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Verizon Plans Response to FCC Over Throttling, Stands by Its Network Optimization

Kellen July 31, 2014 212

Yesterday afternoon, a letter from FCC chairman Tom Wheeler to Verizon Wireless CEO Dan Mead concerning the wireless carrier's plans to throttle unlimited data users under its "Network Optimization" policy stole headlines. Wheeler was clear in his letter that...

The Droid Life Show: Episode 65

Tim July 30, 2014 8

The Droid Life Show returns this evening with Episode 65, at its usual time of 6pm Pacific (9pm Eastern). On tonight's show, we will discuss our latest device reviews (SHIELD Tablet, OnePlus One, and LG G3), Samsung's newly granted patent for circle watch...

LG G Vista Now Available From Verizon for $99 on Contract (Updated)

Kellen July 30, 2014 33

Verizon has quietly gone ahead and made the LG G Vista available for order through their web store. For those not familiar with the G Vista, this is LG's mid-range and affordable, yet oversized phone that sports a 5.7-inch display. We outed the official specs,...

FCC Chairman Not Excited About Verizon’s Plans to Throttle Unlimited Data Users

Kellen July 30, 2014 297

Last week, we exclusively reported that Verizon planned to begin throttling the top 5% of unlimited data users with 4G LTE phones come October 1, a move which Verizon has since confirmed. The throttling is a part of Big Red's "Network Optimization" policy,...

Wednesday Poll: How Important is It to Have an SD Card Slot in Your Phone?

Kellen July 30, 2014 165

Back when the Galaxy Nexus was introduced, Google made it clear that they would rather not have to deal with micro SD cards in their Nexus devices or Android as a whole. Basically, they think the experience of dealing with one block of storage outweighs the...

Lock Screen Beta Club Will Inspire You to Create Lock Screen Themes for Sharing

Tim July 30, 2014 28

You have to love an app that gives up all responsibility of content creation to a community of its own users. That is exactly what Lock Screen Beta Club has done, allowing folks the opportunity to create and share their own works of lock screen art. Inside...

Equalizer App Updated to Version 4.0, Brings Material Design Makeover

Tim July 30, 2014 53

We know how much all of you love talking about Material Design, so here is a heads up for another app which has received an update with Google's latest app design guidelines. Equalizer, Google Play's most popular audio equalizer app for Android, received an...

SpinIt Live Wallpaper Brings Awesome Parallax and 3D Effects, is Powered by Unity

Kellen July 30, 2014 56

Looking for the next great live wallpaper? We may have it with the recently released SpinIt Live Wallpaper. SpinIt brings you a handful of gorgeous 3D animated themes, features like parallax effect and time of day adjustments, and is powered by Unity, the game...

Galaxy S26 Ultra Lookin’ Round and Wobbly

Kellen December 30, 2025 56

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 56

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 56

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 56

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 56

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 56

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 56

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 56

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 212

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 212

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 212

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 212

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 212

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 212

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 212

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 212

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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