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Samsung Takes Home the Gold, Wins Five Awards at MWC Including Best Smartphone

Tim February 27, 2013 61

At this year's MWC event in Barcelona, Samsung continued their winning streak by taking home a few important pieces of new hardware. As voted on by the board, Samsung was awarded five top honors including Best Smartphone for the Galaxy S3 and Device...

Ron February 27, 2013 149

When Google purchased Android, their goal was to fight Microsoft and topple Windows Mobile's dominance. Instead, Google has found itself fighting off Apple as companies like Palm (now HP), RIM (now Blackberry), and Microsoft fell by the wayside. Instead of...

Tim February 27, 2013 15

This morning, Adobe released Photoshop Touch for iOS and Android smartphones. Previously only available for tablets, Adobe was able to shrink this powerful program down into a smaller-display friendly app and slap a $5 price tag on it. Much like the tablet...

Kellen February 27, 2013 21

Bored at work today? Feel free to give your fingers some exercise with Google's latest invention - Super Sync Sports. It's a web application that syncs your PC Chrome browser with that of your mobile to let you participate in running, cycling, and swimming...

Tim February 27, 2013 40

The official Chrome for Android app received an update in Google Play moments ago, bringing a nice list of improvements. According to the changelog, they have improved scrolling performance, increased responsiveness to pinch-to-zoom, faster interactive pages,...

Tim February 27, 2013 35

According to music industry officials, Google's plan of entering the music streaming subscription service is the best thing to happen since sliced bread. With Google's already large user base with services such as YouTube, Google has a unique way of bringing...

Kellen February 27, 2013 2608

Here we go, day 3 of the 5 Days of Nexus! All week long, we'll be handing out brand new Nexus devices to the greatest tech community on the planet. Yes, I'm referring to you, the readers of Droid Life. We have already handed out a Nexus 4 and Nexus 7, but we...

Tim February 27, 2013 83

According to the Taipei Times, the Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co's (TSMC) Q1 revenue will be up this year, all thanks to Samsung's next move. Apparently, to solve the networking issue that stops OEM's from releasing the same exact phone across the...

Android 16 QPR3 Beta 1.1 Released for Pixel Phones!

Tim December 23, 2025 83

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 83

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 83

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 83

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 83

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 83

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 83

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 83

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 61

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 61

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 61

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 61

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 61

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 61

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 61

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 61

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 Takes Home the Gold, Wins Five Awards at MWC Including Best Smartphone

The Samsung Problem [Opinion]

Adobe Photoshop Touch Now Available for Smartphones

Play This: Google’s Super Sync Sports Using Chrome on Your Phone and PC Browser

Chrome for Android Updated, Improved Scrolling Performance and Pinch-to-Zoom

Google’s Music Streaming Service to “Have Very Positive Impact on the Business”

Day 3 Contest: Win a 16GB Nexus 7 From Droid Life! #5daysofnexus (Updated: Winner Picked)

U.S. Galaxy S4 to Come With Snapdragon 600 While Euro Version Gets Exynos 5 Octa?