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Screen Shootout: Droid vs. iPhone

One of the Droid's best features is its massive 3.7-inch screen. This gallery compares the 854 x 480 screen in the Droid to the iPhone's 320 x 480 offering. This gallery is a side-by-side comparison of the screen on the Droid from Verizon Wireless and the iPhone from AT&T. by...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Screen, Smart Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, droid, android, google, motorola, verizon, wireless, eclair, gallery, mobile, phone, app, market, Jason O'Grady

Image galleries 2009-11-08

Droid by Motorola and Verizon Wireless

A gallery of several angles of the new Droid handset by Motorola powered by Google Android 2.0 (a.k.a. Eclair) running on Verizon Wireless. Bonus side-by-side with the iPhone. by Jason O'Grady

Tags: Verizon Wireless, Motorola Inc., Mobile Operating Systems, Smart Phones, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, droid, android, google, motorola, verizon, wireless, eclair, gallery, mobile, phone, app, market, Jason O'Grady

Image galleries 2009-11-08

Android 2.0 (Eclair) FAQ

Android 2.0 GPSWill the GPS be functional if I don't buy the expensive Verizon data plan or pay by the Mb.You would need access to the internetto download the maps as needed there would not be enough room on the phone to store the whole country locally. So unless you...

Tags: Telecom & Utilities, Android 2.0, phone, ECLAIR

Discussion threads 2009-10-30

ECLAIR: An Efficient Cross Layer Architecture for Wireless Protocol Stacks

Seamless mobility across heterogeneous mobile wireless technologies is now essential as mobile subscribers demand full and cost-effective wireless network coverage. Under such mobility conditions the layered protocol stack is inefficient. Significant research has been done for cross layer optimizations of the protocol stack. To enable rapid deployment of existing and...

Tags: Mobile, Optimization, Indian Institute Of Technology, ECLAIR, Protocol Stack, Wi-Fi, Wireless

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Revisiting the Motorola Droid on Verizon [Q&A]

Why the hate for drag and drop?Almost every review I have read faults the Droid because you can't auto-sync music:"(You can dump your music on a microSD card and pop it in, but it?s a copy-paste files affair, not a ?load my music? integrated experience.)"The Droid ships with a 16...

Tags: Smart phones, Motorola Droid, Droid, Apple iPhone, Revisiting, music, Verizon Communications Inc., Motorola Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-11-05

Android 2.0 (Eclair) FAQ

In this article I'll answer some frequently asked questions about Android 2.0 from regular users and developers. Just for fun I've tossed in a few questions about the new Motorola DROID phone as well. This is the last of a 3-part series. by Ed Burnette

Tags: FAQ, Telecom & Utilities, Ed Burnette

Blog posts 2009-10-29

With Motorola Droid, Verizon puts doubts about Google Android platform to rest [review]

Looks pretty nice, one comment on the article tho...[i]Further, Android 2.0 offers universal search, surfacing Web pages (history, bookmarks, etc.), contacts, applications and more all from the same search field widget. It?s a welcome addition.[/i]This is actually a feature of Android 1.6 and so not exclusive to the Droid or...

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

Discussion threads 2009-10-29

What's new in Android 2.0? Part 2: Developer features

Android 2.0 ("Eclair") is an evolutionary version of the Android platform. Despite its version number, it's not as big a change as going from 1.1 to 1.5 ("Cupcake"). However, it does bring a number of notable features to the platform. This article samples the goodies that Google sprinkled on top...

Tags: Platform, Ed Burnette

Blog posts 2009-10-28

Google Android OS 2.0 photos

Google released screen shots of "Eclair," its 2.0 Android update. by CNET News.com

Tags: Google Inc., Google Android, Photograph, Mobile Operating Systems, Smart Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, CNET News.com

Image galleries 2009-10-27

Google I/O: Mastering the Android Media Framework

This afternoon at Google I/O 2009 Dave Sparks gave the most technical presentation of the conference so far when he delved into the details of the Android Media Framework. Here are my notes from the talk. Design Goals of the Media Framework include: Simplify...

Tags: Google Inc., Audio, Volume Control, I/O, Codec, Video, MP3, Corporate Communications, Marketing, Ed Burnette

Blog posts 2009-05-27

Android Creampuff release set for June

Android Creampuff release set for JuneThats ridiculous.....Everyone knows it going to be called Blueberry Muffin....I'm hopingfor Chocolate Eclair.

Tags: Android Creampuff

Discussion threads 2009-04-01

Android Creampuff release set for June

BELLEVUE, Wash. -- April 1, 2009: A T-Mobile spokesperson revealed to ZDNet today that this month's highly anticipated Android Cupcake upgrade will be followed quickly by a new version, code named Creampuff. Current G1 owners will be able to get the new version for free on June 9th. According to...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Developer, Spokesperson, Creampuff, Keyboards, Bluetooth, Wireless LANs, Wi-Fi, Hardware, Peripherals, Wireless And Mobility, Ed Burnette

Blog posts 2009-04-01

Apple launches iTunes for Windows

Apple launches iTunes for Windowssupportas long as the software works well and i can convert the songs to another format easily, i'll give it a try. it still seems ot hold less restrictions than other companies... and i would NEVER trust music-matches software... ugh...Also rememberBesides the files you download,...

Tags: Operating systems, Digital media, Digital music, user interface, Microsoft Windows, software, Apple Inc., Apple iTunes

Discussion threads 2003-10-16