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These BLU “Life” Phones are Almost Perfectly Affordable Unlocked Android Companions

Tim June 11, 2013 60

The search for the perfect unlocked device still goes on, but we did happen across these newly launched BLU devices, the Life Play, Life View and the Life One. Each device comes running Android 4.2, as well as being powered by a quad-core MediaTek processor...

Wednesday Poll: What is Your Current Phone?

Kellen May 29, 2013 281

The last time that we asked the Droid Life community about their current phone, the Galaxy Nexus was still dominating, followed closely by the Galaxy S3. But since that poll ran back in August of last year, we've seen the Galaxy Note 2 surface, along with the...

Petition to Make Unlocking Phones Legal Again Crosses 100,000 Signature Mark, White House Must Respond

Kellen February 21, 2013 77

As of January 26, it is illegal to take a carrier-tied smartphone, unlock it without their permission, and then use it on another carrier. The Librarian of Congress decided that you have plenty of options and shouldn't take advantage of carrier subsidies in...

Top 10 Android Phones of 2012

Kellen December 20, 2012 191

In 2012, we saw the Android smartphone world reach heights that I don't imagine many predicted. On a spec front, 2012 was the year of quad-core processors, 2GB of RAM, HD displays, longer battery lives, and incredibly thin bodies. It seems like just yesterday...

Android Manufacturers Need to Slow Down [Opinion]

Ron October 27, 2011 294

About two months ago my brother decided to switch from Verizon to Sprint as his mobile carrier. He asked me what phone he should get on Sprint. He wanted a stock device because he had a bad experience with a skinned Android device (he was coming from a Droid...

Android Activations Top 550,000 Per Day, Google+ Over 10 Million Members

Kellen July 14, 2011 160

Google CEO Larry Page was on hand today for his company's Q2 earnings call and dropped all sorts of impressive numbers for a variety of their products. Android and Google+ details were front and center as expected, leaving most of us with our jaws on the...