Amazon is hosting another one of those deals on a big bundle of apps that will cost you nothing. Today’s haul totals $105 and includes a handful of good apps like Wolfram|Alpha, the original Plants vs. Zombies, Runtastic Pro, and Osmos HD. It may not be the most extensive list of must-haves, but I would imagine you could find something there that is worth installing.

In order to grab these apps, you will need the Amazon app installed. You can grab it from here.

Amazon Link

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Such anticipation.

I don’t know that I’ve ever had that tingling sensation in my toes before opening up a new phone, like I may have before jumping off a cliff, but I guess it’s possible. And not that I’ve jumped off a cliff before, but imagining it already has my little toesies feeling funny.

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The latest deal on the DL Deals Store is for an “ultra-precise” Hand Stylus, lowered from $25, down 40% to $14.95. With this stylus, writing notes, playing certain games, and drawing on your Android device should be made much more simple with its retractable and easily replaceable rubber tip.

Stylus devices are great for tablet owners, as they allow you to keep your display nice and pretty (no more fingerprints), while also let you write more accurately when working on documents. For these reasons alone, many business folk may get quite a bit of use out of it.

Below, the features have been listed, followed by a link to where you can buy it.

Features

• Includes the world’s smallest conductive-silicone 4 mm rubber tip


• Wear the tip down evenly w/ auto-rotating functionality


• Easily select items on small screens


• Create digital drawings w/ the physical sensation of using a real pen


• Collect accurate signatures for purchases— great for merchants!


• Eliminate fingerprints on your touch screens


• Easily replace the tip when needed

Deal Link

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For just $26, your life can include a 10,000mAh battery pack that can charge even when on the go, thanks to a solar panel. This isn’t an April Fools’ joke either. ZeroLemon’s SolarJuice 10,000mAh battery pack is 47% off in the DL Deals store. With a 4.5 star rating on Amazon, and a regular price tag that hovers around $50, this is a pretty damn good deal.

The ZeroLemon SolarJuice allows you to simultaneously charge up to 3 devices at a time, is rain and shock proof, shouldn’t explode (seriously, that’s in the description), includes a grade-A battery cell, and even has a 2A port for faster charging of mobile devices. It should also last you for up to 1,000 cycles and has an included flashlight for those emergency moments where you need some glow.

The deal is live for a couple of days, so be sure to get in on it.

Deal Link

Deal: ZeroLemon’s SolarJuice 10,000mAh Battery Pack is Just $26 is a post from: Droid Life

Minima Pro Live Wallpaper , a live wallpaper app that is without a doubt our favorite of the last year (it made our top apps of 2014 list), is on sale right now for just a $0.99. You should probably buy it. Trust me, if you like Material Design-inspired wallpapers, this is an app that won’t disappoint.

The app offers up 70 “hand-crafted” themes to get you started, options for building your own themes, more settings to customize than you can keep track of, motion as you scroll or tilt your phone, and a “Randomize” button that does all of the work for you. To see it in action, be sure to watch our video below.

For those of you who still think live wallpapers drain your battery, don’t worry, because you can use Minima to turn live wallpapers made in the app into regular wallpapers that won’t suck you dry. I do it almost daily. I run through the Randomizer, find a wallpaper setup I like, and then turn it into a non-live wallpaper.

Seriously, this is one of the few apps we can’t stop recommending.

Play Link

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After not even a full year in his new role, HTC’s VP of Industrial Design, Jonah Becker, is departing the company. For a bit of context, in late 2008, HTC acquired One & Co, which was led by Scott Croyle, Jonah Becker, and Daniel Hundt.

Scott Croyle left HTC in April of 2014, and at that time, Jonah Becker took over his role. Now with Croyle and Becker gone, HTC announced that Hundt, the last remaining piece of One & Co, will succeed the position.

Breaking the news on Twitter, Becker states that it has been an, “amazing seventeen year journey with One & Co and HTC, but it’s time for a new adventure.”

As reported by Engadget, the move may be due to an “ever increasing power struggle” between HTC’s design team and the company’s sales team. It is claimed that the company’s move from an UltraPixel rear-facing camera to a more standard 20MP camera is an example of this “power struggle.”

This news comes only one week after HTC’s Peter Chou stepped down as CEO, making way for Cher Wang, who now oversees all things HTC.

There is no doubt that the One M7 and One M8 pushed the design standard set on smartphones. They are gorgeous. Now, in the years to come, we shall see what HTC intends to do.

Via: Engadget | @JonahABecker

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When we talk about the differences in Android vs. iOS, someone almost always brings up one of Android’s strengths over its counterpart as being “widgets.” Sure, iOS claims to have widgets, but they are really just panels of info in their notification shade, not actual, living, breathing, widgets on home screens like we have on Android. So with that in mind, we want to know what widgets you are currently using or always include on a home screen with each new launcher or phone. We are well aware that there are some great options out there from some of the best apps around that we more than likely aren’t taking advantage of.

For me personally, I keep things pretty minimal. I tend to fall back on a Zooper Widget skin that is constantly changing depending on my mood, the Google Search box, and a calendar widget from Sunrise. I feel like I’m missing out, though. Tim does too. You might feel like you aren’t fully taking advantage of your phone’s widget capabilities either.

So, we would love to know which widgets live on your home screens. And if you would like, feel free to include screenshots.

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Did you register for a chance to purchase a ticket to this year’s Google I/O ? If so, be sure to check your inbox (and spam folder), as Google has started sending out invitations to purchase tickets. The invites also appear to be time sensitive, with some redeem codes expiring as early as this Thursday.

As a reminder, general admission tickets are $900 and academic tickets $300, so have your credit cards ready.

Anyone get an invite?

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This is your final, last minute reminder to join the 2015 DL NCAA Bracket Challenge. You have about an hour left. That’s it. The first NCAA tournament games begin at 9:15AM Pacific (12:15PM Eastern). Once that happens, you are locked out. So get in now and win yourself a Nexus 9 plus $100 in Google Play gift cards.

All of the details about how to enter can be found here. Or you could just go directly to the group page on ESPN, type in password “droidlife” to join, and then submit your bracket.

Do it now.

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We know how tough it is to consider buying a phone right now with new flagships from HTC and Samsung arriving in days, but Motorola continues to toss out decent deals that should at least make you look. Through March 24, if you buy a Moto X (2nd gen) through Moto Maker, Motorola will toss in a Moto E (2nd gen) 3G for free ($119 value). While that deal would have been even sweeter if the free Moto E was the LTE model, a free phone is still a free phone.

It appears as if the deal is good whether you go for an unlocked version or an on-contract Moto X.

Motorola Link

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Yep, this just went out. The timing, we love, Google.

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If the HTC One M9 doesn’t look like a re-hashing of last year’s One (M8), only with upgraded internals and a single camera on the back, then HTC has easily pulled off the greatest leak troll job in recent memory. Chances are, they haven’t done that and the One M9 really is just a re-hashing of last year’s One (M8). Call it disappointing or smart, it will all be official shortly.

HTC will take the stage at Mobile World Congress (MWC) at 7AM Pacific (10AM Eastern) to tell us what is and isn’t real, and also what may be a surprise.

You can watch the stream with us live, plus join in on a little live blog below.

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