Andrew Romero is a North Carolina-based journalist specializing in Android and Google news, reviews, and in-depth analysis. With a keen eye for detail honed from his previous career as a CNC machinist, Andrew possesses a unique appreciation for hardware and the intricate engineering behind the technology we use daily.
He brings this passion to his coverage, offering insightful perspectives on the latest devices, software updates, and the evolving Google ecosystem. When he’s not diving into the world of tech, Andrew can be found tackling the trails on his mountain bike, enjoying the natural beauty of his home state of North Carolina alongside his wife.
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The past several years of Galaxy Watch releases have shown that Samsung is committed to making detailed refinements to its wearable lineup. This year brings some of those small changes, but it retells the same story – minor features get even better, but the Galaxy Watch 6 brings no big changes.
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If you just so happen to be looking for a new TV, TCL is willing to sweeten the deal with up to $200 off of NFL Sunday Ticket, which comes in at a hefty price.
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We recently published a poll asking users if they planned on keeping YouTube Premium amid price hikes, and the answer genuinely surprised us.
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Collapsible headings in Google Docs make not only writing a little easier but digesting and understanding documents less difficult as well. Creating a heading that collapses is basically effortless, and shouldn’t add anything to your Google Docs workload.
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Samsung makes adding widgets to your lockscreen easy in One UI, though you’re often locked into Samsung’s limited array of options. The newest Good Lock update lets you add third-party widgets to your home screen.
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Google is doing away with the bottom bar in Chrome that indicates a recent download. Now, you have to do a tiny bit of digging around to find your newest downloads. Here’s where to look.
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Chrome’s most recent change leaves the bottom download bar out of the fray completely, opting for a new tay next to the address bar. Here’s how you can revert back and get the familiar downloads bar back.
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Motorola has proven itself capable again with the recent Motorola Edge+, though whether or not it’ll bring the same quality with a budget device is still in question. Recent leaks show off the Motorola G54 – a budget phone with some promising specs.
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Google’s AI suite took on a massive expansion with I/O 2023 when the company announced Duet AI and the AI tools within. Gmail’s “Help me write” feature utilizes AI to compose well-written emails to send to whomever you’d need to. Here’s how to use it.
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The Galaxy Watch 6 and Watch 6 Classic are hitting the pre-order shelves starting today, and those who do so will likely get the best deal with boosted trade-in credit from Samsung.
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GE Cync is following up its recent smart LED releases with new Smart Hexagon Panels, which can take on just about any shape on your wall and come with some well-thought features.
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The Galaxy Watch 6 is Samsung’s newest smartwatch, announced alongside the Galaxy Z Flip 5 and Fold 5. On paper, both variants carry a bigger battery than last year’s Watch 5. So is there an improvement in battery life?
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YouTube is experimenting with a new feature that generates summaries for videos written by AI, but you probably won’t see it just yet.
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The Galaxy Watch 6 is the first smartwatch to debut with Wear OS 4 in full, which means some new changes that make the wearable OS better. Here’s what’s new.
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In Samsung’s One UI 5 Watch on the Galaxy Watch 6, eight new watch faces are available to use. With purposes ranging from sleep coaching to formal designs, there’s a watch face for any user.
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YouTube Premium’s latest price hikes have come as part of a wave of other services doing the same. For a service that offers niche upgrades over the free version, are you going to cancel YouTube Premium and go back to free?
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Samsung’s Galaxy S23 FE is set to be the company’s budget model added to the popular Galaxy S23 lineup, which consists of the S23+ and S23 Ultra. A live listing has appeared on the web, showcasing the Galaxy S23 FE’s design silhouette and wireless charging speed.
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The Galaxy Watch 6 refines a lot about the wearable series. One such improvement is the expanded use of skin temperature sensing and, with it, a newly available SDK that allows developers to tap into the Galaxy Watch 6’s skin temperature sensing tech for their own apps.
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Most phones need to hit a certain mark in testing before the design ends up in your hands. Samsung’s Galaxy Z Fold 5 and Flip 5 go through the same durability tests, and the company has chronicled them in a sort of tame torture test video.
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The regular NFL season isn’t far off, which means YouTube TV’s NFL Sunday Ticket programming is finalizing all the same details. One of which is a new bundle offering that pairs Max with NFL Sunday Ticket through YouTube TV for an undisclosed cost.
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Samsung is rolling out the red carpet for the Galaxy Watch 6 Classic, a brand new iteration of the Galaxy Watch series that sports a returning rotating bezel, though it isn’t really a direct replacement for the Galaxy Watch 5 Pro.
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Get ready to hand out some “gimme” putts because Samsung’s Galaxy Watch 6 Classic “Golf Edition” is live on the Korean website.
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For customers looking to upgrade their Verizon mobile or home internet plans, now is probably the time to do it. Verizon is offering to pay for your NFL Sunday Ticket matches if you upgrade, and even if you don’t, there are some seriously nice discounts involved.
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Samsung has officially announced the Galaxy Watch 6 and 6 Classic – a duo of refined Wear OS 4 smartwatches that take some big steps toward personalized health monitoring.
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