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Galaxy Note Edge Arrives Today at Carriers, a Steal at $429 With a 2-Year Contract

Kellen November 14, 2014 106

The Samsung Galaxy Note Edge appears to have successfully made its way to US carriers for purchase. Shocker, I know. Unlike its taco-shaped cousin, who enjoyed a brief stint in overseas markets before settling into its rightful life as a proof-of-concept, the...

Nexus 4 Android 5.0 “Lollipop” Factory Image Now Available as LRX21T

Kellen November 14, 2014 50

After posting Android 5.0 "Lollipop" factory images for the Nexus 5, both Nexus 7 models, and the Nexus 10, the Nexus 4 owners in the building were (for good reasons) feeling a bit left out. Well, Nexus 4 owners, your time has come - your Lollipop factory...

Asus ZenWatch Now Available for Purchase on Google Play for $199

Kellen November 14, 2014 44

Yesterday, the Asus ZenWatch and its premium metal body with leather watch band landed on Google Play as "coming soon." Today, the watch is officially in stock and ready for order. It ships in 1-2 business days, which means you could have one by early next...

You are Seeing That Hot DL Pink in Chrome for Android on Lollipop for a Reason

Kellen November 14, 2014 97

A couple of you noticed a subtle but awesome change we made to your Droid Life Chrome experience within the last week, but we wanted to make sure that you were all aware. Thanks to a change made in Chrome Stable and Beta v39 that allows websites to show custom...

Deal: Amazon Appstore Giving Away $80 Worth of Productivity Apps For Free

Kyle November 14, 2014 28

In case you haven't noticed, Amazon frequently gives away apps. Not out of the goodness of its heart, of course, but to incentivize customers to use its app store. That may be too heavy a price to pay for some, but there's no denying that some of the software ...

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...

How to Claim the $20 Verizon Outage Credit

Kellen January 15, 2026 17

Verizon announced today that it would give all of its customers a $20 credit after experiencing a 10-hour outage yesterday....

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Android 16 QPR3 Beta 2 Just Released for Pixel Phones

Kellen January 14, 2026 17

Google has released Android 16 QPR3 Beta 2 for all of its still-supported Pixel phones, tablets, and foldables. After...

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Google Just Gave Gemini “Personal Intelligence”

Kellen January 14, 2026 17

Google's Gemini now has Personal Intelligence and can reason across your data, assuming you give it access. For AI as an...

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2026 January Pixel Update Available for Your Pixel Phone

Kellen January 12, 2026 17

We've entered 2026 and the first Google Pixel update of the year is here. For those with a still-supported Pixel phone or...

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Apple to Use Gemini to Power New Features on iPhone

Tim January 12, 2026 17

Google and Apple released a joint statement today, announcing a multi-year collab which will bring Gemini to Apple's...

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Galaxy S25 Sales Going Up When It Should Be Going Down

Tim January 12, 2026 17

There's something funky going on with Samsung's Galaxy S25 series sales numbers. As one might imagine, after the first few...

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Google Gave Your Gmail 3 Actually Useful Gemini Features for Free

Kellen January 8, 2026 17

Not that any of us expected Google to dial back on the Gemini push as we enter 2026, but I'm also not sure I anticipated them...

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T-Mobile’s New “Better Value” Has Lots of Data and a 3-Line Requirement

Kellen January 7, 2026 17

T-Mobile announced its new Better Value plan with all of the data, included streaming perks, and a 3-line requirement. T-...

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

Kellen May 6, 2025 106

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 106

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 106

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 106

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 106

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 106

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 106

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 106

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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