Kellen, Author at Droid Life

Google Assistant Family Bells and Broadcasts Get Sweet New Features

Kellen May 6, 2021 3

My kid may be back at school on a part-time basis now, but for a solid year, like so many kids across this world, he sat at home and we tried our hardest to keep him focused on his schoolwork. The first few months were the hardest, because we had no idea what...

Google Pixel 6 Could Still Get Unlimited Google Photos Storage (Updated)

Kellen May 6, 2021 15

The end of unlimited Google Photos storage is around the corner for almost everyone who isn't a Google Pixel phone owner. Actually, I should be more specific in saying that while owners of the Pixel 1 through Pixel 5 don't have to worry, future Pixel 6 or...

Twitter Brings in the Big Pics

Kellen May 5, 2021 5

Twitter is rolling out its "bigger and better images" feature to all users on iOS and Android this week. I'd attempt to describe to you what this means, but the image above says it all. You know how Twitter tends to crop the images that show up in your...

Galaxy Watch 3 at $170 Off is Good

Kellen May 5, 2021 6

The Galaxy Watch 3 line from Samsung has been discounted heavily for the past week, but for reasons we don't know and won't complain about, they slashed another $20 off the 45mm model today. You can now get the Galaxy Watch 3 in the bigger size for $170 off....

Google Admits Android Tablets are Perfect for Entertainment, Not Much Else

Kellen May 5, 2021 31

Android tablets still aren't really that popular, few companies you care about make them, and they are terrible as productivity devices. Like, Android tablets do almost nothing well because the platform hasn't given them the opportunity to. But one area they...

Good 5G From Verizon is Still Years Away

Kellen May 5, 2021 65

US wireless carriers have been hyping the benefits of 5G as far back as 2015, from what I can tell. They told us it would change IoT when that was all the rage, that multi-gigabit speeds were going to be the norm, and that robots would stir the perfect martini...

Ummm, Google Just Announced the Pixel Buds A-Series (Updated!)

Kellen May 4, 2021 16

Forget that last article, Google went ahead and announced the Pixel Buds A today through the official @Android Twitter account. In the Tweet, they said they "have arrived," but we're not exactly sure where yet. They offer "quality sound and quick Bluetooth...

Google Appears to Have Confirmed “Pixel Buds A-Series” (Updated!)

Kellen May 4, 2021 1

UPDATE: The official Android Twitter account just Tweeted that they are official and "have arrived." They deleted it pretty quickly, though, so we're still just back to waiting for real release info. More here. Outside of an early email slip-up, Google has...