Eric, Author at Droid Life

Google Moves Ahead of Microsoft as Second Most Valuable Tech Company, Still Far Behind Apple

Eric October 1, 2012 54

The growth of Google's stocks over the past few months have won them quite a milestone today. Google has passed Microsoft and now stands as the second most valuable tech company behind Apple. It should come to no surprise of regular readers here, but it seems...

James Bond’s Android of Choice is the Sony Xperia TL and It is Coming to AT&T

Eric October 1, 2012 17

The next, and maybe last, Daniel Craig Bond movie is coming out soon and not without it's product endorsements. Sony has snatched up the rights to say that Bond uses an Android device, more specifically their newly announced Xperia TL. We're not sure what...

Texas Instruments Gives up on OMAP Platform for Phones, Looking to Shift Focus

Eric September 26, 2012 44

Today, Texas Instruments has come out and announced that they will be looking to "shift focus" away from their mobile processor business. In a market that has become increasingly dominated by Qualcomm, NVIDIA and Samsung, Texas Instruments has not found the...

Google Play Hits 25 Billion Downloads, Time for an Awesome Sale to Celebrate (Updated)

Eric September 26, 2012 70

Every now and again we hear that Google has passed a major milestone in app downloads for Google Play. When that happens, we are usually treated to some sort of magnificent deal in the Play store. Last year at the 10 billion mark, they hit us with a great week...

Nexus 7 Launches Today in Japan, The Best Android Tablet Expands to More People

Eric September 25, 2012 21

We have said a few times before that if you are looking to get an Android tablet right now, the Nexus 7 is the way to go. Pure Google Experience, Android 4.1 Jelly Bean and a low price point are just a few of the awesome headlines for this device. Today,...

TouchWiz Has a Major Security Flaw that Allows Factory Resets With Just One Click (Updated)

Eric September 25, 2012 81

Concerning news this morning for any Samsung owner who is running TouchWiz on their phone. A little slice of HTML code was found that when clicked, can reset the Galaxy SII instantly to factory settings. The factory reset could also be triggered by a QR code...

Samsung Starts Upgrading International Galaxy SIII to Jelly Bean Today, Announces Other Devices Too

Eric September 24, 2012 38

What better way to start your week than with some Jelly Bean upgrades? Samsung announced today that the rollout of Android 4.1 to the International version of the Galaxy S3 is starting. Google Now, Project Butter and the rest of the goodies in Jelly Bean will...

Facebook Application and Facebook Messenger for Android Seeing Upgrades

Eric September 20, 2012 42

It looks like Facebook's policy of applications engineers being forced to use the Android application to see how bad it was is working. Head over to Google Play today and you will find two sizable updates to the Facebook for Android application and Facebook...