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Bigfoot, Houdini, and the death of G1

Android Well, maybe "death of G1" isn't the best choice of words. This roadmap does feature G1: v.2, and places it in the Fall with the Houdini. Is it just me, or does the Bigfoot look a lot like the Neo1973? Sapphire (MyTouch) will be out by...

from 2009 by John Walton 26

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MyTouch = US Magic?

Android That's the most likely scenario revealed in an on-the-sly snap of a T-Mo inventory screen. Personally, I like the look and sound of Black vs. White Magic, but a MyTouch, Merlot sounds rather classy - even if, as @androidrights puts it,...

from 2009 by John Walton 2

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Reznor: Apple, make up your mind

Post Trent Reznor, presumably Rob Sheridan, and possibly a few other folks involved in getting the NIN: access app designed, executed, and approved for the Apple App store are none-too-happy right now. Apparently, Apple suddenly realized that...

from 2009 by John Walton 1

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Motorola's Android plans

Android Rumor has it that Motorola's betting on a few Android devices to rescue the staggering OEM from their fiscal slump. As Sanjay Jha - CEO of Mobile Devices - put it , "we plan to have differentiated Android-based devices in stores in time...

from 2009 by John Walton 6

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Black Magic unboxing

Android First impression? "It's $##& small." You all remember the voice of Sascha, don't you? Well, if you've seen or heard him, you remember. If not, I think this is an appropriate introduction. Dude has a great flare for tech reviews.

from 2009 by John Walton 4

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Android Cupcake (Haykuro 5.0.2G) features

Android I was tacking on notes until the very end of my editing. There is a lot going on within Google regarding Cupcake, and plenty of modding to accompany it. Things are moving very fast at this point. So although there's no way I could cover...

from 2009 by John Walton 8

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Android-powered SkyTone netbook

Android A $250 Android netbook that comes in colors of sherbet? Engadget says we'll be able to buy these for around $250 in July or August. I was made aware of this video, once again, by Scott Webster at AG .

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Resources and info for G1 modding/rooting

Android Insert standard, long-form disclaimer here - the translation of which is this: you, and you alone, are responsible for what you do to your phone. Not knowing potential consequences is no excuse. Modding voids the manufacturer's warranty...

from 2009 by John Walton 2

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(Almost) everything Cupcake and Magic

Android I'm going to try to unload all of the news, rumor, speculation, and prominent opinion that has been working its way through the cracks of the Internet over the last few days, but I'm sure I'll miss a bit or two - hence the parenthesized,...

from 2009 by John Walton 5

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Video of i7500 emerges

Android The image Noah posted of the Samsung i7500 was certainly the best view we had seen of the OEM's first Android device at that point, but nothing brings a product into the realm of the real like video, right? Well, it's no masterpiece, but a...

from 2009 by John Walton 4

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Android devs: "Motivation?"

Android "You're a software engineer, and you desperately want to make a living doing what you love. Unfortunately, the platform you've embraced seems to be working against you. Action!" Programming for the Apple App Store is tantalizing because...

from 2009 by John Walton 6

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What can you do with a rooted G1?

Android Rooting you G1 may unleash the fury of Android, but it could also bork your handset. Don't attempt to do anything portrayed or spoken of in this video. If you do, many kittens will die.

from 2009 by John Walton 8

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One million G1s sold in the US

Android It may not be significant in the context of overall US cell phone sales, but 1,000,000 is a big number when you're talking about two-thirds of T-Mo's 3G network. And it's certainly enough to prompt some investigation into the state of the...

from 2009 by John Walton 2

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Robots vs. the recession

Android With Magic around the corner and Samsung looking to ship an Android device within the next few months, Google CEO Eric Schmidt is confident that the open source phone OS can and will counteract Google's fourth-quarter fiscal downturn -...

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Television - Android app review

Android The Television app in the Android Market is branded by BluMediaLab, and I don't know if they have any affiliation with the creators of the iPhone version - makayama.com. Both versions are $2.99. Apple restricted the iPhone version to...

