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AOKP Build 5 Now Up, Custom Nav Bar for Tablets and a Whole Lot More

Tim October 22, 2012 70

Last night, the AOKP team announced that Build 5 was ready for the masses, bringing with it a ton of new features and the successful merge of Android 4.1.2. On top of the merge, features ranging from custom nav bar options for tablet users, NavBar widgets have...

Kellen October 22, 2012 41

According to a report out of IBNLive, LG's Amit Gujral, the head Mobile Product Planning, confirmed during an Optimus Vu launch event that LG would be making the next Nexus and that it would be announced on October 29 in NYC. He also mentioned that it will hit...

Tim October 22, 2012 21

Trying ever so hard to stick true to their word, and keep up with Big Red and AT&T, Sprint has flipped the switch for about 5 additional 4G LTE markets this morning. Folks residing in the suburbs of Chicago; Lake Wichita, Texas, New Bedford/River Falls,...

Kellen October 22, 2012 60

Amazon's Gold Box Deal today, includes a number of SanDisk products, most notably their Class 10 32GB and 64GB microSD cards. For those of you with phones that have removable storage, upgrading to a speedier card is never a bad idea. You can nab the 32GB Class...

Kellen October 22, 2012 139

There she is, the HTC DLX that is headed to Verizon. We have been following the "dlx" saga probably longer than any other site, so it feels fantastic to finally see it floating about in the wild. This is HTC's 5" 1080p phone, similar to the J Butterfly that...

Kellen October 22, 2012 77

As you all know, Google and the Android team have set October 29 as the date to unveil all that is new in the Android world. Speculation has run high, but The Next Web claims to have confirmed all of the details, some of which is new, most of which isn't....

Kellen October 22, 2012 39

As was announced by Isis PR briefly last week, the first two test markets for their Isis Mobile Wallet application go live today, October 22. AT&T, T-Mobile and Verizon all have "Isis Ready" handsets available, so if you live in either Salt Lake City, UT...

Tim October 19, 2012 6

Huge and I mean HUGE week here at DL. We had our first ever Droid Life Show, which thanks to everyone's awesome support, will continue to happen on a weekly basis! On top of that awesome sauce, we got more Nexus 4 information than we know what to do with, LG...

Here’s the Galaxy S26 Ultra and Specs

Kellen January 30, 2026 6

The Galaxy S26 Ultra leaks with a set of specs, including the camera, battery size, processor, and dimensions. Samsung still...

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T-Mobile’s Best Unlimited Plan

Kellen January 29, 2026 6

Both T-Mobile and AT&T have seen several years in a row of steady customer growth, likely because of improvements to...

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Chrome Gets 5 Wild New Gemini AI Features

Kellen January 28, 2026 6

Google has essentially launched its new vision for Chrome today with an announcement for several new Gemini-powered features...

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Galaxy Z TriFold US Sales Open January 30, Priced at $2,899

Tim January 27, 2026 6

Samsung has confirmed Galaxy Z TriFold availability for the US. The trifold will go on sale starting January 30, priced at $2...

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T-Mobile, AT&T, Verizon Device Unlock Policies

Kellen January 27, 2026 6

One of the hottest topics of the moment for the US wireless industry is device unlock policies or SIM unlock policies. With...

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Galaxy Z TriFold In US Samsung Stores Tomorrow, But You Can’t Buy It

Tim January 22, 2026 6

Galaxy Z TriFold launch is literally right around the corner, with units headed to select Samsung Experience Stores across...

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Verizon Wastes No Time Switching Device Unlock Policy to 365 Days

Kellen January 20, 2026 6

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 6

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

Kellen May 6, 2025 70

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 70

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 70

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 70

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 70

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 70

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 70

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 70

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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AOKP Build 5 Now Up, Custom Nav Bar for Tablets and a Whole Lot More

LG India Exec Reportedly Confirms Nexus 4 Coming Next Week

Sprint Making Moves, Launches 4G LTE in Chicago Suburbs and More

Amazon Gold Box Deals: SanDisk Class 10 32GB and 64GB microSD Cards on the Cheap

HTC DLX for Verizon Revealed in First Photos

Rumor: Google to Unveil LG Nexus 4, 3G Nexus 7, and Samsung Nexus 10 at Android Event Next Week

Isis Mobile Wallet Goes Live Today in Austin and Salt Lake City – Devices Available From Verizon, T-Mobile and AT&T

This Week in the Life of DROID: 10/19/2012