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Sprint 4G LTE Now Live in Parts of San Francisco, New York City, and Washington D.C.

Tim February 18, 2013 16

This morning, Sprint quietly announced the official deployment of 4G LTE into a few markets including San Francisco, Washington D.C., New York City, and some towns in Florida. While a Sprint spokesman said the coverage is somewhat spotty in these areas, this...

Tim February 18, 2013 53

According to the founder of Russia's mobile-review website, who has leaked info in the past, we can go ahead and confirm Samsung's unveiling event for the Galaxy S4 to take place in New York City on March 14. Previous rumors suggested that we could see it...

Tim February 18, 2013 53

Somebody over at The Weather Channel offices spent quite a bit of time working on an update for their Android application. It was pushed to Google Play this morning and brings a whole new look and feel to the app. So new in fact that they greet you with a...

Kellen February 18, 2013 69

Can you imagine a time where the camera in your smartphone is good enough that you wouldn't need a DSLR or point-and-shoot to take great pictures? It's an interesting idea, and one that most of us have more than likely entertained a time or two over the last...

Kellen February 18, 2013 72

LG finally fully unveiled the Optimus G Pro yesterday. The device will be on display at Mobile World Congress next week before it makes its way to the U.S. in Q2 of this year. The official specs, which we mostly knew, are now confirmed as a 5.5" FHD (1080p)...

Kellen February 18, 2013 56

Both the HTC Rezound and DROID Incredible 2 received approval on new updates from Verizon this morning, though it's not much to talk about from what we can tell. While the Incredible still needs Ice Cream Sandwich and the Rezound could use a dose of Jelly Bean...

Tim February 16, 2013 12

It was another great time on The Droid Life Show this week, with Episode 15 running a little late yet again. What can we say, it's fun to chat about this stuff. This week, we discussed the Motorola X Phone being a possible "game changer," tried to decide if we...

Tim February 15, 2013 2

This week was pretty crazy. We got a new version of Jelly Bean in Android 4.2.2, got to chat more about Motorola/Google's upcoming X-Phone, and we are drooling over the possibility of a full Google retail store. If you missed any of this week's top stories,...

Verizon Wastes No Time Switching Device Unlock Policy to 365 Days

Kellen January 20, 2026 2

When the FCC cleared Verizon of its 60-day device unlock policy a week ago, we talked about how the government agency, which...

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Samsung Makes New Bixby Official in One UI 8.5 With Perplexity AI

Kellen January 20, 2026 2

The betas of One UI 8.5, as well as supposedly leaked screenshots, showed a potentially renewed investment in Bixby from...

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How to Claim the $20 Verizon Outage Credit

Kellen January 15, 2026 2

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 2

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 2

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 2

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 2

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 2

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

Kellen May 6, 2025 16

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 16

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 16

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 16

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 16

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 16

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 16

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 16

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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Sprint 4G LTE Now Live in Parts of San Francisco, New York City, and Washington D.C.

Rumor: Samsung Galaxy S4 Unveiling Scheduled for March 14 in NYC

The Weather Channel for Android Receives Visually Impressive Update

Vic Gundotra Says Google Committed to Making Nexus Phones Insanely Great Cameras, Tells Us to Wait and See

LG Optimus G Pro Finally Fully Detailed – 1.7GHz Snapdragon 600 Processor, 2GB RAM, and 1080p 5.5-inch Display

HTC Rezound and DROID Incredible 2 Set to Receive Updates with “HTC Device Enhancement”

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This Week in the Life of DROID: 2/15/2013