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ASUS Announces Transformer Prime and Transformer Infinity Jelly Bean Updates – Available Within 72 Hours

Tim September 26, 2012 49

ASUS' Gary Key took to XDA of all places to announce the plans to roll out Jelly Bean to Transformer Prime (TF201) and Transformer Infinity (TF700) tablets. According to Gary, the updates will be live for US and Canadian owners within the next 72 hours, so get...

Eric September 26, 2012 44

Today, Texas Instruments has come out and announced that they will be looking to "shift focus" away from their mobile processor business. In a market that has become increasingly dominated by Qualcomm, NVIDIA and Samsung, Texas Instruments has not found the...

Kellen September 26, 2012 14

Samsung issued a statement early this morning to address the USSD security hole that was presented at a security conference last week. For those of you who missed the story yesterday, this security exploit could set your Galaxy S3 or earlier Samsung phone (...

Eric September 26, 2012 70

Every now and again we hear that Google has passed a major milestone in app downloads for Google Play. When that happens, we are usually treated to some sort of magnificent deal in the Play store. Last year at the 10 billion mark, they hit us with a great week...

Kellen September 25, 2012 689

To finish day 2 of Reader Appreciation Week, two DL readers are going to walk away with our most recent limited edition t-shirt, which we dubbed "Community." It's a take on a now-famous Experimental Jetset shirt design, but geared towards the amazing community...

Kellen September 25, 2012 62

With the official Jelly Bean (Android 4.1.1) update out for Verizon's Galaxy Nexus (toro) as build JRO03O, we were wondering how long it would take for the factory image to be released. The answer to that is, today. If you cruise over to the Nexus Factory...

Tim September 25, 2012 47

Above is a picture of one of Google's self-driving cars that is part of their fleet based in Nevada. Starting today, you might be seeing more of them on California roads thanks to a bill signing that took place in Mountain View with Google's Sergey Brin and ...

Tim September 25, 2012 30

When Google introduced Jelly Bean at this year's Google I/O event in San Francisco, one of the features that struck as us as really cool was Jelly Bean's new notifications. With Jelly Bean, some applications are able to show interactive notifications and also...

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

Kellen January 20, 2026 30

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 30

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 30

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 30

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 30

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 30

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 30

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 Gave Your Gmail 3 Actually Useful Gemini Features for Free

Kellen January 8, 2026 30

Not that any of us expected Google to dial back on the Gemini push as we enter 2026, but I'm also not sure I anticipated them...

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

Kellen May 6, 2025 49

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 49

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 49

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 49

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 49

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 49

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 49

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 49

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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ASUS Announces Transformer Prime and Transformer Infinity Jelly Bean Updates – Available Within 72 Hours

Texas Instruments Gives up on OMAP Platform for Phones, Looking to Shift Focus

Samsung: Factory Wipe Security Hole Already Patched on Galaxy S3

Google Play Hits 25 Billion Downloads, Time for an Awesome Sale to Celebrate (Updated)

Contest: Two Droid Life Limited Edition “Community” T-Shirts Up for Grabs! (Update: Winners Picked)

Factory Image JRO03O Released for Verizon’s Galaxy Nexus

California Bill Signed by Governor to Allow Google’s Self-Driving Cars to Hit the Road

Managing Notifications in Jelly Bean [Beginners’ Guide]