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Motorola Looking to Hire Director Product Management for the X Phone (Updated)

Kellen January 31, 2013 174

Weren't buying into the hypebeasting of the Motorola X Phone, the company's ultra-secret, next big smartphone? Does an official job posting for a position as the Senior Director Product Management for the phone make you a believer? The posting went up last...

Kellen January 30, 2013 3

No, really. The Droid Life Show is back tonight at its normal 6:00PM Pacific time slot, barring any issues with Google+ Hangouts. As many of you know, we gave the show a shot last week, but thanks to live broadcasts of Hangouts being completely dead for the...

Kellen January 30, 2013 70

Typically when a new Android statue arrives on Google's campus, it's coupled with an official announcement of the new version of Android. We've seen the Jelly Bean statue as it arrives, the Ice Cream Sandwich, Honeycomb, Gingerbread, and Froyo statues too, all...

Kellen January 30, 2013 64

Oooh, this is news we like to see, especially as sports fans. According to a reader of ours on G+ and our own Nexus 7, Google Now is apparently showing college sports scores for some users, a feature we have been begging for since the beginning. What's odd, is...

Tim January 30, 2013 4

While we await word on an official release date on this game and Project SHIELD, maybe this live wallpaper can hold us over until we can get our hands on with Hawken. If you are still in the dark, Hawken is a game that is currently available for PC players,...

Kellen January 30, 2013 33

According to sources who spoke with HTC Source, a typically reliable HTC insider outlet, the oft-rumored M7 will launch on March 8. The phone will almost undoubtedly be unveiled at HTC's press event on February 19 in NYC, which both Dave and I will be on-hand...

Eric January 30, 2013 44

One of my favorite parts of Google Now are the headers that not only change depending on where you are in the world, but also according to what time of the day it is. If you're like me and wanted to see more of these headers that are confined to the small...

Tim January 30, 2013 7

Seeing as how Google+ is now the world's second largest social network, topping Twitter and YouTube this week, it's about time we see some fancy improvements to the app, right? This update doesn't bring anything too fancy, but you can now add links to new...

Android 16 QPR3 Beta 1.1 Released for Pixel Phones!

Tim December 23, 2025 7

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 7

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 7

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 7

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 7

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 7

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 7

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 7

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 174

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 174

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 174

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 174

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 174

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 174

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 174

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 174

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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Motorola Looking to Hire Director Product Management for the X Phone (Updated)

The Droid Life Show Returns Tonight at 6:00PM Pacific!

Chrome Android Statue Arrives at Google Campus, Not Sure It Means Anything

Google Now Starts Displaying College Sports Scores on Tablets (Phones too?)

NVIDIA Teases Release of Hawken to Android With New Live Wallpaper

Rumor: HTC M7 Hitting Stores on March 8, in White and Black

Download Those Awesome Google Now City Headers in High Resolution

Google+ Updated, Support for Adding Links to Posts and New Notification Tray