Eric, Author at Droid Life

Jelly Bean Live Wallpaper Brings a Taste of Android 4.1 to All Devices

Eric July 3, 2012 12

Android 4.1 Jelly Bean was announced just last week, so there's a good chance that you are still waiting for any kind of sign that it will appear on your device. Luckily for you, a new live wallpaper has popped up in Google Play that should tide you over until...

iFixit Tears Down the Nexus 7, Shows Us All of the Play Packed Inside

Eric July 3, 2012 19

iFixit has given the latest and greatest Android tablet, the Nexus 7, the old tear down treatment that they give to all of the new gadgets that come out. Luckily for everyone planning on buying the device, the site gave the 7" tablet an impressive repair score...

Android Other: AT&T Galaxy SIII Available In-Store July 6, GSM RAZR Gets ICS, T-Mobile Galaxy Note Pushed Back

Eric July 2, 2012 20

AT&T Galaxy SIII Will be Available In-Store July 6 Up until now, if you really wanted the AT&T Galaxy SIII you had to order it from their online store. But Big Blue just announced that they will finally start stocking the phone in their stores this...

Nokia Claims Nexus 7 Infringes Upon Some of Their Patents, Will it Ever End?

Eric July 2, 2012 51

Hot off the heels of the Galaxy Nexus getting slapped with an injunction, the Nexus 7 is now under attack based on another patent dispute. Nokia is claiming that neither ASUS nor Google asked to use a WiFi patent that the company owns. One would think that the...

Official VLC Beta Goes Live Outside of US, VLC Direct Pro Free Lets You Stream Content from PC to Mobile

Eric July 2, 2012 11

There have been rumors circulating suggesting that VLC, the popular media player, was coming to Android. Finally, the app has gone into beta testing, but the problem is that the installations are locked to regions outside of the US. The developers warn however...

Final Fantasy III Hits Play Store for a Whopping $15.99, Willing to Pay for the Classic?

Eric June 29, 2012 83

If you weren't aware, Final Fantasy has quite the cult following; especially the older iterations. Final Fantasy III has landed in the Play Store and is available for download today for the hefty price of $15.99. This version is based off the 2006 3D remake...

File Found to Fix Jelly Bean ROM WiFi Problem, Flashable Through CWM Recovery

Eric June 29, 2012 61

One thing you may or may not have noticed after flashing one of the Jelly Bean builds for your phone yesterday was that the WiFi performance seemed to be lacking a little bit (for example, when JB is flashed onto the Verizon Galaxy Nexus). Places where you...

Download: New Google Play Store Version 3.7.11 With Magazines and TV Shows

Eric June 28, 2012 38

If you can't upgrade your phone to Jelly Bean anytime soon, you can at least download the new Play Store that includes sections for TV and Magazines, two new additions as of yesterday. Other than those new sections, there aren't any major visual tweaks other...