Kellen, Author at Droid Life

Gmail on the Web Gets Fresh Material You Styling

Kellen June 28, 2022 5

Gmail on desktop picked up a big refresh earlier in the year when Google changed the layout some to better integrate Chat, Meet, and Spaces. The new layout made it easy for users to quickly switch between each app from the same page, without having to open new...

Niantic’s Next Game is a 1-on-1 NBA Basketball Experience Called “NBA All-World”

Kellen June 28, 2022 2

The next real-world, AR-focused game from Niantic Labs is going to be a fun one for the sports fans around. Called NBA All-World, Niantic has built an officially-licensed mobile game that'll get you in the real world playing basketball in a 1-on-1 scenario. We...

Google Tells Remaining Hangouts Users That It’s Time for Chat

Kellen June 28, 2022 7

We've been talking about the end of Hangouts for at least a couple of years now, thanks to Google confirming that Google Chat would eventually replace it and that they'd one day force you to use it. After several steps have cleared for Google to push its...

Pixel 3 and Pixel 3 XL Gets Surprise, Likely Final Update

Kellen June 28, 2022 4

Update support for the Google Pixel 3 and Pixel 3 XL was originally scheduled to end back in November of last year. Once that final month rolled around, Googled promised another final update, likely to button things up a bit before sending the phones on their...

OSOM’s First Phone is Called Solana Saga, a $1,000 Crypto Phone

Kellen June 23, 2022 29

Oh man, I guess we're going to have to revisit a previous pledge we made about the first phone from OSOM, previously referred to as OV1. I said back in December that if the privacy-focused OV1 launched with the word "crypto" anywhere near it, we'd never talk...

Only 147 People Bid on the 100 Numbered Nothing Phone (1)s (Updated: More Bids!)

Kellen June 23, 2022 26

The Nothing Phone (1) has had an up and down couple of weeks. We first got a look at the phone days ago before a full hands-on video tour showed off its neatly-integrated LED lights that have been included on its backside. Positive tours aside, the design has...

Montblanc Summit 3 is Official and It Runs Wear OS 3!

Kellen June 22, 2022 11

Another new smartwatch is upon us, one that Google told us was on the horizon - Montblanc has announced the Summit 3, a high-end Wear OS watch that runs Qualcomm's latest chip and also happens to have Wear OS 3. This one is noteworthy, even if the price is out...

Your Pixel 6 Pro is 8 Months Old: How’s the Experience Today?

Kellen June 21, 2022 141

If you bought a Pixel 6 or Pixel 6 Pro when it first launched, you have owned one for a full 8 months. During that time, a lot has happened in the world of the Pixel 6 line, including the unveiling of the Pixel 7 and Pixel 7 Pro, the two phones that should...