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DEAL: Save Most on Galaxy S25 Edge When You Pre-Order, Free Doubled Storage (65% Off)

Tim May 16, 2025 10

Regardless of public opinion on Galaxy S25 Edge, there's still no questioning that the best time to buy the phone is during...

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Galaxy S25 Ultra’s $240 Off 1TB Storage Promo is a Better Deal Than the S25 Edge

Kellen May 15, 2025 10

The Galaxy S25 Edge might be the topic of the moment, but I think most of us are having a hard time figuring out who this...

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DEAL: Snag a Year of Peacock for $24.99 ($55 Off)

Tim May 15, 2025 10

It was last year around this time when Peacock offered people a year of service for just $20. If your year is running up, it'...

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

Kellen May 12, 2025 10

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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Verizon’s Total Wireless Prepaid is Doing an Insane $25/mo Unlimited Plan With 5-Year Price Lock

Kellen May 9, 2025 10

Traditional wireless plans in the US at currently going through one of their ugliest phases. Prices are going up, features we...

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Samsung Slaps $230 Off Galaxy S25 Ultra Without Trade-in

Kellen April 30, 2025 10

Samsung reported its Q1 earnings last night and said that they had a pretty good quarter, thanks to strong demand for the...

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DEAL: You Can Get a Pixel Watch 2 for $149

Kellen April 27, 2025 10

We don't often suggest you buy devices like smartwatches that are well over a year old because we tend to see newer models...

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DEAL: Google’s Pixel 9 Series Gets $250 Off Discount

Kellen April 27, 2025 10

A new wave of Pixel 9 discounts is upon us, once again proving the thought that you should never pay full price for Google...

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