Posts by Brooks Barnard

A First Look At The HTC First Facebook Phone

I’ve had the Facebook Phone, known as the HTC First, for about day.  So far, I”m really liking it a lot more than expected.  Before having the device, I played with Facebook Home briefly and thought it just felt awkward as a launcher for an Android device.  However, give it the right hardware, namely an HTC device with a beautiful display, I think… Read more

AT&T Discloses Samsung Galaxy S 4 In-Store Release Date

We’ve been able to pre-order the AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 for a while now, but finally on Monday it was revealed to us when the device would be available in stores. From AT&T’s twitter account, they unveiled that you can pick up the Galaxy S 4 in stores on Saturday, April 27.  That’s pretty exciting news for any of you who are looking to… Read more

Weekend Poll: Are You Picking Up The HTC One?

I love picking up devices the day they come out.  It feels awesome to have the new IT device.  However, I’ve also had it backfire.  I’m not trying to to be a buzz kill on anyone’s big day with the HTC One.  But seriously, one time I picked up the T-Mobile G2x on the day it came out for my personal device.  It was T-Mobile’s first device with a… Read more

Midweek Poll: How Do You Use Your Tablet?

There are lots of different tablets out there; some 10″, some 7″, and some in between.  Luckily, the number of Android apps that are tablet compatible and optimized are growing every day which is awesome because we have some rad devices at our fingertips.  Also, I’m way excited to hear about this next generation Nexus 7 tablet, hopefully at Google… Read more

Poll: How Do You Feel About The New Google Play Store 4.0?

As you may well have noticed, Google is rolling out a new look for their Play Store, version 4.0.  We saw a few leaks, so we knew it was coming but I was surprised it rolled out before Google I/O with it being so close.  If it hasn’t hit your device yet, you can force it onto your device by grabbing it from this post here.  Functionality wise, it’s… Read more

Poll: Is Facebook Home For You?

If you haven’t heard, the social networking giant Facebook announced a new launcher and lock screen for Android devices today named Facebook Home. Also announced was the HTC First which comes with with Facebook home pre-installed. We at DroidDog are super curious how YOU all feel about the new launcher.  Let us know by voting in the poll below and be… Read more

Google Search Updated With Some New Fancy Tricks

Google Search received a fun new update today to bringing in some new features such as real time package tracking from select carriers, quick feedback and settings on cards, and faster Google search results.  As you can see in my screen shot above, cards now have a little ‘info’ symbol in the upper right corner that can be pressed to bring settings for… Read more