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OnePlus One “Smash the Past” is a Pretty Bad Contest

Kellen April 25, 2014 246

The contest called "Smash the Past" by OnePlus One that could land you one of their new flagship phones for $1 is now taking entries. The contest, for those not familiar, asks that you smash your phone on video to prove that you deserve a brand new OnePlus One...

Cerberus Offering Up Free Licenses to Celebrate 3rd Birthday

Rithvik April 24, 2014 37

Remember Cerberus, the company that faced a large-scale hack a couple weeks ago? It is now their third birthday, so to lighten things up, they are offering free full licenses for their app for about the next 24 hours, until April 26 at 6:00 AM GMT. The anti-...

Samsung’s Newest Galaxy S5 “Next Big Thing is Here” Commercial

Kellen April 24, 2014 73

Milk Music. Family time. Hitting the gym. Playing with your kids and their friends. Taking trips with the crew, top down in the coupe. Higher resolution camera than the iPhone. Heart rate monitor. Water resistance. Traveling. Kicking the skinny girls' asses on...

Google Testing Enhanced Search Results Animation, Calls it LEGO

Tim April 24, 2014 18

Google's never-ending task to make Android more visually satisfying looks to be going well, as new information regarding enhanced search results animations have hit the web. In what is called LEGO, Google is looking to smoothen the animations which are shown...

Motorola XT912A is Back in Benchmarks, This Time With 5.2-inch 1080p Display (New Moto X?)

Kellen April 24, 2014 249

Any chance you remember last year's mega-leak in March of a Motorola device under the model number XT912A that turned out to be the Moto X? The phone appeared in a full hands-on video that gave us an insanely early and clean look some five months before the...

XCOM: Enemy Unknown Released for Android, Takes up Only 3.6GB of Storage on Your Device

Tim April 24, 2014 45

The award winning PC and Console Strategy Game of the Year, XCOM: Enemy Unknown is now available for Android through Google Play. The game is set in the future, as a group of military personnel called XCOM, battle an alien army that features weapons of untold...

Quick Contest: Win a $50 Google Play Gift Card From Droid Life!

Kellen April 24, 2014 1797

I stumbled upon an unused $50 Google Play gift card this afternoon while tidying up the office and though, "Why not give this away?" So yeah, let's do just that. This will go down as one of the quickest contests in DL history, as you only have three hours to...

Pac-Man Monsters Hits Google Play, a Unique and Engaging Take on a Classic Title

Tim April 24, 2014 8

Everyone loves Pac-Man. I mean, what's not to love? It's a true classic, as you navigate through levels, eating pellets and avoiding ghosts. As it is 2014, developers thought it was time to breathe new life into Pac-Man, and have apparently done so with a new...

How to Claim the $20 Verizon Outage Credit

Kellen January 15, 2026 8

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 8

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 8

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 8

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 8

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 8

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 8

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 8

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 246

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 246

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 246

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 246

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 246

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 246

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 246

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 246

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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