Eric, Author at Droid Life

So You Want to Switch to Pre-Paid? My Experience in Dropping the Big Carriers

Eric June 14, 2013 158

We always talk about it, the final straw that would break our back. There's always something that the big wireless carriers could do to make us leave and take our business elsewhere. Threats however are only words until you actually decide to take the...

Jurassic Park Builder Lets You Live Your Inner Dr. Hammond

Eric June 13, 2013 29

There is something ultra addictive about amusement park games where you get to make the attractions to draw in the crowd. Throw in pre-historic dinosaurs and it makes the whole thing even more fun. A fully licensed game, Jurrasic Park Builder gives you all the...

WhatsApp Sets New Company Record, 27 Billion Messages Sent and Received in Just 24 Hours

Eric June 13, 2013 35

If you needed a reason to believe that people enjoy sending messages through systems other than SMS, take note of the milestone that WhatsApp hit today. The popular chatting and messaging system has been around on Android for a long time and has a huge user...

NOOK HD and HD+ On Sale For Father’s Day This Time, Prices Cut Almost in Half

Eric June 10, 2013 15

The NOOK tablet line has always been overshadowed by the success of the Kindle, but for the right person, these heavily skinned tablets can be pretty attractive. What makes them even more enticing are deals like this one, the NOOK HD and it's larger brother,...

Paranoid Android’s HALO Project Goes Open Source, Coming Soon to a ROM Near You

Eric June 10, 2013 61

Some of the coolest custom Android development to happen lately has come from the folks that make Paranoid Android. Since the launch of Facebook and their cool Chat Heads feature, PA has launched their own HALO code that allows for similar floating...

Video: HTC One ROM Gives Us a Peek Into What Android 4.2.2 Might Look Like

Eric June 3, 2013 58

If there was one thing you could harp on the HTC One when it launched, it would be that it only came with Android 4.1.2, which was a version behind AOSP and other competing phones. We've heard rumors that 4.2.2 is coming to the One here and there, but thanks...

Final Fantasy IV Hits Google Play, a Classic RPG With Some Modern Upgrades

Eric June 3, 2013 50

You would be hard pressed to find a more dedicated fan base of a video game series than the fans of Final Fantasy. These same fans who also own Android devices are going to be excited to hear the news that Final Fantasy IV, one of the more classics in the...

T-Mobile’s HTC One Sees Small Update, Available for Download Today

Eric June 3, 2013 12

The HTC One for Verizon may not be coming out for another couple of months, but other carriers already have it in customer's hands and are pushing out updates. If you have the One on T-Mobile, you can start checking for a small update to pull down to your...