Eric, Author at Droid Life

AOKP Gives State of the Union, Official Jelly Bean Build Coming ‘Soon’

Eric August 16, 2012 67

Things have been a little quiet on the AOKP front, but yesterday the group took to Google+ to assure their fans that they have not disappeared and that things were coming on the horizon. First things first, the team addressed the issue of their next official...

Discover Makes Use of Google Wallet’s New APIs, A Step in the Right Direction?

Eric August 16, 2012 30

To say that Google Wallet has had a rough beginning would be a bit of an understatement. However, Google is looking to reboot the service and get more people using NFC transactions with their Android devices. A few weeks ago, Google launched a system allowing...

HTC Posts Kernel Source Code for DROID Incredible 4G LTE to HTCDev.com

Eric August 16, 2012 70

HTC's latest version of the DROID Incredible line didn't impress many people, namely because it couldn't stand up against the One X and even the One S. Nevertheless, some people did stick with the Inc 4G LTE and those customers are going to be happy with today...

Playstation Mobile Means New Games, Only if Your Device is Playstation Certified

Eric August 14, 2012 30

Remember the Xperia PLAY? The slider with the gaming controls underneath that was supposed to usher in a new hybrid of mobile phones and mobile gaming, but didn't do too well. That device was the beginning of Playstation Certification, which means that...

Google’s New Patent Lets You Talk into Any End of the Phone You Want

Eric August 14, 2012 58

When Google launched Honeycomb, one of the selling points was that the action bar was always at the bottom of the tablet, where you needed it, no matter how you turned the device. With smartphone and tablet designs today looking pretty similar from any...

Gamestop Offering PowerUp Members $20 off on New Transformer TF300T

Eric August 14, 2012 16

It's no secret that Gamestop is trying to get in on the tablet gaming scene, they were actually one of the first retail stores to start selling the Nexus 7. The retail gaming giant is looking to throw their PowerUp reward members a deal, albeit a small one, on...

EA Games’ Download Portal Origin Coming to Android in the Near Future

Eric August 14, 2012 35

EA announced at the recent GamesCon press conference that they are going to bring their Origin game download portal to Android, expanding its reach from the PC. Origin is similar to Steam where games are downloaded directly from a web portal to the device, and...

LTE-Enabled ASUS Transformer TF300 Coming to Germany, Will the States See it?

Eric August 9, 2012 10

A report from Germany has an interesting bit of information regarding a new ASUS model for the Transformer lineup of tablets. The TF300 is said to be getting an LTE-equipped model that will launch sometime within August under the model number the TF300TL. The...