Eric, Author at Droid Life

Motorola Wants to Stay Close to Stock Android, Verizon and Other Carriers Want Skins

Eric October 17, 2012 181

Once Google finally signed all the papers to acquire Motorola officially, we all had high hopes and dreams for what the company could accomplish with the owner of Android behind them. The new RAZR line is certainly a nice start, and Blur even got dumbed down a...

Amazon Selling the Verizon Galaxy Nexus for as Low as $0.01

Eric October 16, 2012 58

By this point, you know the Samsung Galaxy Nexus whether you own one or not. While it might not have launched with the best specs in the world, being a Nexus certainly helps with the ease of unlocking and rooting. If you are looking for a rock-bottom deal on a...

Congressman Promises to Limit FTC’s Power if Anti-Trust Case is Brought Against Google

Eric October 15, 2012 85

The news that Google may have an FTC case on its hands isn't even a week old, but it is looking to turn into quite the controversy already. The FTC has been investigating Google as to whether or not they favored their own products in search results over the...

Google Close to Having an FTC Case on Its Hands For Abusing Search Results

Eric October 15, 2012 85

Google is soon to be in hot water with the FTC again if the latest report out of Reuters is to be believed. An investigation into whether Google wrongly used its ownership of Google Search to promote their products above products of rival companies has been...

Japanese Carrier SoftBank Pays $20.1 Billion to take 70% Ownership of Sprint

Eric October 15, 2012 17

Discussions between SoftBank and Sprint were confirmed last week to be about a substantial investment by the Japanese company in the Now Network. To start the week the companies have announced that the deal has been finalized and that SoftBank now owns a...

Samsung 10″ Nexus Tablet Won’t Be Seen Until “First Half of Next Year”

Eric October 12, 2012 47

Google is planning on making a splash in the next few months with their Nexus program. We all know about the Nexus phones that are supposed to be dropping soon, but we are pretty certain that Samsung has a tablet up their sleeve to add to the Nexus portfolio....

‘LG Optimus Nexus’ May Ship With No LTE, Coming to Google Play October 29 for $399? (Updated)

Eric October 12, 2012 216

Update: We have reason to believe that this is pure rumor and nothing more. Don't put a lot of weight into this price as being official or final by any means. Again, ignore it. The rumor mill is in overdrive with the LG Nexus the past few weeks. We almost...

Google Releases Zagat App to Google Play, Find Great Restaurants Near You

Eric October 11, 2012 13

A lot of eyebrows were raised when Google decided to purchase Zagat, and we haven't heard much since then. Google+ and Maps both added Zagat ratings to restaurants and businesses, but other than that it's been quiet. Today though, Google launched a re-built...