Another round of John Walton articles, videos, reviews

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Amazon SimpleDB: Android in the cloud

Android Carmen Delessio's Amazon SimpleDB is an app targeted at developers, but its functionality could be popping up soon in an app near you. It illustrates how Android can take advantage of could services. This video focuses on voice...

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VoiceCentral dev talks Apple

Business And Money For those of you who haven't been following mobile news over the past week, the Apple App Store has eighty-sixed some programs that facilitate the use of Google Voice, which allows users to send texts, make calls, receive voice mails,...

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Citrix running Word on Android

Android Citrix used the iForum 2009 in Singapore to show off an Android version of their receiver software, which is already available for iPhone. Citrix compares their virtualization experience to turning on a television. It's a one-time,...

from 2009 by John Walton 4

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Design the DroidDog logo, win $250!

Android In the very near future, PhoneDog will be launching a sub-site dedicated to Android. We'll still have all of the big, Android-related industry news here at the main site, but we know the hard-core enthusiasts want a little something extra...

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AT&T, Apple, Google, on FCC's to-do

Google The Wall Street Journal published an article today detailing the contents of letters sent by the Federal Communications Commission to Apple, AT&T, and Google regarding the pulling of an application that facilitates the use of Google...

from 2009 by John Walton 7

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A bit of Sense for your Android

Android So you're in love with Sense, but can't afford (wait for/settle for the US 2G of) HTC's Hero. Well, LevelUp Studio has what you need in the form of five Hero-inspired beautiful widgets called...Beautiful Widgets. They cost €0.99, which is...

from 2009 by John Walton 12

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T-Mo's visual voice mail for G1 and myTouch

Android The release of T-Mobile's myTouch doesn't just mean we G1 owners get new apps (search the Market for "AppPack" and install the T-Mo result to see them all), we get a great new service to compete with one of GV's great features. Visual...

from 2009 by John Walton 4

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Motorola Morrison clears FCC

Android I'm conflicted. I hate grid-style QWERTYs, but I love Android, prefer 3G, and really want UMA calling capability. I'm also on T-Mobile with an @Home router. So the July 29th news of the Motorola Morrison (Moto's first 3G T-Mo device)...

from 2009 by John Walton 15

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Creative hatches Zii Egg

Android Creative's Zii Egg is an HD media player with enhanced 3D graphics and video acceleration that is positioned to compete with the iPod Touch. It is currently available for pre-order at $399 (and targeted at developers). For that price,...

from 2009 by John Walton 5

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Official Facebook app for Android

Android It could be happening by the end of this week, says Tech Crunch. And while the program will be missing some capabilities that the current iPhone version has (let alone what's in the works ), many are viewing this as another sign of the...

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Verizon teases Android fans

Android It's not an official announcement, launch date, or even a model name, but it's something. Dennis Strigl, VZW's COO, has publicly said that Android is on the roadmap. This was in the context of talking Pre's Verizon launch next year, but is...

from 2009 by John Walton 8

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Apple's ban of GV = WIN for Android

Android Likely attributable to Apple's snuggly relationship with AT&T, iPhone just suffered a serious blow in the form of non-competitive practices. For those who missed the news yesterday, Apple removed Sean Kovacs' Google Voice...

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John's HTC Hero review

Android Overview What's good: Killer virtual keyboard; Sense UI is inviting and full of wow; gorgeous 3.2", 320 X 480 display with oleophobic coating; design is sophisticated but makes a statement; 3.5mm headphone jack; 5MP cam; Teflon on...

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Android Donut rolls w/ multi-touch

Android Man, oh man. Once you get sucked into the culture of cooked ROMs, it's hard to break free. Don't get me wrong, I don't have the vaguest understanding of how subversive coders accomplish the fruits of their (and others') labor, but I sure...

