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Nate's Straight Talk Express: Week one back on BlackBerry

Android This has been my first full week back on Blackberry (the Tour 9630) after having spent the last 9 months with the Android-powered HTC Droid Eris. I figured I’d break out some of my impressions of the differences between the two operating...

from 2010 by Nate Allen 4

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Nate’s Straight Talk Express: My life with a smartphone may never be the same

Android Data security is a good thing, right? A noble thing. The right thing. Data security is something I’ve taken for granted for a long time. I’ve never had to worry about what would happen to the information on my phone if it was ever lost...

from 2010 by Nate Allen 5

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Nate’s Straight Talk Express: Droid X Likes & Gripes

Android I’ve been using the Droid X for about a week and a half now so I’ve really had a chance to dig in and figure out what I like and dislike about the device.  That being said, I’ll cut to the chase. Gripe: ...

from 2010 by Nate Allen 12

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Nate’s Straight Talk Express: Highs and lows of the LG Ally

Straight Talk Express I just spent a couple of weeks with the LG Ally from Verizon Wireless. Full disclosure, I did not use the Ally as my personal device during this period because the phone’s number had obviously been recycled and the phone was getting calls...

from 2010 by Nate Allen 7

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Nate's Straight Talk Express: Google, please educate consumers about Android

Straight Talk Express I was going to write about something else this week, but then I read Noah’s article about the fact that the average consumer doesn’t know what “Android” means and really doesn’t care.  It’s...

from 2010 by Nate Allen 9

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Nate’s Straight Talk Express: Android in the Enterprise - Part 1

Android Android has built a solid reputation as a consumer oriented OS, largely leaving Research in Motion and Microsoft to slug it out for market share the enterprise.  I think this phenomenon is likely to change a bit over the next...

from 2010 by Nate Allen 2

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Nate's Straight Talk Express: Android Quick Hits v2

Android The summer of 2010 is finally going to be the summer of high style for Android. The iPhone has been the standard-bearer of really good looking smartphones for several years now, with very few devices on any platform even coming close to...

from 2010 by Nate Allen 9

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Nate’s Straight Talk Express: The Android development rant continues...

Android Last week’s column about my frustration with the lightning-fast pace of development of Android, both on the hardware and software fronts, seemed to strike a chord with many of you, and I got a lot of great feedback. The common theme was...

from 2010 by Nate Allen 21

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Nate’s Straight Talk Express: Android advancement leaving consumers behind?

Android Do you ever look at a photo or an object that reminds you of an event that seems like it happened just yesterday, but then you realize it really happened a long time ago, and time seems to have just flown by? For me, that feeling is the...

from 2010 by Nate Allen 32

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Nate's Straight Talk Express: Android Quick Hits

Android The fact that it’s taken this long to upgrade the Hero and the Droid Eris to Android 2.1 is simply appalling. These devices have been rooted and run ning stable 2.1 ROMs for months now. I’ve been running a stable 2.1 ROM on my rooted...

from 2010 by Nate Allen 16

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Nate’s Straight Talk Express - Android Battery Life Tips

Android After some soul-searching I decided to stay with Android in spite of the poor battery life because of the rich, vastly superior Web experience. During the next month, I made several discoveries that helped me understand how the advanced...

from 2010 by Nate Allen 21

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Nate's Straight Talk Express: Improve Android's productivity services

Android I'm absolutely baffled as to why Google hasn't better leveraged their productivity services to gain even more marketshare, especially from the Windows Mobile holdouts (what few of them there are left) and Blackberry users who are looking...

from 2010 by Nate Allen 7

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Nate's Straight Talk Express: Android and the iPad Make a Good Pair??

Android I remembered one of the benefits of a rooted Android device was using the wifi tether app (essentially a Mobile Hotspot-like function), which is not available for non-rooted phones.  What a killer combination the cheaper wifi-only iPad...

from 2010 by Nate Allen 5

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Nate's Straight Talk Express: Motorola Devour - Good or Bad for Business Users?

Android Thanks to Verizon Wireless for loaning me a Motorola Devour to test out this week.  Because I consider myself a business user of the Android operating system, my review of the Devour will focus on whether it's features are adequate for...

from 2010 by Nate Allen 9

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Nate's Straight Talk Express: Swype for Android

Android I spent most of this week trying out a couple of new apps for my HTC Droid Eris. The most interesting one was the Swype keyboard, which can be used as a replacement for the stock keyboard that comes preloaded on the Droid Eris. Swype...

from 2010 by Nate Allen 11

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Nate's Straight Talk Express: Android Apps & Widgets

Android Android is the most user friendly mainstream operating system available right now in terms of its ability to customize the homescreen, especially because it allows widgets. This week, I'll focus on customization options with Android vs....

from 2010 by Nate Allen 4