Eric, Author at Droid Life

AT&T Boasts “Fastest 4G LTE Speeds” of Any Major Carrier

Eric March 13, 2013 144

Hearing the phrase, "fastest 4G speeds" is nothing new from the commercials we hear out of Verizon, AT&T, and Sprint. It is interesting however, to see that AT&T went so far as to put that statement in a press release. Citing research done by...

Samsung Spent $401 Million in 2012 Marketing Their Galaxy Brand

Eric March 13, 2013 39

If this morning's attempt at a flash mob wasn't any indicator, Samsung has been spending a lot of money marketing their brand of Android phones to the public. The term "Galaxy" and "The Next Big Thing" have been saturated into the public's daily lives and that...

Samsung Unleashes Flash Mob on Times Square Before Tomorrow’s Galaxy S4 Announcement

Eric March 13, 2013 59

Say what you want about Samsung's marketing of the Galaxy line, it seems to be working in terms of their sales. We only have one day left before the Unpacked event in New York with the Galaxy S4 and to keep the hype going, Samsung got a flash mob together for...

Planned T-Mobile and MetroPCS Merger Gets Thumbs Up From the FCC

Eric March 12, 2013 21

Today, T-Mobile is one step closer to a merger with MetroPCS after the FCC released a statement giving the two companies their blessing. Since the proposed merger that originated in October, the Department of Justice and FCC have been reviewing the deal and...

Google Patents Ability to Interact With Future Phones By Tapping the Back

Eric March 11, 2013 27

We see interesting patent filings from Google every now and then, most of them are pretty forward-thinking ideas that we won't see for a while. The next patent to add to that list is Google's recent acquisition of the ability to interact with your phone by...

Samsung’s Unicorn Apocalypse Isn’t Just Marketing, Live in Google Play Right Now

Eric March 11, 2013 57

If you feel like getting "Samsunged" today, head over to Google Play and download the real version of the game featured in their newest marketing campaign. That's right, Unicorn Apocalypse is live and ready for you to guide this mythical creature through fire,...

OUYA Opens Developer Portal for Game Submissions Starting Today

Eric March 7, 2013 15

March 28 is the day that OUYA consoles will start shipping to people who originally started backing it on Kickstarter. Seeing as how that's only a few weeks away, OUYA announced that game developers can submit their games for review starting today. This allows...

Legislators Agree With White House on Cell Phone Unlocking, Bills To Be Presented Soon

Eric March 6, 2013 29

It was certainly surprising to hear the White House respond so quickly to the 100k signature petition that was raised on the issue of unlocking phones becoming illegal. But even with the Obama Administration's support, there was little they could do...