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Samsung to Host Unpacked Event on September 4, Galaxy Note 3 Surely to be a Part

Kellen August 5, 2013 60

Galaxy Note fans, mark September 4 onto your calendars. Actually, as Samsung has put it in their official invite, "note the date" on your calendars. Yes, this will be the unveiling of their next "Galaxy" at an Unpacked event just ahead of IFA in Berlin. But as...

Kellen August 3, 2013 99

The Moto X may have officially been unveiled this past Thursday, but we have yet to hear an official launch date. We were told by Motorola that the device would start to arrive in late August or early September, and that they were leaving specific dates up to...

Special Moto X Edition

Kellen August 2, 2013 33

Since we haven't been able to host a Droid Life Show in a few weeks thanks to our travel schedules with all of these major tech events happening, we decided to sit down for a few minutes today to at least talk through some of it. The Moto X is obviously the...

Tim August 2, 2013 7

It was Moto X week, and boy was it busy. We got up our full review of NVIDIA's SHIELD portable gaming console, plus we did a ton of comparing of this year's top devices against Moto's newest flagship device. We posted up an in-depth look at what Moto's X8...

Tim August 2, 2013 178

According to recent reports out of Korea, Samsung will look to launch the newest member of the Note line, the Galaxy Note 3, on September 4. That date is just a couple of days before Berlin's IFA event, which is when Samsung has announced the last two...

Kellen August 2, 2013 135

So, we've compared the specs of the Moto X to those of the Samsung Galaxy S4 and HTC One, but isn't the real story here how they differ in terms software and experiences? After all, lists of details on paper never tell the true story of any product, it always...

Kellen August 2, 2013 176

Bootloaders and the Moto X, what is really going on here? Yesterday, we were told that the bootloader on the phone is "not unlocked," but with so many variants, did that statement mean from all of them? Apparently not. According to Punit Soni, Motorola's VP...

Tim August 2, 2013 14

Temple Runners can go grab the latest update for Temple Run 2 through Google Play, featuring the game's first-ever guest appearance. The developers balled out and got Usain Bolt to appear in the game, allowing players to buy Bolt as a playable character for a...

Android 16 QPR3 Beta 1.1 Released for Pixel Phones!

Tim December 23, 2025 14

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 14

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 14

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 14

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 14

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 14

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 Makes Controversial Pixel Search Bar Change

Kellen December 17, 2025 14

Within the past several days, a group of Pixel owners noticed a change to the way the Search bar at the bottom of their Pixel...

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Samsung December Updates Continue Roll Out to All These Devices

Kellen December 17, 2025 14

Samsung started sending December updates to a batch of devices earlier in the week, but they weren't quite done with 2025....

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

Kellen May 6, 2025 60

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 60

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 60

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 60

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 60

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 60

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 60

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 60

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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Samsung to Host Unpacked Event on September 4, Galaxy Note 3 Surely to be a Part

Get Yourself a Verizon Moto X Today on ebay, Prototype in White Available for $800

Special Moto X Edition

This Week in the Life of DROID – 8/2/2013

Galaxy Note 3 Launch Reported for September 4, Along With a Samsung Smartwatch

Video: Moto X vs. Galaxy S4 vs. HTC One

Motorola’s Punit Soni: Unlockable Bootloader on T-Mobile, Sprint, and US Cellular Moto X, Developer Edition Coming to Verizon

Temple Run 2 Updated, Play as Usain Bolt and Google Play Games Services Added