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NAD ‘recommends’ T-Mobile stop using misleading ‘best unlimited network’ slogan

T-Mobile may provide America's fastest wireless service, but according to the National Advertising Division, that's not enough to qualify for the title of nation's "best unlimited network."

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Samsung brilliantly taunts Apple yet again with hilarious new Galaxy S9 ad

Samsung's always imaginative marketing department strikes again, pitting the Galaxy S9 against the archaic iPhone 6 to remind the world of Apple's performance throttling scandals.

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Google Assistant can basically do anything in TV ads starring John Legend, Sia and Kevin Durant

To prove how serious an Alexa and Siri competitor it's already become, Google Assistant has booked several A-list celebrities to highlight its strengths.

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Google takes a casual dig at Apple in jam-packed new Pixel 2 commercial (video)

Google's latest two-minute Pixel 2 ad is mainly about showcasing the phone's strengths, but a little light Apple mocking just adds to the fun.

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Samsung pokes fun at ten years of iPhone releases in new 60-second ad (video)

Samsung's latest Apple-mocking commercial might be its best yet, taunting the chaebol's arch-rivals for a full decade of immature iPhone releases.

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Apple’s latest tear-jerking holiday commercial asks you to ‘open your heart’ to monsters

In addition to opening your wallets to splash the cash on as much Apple gear as possible this holiday season, Cupertino also wants you to 'open your heart."

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Google goes all in on Pixel advertising with $3.2 million spending in just two days

Google may have already splashed $3.2 million on Pixel and Pixel XL TV ads, with a Samsung or Apple-rivaling total marketing budget in store.

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Google cranks up buzz campaign for Pixel phones with primetime network TV ad

Google is getting serious about hyping up the looming Pixel and Pixel XL phones... for a change, and not just for geeks and Android purists.

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First iPhone 7 TV ad is dark, creepy, all about cameras and water resistance

It's not surprising to see Apple focus on the cameras, speakers and water-resistant designs of the iPhone 7 and 7 Plus in their first dark commercial.

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Galaxy Note 7 commercial bills the phablet as perfect for busy Americans like Christoph Waltz

Two-time Oscar winner Christoph Waltz doesn't understand Americans but still wants to be one in a goofy yet amusing Galaxy Note 7 publicity spot.

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T-Mobile rebrands ‘evil’ rival AT&T as The DeATTh Star for this year’s May the Fourth

T-Mobile CEO John Legere once again proves he's mastered the art of online advertising and rival mockery by calling AT&T the DeATTh Star on Star Wars Day.

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Google introduces six-second “little haikus of video ads”

New six-second-format Google Bumper ads are making their debut next month, with a particular focus on mobile viewers.

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Superman meets Black Widow in Huawei P9 advertising campaign

After signing Lionel Messi as a global brand ambassador, the world's third largest OEM got Scarlett Johansson and Henry Cavill to promote the Huawei P9.

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iOS
Jaime Lannister fails to woo Annie from ‘Community’ in new Apple TV ad (video)

Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, aka Jaime Lannister from Game of Thrones, and Community star Alison Brie fail to form a connection in a fun new Apple TV commercial.

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Ricky Gervais explains why Verizon is better than Sprint and T-Mobile in new ads

Verizon hits back at T-Mobile and Sprint with its own humorous, celebrity-starring commercials, but Ricky Gervais isn't the best brand ambassador.

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Don’t Advertise the Flashy Features – Advertise the Useful Ones

Apple has been marketing the very many overlooked features that other smartphone OEM's take for granted, but really do enhance your phone experience.

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