Kyle, Author at Droid Life

SwiftKey Gains Themes Inspired by Material Design, Available Now Through Google Play

Kyle October 23, 2014 66

Users of SwiftKey, the extremely popular third party keyboard, can apply newly updated themes inspired by Google's latest Android release, Lollipop. Material Dark and Material Light are the first two in a promised series of Material Design-inspired skins. ...

LG Liger Pictures and Benchmarks Leak, Suggest Odin Processor

Kyle October 23, 2014 59

Something many phone manufacturers are wont to do is make lower-end, derivative versions of their flagship devices for developing markets. LG is no exception, as proven by leaked images and benchmarks of the Liger. An item of particular notes it the Liger's LG...

Download: Seasonal Backgrounds From New Google Calendar App

Kyle October 23, 2014 37

Of all of the Google apps reworked to incorporate elements of material design, Calendar may be the slickest. It adopts the design paradigms of Android 5.0 Lollipop - bold colors, hovering widgets, and drop shadows - to great effect. That work extends to the in...

Sprint Doubles Lowest Data Tier to 1GB for $20 per Month

Kyle October 23, 2014 20

True to his word, Sprint CEO Marcelo Claure has wasted no time introducing "disruptive" plan pricing. Just a few months ago, the Now Network doubled data for capped customers, and began offering an unlimited plan for $60 per month. Apparently, the carrier has...

Google Now Alerts Card Showing Local Police Activity for Users

Kyle October 22, 2014 44

Google Now, the prescient digital assistant, earlier this month and last began reminding users of important stuff like voter registration and deals on airfare. Hot on the heels of those additions, another soon-to-be-indispensable card has begun popping up for...

Deal: TYLT Phone Cases Discounted to $10 (Normally $35 – $50) Through October 30

Kyle October 22, 2014 41

People buy phone cases for lots of different reasons, most commonly to restyle a handset's exterior and to protect (or at least attempt to protect) it from nicks and scratches. Whatever the objective, covers unfortunately do not come cheap; you can typically...

Google Earth 8.0 Hits Google Play, New 3D Rendering Tech And Refreshed Maps in Tow

Kyle October 22, 2014 7

It has been quite some time since the last major Google Earth update, and the Android app was really beginning to stagnate. Allaying fears of abandonment, Google today released a new version, Google Earth 8.0, that introduces a revamped rendering engine,...

LG G Watch Update 4.4W.2 (KNX01Q) Brings Offline Music Support

Kyle October 21, 2014 20

Remember those Android Wear improvements that Engineering Director David Singleton outlined last month? According to reports from reddit users, it seems a few are coming to fruition in the form of an over-the-air update for G Watch units. The first of two...