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Sherpa on the loose

Android I've spent some time with Sherpa, and I have to agree with my source and say that it's the best location-aware search app for Android. It's useful, functional, tight, and fast. You can search around your GPS-acquired current location for...

from 2009 by John Walton 10

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HTC Hero: music player and final thoughts

Android This is my last Hero video...for now. I cover the music player and wrap things up with some final thoughts. The phone is off to its next destination, so I had to edit what I had rather than re-shoot some sloppy footage. What's missing?...

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Android home invasion

Android We've been hearing about it for years: the home of the future that adjusts to your tastes and can be controlled remotely. A place where every appliance is connected to the local net; where energy is saved and system-wide preferences are...

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Orange giving away free Heros

Android British carrier Orange UK has Heros available in their retail stores today, and the best part is that you can walk out of the shop with one in your hand without dropping a single pound. The free Hero deal is only available with certain...

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HTC Hero: browser, scenes, and the keyboard

Android In this video, I take a look at the Flash-enabled browser, setup snapshots called scenes, and the cool virtual QWERTY. Click through to the YouTube description for time links that you can use to jump to each section. I'm just getting a...

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Android XPERIA available for pre-order

Android SE is dropping a major handset in the form of an Android-powered XPERIA. The specs are top-of-the-line, and as you'll see in the video below, the Rachael interface is to die for. I've opted for the instant gratification of a visual...

from 2009 by John Walton 6

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Pic of Morrison running Android

Android I think at this stage in the leak process, it would be nice to see a video of Motorola's Morrison phone actually running Android. But a pic is nice. You can see subtle differences here from the first hi-res image we saw, and I kinda...

from 2009 by John Walton 6

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HTC Hero: mail, messaging, Twitter

Android In this video, I cover mail, messaging, and Twitter. I'll be back on Tuesday with more, but I'm not sure what to cover next. The browser? The camera? Keep sending me your questions. Someone wanted to know about syncing Yahoo contacts. As...

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HTC Hero: first boot, and some vague answers

Android When can we have it and where do we get it? I wish I could say. I give my best answers here and run through the first boot and initial setup for those who want to see every little detail. It's early in the game, folks - at lest for those...

from 2009 by John Walton 17

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I got my Google Voice invite. Did you?

Android The eagle has landed. I finally got my Google Voice invitation on Wednesday and boy, was I happy. Within twenty seconds I was searching for numbers containing favorable words in my area code. Yeah, I know it's actually more difficult to...

from 2009 by John Walton 16

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Sync your contacts with Funambol

Android Serve your contacts with a Windows or Linux box and sync them to iPhone/iPod Touch, Android, Blackberry, Windows Mobile, and Java ME. Calendar, task, and note support is coming - hopefully soon. See portforward.com for help with your...

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HTC Hero un-vanilla-boxing

Videos Is it an unboxing if there isn't any box art? It is cardboard folded into a squarish container, after all. So we got the European version, which, for us, means no manuals, no ultra slick packaging, etc. But I suppose it's fitting for my...

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Windows 95 running on an iPhone

Iphone Sdk An iPhone running Windows 95? Define "running." As you can see, most of the play is going on in an emulator on a computer that is no doubt outfitted with a processor more powerful and RAM more plentiful than several iPhones put together....

from 2009 by John Walton 4

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G1 vs. myTouch: Who needs a hardware keyboard?

Android To key, or not to key: that is the question. Throughout our coverage of newly released and upcoming Android devices, you all have posted a lot of comments. Topics run the gamut from style to battery life, and virtually every aspect in...

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Take Astrid survey, win a myTouch

Android It may seem a bit odd for me to advertise another website's promotion but the subject of this giveaway is too cool to pass up. androidandme.com is providing a myTouch 3G for one lucky respondent to a survey, which will be published at the...

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Android to get more social, hook up with anything

Android At the Google/T-Mobile gathering in San Francisco on July 10th, Andy Rubin clarified Google's intentions for Android and the Chrome OS, saying that neither excludes the other and that each addresses a different set of challenges. While...

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