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Buying a Pixel 10 or Pixel 10 Pro Gets You Free $200

Kellen August 21, 2025 33

Should you have found a moment to calm down after yesterday's Pixel hardware news blitz, you may have made a decision around whether or not to buy a Pixel 10 or Pixel 10 Pro. With the regular Pixel 10 phones all arriving next week, you really could be swimming...

Google Password Manager Available on Google Play

Kellen August 21, 2025 9

Secretly, alongside yesterday's Pixel 10 series announcements, Google adding a new app listing on Google Play for the Google Password Manager. This can be installed on all Android phones, as far as I can tell, and it gives you a true and dedicated shortcut to...

Sneaky: Google Teased New Gemini Smart Speaker Yesterday

Tim August 21, 2025 5

Google announced that Gemini is coming to replace Google Assistant on its lineup of Google Home smart speakers and displays, but of course, they snuck in a little hardware tease during its Made by Google '25 event video yesterday. In a Gemini-focused bit...

ESPN’s New Streaming Service is Live at $29.99, But You’ll Want to Bundle

Kellen August 21, 2025 11

ESPN has gone live with its new stand-alone streaming service called ESPN Unlimited. The new Unlimited service is the service so many of us have been waiting for - a streaming option that gets us all of ESPN without the need for a bigger cable or streaming TV...

Dark Mode Randomly Hits Fitbit App Before Its Big Redesign

Kellen August 21, 2025 5

I know that we all read yesterday's news about a brand new Fitbit app launching in October alongside the Pixel Watch 4 with the dark mode that we should have had years ago, but I have some related news that will help us get through the next month or so....

Android 16 QPR2’s New Expanded Dark Theme Can Force All Apps to Darkness

Kellen August 20, 2025 10

In the new Android 16 QPR2 Beta, Google has added a new “Expanded” option in the dark theme settings area that “Automatically applies Dark theme to more apps for improved accessibility.” If you had any holdout apps who refused to add a properly supported dark...

Android 16 QPR2 Finally Can Lightly Theme All of Your App Icons

Kellen August 20, 2025 2

As a part of the new Android 16 QPR2 Beta 1 that dropped this week, Google said they were adding an "Auto-Themed App Icons" feature. We fired up the beta and immediately looked for this first, as Google's attempt at icon theming up until this point has been...

Android 16 Lock Screen Widgets - Pixel Tablet

Android 16 QPR2 Adds Lock Screen Widgets to Phones Again

Kellen August 20, 2025 2

Lock Screen widgets are fully back! In the first Android 16 QPR2 Beta 1 that was just released, Google added a toggle in lock screen settings on phones to allow "Widgets on lock screen." We've come full circle on this feature, after Google removed them so many...

Pixel 10 Series Joins Android Beta Program

Kellen September 17, 2025 2

Part of the fun of owning a Pixel phone for so many of us is the option to play with new software before almost anyone else....

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It’s Time for One UI 8 Updates on Your Galaxy S25 Series

Kellen September 15, 2025 2

After several beta builds and an expansion to more devices, Samsung announced today that stable Galaxy S25 One UI 8 updates...

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Pixel 10 Pro and Pixel 10 Pro XL Review: Still the Best in Android

Kellen September 12, 2025 2

The Pixel 10 Pro and Pixel 10 Pro XL have been out for a couple of weeks now and we've been testing them for even longer. If...

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Pixel 10 Review: It’s a Pixel 9, But With Magnets

Tim September 11, 2025 2

Apologies for the delay, but here's what you've been waiting for. We have had time to use the Pixel 10 for the past couple of...

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Oh, Google Apparently Pulled Daily Hub on the Pixel 10 Series

Kellen September 9, 2025 2

Apologies if I had any part in its demise, but apparently Google has pulled the Daily Hub feature from its Pixel 10 series....

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Nova Launcher Founder Asked to Step Away, Cease Open Sourcing Efforts

Tim September 8, 2025 2

Kevin Barry, the founder and original developer of Nova Launcher is stepping away from the forever-loved Android launcher app...

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Here’s the Galaxy S26 Edge

Tim September 5, 2025 2

It was only yesterday when we got eyes on the Galaxy S26 lineup of devices in the form of dummy units. As we expected, the...

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OnePlus Creating Own Imaging Engine, Wants to Pass Pinch-to-Zoom Test

Tim September 5, 2025 2

OnePlus CEO Pete Lau wrote a letter yesterday, detailing plans for the Android OEM to build and launch its very own imaging...

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Google’s Latest Ad Pokes at iPhone for Copying Its Features, iPhone 17 Rumors

Kellen May 6, 2025 33

The iPhone 17 won't arrive for months, likely after Google releases its Pixel 10 series. For the most part, all talk around...

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Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Pro Unboxing and Tour!

Kellen October 11, 2023 33

Some of you have been lucky enough to receive your Pixel 8 or Pixel 8 Pro pre-orders a day early, thanks to Google's wildly...

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Pixel Watch 2 Unboxing and Tour!

Kellen October 11, 2023 33

The Pixel Watch 2 has been on my wrist for a full week and my list of notes has only grown. I've tested sleep tracking, put...

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Video: Galaxy Z Flip 5, Z Fold 5 Unboxing!

Tim July 27, 2023 33

Samsung was gracious enough to send us its latest foldables devices, the Galaxy Z Flip 5 and Galaxy Z Fold 5. Naturally,...

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Google Pixel 7a Unboxing and Tour!

Kellen May 10, 2023 33

Because the Google Pixel 7a is available today for you to run out and buy at $499, you may not want to wait around for our...

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VIDEO: Galaxy S23 Ultra Unboxing!

Tim February 3, 2023 33

Unboxing time, baby! We have the Galaxy S23 Ultra in-house, a bit before they're set to make their way to buyers later this...

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Pixel 7 Pro: First 10 Things to Do!

Tim October 13, 2022 33

Fancy new Pixel 7 or Pixel 7 Pro just show up at your doorstep? Perfect, then this video is for you. As is tradition, we've...

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Pixel Watch: First 10 Things To Do!

Kellen October 13, 2022 33

The day that most of you will receive your Google Pixel Watch from pre-orders is here. It's time for you to slap Google's...

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