Kyle, Author at Droid Life

Taco Bell App Update Introduces Food Ordering While Out and About

Kyle October 28, 2014 60

Yes, what you have heard is true: Taco Bell has launched a streamlined app that lets you order your Volcano Nachos and XXL Beefy 5-Layer Burrito ahead of time and pick them up in-restaurant or via drive-through. The Mexican fast food chain is the first to...

TYLT Debuts the VÜ CAR and VÜ SOLO, Qi-enabled Charging Accessories for the Road

Kyle October 28, 2014 37

TYLT makes just about every charging accessory imaginable, but there are two categories the manufacturer had not tried its hand at - car chargers and power mats. That is changing today with the debut of the VÜ CAR and VÜ SOLO. The VÜ CAR, as the name implies,...

T-Mobile Reaches LTE Coverage Goal Ahead of Schedule, Reaches 250 Million People

Kyle October 28, 2014 109

No one can accuse T-Mobile of resting on their laurels. Ever since CEO John Legere kicked things into high gear after a failed merger with AT&T, the carrier has made consistent improvements to its service and services. The latest development: T-Mobile's...

Piktures is a Beautiful Gallery App With Elements of Material Design

Kyle October 27, 2014 33

Photos, Google's premiere gallery app, is serviceable, but quite basic. If you are looking for a photo organizer with a bit more visual flair, Piktures deserves a look. Dubbed a "gesture-based" gallery app by its creators, Piktures organizes your photos with...

Google: You Would Probably Like a Phablet if You Tried It

Kyle October 27, 2014 240

According to Google's Vice President of Engineering David Burke, you might like a phablet if you tried it. That's what CNET, one of the handful of publications invited to Google's campus last week for the purpose of demoing Lollipop and the new Nexus devices, ...

FitBit Announces the Charge, Charge HR, and Surge Fitness Bands

Kyle October 27, 2014 22

Reports of FitBit's demise have been greatly exaggerated. Sure, the Force may have suffered a manufacturing snafu at launch, but its replacements, the One and Flex, seemingly sold well enough to justify follow-ups. FitBit announced three new bands today: the...

GO SMS Updated to 6.0, Material Design in Tow and Free This Weekend

Kyle October 24, 2014 85

Lollipop may be at least a few weeks out, but a few diligent developers have already begun incorporating elements of the Android update into their applications. The GO SMS team is the latest to do so, releasing GO SMS 6.0 with a UI inspired by Material Design....

Sony Smartwatch 3 Now Available for Pre-order at Verizon

Kyle October 23, 2014 34

If you are in the market for an Android Wear device and none of the circular options strike your fancy, Sony's SmartWatch 3 seems like a smart choice. Availability was hazy for a while, but this morning, Verizon began offering pre-orders with an estimated ship...