Eric, Author at Droid Life

Motorola VP Says Moto X Dev Editions and Other Carriers Rolling Out in “Days”

Eric August 23, 2013 187

The official launch of the Moto X has come and gone, but the only people that can pick one up are the customers on AT&T. Motorola has been vocal about plans to bring the device to all the major carriers in the US, but we haven't heard anything close to a...

It Was Fun While It Lasted, Verizon HTC One No Longer Unlockable on HTCDev

Eric August 23, 2013 164

We all knew it was coming, it was more of a question of when rather than if. Verizon was not to pleased that their new HTC One could be bootloader unlocked through HTCDev.com. The phone and story just hit our hands yesterday, but according to a slew of people...

Newest Google Patent Application Secures Your Phone Depending on Where You Are

Eric August 22, 2013 60

Security and privacy seem to be at a minimum these days, especially in the digital world. The latest patent filed by Google for Android is an interesting one that looks to keep your phone safe depending on where you are. Motorola might be using NFC tags to "...

Open Mic+ Looks to Bring Motorola’s Touchless Controls to All Google Now Devices

Eric August 22, 2013 74

When we posted about Motorola's Touchless Control app hitting Google Play yesterday, there were many readers that were a little disappointed that it only worked with the new Moto devices. However, Android developers always love to step up and make our days so...

LG Executive Hints at Upcoming Tablet, Phone and Smartwatch Coming Soon

Eric August 21, 2013 19

The head of LG's mobile communications in Bulgaria, Dimitar Valdev, was up for leaking bits of information surrounding the company's mobile division in a recent interview. Valdev laid out LG's plans for upcoming devices, some Android and some not. LG is...

In Case You Were Worried, QWERTY Slider LG Enact Coming to Verizon Soon

Eric August 21, 2013 69

There might not be a more hardcore group of Android users than the group that wait for a phone with a physical keyboard before they upgrade. Since it seems like the DROID line has moved away from the keyboard, the future looked grim for QWERTY sliders on...

SwiftKey Cloud Leaves Beta and Hits Google Play, Celebrates With a Sale

Eric August 21, 2013 45

For the past few weeks now, SwiftKey has been testing their new cloud feature in their beta program. Today, the new feature comes to all SwiftKey users through an update in Google Play. And for those who haven't learned how awesome SwiftKey is yet, the app is...

CyanogenMod Introduces CM Account, Privacy and Security for Your Phone

Eric August 20, 2013 23

Google may have just launched the Android Device Manager last week to help you find your lost Android if it ever comes to that, but the CyanogenMod team felt they could do better. The CM team has put together CyanogenMod Account, an end-to-end encrypted app...