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I’ve been living with my Sprint HTC Evo phone for a while now, and I am still learning some interesting things about Android – at least the HTC/Sprint version. Overall I’m still extremely pleased with the Evo. This is still one of the coolest gadgets I’ve ever come across. I was having a bit of a problem with stability. Sometimes
Shortly after getting my HTC Evo phone, one of the initial apps I downloaded from the Android Marketplace was the Amazon Kindle app with the idea I’d probably check it out at some point. Weeks went by, and I pretty much ignored the app. Yesterday I was talking to a good friend that is in the process of formatting e-books
When the iPhone came along in 2007, many people were immediately disappointed, including me, that it was tied at the hip to AT&T. In retrospect, that set the stage for what was to follow. Immediately many iPhone users began to complain about poor signal coverage and dropped calls. It seems that everyone assumed that the iPhone itself as a phone
In November, not soon enough, I will be eligible for a new cell phone. Don't get me wrong, I have been happy with my Samsung Omnia running Windows Mobile 6.1. It's reliable, it has WiFi, and I've added lots of apps such as WeatherBug, Google Mobile, and TouchTwit. Google Maps works great with the built-in GPS, YouTube plays well...really there's
I remember it well. Back around October of 2004, I first heard the word “podcast” used on The David Lawrence Show via my XM Satellite Radio. It sounded interesting, and I wrote it down on my driver logbook cover with the idea of looking it up later. I heard David mention it again once or twice over the next few
The smartphone is a concept and an evolving device that has been around for a few years, though until now mass consumer adoption has been slow. The introduction of the iPhone in June 2007 marked a radical improvement in smartphone interface design, usability and device capabilities. The iPhone caused a big upheaval in the then somewhat sleepy cell phone market.
According to recent reports, Google's Android 3.0 (aka Gingerbread) will be released sometime in October, with handsets shipping shortly thereafter. There are new system requirements that come along with 3.0 and include: 1GHz CPU 512MB of RAM 3.5" Display or larger Resolution of 1280x760 for screens 4" or larger The user interface has been completely changed and early reports say