Eric, Author at Droid Life

Video: Carbon for Android Looking to Be Your Third-Party Twitter Application With Slick Interface

Eric March 26, 2012 40

With the official Twitter application leaving us a bit lacking, the market for third party applications is ripe for the picking. A few weeks ago we first brought you to Boid, an application that adheres to the Android Design code and looks to have a lot of...

Deal: Best Buy Selling Galaxy Tab 8.9 For $350, Throws In A Keyboard Dock For Free

Eric March 22, 2012 26

Best Buy has your deal of the day going on right now. If you purchase the Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9 from their website it will only run you $349.99. On top of that already really good price, once you add it to your cart, Best Buy throws in a keyboard dock for...

FoxFi Enables WiFi Tethering Without the Cost, No Root Required

Eric March 16, 2012 155

Another awesome application to come out of the Play Store today is the FoxFi app. It allows you to use WiFi and Bluetooth tethering on your phone without the added cost of a tethering plan on your carrier's bill. The best part is there is no root required...

Tablet Optimized Call of Duty: Elite Application On The Way, Will It Make Up For Horrible Phone Launch?

Eric March 16, 2012 25

We here at DL are big fans of our Call of Duty. The launch of the Elite application for Android a few months ago was just disappointing to say the least but to Activision's credit they worked to fix most of the problems quickly. News today has it that...

CyanogenMod Releases Security PSA, Explains New Security Patches That Keep Root In Check

Eric March 16, 2012 27

The recent fiasco surrounding Google Wallet being exploited through root has forced a lot of Android users and developers to take a look at security on their phones. CyanogenMod has released a PSA of sorts explaining some of their recent patches to CM9 and...

Rumor: Nexus Tablet Confirmed by Retailer, Could Sell For as Low as $149

Eric March 16, 2012 179

"A tablet of the highest quality." Just what Google needs to finally make a dent in the iPad's dominance. The Nexus tablet rumor has been all the rage this month and now information leaks that says it's is pretty much a "done deal." The good guys over at...

PayPal Looking to Battle Square With “Here” Mobile Payment System

Eric March 15, 2012 44

PayPal is looking to be the biggest online payment system out there but one area they were beat to the punch was mobile payments. Square was very successful with their card-reader dongle but PayPal has come back swinging with their new service which is dubbed...

Video: ICS Ported Over To Asus X101 Netbook Thanks to Android-x86, Looks Surprisingly Usable

Eric March 15, 2012 13

The Android-x86 project has been around for a while, trying to get our favorite operating system ported over to even more machines around the world, namely desktops and laptops. This is a product of that drive to rule everything; Ice Cream Sandwich running on...