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Droid Wars: Jewellust vs. Bejeweled

Android Droid Wars is a new segment I'm going to try and put together once a week or so. Forget the other clones. For this kind of puzzle game, two stand at the top of the heap: Jewellust and Bejeweled.

from 2009 by John Walton 5

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Something Cupcake this way comes...

Android A shot from the Google Campus. This seems to be sprouting up everywhere at once, but I got mine from Android Rights .

from 2009 by John Walton 7

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Android 1.5, OEM mods, Samdroids, and the Cubic

Android I haven't been posting Android news lately, but not because there hasn't been any. I just prefer to ride things out a bit and see what sticks before posting. Besides, I like reading closely-related stories in one place. So, for the time...

from 2009 by John Walton 4

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iPhone / iPod Touch app review - nin: access

Cell Phone App Reviews NIN's access iPhone app was approved and released on April 14th. Listen to music, watch videos, interact with fans, and get the latest tour updates. Get the app here (iTunes required), and download the NIN|JA Tour Sampler here ....

from 2009 by John Walton 3

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Mystique, Chapter 1 - Android app review

Android This one is unique in the Android Market. And because you can play for free or buy for - I mean donate - 99 cents, I have to advise a test drive. Puzzle games like this drive me up the wall, and I usually end up searching for the...

from 2009 by John Walton 14

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Acer toying with an Android desktop?

Android On April 7th, Acer executives unloaded the promotional gatling gun for their upcoming Aspire Timeline laptop. And despite their playing down of Android's large-format potential, it seems that 'droid-related material is what everyone took...

from 2009 by John Walton 3

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Android-powered Archos this Summer?

Android The tablet poised to unleash the full potential of Android is coming in the third quarter. So those of you waiting impatiently for a sexier version of the G1 - or some other excuse to splurge for Android - may want to hold off a bit. The...

from 2009 by John Walton 2

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Opera jumps to the Nintendo DSi and... Ford trucks?

Gadgets So the DSi looks like a nice little device right? Noah did an unboxing and hands-on yesterday, and I have to say that it has me yearning for some free time to kill with nothing on my mind but a quest for a glowing ring, a race against a...

from 2009 by John Walton 0

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Netbooks, netbooks, netbooks.

Android It appears that the light-weight powerhouse that is Android has either been embraced by OEMs at the very instant that the planets aligned and created the need for a cheap, high-quality, open software stack for mobile devices, or that it...

from 2009 by John Walton 0

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Long-awaited Linux gaming console about to ship

Gadgets People have been installing Linux on just about every electronic device they can for over a decade now. And more recently, gamers have taken to installing a distro on their game console. There are even flavors hacked specifically to...

from 2009 by John Walton 0

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Openmoko struggles to survive, drops GTA03

Post I am a bit sad (though not entirely surprised) to report that the next anticipated phone in Openmoko's line-up - the GTA03 - will never see the light of day. Openmoko worked hard over the last few years to get their open hardware, open...

from 2009 by John Walton 1

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Android modders fixing issues that don't officially exist

Android Disclaimer: What you do with your phone is on YOU. This type of stuff can turn your device into an expensive paper-weight. It's also a violation of this and that. I'm providing this information for educational purposes, etc. (I'm going...

from 2009 by John Walton 10

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Should I cover unsupported Android mods, like rooting?

Android I've finally rooted my G1, and will write a post about it tonight. But I'll probably just lay out the reasons I did it and give a brief overview of the more obvious changes it brings to Android, rather than get into the technical end of...

from 2009 by John Walton 7

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Android tethering app

Android For those who haven't been following Android Market news, it was widely reported over the last week that Google was yanking apps from the marketplace that allowed users to connect their computers and other Internet devices to a G1 for...

from 2009 by John Walton 4

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Android app review - Sweeter Home

Android I knew this would happen. I recorded a video while a new version was being released. Development is moving so quick on this project that any review will be outdated the minute it gets posted. That's O.K., though. You can watch my vid for...

from 2009 by John Walton 1