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I was all set for bed and then bam, this deal popped up in my feed, and there was no way in good conscience I could sleep without telling you all about it. (Thanks for keeping me up, Droid-Life!) Groupon is now offering the 2012 Nexus 7 for only $119 through their website, available in…
In case you just can’t wait for the new Arcade Fire album ‘Reflektor’ to be released on October 29th, you’re in luck. The band has released the album in its entirety on YouTube, allowing hungry music nerds to get a taste of the new album. Arcade Fire has been making the rounds promoting the new…
AT&T is trying to connect more tablet users to their data network by introducing a $5 per day data option. AT&T is also said to be introducing a $25 plan for 1GB of data, which will be usable for a three-month period. The plans were mentioned today at GigaOM’s mobilize conference in San Francisco. AT&T…
You probably know Monster as a headphone maker, more specifically the ones behind Dr. Dre’s Beats headphones. Today, the company is stepping up it game by venturing into Android tablet territory and announcing its first line of Android powered tablets, the M7 and M10. The M7 is currently available online at Walmart.com for $149.99, and…
Roku owners can now stream videos directly from their Android devices to the big screen. Roku has added their Play On feature to the Roku Android app, which supports Samsung Galaxy S3, Galaxy S4, HTC One and Nexus 7 devices. Play On functionality requires a Roku player with software version 5.1 or later, and works…
Sony has introduced the NEX-5T compact system camera, which utilizes interchangeable lenses as well as NFC and Wi-Fi to transfer pictures from the camera to iOS and Android devices. The NEX-5T contains a high-resolution 16.1MP Exmor APS HD CMOS sensor, allowing it to take DSLR-ish photos. With the NFC capabilities of the NEX-5T, Android users…
LG’s rumored LG G Pad has been shown in FCC documents, revealing a possible 4G LTE version of the device. The G Pad was seen earlier this month in two varients, the LG-V500 and the LG-V507L, gathering their Bluetooth certification. The LG-V500 that we see in the FCC filing is presumed to be the Wi-Fi…
Yesterday was a big day for Google, where the company unveiled the new Nexus 7, Android 4.3 and a dongle device called Chromecast. Google released the Chromecast app for Android today, which enables owners of the content streaming device to use their to configure the device to run on a Wi-Fi network and change device…
Thanks to Google, denizens of San Francisco will now be able to enjoy free Wi-Fi in 31 parks and public spaces as early as this November. Google has gifted San Francisco with $600,000 to purchase equipment, cover installation and maintenance costs for the free Wi-Fi hotspots. The “Free Wi-Fi In The Parks” program will not…
AT&T has just released an Enhanced Push-to-Talk app for Apple‘s iOS platform, which allows workers with an iPhone 4S or iPhone 5 to chat instantly with large groups. Ironically, this iOS mobile application is the first for AT&T in supporting WiFi calling and messaging. In its press release AT&T stressed how this move would help…