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DROID RAZR HD and RAZR MAXX HD Available Now From Verizon

Kellen October 17, 2012 137

It's October 18 (in some places), and that means that the Motorola DROID RAZR HD and RAZR MAXX HD are on sale from Verizon. For $199 and $299 respectively, you get a 4.7" HD Super AMOLED display, 16GB and 32GB of internal storage, a microSD slot for additional...

First Episode of The Droid Life Show is Live Tonight!

Kellen October 17, 2012 105

Seriously, that title has no hypebeasting in it, whatsoever. We are in fact going to do a live broadcasted show tonight for the first time, that will hopefully turn into something that we can continue to do on a regular basis. It's called The Droid Life Show,...

Kellen October 17, 2012 78

Ready to see what's new in Android? Google sent out press invites this evening for an event that will take place on October 29 at 10:00AM in NYC. The only clues as to what we can see, if you can them that, are in the quote "The playground is open," and the...

Tim October 17, 2012 31

Have you ever been curious to see where the Internet and all of your important data lives? For the first time, Google is opening their many locked doors and allowing people to see just how much work goes into to keeping their business up and running. What...

Tim October 17, 2012 23

We've known about compatibility with PS3 and Wii controllers, but wireless Xbox controllers, so far have been something many in the Android mobile gaming world having been craving. Apparently, a developer over at XDA has made this dream into reality. Root is...

Kellen October 17, 2012 5

It's official, Isis Mobile Wallet is going live in its first two test markets (Salt Lake City, UT and Austin, TX) on October 22. This matches up to the date that our sources gave us last week, along with a detailed list of additional launch details. What Isis...

Kellen October 17, 2012 27

Look, the 32GB Nexus 7 is real, there is no denying that at this point. So rather than posting up screenshots from every retailer on the planet to show that it's coming for the 100th time, we thought we would pass along this screenshot from United's...

Tim October 17, 2012 62

We've been following development of the third party keyboard, Swype for quite some time. In fact, it's been years. While we still await publishing to Google Play, they continue to push updates to the keyboard and this newest version has a few features that we...

Verizon Wastes No Time Switching Device Unlock Policy to 365 Days

Kellen January 20, 2026 62

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 62

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 62

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 62

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 62

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 62

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 62

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 62

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 137

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 137

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 137

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 137

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 137

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 137

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 137

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 137

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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DROID RAZR HD and RAZR MAXX HD Available Now From Verizon

First Episode of The Droid Life Show is Live Tonight!

Google Pegs October 29 as the Day to Announce Something New in Android

New Google Street View Feature Lets You See “Where The Internet Lives”

Tip: Use Your Wireless Xbox 360 Controller With Rooted Nexus 7

Official: Isis Mobile Wallet Launching in Test Markets on October 22

Use Your United MileagePlus Points to Buy a 32GB Nexus 7 Today

Swype Beta Receives Update, Tell Me Again Why It Isn’t In Google Play Yet?