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Sony Google TV Update Rolling Out, Thought to be a Security Patch for Root Method

Kellen March 2, 2012 19

A couple of weeks ago, a root exploit for the Sony Google TV units was finally discovered, giving a bit of life to a platform that even after Honeycomb, has yet to attract a wide audience. When it comes to rooting though, it's a constant battle between devs...

Contest: Win a Limited Edition Droid Life T-Shirt! (Updated: Winner Picked)

Kellen March 1, 2012 128

We know that a few of you were unable to purchase a limited edition Droid Life t-shirt or hoodie since we only gave you a few days to jump on them, so to make up for it, we wanted to give one away this evening. There aren't many left, so these last few are...

Contest: Win a Samsung Galaxy Note from the Exynos Team – (Updated: Winner Picked)

Kellen March 1, 2012 1048

The Samsung Exynos team reached out to us a couple of weeks ago because they not only love the DL community, but they know how much we love the power of their processors in phones. To say that we drooled a bit over benchmarks and the performance of the Galaxy...

Received Calls From Verizon Asking About 4G or Your Galaxy Nexus? A Few of Us Have

Kellen March 1, 2012 203

Within the last couple of weeks, I received a call out of the blue from a Verizon analyst of sorts that wanted to talk about my phone. He definitely did not know that I was the dude that writes for Droid Life, but was instead calling to see why I was using my...

Thursday Poll: Traditional Text Message or Free Messaging Service?

Kellen March 1, 2012 108

A reader turned me onto an interesting Associated Press article that focused on the state of the free instant messaging/texting world and how much money carriers have been losing because of it. In 2011 alone, carriers saw a decrease in profits of around $14...

GSM Galaxy Nexus in White Available for $529 [from AL]

Kellen March 1, 2012

We are still expecting a white Galaxy Nexus to arrive on Verizon at some point within the next couple of months, but if you can't wait, DailySteals has the white GSM version for just $529. It's 16GB and runs the same build of Android that the non-white version...

HTC Releases Beats Audio and Lockscreen APIs for Developers

Kellen March 1, 2012 28

When HTC released their first set of Beats Audio-enabled devices last year, the fact that the "enhancements" were limited to the native music app were a bit of a disappointment. We wanted Beats in Google Music, PowerAMP, and every other major music application...

Battery Jealous DROID RAZR Owners, the RAZR MAXX Battery and Cover Will Fit Your Device – Time to Get Modding

Kellen March 1, 2012 105

The DROID RAZR and RAZR MAXX really are identical devices in almost every way imaginable. Well, aside from the battery and slightly thicker body, the software is the same - something we detailed here - as well as the internals such as the processor, RAM, radio...