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Motorola Droid gets official on Verizon; arrives Nov. 6 for $199

I'm excited...I'll want to play with one at the store first and my VZW contract isn't up for renewal until April, so I may end up having to wait to get the $199 price, but I'm very excited that Verizon finally has what appears to be an "iPhone class" smartphone...

Tags: Smart phones, Motorola Inc., Verizon Communications Inc., Android Market, Apple iPhone, Motorola Droid, phone

Discussion threads 2009-10-28

What's new in Android 2.0? Part 1: User features

Some REALLY great functionalityThere's some REALLY great functionality in Android 2.0!Hopefully, Android's HTML5 features mesh well with the iPhone's HTML5 features. This will allow developers to build web apps that target both platforms.WebkitBoth browsers are using the same engine, so there should be compatibility.It's nice to see mobile browsers get...

Tags: Web browsers, Android 2.0, HTML5

Discussion threads 2009-10-27

Google ready to launch new Android Market

Great news! Now if only...I could get out of my AT&T/iPhone contract to get a myTouch! :(RE: Google ready to launch new Android MarketI have been using an iPhone for two years now and have recently made to move to an Android phone. My first impression of the...

Tags: Spyware, adware & malware, Cyberthreats, Viruses and worms, SECURITY, Android Market, Google Ready, Google Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-09-05

Android bolsters its app market as device lineup swells

Larry Larry LarryI have mail from developers from Portugal, New Zealand, Australia, India, and Denmark all complaining that they don't have a market to release their app to.Now what's that gonna do to the size of the Android market once it gets going. Those are only the ones I,...

Tags: Smart phones, Android Market, Apple iPhone

Discussion threads 2009-09-04

Android bolsters its app market as device lineup swells

The Android Market has improved its application store with better organization, categories and screenshots. The move comes as a bevy of Android devices hit the market. by Larry Dignan

Tags: Android Market, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-09-04

Apple App Store sells twice as many apps as Android Market

Lol, no s**t. The Iphone has been around for 3 years. Android is newIt`amazing that Android has such high download numbers even if there no "there`s an App for that" commercial for it and BS marketing.+ there are no Android PMPs, just phones. And the Ipod Touch has been around...

Tags: Smart phones, Marketing research, Global Sales, Apple Inc., Apple App Store, Android Market

Discussion threads 2009-08-28

Android has good engaged base for future app growth

Android base not engagedAccording to this study, Android users don't buy that many apps, which is bad news for the platform and could cause developers to get out if they expect to make money.Keep in mind response to rynningthat Android users can install software from sources other than the Android...

Tags: Smart phones, Android Market

Discussion threads 2009-08-27

Review of Android on the HTC Magic

Android / HTC MagicThe keyboard on My HTC Magic is a bit slower than the iPhone, as you say. But the trackball is a HUGE help in making the interface - overall - better than my experience with my iPod Touch. I can't tell you how BORING all that pinching...

Tags: Telecom & Utilities, Keyboards, Smart phones, Wireless LANs, High Tech Computer Corp., Android Market, phone, Apple iPhone

Discussion threads 2009-08-13

Report: Dell launching mobile phone this week; will it be Android?

If they use a proprietary OSthey'll need to come up with their own apps. If they use Android they can tap the Android market. That would make them competitive right away.Dell Phone?I would definitely give it a look-see.had a Dell PDA for years......They could use...several OS's WIn MOBILE, or...

Tags: Pocket PC, Telecom & Utilities, Advertising & Promotion, Operating systems, Handhelds, Cellular phones, phone, Dell Computer Corp., mobile, Android Market, Win Mobile

Discussion threads 2009-08-10

If everyone bets on Android does anyone get an advantage?

If everyone bets on Android does anyone get an advantage?The ones who will have the best advantagewill be the ones who contribute the most and the best software. You reap what you sow in the F/OSS world.HTC already has a pretty big head start, and has already has learned a...

