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Pool Party Ups Invites for Current Users to 20, Who Wants One? (Updated With Winners)

Kellen August 17, 2011 352

Update: All 40 winners have been picked. Check your inboxes! Over the last couple of weeks, Pool Party ( the G+-esque photo sharing app) upped invites for current users from just 5 all the way to 20. And being the giving group that we are here at Droid Life...

Kellen August 17, 2011 44

I'm sure that most of our rooted family members already own this app, but if not, now would be the time to grab it. For just $0.99 (normally $3.00), you can grab Root Explorer, one of the top root-friendly apps of all time. When we were all just getting our...

Kellen August 17, 2011 269

Update: 5 winners have been chosen - emails sent. Thanks everyone! Koush's DeskSMS application has been out for almost a month now, growing into one of the more useful apps we have seen in quite some time. The idea - send text messages from anywhere using...

Kellen August 17, 2011 80

This is something like 99% non-Android related, but it's not often that we get to mix celebrity and tech and just couldn't help ourselves. Many of you have probably heard that Kim Kardashian is marrying Kris Humphries of the New Jersey Nets this weekend......

Kellen August 17, 2011 29

Hooray for more tablet apps! The number of Honeycomb apps seems to be on the rise these days, but we could always use more, especially the apps we use on a daily basis. Google Reader is by far my top choice for a feed reader, so I couldn't be happier that it...

Kellen August 17, 2011 58

While it may not look anything like the picture above when it arrives, the Asus Transformer 2 has been rumored to be rocking the world's first NVIDIA Kal-El "Tegra 3" quad-core processor when it arrives this fall. We were originally expecting to see tablets...

Kellen August 17, 2011 43

If you follow us on Twitter, then last night, you probably saw our tweet about Best Buy's plans to exclusively release an all white version of the DROID Incredible 2 some time in the next few weeks. Here is the photo evidence of those claims. In September's...

Kellen August 17, 2011 142

Verizon plans to activate another batch of 4G LTE cities tomorrow, making their new super fast network available to over half of the U.S. population. With an overall goal of having 4G LTE in every spot that they currently have 3G by the end of 2013, I'd say...

Pixel 10a Official at $499 and the Upgrades are Tough to Find

Kellen February 18, 2026 142

Google fully unveiled the Pixel 10a today and there aren't many surprises following weeks of information trickling into our...

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Google Brings AirDrop Support to Pixel 9

Kellen February 17, 2026 142

Google has moved forward with its promise to bring AirDrop support to more phones. Today, the Search giant announced that the...

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Google’s Pixel is Getting a Now Playing App

Kellen February 16, 2026 142

Wouldn't it be cool if the Now Playing service on your Pixel phone had its own app that could get new features more regularly...

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

Kellen February 16, 2026 142

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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Everything New in Android 17 Beta

Kellen February 15, 2026 142

Android 17 Beta is officially live and we've got it up and running on a Pixel 10 Pro. You could have it on your device as...

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Android 17 Beta 1 is Actually Here for Your Pixel

Kellen February 13, 2026 142

UPDATE FEBRUARY 13 - Google tried to ship out the first Android 17 Beta 1 update a couple of days ago, but something forced...

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Pixel 10a Renders Show Flush Backside, Full Color Lineup

Tim February 12, 2026 142

We have already seen a few Pixel 10a renders, but as we have gotten closer to a launch day, the quality of said renders has...

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Android 17 Beta 1 is Releasing “Soon”

Kellen February 10, 2026 142

Google surprised the Android world this afternoon by announcing that Android 17 Beta 1 is arriving "soon." Yeah, Android 17,...

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

Kellen May 6, 2025 352

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 352

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 352

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 352

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 352

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 352

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 352

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 352

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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Pool Party Ups Invites for Current Users to 20, Who Wants One? (Updated With Winners)

Root Explorer Only $0.99 at Amazon, Buy It Now If Your Don’t Already Own It

Contest: Win 1-Year Subscriptions to DeskSMS! (Updated: Winners Picked)

Google’s Eric Schmidt to Host Kim Kardashian’s Wedding This Weekend

Tablet Support Comes to Google Reader App in New Update

Rumor: Asus Transformer 2 Will Sport the First Kal-El Tegra 3 Quad-Core Processor

White DROID Incredible 2 Headed Exclusively to Best Buy

Verizon’s 4G LTE Network Will Cover More than 50% of the U.S. Population by this Thursday