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Android – HTC Desire
Jun 27th
Thoughts on the Android HTC Desire so far – in comparison to using an iPhone 3GS and a Nokia N97:
It comes close to the iPhone experience, definitely better than SYmbian (N97), although like any OS it takes getting used to the way things are done. The text entry via virtual keyboard is not quite as good as the iPhone, but the installation of apps is simple via the Android market app (Symbian Ovi Store sux in comparison!). The main difference to the iTunes Store is the presence of some dodgey looking apps that are blocked in iTunes!
Android is better at Google integration than the iPhone – but not a lot, but the iPhone walks all over Android as a media player. File and application management in Android are completely unintuitive, and third-party file manager apps are clunky – Symbian wins here!
Almost all of my favourite mobile apps are available on Android from the Android Market now, here’s a few:
- Flashlight
- VNC
- Barcode and QR Code Reader
- BibleReader
- Delicious App
- Evernote
- Fring
- Goggles
- GMail
- Google Sky Map
- gReader
- Layar
- Maps
- Market – for downloading apps
- MixZing – a media player – limited formats
- Navigation
- PDF Viewer
- Picasa
- Pixelpipe
- Qik
- QuickOffice
- Route Recorder
- Google Talk
- Task Manager
- Twonky Server
- UStream
- Weather
- WikiTude
- Wordpress
- YouTube
Awaz Apni :Motorola Droid X: Verizon Release Date coming soon
Jun 18th
We have yet more news for Verizon customers now, as the carrier has just launched the official website for the Motorola Droid X handset, meaning that a release date is surely around the corner now. As reported from BGR , the website comes straight after the announcement that on June 23rd, a new Droid handset will be officially unveiled . Now that we have had the site revealed, does this mean that only the Droid X will be shown, and not the Motorola Droid 2? – hopefully not. Verizon displayed three key features of the Droid X on their website, these included the 4.3-inch display, 720p camera and HDMI output. Are you getting excited about the Droid X on Verizon? Let us know your thoughts on the website, you can sign up for further information on the handset too if you like.
iPhone HD (iPhone 4G) vs Droid Incredible vs EVO 4G vs Nexus One spec showdown!
Apr 21st
from The iPhone Blog by Rene Ritchie
iPhone HD (iPhone 4G) vs Droid Incredible vs EVO 4G vs Nexus One spec showdown!: ”
Yes, it’s completely useless and quasi pornographic to compare prototype and rumored specs for unannounced, unfinished devices like the iPhone HD (iPhone 4G) with specs from real, announced, and shipping or shipped devices like the Verizon Droid Incredible, Sprint EVO 4G, and Google Nexus One. But it’s damn fun.
We’ve gone over the iPhone HD design, given our thoughts on the hardware, so now check out the above graphic for just such a spec showdown. Yup, Android Central’s epic army (as composed by the one and only Phil Nickinson) goes one-on-one with the magical unicorn that might just be Apple’s next iPhone. Network, operating system, screen sizes, processors, memory, storage, data speed, MicroSD, rear camera, video recording, front camera, second mic, Adobe Flash support, Bluetooth, WiFi, MiFI-like hotspot, GPS, FM radio, TV-out, size, weight, battery, price, and SIM card support are all covered.
So get your geek on, click up top, and let us know how you think these devices stack up!
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A Short Android SDK Follow-Up
Mar 9th
Something interesting has happened since I posted my thoughts on the Android SDK. Two interesting things, actually. Both were e-mails from people who work on the Android SDK, one from Google and another from Motorola.
Despite the fact that I was quite critical of several aspects of the Android SDK in that post, neither e-mail attempted to argue with me. Neither took an adversarial approach at all. Both basically thanked me for my opinion and asked me for more information so they could improve Android and address those things I criticized in my post.
It may seem like a small thing, but those two e-mails impressed the hell out of me. Regardless of language or preferred design patterns or any of the other million things that we developers love to argue about over a pint of beer, one of the true marks of a good developer is the ability to take criticism without getting defensive combined with a true desire to make your products the best they can be. Reaching out to somebody who has criticized a product you work on is not an easy thing to do.
So, I felt it was only fair to point this out here because I think it bodes really, really well for Android’s future. I think we’ll see great things out of Android as it matures. I don’t think those things will change my personal desire to work with Android as my primary platform, but that’s simply because I don’t like Java anywhere near as much as I like Objective-C, but I’m definitely not going to bet against Android doing well.