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Tim @ Droid Life · 07/25/2023 14:00 EDT

Hestia Project Turns Your Phone Into a Smart Telescope

Vaonis, a company that has been dedicated to making the cosmos accessible by all since we first covered them in 2020, introduced its latest project this week. Called Hestia and currently up on Kickstarter (and already fully funded), the product essentially turns your phone into a smart telescope, capable of taking highly detailed shots of … Continued Read the original post: Hestia Project Turns Your Phone Into a Smart Telescope Read more ›

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Kellen @ Droid Life 3 place · 07/25/2023 12:42 EDT

Threads Gets a “Following” Tab

Hey, Threads user, we have big news for you today – a “Following” tab has arrived and it may even be chronological. While not a proper search or trending tab or a desktop client, we’ll take it! According to Zuckerberg, leader of Meta and Threads, this new Following tab started rolling out today. We are … Continued Read the original post: Threads Gets a “Following” Tab Read more ›

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Tim @ Droid Life · 07/25/2023 12:09 EDT

Report: Pixel Watch 2 Uses Aluminum, Ditches Stainless Steel

The current Pixel Watch combines a body of stainless steel and domed Corning glass to make a really good looking device. In 2023, we’re not expecting too much different from the Pixel Watch 2 in terms of design, but on the hardware side, it’s now being reported that Google is making a switch to aluminum … Continued Read the original post: Report: Pixel Watch 2 Uses Aluminum, Ditches Stainless Steel Read more ›

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Tim @ Droid Life 3 place · 07/24/2023 17:29 EDT

Straight Talk’s New Family Plans: Mores Lines, More Money Saved

Straight Talk, a no-contract carrier that utilizes Verizon’s network, is offering updated family plans this week. The takeaway? The more lines you have, the more money you will save. With the updated offering, two-line accounts with unlimited data are now $75/month and four-line plans are $25 per line every month, equalling a monthly savings of … Continued Read the original post: Straight Talk’s New Family Plans: Mores Lines, More Money... Read more ›

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Tim @ Droid Life 1 place · 07/24/2023 13:34 EDT

RIP, Bird: Twitter is Now X

It took me hours to determine if this was real or not. Apparently it’s real. Twitter is now X. Over the weekend, Elon Musk made the news official, even having x.com redirect to Twitter’s front page. The rebrand will apparently take some time, as there are still plenty of birds and “tweets” to be seen … Continued Read the original post: RIP, Bird: Twitter is Now X Read more ›

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Tim @ Droid Life 1 place · 07/24/2023 12:05 EDT

OpenAI Launching ChatGPT App for Android

OpenAI brings ChatGPT to Android this week, with the official app currently up for pre-registration on Google Play. Late last week, OpenAI specifically stated that the app would launch this week, so if you want to be one of the first to try ChatGPT on Android, you’ll want to follow the link below and get … Continued Read the original post: OpenAI Launching ChatGPT App for Android Read more ›

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Tim @ Droid Life 3 place · 07/24/2023 11:22 EDT

Spotify Raises Prices on All Premium Plans

Tough news on a Monday morning this week, with Spotify announcing it is raising its prices across its ad-free plans. The price increases aren’t too dramatic, but these days, any increase can feel like a lot and unwarranted. Spotify is increasing the Premium Single plan from $9.99 to $10.99/mo, Premium Duo from $12.99 to $14.99/mo, … Continued Read the original post: Spotify Raises Prices on All Premium Plans Read more ›

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Tim @ Droid Life 1 place · 07/21/2023 16:38 EDT

Don’t Be Silly, Save $50 on Your Galaxy Z Flip 5 or Z Fold 5 Order

Let’s face it, Samsung will likely blow your mind with its next-gen foldables next week and you’re going to want to order one. That’s just the way it goes sometimes. With their new and improved hinge systems, larger cover displays, and who knows what else packed inside, these will presumably be Samsung’s best foldables yet. … Continued Read the original post: Don’t Be Silly, Save $50 on Your Galaxy Z... Read more ›

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Tim @ Droid Life 1 place · 07/21/2023 13:02 EDT

Telegram’s Stories Feature Arrives for Paid Users

In late June, it was announced that everybody’s favorite feature on social media, that being Stories, was coming to Telegram. With this, no matter what social app your friends are using, they won’t be able to escape the awesomeness that is your life. This week, the feature has gone live for Telegram’s Premium users. Stories … Continued Read the original post: Telegram’s Stories Feature Arrives for Paid Users Read more ›

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Tim @ Droid Life 3 place · 07/21/2023 11:37 EDT

Galaxy Z Flip 5 Definitely Closes Flat

Samsung is really kicking up its efforts to hype up next week’s Unpacked event, with the latest being a brief video posted to its social channels. In the video, we can see what is presumably the Galaxy Z Flip 5 getting closed. Why is a foldable getting closed a big deal? Because the new Flip … Continued Read the original post: Galaxy Z Flip 5 Definitely Closes Flat Read more ›