Tags: Telecom & Utilities, OPEN SOURCE, Smart phones, Android Market

Discussion threads 2009-07-07

Five big issues with ARM and Android netbooks

Five big issues with ARM and Android netbooksMy GuessApplications trump look and feel.Please explain....I'm confused as to how netbooks with Linux have gone no where. It seems like normal American consumer amnesia to me. Well lets retrace exactly how we got to the point of Windows 7 being released this...

Tags: Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, ARM, netbook

Discussion threads 2009-06-15

Where is the excitement and buzz for the Android Market?

Where is the excitement and buzz for the Android Market?The reasonThe reason maybe that Google is not consumer oriented as Apple. They are more developer oriented. No matter what, browsing in the AppStore is a fun experience than the plain web site for Android Market.Google has done things neatly and...

Tags: Telecom & Utilities, E-mail providers, Android Market, phone, Apple iPhone, Google Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-03-19

375 priced apps appear in the Android Market after one week, are any worth the price?

375 priced apps appear in the Android Market after one week, are any worth the price?For the low memory issuesthere are many ways available out there to fix the low memory issues, like you can move all your apps to sd card or for a safer way, just move all...

Tags: Memory, Android Market

Discussion threads 2009-02-25

Is the Android Market 24 hour refund policy acceptable for app trials?

Is the Android Market 24 hour refund policy acceptable for app trials?As long as there's a way to re-buy itshould you change your mind about not wanting it. Of course you'd lose the trial period (which would be fair, since you don't want people buying and canceling every other day)...

Tags: Android Market

Discussion threads 2009-02-19

Look out App Store: Android Market accepting paid apps

Look out App Store: Android Market accepting paid appsApple had a head startEven though the App Store is less than a year old, iPhone apps are older than that. You can find quite a number of apps (Tap Tap Revenge, Labrynth, etc.) that were reverse engineered for jailbroken and unlocked...

Tags: App Store, Android Market, Apple iPhone

Discussion threads 2009-02-14

Top 10 Android apps for 10/29/2008

The Android Market has only been open for a week to US users, with UK users coming online today. Developers have been able to register and upload their own applications for Android phones such as the T-Mobile G1 since Monday. Even so, close to 100 new programs are available now...

Tags: T-Mobile G1, Phone, Android Market, Ken Magic, Games, Wiki, Telecom & Utilities, Personal Technology, Online Communications, Ed Burnette

Blog posts 2008-10-29

New Android Market is YouTube for mobile applications

Google released early details yesterday about their plans for Android Market, an online bazaar for programs that run on Android phones. Essentially an Android version of the iPhone's popular App Store, it offers three key advantages over Apple's offering: It will follow the YouTube model of instant...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Google Inc., Mobile, YouTube Inc., Apple Inc., Mobile Application, Android Market, Sales Strategy, Telecom & Utilities, Sales, Ed Burnette

Blog posts 2008-08-29

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The cloud computing battleground takes shape. Will it be winner-take-all?

You can't be a good consultant if you can't even mention MSIf you really think MS is irrelevant in cloud computing then you have some serious bias issues to work out.The fact that throughout your entire blog you can't even get yourself to mention MS or Azure even once is...

Tags: Virtualization, Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, Microsoft Windows, Operating systems, cloud computing battleground, Microsoft Corp., cloud computing, Azure, Google Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-11-24

Microsoft tries toppling Google with a bribe

Big CatchMySpace, Fox News, couple dozen newspapers, couple dozen magazines, other Fox channels, Sky.The major News Corp viewers will see that if they want to search, they'll Bing it.Even if people link News Corp content in Twitter or Blogs, Google can't go to those links and crawl the content on...

Tags: Blogging, SEARCH, Bing, Google Inc., News Corp., Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-11-23

Android 1.6 officially receives Google Maps Navigation

Apple should take note...Android is slowly lining up a feature set that will eat Apple's lunch if they don't respond in kind. It's ridiculous to see $150 nav applications for the iPhone when the hardware is all built-in. You can buy a stand-alone nav for that. It's time for Apple...

Tags: Google Maps, Google Inc., Google Maps Navigation, Android 1.6, Apple Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-11-23