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Level Money Acquired by Capital One, Will Continue to be Standalone App

Tim January 12, 2015 17

Announced today is the acquisition of Level Money by Capital One. Level Money, an application which launched last year, allows users to connect their financial accounts, then manage them with Safe-to-Spend charts and other analytical data. No financials were...

Google Translate to Receive Update, Real Time Automatic Voice Translation Incoming

Tim January 12, 2015 11

According to a report out of The New York Times, Google will soon push an update to Google Translate, a service which currently sees 500 million active users every month. In the update, which is expected soon, the Google Translate app will be able to listen to...

Deal: Amazon Selling the Nexus 9 16GB for $349 and 32GB for $429, $50 Off Retail

Tim January 12, 2015 35

For a limited time, Amazon is offering the Nexus 9, in both 16GB and 32GB storage options, for $50 off of their suggested retail price. To do the math for you, that brings the prices down to just $349 for the 16GB and $429 for the 32GB. Both White and Black...

Updated Project Ara MDK Released Ahead of Second Developer Conference

Tim January 12, 2015 12

This week, Google is making an updated MDK available for Project Ara, the modular phone platform, with a developers conference conveniently scheduled for January 14 in Mountain View. The new MDK brings hardware and software upgrades, but a few changes seem ...

CES 2015 Recap

Tim January 9, 2015 7

Now that we are back home, Kellen and I are ready to sit down for a Droid Life Show to reflect on this week's CES happenings. Not only will we discuss the big Android-related announcements, including the G Flex 2 and Forge TV, but we will go over the...

Burger King Wants to Promote Its New App, Enters Phone Retailer Game

Tim January 9, 2015 37

To help spread awareness for its new application, Burger King has entered the smartphone retail market. On its website, potential buyers can purchase a mid-level smartphone for free on-contract, but don't expect to see any top tier units. As of right now,...

Kovdev Offering Four New Icon Packs Through Google Play, Each Priced at $1

Tim January 9, 2015 51

The day before CES kicked off for us, our buddy kovdev pushed a few icon packs to Google Play. Now that we are back home, on a much better Internet connection, we can take a look at what Dave has been working on. The new packs are called Illus, Dekk, Omne,...

New Mad Catz L.Y.N.X. 9 Hybrid Controller Costs $299

Tim January 8, 2015 38

During CES, the folks at Mad Catz unveiled the new L.Y.N.X. 9 controller. Made to form itself to smartphones and tablets, the controller can breakdown into a portable small piece of hardware to help you get the most out of your games, no matter the situation. ...