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Google Chat Gets a Major Navigation UI Change in New Update

Kellen November 29, 2023 11

Google Chat will see a noteworthy update over the coming days that brings a new navigation setup. This big UI change is a new style from Google, although it may just be a new idea for a complex app with so many parts. In a short blog post, Google explains that...

Google Drive’s Document Scanner Gets Updated With New Features

Tim November 29, 2023 11

Google Drive's native document scanner, the one you access by clicking the camera icon in the bottom right of the app's UI, is getting a few new features this month. Once your app is updated, you'll find that the scanner now has an automatic capture to help...

Spotify Wrapped 2023 is Here – How to Find Yours

Kellen November 29, 2023 11

You know a year is coming to close when all of the music apps start releasing their year-in-review recaps, and this week, they are all starting to go live. It's time to relive 2023 through music, the genres and artists you spent the most time with, and end...

DEAL: $699 for Last Year’s Pixel 7 Pro (512GB Model)

Tim November 28, 2023 11

The good people over at Woot! are cleaning off the shelves and looking to move some product. The latest deal we're seeing that pertains to us Android fanboys is for the Pixel 7 Pro, last year's Google flagship, down to just $699 for the 512GB model. At launch,...

Time to Check for More $25 Verizon Loyalty Discounts

Kellen November 28, 2023 11

Verizon's loyalty department has been quite active in recent years, sending out loyalty discounts to customers with regularity, many of which stack on each other to amount to sizable reductions in monthly bill costs. We aren't sure if another big wave of...

Pixel Watch 2 Gets First $70 Discount, But Only for Planet Fitness Members

Kellen November 28, 2023 11

Google's new Pixel Watch 2 managed to skip out on any Black Friday or Cyber Monday promos and keep its full $349 starting price. It's certainly an interesting move by Google to include its new Pixel 8 series in all of the holiday sale fun while excluding its...

Google Messages Gets Support for Ultra HDR

Tim November 28, 2023 11

Google Messages and RCS have been in the news frequently this year, with the main highlight being Apple's announcement that it will support RCS in 2024. It's big news, even if Android users will continue to be nothing more than "Green bubbles" in the eyes of...

Visible’s One-Day Only Sale is $35/Mo Plus Plan for Life (Updated)

Tim November 27, 2023 11

Visible's Cyber Monday deal is good. With it, you can get the carrier's Visible+ plan for just $35/mo for life, which is $10/mo off the usual price. So long as you keep the plan active, you'll keep the discounted rate. Update: Visible's Cyber Monday deal has...

Samsung Sends Wear OS 5, One UI 6 Watch Update to Older Galaxy Watch Units

Kellen November 19, 2024

Back in June of this year, Samsung surprised us a bit by opening up a Wear OS 5 and One UI 6 Watch beta program for Galaxy...

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Report: Google Working on High-End Pixel Laptop

Tim November 18, 2024 19

Detailed in a leaked internal email, it appears that Google is now working on a high-end, Pixel-branded laptop, supposedly...

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Android 15 QPR2 Beta 1 is Here for Pixel Devices!

Kellen November 12, 2024 4

Google teased the kick off of Android 15 QPR2 Beta 1 as coming "soon" at the beginning of the month. Today, they went ahead...

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Pixel Watch November Update Could Release Today (Updated: Yep)

Kellen November 12, 2024 5

The Pixel Watch has had an awkward last month since Google released Wear OS 5 to the Pixel Watch 1 and Pixel Watch 2. After...

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Google Shows Off Unreleased Pixel Watch Performance Loop Band Again

Kellen November 7, 2024 5

Google keeps teasing us by regularly showing off a Pixel Watch band that they just won't release, even though we've begged...

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November 2024 Android Security Update Available for Google Pixel Devices

Kellen November 6, 2024 13

Following up the massive Android 15 update from last month for all of Google's still-supported Pixel devices, we have the...

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Google Play Promo Slashes 30% Off Pixel 9, Pixel 9 Pro or Pixel 9 Pro XL

Kellen November 4, 2024 33

Spending money on Google Play isn't something that everyone is going to be down to do on the regular. That said, there are...

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Android 15 QPR2 Beta is Coming Very Soon

Kellen November 1, 2024 1

Even with yesterday's big news about Android 16 shipping months earlier than we are used to, Google is still prepping for the...

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DEAL: Samsung Doubling Storage for Free, Offers $800 Instant Credit Towards Galaxy S24 Ultra

Tim November 18, 2024 11

The Black Friday deals are still in effect over on Samsung's website, this time with the company changing up the deal to...

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Pixel 9 Pro and 9 Pro XL Black Friday Prices Go Live Early at $150 Off

Kellen November 17, 2024 11

The plan from Google was to make their Pixel 9 Pro Black Friday deals available starting November 21 through the Google Store...

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All These Pixel 9 Pro Cases are $5 and Spigen Makes Them

Kellen November 14, 2024 11

You all know Spigen, right? They've made quality cases and other tech-related accessories over the years with prices that are...

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DEAL: Galaxy Ring for $179, Its Lowest Price Yet ($220 Off)

Tim November 14, 2024 11

We don't see Galaxy Ring get discounted often for whatever reason Samsung has, but even this little health and wellness-...

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DEAL: Save $1450 on Galaxy Z Fold 6, $500 Off Even Without Trade-in

Tim November 13, 2024 11

Samsung's early Black Friday deals continue, this time for the Galaxy Z Fold 6. If you were patient and opted to wait a few...

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Google’s Black Friday Pixel 9 Pro Deal is $150 Off

Kellen November 13, 2024 11

Those pre-Black Friday deals on the Pixel 9 and Pixel 9 Pro Fold were fun, but as we mentioned at the time of those going...

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DEAL: Galaxy S24 Ultra as Low as $449 ($970 Off), $520 Off With No Trade-in

Tim November 12, 2024 11

It's only mid November, but companies are already posting up solid early Black Friday deals, with Samsung being no exception....

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Pixel 9 at $150 Off is the Best Deal This Week

Kellen November 8, 2024 11

When each year's holiday shopping season rolls around, we get pretty excited knowing that Google is going to discount its...

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