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HTC One Google Play Editions May Receive Lollipop Update as Soon as Next Week

Kyle November 14, 2014 16

Some smartphone manufacturers managed to roll out Lollipop-based firmware rather expeditiously. Others are taking a bit more time. But time, in HTC's case, could mean merely days: Mo Versi, HTC vice president of product management, tweeted that its software...

Verizon’s New Early Termination Fee Policy Makes You Pay a Full ETF Up to 8 Months

Kellen November 14, 2014 225

Verizon made a major policy change this morning to its customer agreement that directly relates to your Early Termination Fee (ETF), a change that makes it more expensive for you to cancel service with the carrier in the first 8 months of your a 2-year...

Google’s Project Tango Showed Up on Google Play Last Night

Kellen November 14, 2014 17

Google's Project Tango, the NVIDIA Tegra K1 powered tablet that is used to track and map 3D environments to "give mobile devices a human-scale understanding of space and motion," showed up on Google Play last night. Unfortunately (or maybe fortunately), you...

Motorola is Shipping Nexus 6 Orders Today, Arriving as Early as November 19 (Updated)

Kellen November 14, 2014 209

If you happened to order a Nexus 6 from Motorola before they sold out, be on the lookout for shipping confirmation emails that are going out this morning. At least one of our readers received shipping info within the last hour showing an estimated arrival date...

Nexus 6 Now Available From Sprint for $299

Kellen November 14, 2014 61

Add Sprint to the list of carriers now selling Google's Nexus 6. As of this morning, the Now Network opened up orders for this year's whale at a price of $299 on-contract. If paying $300 for a marine mammal doesn't interest you, Sprint will also sell it to you...

Nexus 6 and Lollipop

Kellen November 13, 2014 12

On today's episode 73 of the Droid Life Show, the crew gathers to talk through all things Nexus and Lollipop, since this week was packed full of nothing but Google devices and software. We have our Nexus 6 review to cover, availability of the new phone from...

AT&T Pushes OTA Update to Galaxy Note 2, Galaxy S3, and Galaxy Mega

Tim November 13, 2014 36

AT&T is on an updating spree today, sending out updates to three additional devices, being the Galaxy Note 2, Galaxy S3, and Galaxy Mega starting today. As for what's new in each update, we wish we could exactly tell you. As of this moment, each device's...

Deal: Limefuel LP200X 20,000mAh Dual USB Battery Pack for $34.99

Kyle November 13, 2014 15

The number of devices we carry around with us each day keeps growing, and what do they all have in common? A penchant for power. Even batteries with large capacities have their limits, which is why packs like Limefuel's LP200X (on sale for $34.99 on DL Deals) ...

Galaxy S26 Ultra Lookin’ Round and Wobbly

Kellen December 30, 2025 15

The Galaxy S26 Ultra should arrive in the coming weeks, assuming Samsung sticks to a familiar timeline. It has launched...

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Current Galaxy Z TriFold Pricing Has Samsung Losing Money With Each Sale

Tim December 29, 2025 15

A report out of South Korea is painting a suboptimal picture for Samsung and its current nice guy pricing of the Galaxy Z...

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Android 16 QPR3 Beta 1.1 Released for Pixel Phones!

Tim December 23, 2025 15

A small fixer update is rolling out to Google Pixel devices, labeled as Android 16 QPR3 Beta 1.1. It doesn't appear to be...

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Pixel 10 Pro XL at $400 Off is Crazy Stuff

Kellen December 22, 2025 15

Last minute shoppers, the greatest Pixel 10 Pro deal in history is here at the perfect time. You can take up to $400 off the...

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Google Decides That Google Assistant Can Stick Around a Bit Longer, Pushes Gemini Switch to 2026

Kellen December 19, 2025 15

You may have forgotten the timeline, but Google was pushing to force all off of Google Assistant and onto Gemini by the end...

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What’s New in Android 16 QPR3 Beta: At a Glance, Flashlight, Navigation Buttons, More

Kellen December 18, 2025 15

Google may have released Android 16 QPR3 Beta 1 at the worst possible time of the day, but we're still going to dive into it...

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Android 16 QPR3 Beta Program Goes Live for Pixel Devices

Kellen December 17, 2025 15

Android 16 QPR3 Beta 1 released. Google shipped Android 16 QPR2 to stable channels this month as the December Pixel update,...

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Verizon Pixel 8, Pixel 9, and Pixel 10 Devices Get New December Update (Updated)

Kellen December 17, 2025 15

All of Google's still-supported Pixel devices received a huge QPR2 update in early December with new features and tons of bug...

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Google’s Latest Ad Pokes at iPhone for Copying Its Features, iPhone 17 Rumors

Kellen May 6, 2025 16

The iPhone 17 won't arrive for months, likely after Google releases its Pixel 10 series. For the most part, all talk around...

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Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Pro Unboxing and Tour!

Kellen October 11, 2023 16

Some of you have been lucky enough to receive your Pixel 8 or Pixel 8 Pro pre-orders a day early, thanks to Google's wildly...

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Pixel Watch 2 Unboxing and Tour!

Kellen October 11, 2023 16

The Pixel Watch 2 has been on my wrist for a full week and my list of notes has only grown. I've tested sleep tracking, put...

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Video: Galaxy Z Flip 5, Z Fold 5 Unboxing!

Tim July 27, 2023 16

Samsung was gracious enough to send us its latest foldables devices, the Galaxy Z Flip 5 and Galaxy Z Fold 5. Naturally,...

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Google Pixel 7a Unboxing and Tour!

Kellen May 10, 2023 16

Because the Google Pixel 7a is available today for you to run out and buy at $499, you may not want to wait around for our...

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VIDEO: Galaxy S23 Ultra Unboxing!

Tim February 3, 2023 16

Unboxing time, baby! We have the Galaxy S23 Ultra in-house, a bit before they're set to make their way to buyers later this...

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Pixel 7 Pro: First 10 Things to Do!

Tim October 13, 2022 16

Fancy new Pixel 7 or Pixel 7 Pro just show up at your doorstep? Perfect, then this video is for you. As is tradition, we've...

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Pixel Watch: First 10 Things To Do!

Kellen October 13, 2022 16

The day that most of you will receive your Google Pixel Watch from pre-orders is here. It's time for you to slap Google's...

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