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Just wondering if there are any other fun loving nerds out there that might want to get together grab some drinks and talk for hours about tech and Android (phones more specifically) in the LA area?
The biggest complaint I've heard from people regarding Android is the custom skins that add no compelling features, and the biggest argument for Android is it's integration with the Google cloud, however large parts of the cloud are actually inaccessible from Android in it's current state without the aid of third party apps form the Marketplace. HTC's latest version of sense is proof enough that the custom skins the handset manufacturers place on their Android phones...
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Presently, I'm torn between the Samsung Galaxy, and Notion Ink Adam. Although I could end up getting the WeTab or even HP's WebOS device. But I'm expecting most of these to ship with 2.1, with an upgrade to 2.2 and then maybe Gingerbread. After all, I'm still waiting for 2.2 to pushed to my TMobile Nexus One. So who currently seems to be the best manufacturer to get updates out? 1.5 to 1.6 (to 2.0) to 2.1 to 2.2. We need to reward these companies, so the other ones will...
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When I heard that Twitter for Android was now out, I was excited to find out what a first party client would bring to the party. http://blog.twitter.com/2010/04/twitter-for-androi... However, it turns out that you have to have version 2.1 in order to even find it in the marketplace - I tried scanning the QR code and got nothing. This comes hot on the heals on the latest delay of the 2.1 upgrade for the Hero until June at the earliest, which is just the latest in a string of...
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Well it looks like Google is getting ready to announces Apps 2 sd which they have been working on and will finally stop all the negative attitude towards how Android is limited in app space(which was true for the G1, still haven't come close on my Mytouch). http://androidandme.com/2010/04/news/official-apps... Second there is a great site for managing you Android apps on the web allowing queuing of installs and uninstalls from a website appbrain....
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Skyfire is now available in the market http://techcrunch.com/2010/04/29/skyfire-2-0-for-a... And after using it to play some flash videos I must say it does it moderately well. Granted it is not nearly as stable as it could be there is still some choppiness in video playback but I expected that since it is being transcoded by Skyfire. All in all it is a pretty nifty little Browser for Android much better then Steel was. Honestly makes me want to mess with Fennec even more...
http://www.google.com/support/forum/p/Android+Mark... i know this might be old news but i was wondering if anyone ever heard an explanation for this seems to me that if its only to try to block software piracy then it doesn't seem like it would work at all
I'm really stoked about this but now we get free turn by turn navigation for free from Google. Now I just need something to prop this phone up in the car so that I can use it while driving without storing it in the cup holder. http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/23/google-maps-nav...
As a boring geek dad, I have no actual need for a data plan- voice + wifi is enough for my needs. I'd like to jump on the Android bandwagon, but I'd like to make sure that I don't hit any unexpected bumps if I do so. Do Android phones save a copy of data locally and just sync with the cloud? If I have to reset when out of wifi range, will I lose e.g. my contacts until I can re-sync? Does it depend on whether the device is a "with Google" device or not? Can I completely...
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Well I don't plug android apps but honestly I was blown away to see that there is now a home replacment app in the market that gives you Gnome desktop like effects. Its called GDE the new home experience and it gives you effects like cube, fade, stretch, and a new way to browse apps. I wish i could give a screenshot but can not at the moment, but here is the dev page http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=5... The app costs $3 dollars and change but it is entirely worth it in my...
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http://androidandme.com/2009/10/news/mozilla-firef... Well it is now official that somewhere down the line Firefox is finally coming full featured to Android, As android and me said it is nice to see a browser war heating up on Android with Mozilla entering the fray as well as Opera Mobile 10 and Androids own webkit browser getting an overhaul with 2.0
Could this be some screenshots from the next Android release, http://phandroid.com/2009/10/16/android-2-0-on-mot... it kinda coincides with the giant Eclair being dropped off at the Googleplex. Now it is hard to tell if its really 2.0 or something Motorola did, but it looks like it is stock and could very well be running on all our devices. Here is the list i have copied from Phandroid "# Native Microsoft Exchange support # Native Facebook support including contact...
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Well here is some good news, don't know if it is true or not but sounds like Tmo is about to start rolling out Donut aka 1.6 here at midnight or so the rumor goes, but i heard the same thing with cupcake, now to play the waiting game. On a lighter note though the whole memory issue with the G1 seems to be solved as Android and me reports the Donut update was only 60mb 10mb less then the cupcake update so not only will Donut fit but leaves room to grow. The android devs did a great job...
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Anybody have any thoughts when we'll see a device running this on Verizon? I have heard that Motorola had a device coming to Verizon, but have not heard any details or an estimate on availability. Anybody have any insights??
