Kyle, Author at Droid Life

eBook Subscription Service Oyster Launches on Android

Kyle June 17, 2014 3

For $10 a month, Oyster grants you unlimited access to a catalog of over 500,000 eBooks, but reading platforms were previously limited to iOS, Kindle Fire, and Nook devices. Today, the service is expanding to more devices with a native app for Android. The app...

Nest Protect Returns at a Lower $99 Price

Kyle June 17, 2014 7

It wasn't too long ago that Nest halted sales of the Protect smoke and carbon monoxide alarm and recalled hundreds of thousands of units for safety reasons. At the time, the Google-owned company said the unit's Wave feature, which allowed users to turn off the...

AT&T Will Reportedly Be the Exclusive Carrier of Amazon’s New Smartphone

Kyle June 17, 2014 55

Amazon is widely expected to unveil a new smartphone tomorrow, potentially equipped with sensors that track your eyes and shift the display's perspective in three-dimensional ways. That may sound like an out-of-the-box approach to the handset space, but the...

Angry Birds Transformers Game and Telepods Set To Debut Soon

Kyle June 16, 2014 14

If the prospect of trudging through yet another Angry Birds game doesn't utterly exhaust you, Rovio's announcement today might brighten your day. Angry Birds Transformers, the fruit of a cross-licensing agreement between Rovio and Hasbro, will bring iconic...

OnePlus One Available for Purchase, But There’s a Catch (Updated)

Kyle June 16, 2014 73

It seems like an eternity since the OnePlus One was released, but the mythical smartphone has finally begun to make it into the hands of buyers worldwide. That is to say, people lucky enough to get their hands on a coveted invite. If you are one among the...

Xperia Z2 Reportedly Headed to Verizon in Q4 as the Sony Sirius Viv, Certification Cited as Reason for Delay

Kyle June 16, 2014 56

The US market may not be Sony's priority, but mounting evidence suggests the Xperia Z2 may make its way to at least one stateside carrier in Q4. Press images of a Verizon-branded variant of the Z2 showed up twice on Sony's website last month, and despite...

Beats for Android Receives an Update, Adds Landscape Mode and SD Card Support

Kyle June 13, 2014 26

Beats may now be under Apple's management, but that doesn't mean the dev team is ceasing support for the Android app anytime soon. CEO Tim Cook said as much, and it seems he's a man of his word - Beats Music received a substantial update yesterday. The new...

Pebble App Gets a Google Play Beta on Android

Kyle June 13, 2014 4

Pebble, makers of the eponymous Pebble smartwatch, have long self-hosted a beta version of the companion app for Android. Perhaps because the team realized how much of a pain checking a website for new APKs is, Pebble is finally embracing Google Play's built-...