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Pokemon TCG Pocket Getting Shiny Pokemon, Ranked Matches

Tim March 21, 2025 2

Pokemon TCG Pocket announced this morning that Shiny Pokemon are coming to the game, which will be very exciting for those who view this as more of a collecting and trading game. But for those who take it more like a card battler, there's huge news for you,...

Pixel 9a Has Extra, Extra Small Model of Gemini AI With Less Features

Tim March 20, 2025 3

Due to the Pixel 9a's shipping with 8GB RAM, instead of the 12GB or 16GB of RAM we saw with the rest of the Pixel 9 lineup, Google had to ship a smaller model of Gemini AI with the device. For the people who track this stuff, it's important to note, because...

Samsung Still Doing $1,000 Off Trades Towards a Galaxy Z Fold 6

Kellen March 20, 2025 1

There has been a lot of focus put on the Galaxy S25 series in recent weeks, which makes sense since those devices are as new in the Android world as it gets. Samsung would like you not to forget about their foldables and is doing their best to remind you by...

Threads Finally Lets You Customize Your Default Feed, Improves That Terrible Video Player

Kellen March 20, 2025 5

For those still doing social media, specifically on Threads, a big update was announced today that introduces several features needed long, long ago. Below is the list of everything new. Custom default feed: Meta didn't want to clearly state this, but it sure...

Gmail Updates Search With More AI, Provides ‘Relevant’ Results

Tim March 20, 2025 1

Gmail wants search results to be better, and to do so, it's incorporating more AI. Right now, when you perform a search on Gmail, let's say for a phrase, Gmail will return results in chronological order as they appear in your inbox. With this change, your...

Google and Samsung, Please Copy Huawei’s New Flip Phone Design

Kellen March 20, 2025 11

We don't talk about Huawei that often these days because they don't really operate in the US. They've essentially been banned from the world of Android since 2019 and that takes them out of our radar. However, they've continued to develop their own in-house...

Official Updated List: Samsung Devices to Get One UI 7

Tim March 20, 2025 1

Samsung's One UI 7 update is a big one, not just in size and the amount of changes it brings, but in level of importance to Galaxy owners. People running a Galaxy device want to know for sure if their device is going to receive the update, so we've been...

Pixel 9 Pro Fold - Software Update Schedule

Google Pixel Update Schedule: How Long Will My Phone Get Updates?

Kellen March 20, 2025 16

One of the reasons anyone owns a Google Pixel phone is because it receives what is arguably the best level of software support in Android. Samsung has certainly made its case as being the king of updates, but Google is still the quickest most months when it...

Verizon Commits to 3-Year Price Lock, But Only on myPlan Plans

Kellen April 3, 2025 16

Because almost everything in your life is about to get more expensive, thanks to recent actions of the US government, Verizon...

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Google Introduces “Battery Health Assistance” to Pixel 9a to Stabilize Battery Aging

Kellen March 31, 2025 16

To make sure your new Pixel phone lasts as long as possible, Google is introducing a new feature called "Battery health...

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Google Pixel 9a Arrives April 10 in the US

Kellen March 28, 2025 16

When Google announced the Pixel 9a on March 19, most of us expected it to go up for pre-order immediately. As we all know now...

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Google Making All Android Development Private, Still Committed to Open Source

Tim March 26, 2025 16

A bit of news from the Android development front this week, with Google confirming that it's taking Android development...

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Google Pixel 9a Official at $499 With Tensor G4, New Look to Match Pixel 9 Series

Kellen March 19, 2025 16

The new phone from Google is here and it is indeed the Pixel 9a, a device that has been on our radar for months at this point...

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Android 16 Beta 3.1 Update Released to Fix a Batch of Bugs

Kellen March 18, 2025 16

The Android 16 Beta 3 is only 5 days old and yet Google is already releasing Beta 3.1 to try and button up a few issues. The...

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Samsung’s One UI 7 Update Starts April 7 on Galaxy S24, More Devices (Updated)

Kellen March 18, 2025 16

We have known for a couple of weeks now that Samsung was planning to release the stable version of One UI 7 at some point in...

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OnePlus Watch 3 Review: It’s Probably the Wear OS Watch to Beat

Kellen March 14, 2025 16

OnePlus is off to a pretty hot start in 2025, first releasing the excellent OnePlus 13 and now dropping an upgraded...

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Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Pro Unboxing and Tour!

Kellen October 11, 2023 2

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 2

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 2

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 2

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 2

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 2

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 2

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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Google Pixel 7 Pro and Pixel 7 Unboxing and Tour!

Kellen October 12, 2022 2

The Google Pixel 7 and Pixel 7 Pro are here! Well, we've had them for a good week now, but yours should be arriving at any...

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