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Podcast: The Pixel 4a We Wanted

Kellen May 29, 2020 1

On this episode of the Droid Life Show, we're recapping the latest in Pixel 4a news, including the supposedly canceled XL version. We also have pricing news and how Google plans to stand behind the Pixel line, at least for now. After all of the Pixel talk, we...

Samsung’s Next Galaxy Watch is Close as Two Models Stop by FCC (Updated)

Kellen May 28, 2020 41

Samsung already makes the best Android smartwatch you can buy today, and yet here they come with a new Galaxy Watch that will likely steal that crown. Two new Galaxy Watch variants stopped by the FCC today, revealing model numbers and some other details, like...

Your Google Pixel Buds Have a New Update

Kellen May 27, 2020 27

Google's lovely little wireless earbuds, the Pixel Buds, have a new update available. The update, which jumps the software version from v225 to v295 is...well, we have no idea what it does. The Pixel Buds update process is mostly a pain in the ass and is hard...

HBO Max Now Available With 7-Day Free Trial

Kellen May 27, 2020 32

HBO Max, the newest streaming service from the folks at AT&T, is here. If you really love the show Friends and want to part with $15 per month, get your card ready. Actually, HBO Max is much more than Friends. In fact, HBO Max is all of HBO, plus a bunch...

Sony’s $1200 Phone From February Finally Arrives in July

Kellen May 26, 2020 42

The Sony Xperia 1 II is a phone I would love to get my hands on. When it was announced back in February, it ticked so many boxes for those of us looking for something different, who are starting to get sick of the same ol' 3-4 phone lines we review over and...

OnePlus Realizes Cheaper Phones Made It, Will Make New Ones

Kellen May 26, 2020 24

OnePlus got its start by selling us flagship-level phones at stupidly low prices. It was the combination of those two that won so many over and kept everyone coming back with each new release. But as each year has passed since that original $300 OnePlus One,...

T-Mobile and Google Team Up to Make RCS Work Better Between Carriers

Kellen May 26, 2020 80

I'm starting to get the sense that RCS might finally be taking off after all these years. Thanks to carriers initially not wanting to play nicely with Google for the messaging service, there was slowness to adopt, but then Google said, "To hell with you all,"...

RCS End-to-End Encryption Hinted at in Internal Google Messages Build

Kellen May 25, 2020 5

For Google Messages to continue to take steps towards matching Apple's iMessage in features, its biggest need is arguably in the private security department. We're talking end-to-end encryption over messages, which Google has yet to include. According to an...