Category Archives: Smartphones
Android Gingerbread Rant on Rumors
The Gingerbread rumor is beginning to make its way around the web. One blurry photograph and one blurry video. Oh, then there that brief bit regarding native support for video chat and Google Voice finally adding support for true VoIP calling. It is all wrapped up together with a mention of Google’s claim to be [...]
MIUI Rom
I have been sporting the MIUI (9.30) rom on my Nexus One for the past few weeks. Without a doubt, it has been one of the most intriguing custom roms to hit the wild. MIUI comes from the Chinese rooted community. Part of what makes it so incredible is its design goes outside the Android [...]
Android’s Fragmentation Dilemma
Android certainly has become a popular platform for smart devices. Its open source nature has inspired a multitude of gadgets, development by a variety of manufacturers, and it is sold by every major wireless carrier. No matter what Droid Does, the one knock on Android has been the issue of fragmentation. What is fragmentation? In [...]
Windows 7 Phone Launches in October
Windows 7 Phone’s launch is right around the corner. Monday, October 11th, Steve Balmer will be in New York City doing his mighty best to make the world forget Microsoft’s mobile past. Hype backed up by half a billion dollars in marketing will be unleashed on consumers heading into the holiday season. Forget the money [...]
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Nexus One Still On Sale
Google made more noise with the Nexus One than it delivered to the market. Anyone who has seen or used the device will tell you it is a great phone, just ask me. However, Google’s attempt at building an online store outside the status quo proved to be more hassle then it was worth. The [...]
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Is VoIP Google’s Candy on the Gingerbread?
photo credit: fennfoot Article first published as Is VoIP Google’s Candy on the Gingerbread? on Technorati. Over the past week, I have watched as Gmail updated its feature set faster than Google rolls out updates for Android. Suddenly my email is a phone, can manage several accounts, and I am debating the value of having a [...]
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Galaxy series getting some love from Cyanogenmod
photo credit: allaboutgeorge If you troll the forums out there like I do, one little precious nugget of hope for owners of the new Galaxy series of handsets is Cyanogenmod support on 6.1. I own a Nexus One and run it on AT&T and even though I am not ready to switch to a new [...]
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Adobe AIR Goes Android End of 2010
photo credit: animaster Adobe has announced AIR to be released by the end of the year for Android. It is a significant step for Adobe as it continues to capitalize upon Google’s open source OS as a way to move into the mobile market. Just like Adobe’s Flash product, it will only be available for [...]
Cyanogenmod 6, Impressive
photo credit: Blyzz Cyanogenmod 6 is out, and boy is it a doozy. It is one of the hottest mods you can put on an Android and this time it brings Froyo to the mix. Of course I have been booting up the release candidates along the way, but this release has been deemed stable, [...]
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Android Gingerbread Updates