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Kellen @ Droid Life 3 place · 07/20/2023 16:02 EDT

T-Mobile Starts Charging $5 for In-Store Bill Payments

Paying your bill at T-Mobile could be more expensive at this moment depending on how you pay for it. For many of you, you’ll see no change to the monthly charge T-Mobile slaps you with to continue using their service. For a certain other piece of the wireless population, a $5 payment charge will welcome you. … Continued Read the original post: T-Mobile Starts Charging $5 for In-Store Bill Payments Read more ›

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Kellen @ Droid Life · 07/20/2023 15:35 EDT

Let Google Know What You Think About Android 14

Google wants to know if you think Android 14 is super awesome or not, and I’m guessing that’s because they are about to wind down Android 14 betas in preparation for the stable launch of it within the next several weeks. They asked on the Android_Beta subreddit for people to respond to a 5 minute … Continued Read the original post: Let Google Know What You Think About Android 14 Read more ›

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Tim @ Droid Life · 07/20/2023 12:30 EDT

University ID Support Comes to Samsung Wallet

Samsung announced the addition of university student ID support inside of Samsung Wallet this morning, allowing student at many schools across the country to ditch the plastic cards. Related: Reserve a Galaxy Fold 5 or Galaxy Flip 5 To get this feature working, Samsung has partnered with Transact Campus, a payment and mobile credential solutions … Continued Read the original post: University ID Support Comes to Samsung Wallet Read more ›

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Kellen @ Droid Life · 07/20/2023 12:07 EDT

Samsung July Updates Arrive for Galaxy S20 Series

Owning a Samsung Galaxy phone means the bonus of getting monthly updates to address security issues, fix bugs, and deliver new features. For the month of July, Samsung’s best phones are starting to see fresh software, including the Galaxy S22 series, Galaxy Fold 4 and Flip 4, and the older Galaxy Fold 2. For now, … Continued Read the original post: Samsung July Updates Arrive for Galaxy S20 Series Read more ›

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Kellen @ Droid Life 2 place · 07/20/2023 11:31 EDT

YouTube Premium Individual Plans Get a Price Increase

It’s a Thursday, so a subscription streaming service is increasing prices. A couple of days ago it was Peacock – now it’s YouTube. Yes, YouTube Premium is seeing another increase in price, only this time it’s for individual plans. Oh, YouTube Music Premium is getting a price increase too if you buy it individually. Up until … Continued Read the original post: YouTube Premium Individual Plans Get a Price Increase Read more ›

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Kellen @ Droid Life · 07/19/2023 20:03 EDT

Pokemon Sleep App Now Available on Android and iOS

A new Pokemon app hit the Google Play Store today and it really wants you to get better sleep. Called Pokemon Sleep, this app brings the world of Pokemon into your bed to try and gamify your sleep on some level. It also might just add another layer of Pokemon into your life that you … Continued Read the original post: Pokemon Sleep App Now Available on Android and iOS Read more ›

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Kellen @ Droid Life · 07/19/2023 19:17 EDT

WhatsApp Officially Lands on Wear OS Watches

We talked moments ago about new app experiences coming to Samsung’s Galaxy Watch line, including an app that’ll let you take the temperature of your food. We also mentioned that WhatsApp was supposed to freed itself from beta and officially launch on Wear OS – that has indeed happened. WhatsApp is here for those with … Continued Read the original post: WhatsApp Officially Lands on Wear OS Watches Read more ›

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Kellen @ Droid Life · 07/19/2023 18:59 EDT

Samsung Wallet and Thermo Check Coming to Galaxy Watches

With only a few days to go until Samsung shows off its new Galaxy Watch 6 line, the company is starting to announce related items that’ll tie the whole situation together. They do this often before a big Unpacked event, so this isn’t something new. These are often the items that could be software related … Continued Read the original post: Samsung Wallet and Thermo Check Coming to Galaxy Watches Read more ›

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Kellen @ Droid Life 2 place · 07/19/2023 14:20 EDT

Google Gives Nearby Share for Windows a Full Launch, New Features

When Google released a Nearby Share client in beta for Windows back in April of this year as way to easily transfer files and photos from Android device to computer, we pointed out how awesome it was then. If for some reason you were scared to take it for a spin because it was in … Continued Read the original post: Google Gives Nearby Share for Windows a Full Launch,... Read more ›

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Kellen @ Droid Life 3 place · 07/19/2023 12:40 EDT

Galaxy Watch 6 Specs Leak: New Chip, Bigger Batteries

Ready to learn all of the details about the Galaxy Watch 6 and Galaxy Watch 6 Classic? Thanks to yet another leak, we have a pretty solid list of specs for each watch that show some improvements and also a lot of the same. Don’t take that as me complaining since smartwatches can only change … Continued Read the original post: Galaxy Watch 6 Specs Leak: New Chip, Bigger Batteries Read more ›

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