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OnePlus Replacing Beloved Alert Slider With Customizable Button

Tim March 10, 2025 7

The Alert Slider on OnePlus hardware is like sesame seeds on a hamburger bun. Or maybe like chocolate syrup on a sundae? It's a great hardware feature that is essentially part of OnePlus' history. However, this week, OnePlus announced it's time to talk about...

DEAL: Galaxy Z Fold 6 is $520 Off Without Trade-in or $1,120 With

Tim March 7, 2025 7

Samsung's week of deals is coming to an end, but before it does, the company is attempting to entice folks into a shiny new Galaxy Z Fold 6. To do so, it's offering enhanced trade-in values (or increased instant savings to those without a trade in), as well as...

Galaxy Z Fold 6, Z Flip 6 One UI 7 Changelog is Crazy Long

Tim March 7, 2025 7

Samsung announced this week that it was adding Galaxy Z Fold 6 and Z Flip 6 devices to the One UI 7 beta, with the update now rolling out in select markets to those enrolled. The One UI 7 update has taken quite a while to arrive, but now having gotten an eye...

Nothing Phone 3a Impressions: $379 Phones Shouldn’t Be This Good, But I’m Glad It Is

Tim March 6, 2025 7

Nothing has a couple of new phones this month and after having played with one of them for the past week, I feel moved to talk about how good it is. Priced at only $379, Nothing Phone 3a is ridiculously impressive for such an inexpensive phone. It reminds me...

Next Pixel Watch Update Not Happening Until June 2025, Quarterly Thereafter

Kellen March 6, 2025 7

It appears that Google has settled into a quarterly Pixel Watch update cadence at this point. While their line of watches used to receive monthly patches, they must feel like that frequency is unnecessary because for the past couple of updates they have really...

Arc Pulse for Pixel 9 and Pixel 9 Pro is Back in Stock!

Kellen March 6, 2025 7

That crazy expensive Arc Pulse thing/case we reviewed back in January turned out to be quite the hit for the Pixel 9 series. Shortly after sharing that it was available, followed by a bit of a review, all versions of it sold out and none have been available...

Android 16 Lock Screen Widgets - Pixel Tablet

Lock Screen Widgets Return to Android Phones With Android 16

Kellen March 6, 2025 7

Google brought back lock screen widgets to the Pixel Tablet as a part of the December Pixel Feature Drop when it released Android 15 QPR2. From the moment lock screen widgets first arrived on the Pixel Tablet in earlier betas, we wondered if Google would...

Gboard Switches to Rounded Keys and Folks Aren’t Loving It

Kellen March 6, 2025 7

Google may have given Gboard a really neat new Voice Toolbar for voice-typing enthusiasts to utilize, but they also appear to have made a change to the keyboard's styling that has some people borderline upset. Guys, Gboard has dropped the square-ish keys and...