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The Droid Life Show Episode 25 is Going Down Tonight at 6PM Pacific

Tim May 22, 2013 8

We have had a couple of crazy weeks in the Android world, and with all of the traveling we have been doing, we haven't been able to do a show. Fortunately for you all, that changes tonight at 6PM Pacific, 9PM Eastern! Last week we had Google I/O, with the ...

Apple Sets Eyes on Galaxy S4 and Google Now in Newest Patent Infringements Claim

Tim May 22, 2013 125

In what could be labeled as this year's biggest non shocker, Apple is claiming that Samsung is violating Siri patents with Mountain View's Google Now software. U.S. patents 8,086,604 and 6,846,959 cover technology related to Siri, a "universal interface for...

10000000 is Amazon Appstore’s Free App of the Day

Tim May 22, 2013 43

We usually have no need to talk about the Amazon Appstore's free app of the day, given that it's usually a pretty uninteresting app, but today's is just too good to pass up. It's a game called 10000000 and it's not your typical dungeon crawler. I look at this...

Ingress Receives Update to 1.26, Brings Added Notifications and Portal Info

Tim May 21, 2013 19

This afternoon, Google and the team at Niantic Labs pushed out a major update for their hit game, Ingress. Inside the update, version number 1.26, information on portal health and faction controls are placed in the inventory carousel, as well the much-needed...

Full Version of Opera Released for Android, Features Speed Dial and Off-Road Mode

Tim May 21, 2013 29

If you checked out the beta of the complete Opera browser app back in March and want to see the progress that was made, you can now try the complete real deal. Released this morning to Google Play, Opera brings a full-web experience, complete with custom...

NVIDIA Shows Off More Tegra 4i at CTIA, LTE Advanced Speeds Are a Go

Tim May 21, 2013 21

Taking place in Las Vegas this week is CTIA, another annual mobile/tech industry conference much like CES that takes place in January. Some well-known names are attending this year's meetup, companies such as HTC, NVIDIA, LG and Verizon are all in attendance....

Flickr App Updated, Brings High-Res Photo-centric Look

Tim May 20, 2013 26

On top of all the other exciting news from Yahoo! today, the company just launched an update to their official Flickr Android app through Google Play, bringing a very polished look with it. The app's UI is centered solely on photos and Yahoo doesn't seem...

Floating Notifications Brings ChatHeads Functionality Without the Need of a ROM

Tim May 20, 2013 23

If you have been looking for a Chat Heads-like notification center, but don't find yourself comfortable with the custom ROM flashing, then you will be happy to hear that a standalone application is currently being developed called, Floating Notifications. The...