Kyle, Author at Droid Life

Google Updates Santa Tracker App, Chrome Extension, and Homepage

Kyle December 1, 2014 5

It is December, which marks among other things the beginning of Google's annual Santa Tracker. A fun-filled countdown to Christmas, the homepage features a number of games and projects, with the promise of new activities each day. Among the web-based...

Newer Version of Google Glass May be Powered by Intel Chips

Kyle December 1, 2014 13

Sometime next year, you might see an "Intel Inside" logo emblazoned on the sides of updated Google Glass hardware. Actually, that might be a bit of a stretch, but a report out of the Wall Street Journal claims the semiconductor giant has signed a deal with...

Deal: Save $50 on 32GB and 64GB Nexus 6 in Midnight Blue at T-Mobile

Kyle December 1, 2014 51

It is Cyber Monday, and the discounts keep on coming. Not to be outdone by the Google Play Store, T-Mobile is knocking $50 off the 32GB and 64GB Midnight Blue Nexus 6 models for a limited time. If you do the math, that works out to about $600 and $650,...

Verizon Now Offers LG G Pad 7.0 and 10.1, Discounts Available With Two-Year Contracts

Kyle November 20, 2014 4

Low-priced Android tablets are a dime a dozen. Case in point? The LG G Pad 7.0 and G Pad 10.1. As is typical for devices of their class, the hardware is middling, but the price is right. This happens to be a category wireless carriers seem to pounce on....

Sprint Drops the Price of the On-Contract Nexus 6 to $249, Issuing Refunds to Early Adopters

Kyle November 20, 2014 30

Thought Sprint's on-contract price of $299 for the Nexus 6 was a bit high? You are not the only one. The carrier has permanently discounted the Nexus 6 to $249, which brings it in line with AT&T. Sprint is also retroactively refunding early purchasers the...

YouTube Music Key Beta Now Live, Includes Offline and Background Playback

Kyle November 20, 2014 104

Google promised offline and background playback as a part of of its new YouTube Music Key subscription service, but didn't provide a timeline of availability or specify whether all users would be able to take advantage at first. Apparently, today is the day...

Ingress Turns 2 Years Old, Google Celebrates With an Infographic and Monthly Series

Kyle November 19, 2014 27

Do you embark on transatlantic journeys to capture portals, identify with The Enlightened or Resistance, and destroy links for keys? If so, then you are probably an Ingress player. The augmented reality game, a product of Google's Niantic Labs, has not seen a...

Samsung Brings Milk Video Streaming Service to the US

Kyle November 19, 2014 15

Remember how Samsung's Milk Music took the streaming market by storm and got everyone and their mother to sign up for an account? No? That is because it never happened. Launched in a field already crowded with competitors, Milk Music never really had a chance...