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Qualcomm Intros Snapdragon Virtual Reality SDK for Developers

Tim March 14, 2016

To help grow the booming number of experiences available to owners of a VR headset, Qualcomm introduced the Snapdragon VR SDK this morning, giving access to tools for VR developers that will help simplify the process of creating compatible applications....

Droid Life Q&A Sessions: Volume 38 Answers

Tim March 11, 2016 19

We have gathered up your questions from this past week, and are now ready to share our answers with you. This week, many questions focused on the modular state of affairs taking place in the smartphone industry, with a few of you questioning if modular phones...

Video: A Quick Look at What’s New in Edge Panel on the Galaxy S7 Edge

Tim March 11, 2016 28

During my review of the Galaxy S6 Edge, I turned off the Edge Panel features. Why? Franky, because they sucked. On the Home screen, there was one panel, People Edge, and it wasn't all that great. On the lock screen, there were plenty of tickers to choose from,...

Deal: Nexus 6P for $50 Off, Plus Gift Cards From Numerous Retailers (Updated: $75 Off at Amazon)

Tim March 11, 2016 56

Taking place right now, numerous retailers are marking the Nexus 6P at a $50 discount, and is also throwing in varying goodies in addition to the smartphone. Here are deals we're seeing: At Newegg, when you buy the Nexus 6P, the company are also throwing in a...

#TBT: That Time Steve Wozniak Called the Thunderbolt the Worst Gadget He Ever Paid For

Tim March 10, 2016 103

For this week's #TBT, we would like to highlight a low point in the history of Android. Remember the Thunderbolt? The man, Steve Wozniak, very much disliked that phone from HTC. But, how is that possible? The Thunderbolt was the first publicly available phone...

Photos: Here’s the HTC 10, In the Flesh

Tim March 10, 2016 169

We have seen plenty of press renders for the HTC 10, the company's upcoming flagship device, but now, actual photos of the reported device have hit the web. In my mind, photographs represent what to expect from hardware much better than press renders, given...

Nest Intros Family Accounts, Home/Away Assist for Better Automation (Android Wear Support, Too)

Tim March 10, 2016 8

Nest is introducing two new features for owners this week - Family accounts and Home/Away Assist. For those who live in a household with others, and not just themselves, it makes sense that you would want others in your home to have the ability to control Nest...

SwiftKey Keyboard Intros Stats, Number Row in Password Fields

Tim March 10, 2016 30

SwiftKey's first update after being acquired by Microsoft is now available to the public through Google Play. Inside, SwiftKey has implemented SwiftKey Stats, which gives visualizations of how you, the user, type. This can be accessed by visiting the Settings...