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#TBT: The Funkiest Designed Android Phones in Recent Memory

Tim August 10, 2017 43

During last week's The Droid Life Show, I was reminded of the Samsung Continuum. You know, the phone from 2010 that had a ticker display below the capacitive buttons? Either way, it got me thinking, let's highlight a few of the Android devices that we would...

#TBT: The Top 5 Android Phones of 2013 as Declared by Us

Tim April 6, 2017 69

Each year we enjoy ranking the top Android devices. There's nothing scientific about it, it's just us providing our opinion, and each person has their own thoughts as to what device is best. This is the beauty of Android. Anyway, 2013 was an awesome year, one...

#TBT: Google Unveils Gmail Tap Keyboard, Powered By Dots and Dashes

Tim February 16, 2017 12

Each year for April Fools' Day, Google enjoys announcing fake products. Provided the company has what seems to be an unlimited budget for creating these silly, non existent products, they are always coupled with announcement posts and even product videos. ...

#TBT: TSF Shell and SBP Mobile Shell Were the 3D Launchers of the Future

Tim February 9, 2017 24

2011 through early 2012 was a time when "3D Launchers" were getting a lot of attention, but don't ask me why. They seemed janky, never running completely smooth on our underpowered Android smartphones, and for the most part, they were ridiculously expensive. ...

#TBT: “We Got Samsung’d” Ad Highlights Galaxy S2 Over Boring iPhone

Tim February 2, 2017 80

A few years ago, Samsung brought the heat with its brand of television commercials. Aimed directly at Apple and finding unique ways to interest Cupertino's customers, Samsung launched the "We Got Samsung'd" campaign. Basically, cut to one of those ridiculous...

#TBT: Samsung Galaxy S5, the Pinnacle of Fugly

Tim January 19, 2017 128

If we polled readers to see which flagship phone had the worst design, it's quite possible that Samsung's Galaxy S5 would rank pretty high on the list. With its obnoxiously large bezels and silly flap that covered the charging port, Samsung's water resistant...

#TBT: NVIDIA Announces Project SHIELD at CES 2013

Tim January 12, 2017 6

At CES 2013, NVIDIA held a press conference. At the end of the event, the company announced a surprise product, Project SHIELD. For those not in the know, SHIELD is a portable gaming machine powered by Android, complete with a flip-up display, console-quality...

#TBT: Saygus Announced the V-Squared 2 Years Ago at CES, Still Hasn’t Shipped a Single Phone

Kellen January 5, 2017 35

Almost exactly 2 years ago to the day, a company named Saygus introduced a phone called the V-Squared at CES that was billed as the ultimate power user package. It had dual everything, tech supposedly never seen before in a phone, “Fractal Antenna Technology,”...