Oct
27
Android Orphans: Visualizing a Sad History of Support
Even more interesting than how poorly OS updates get to Android phones is how many Android phones ship with outdated OS versions right from the start.
Category Archives: Gadgets
Oct
17
My Dinner With Android
My Dinner With Android – Four months with Android: reflections, grievances and some tenuous metaphors bundled up into a weighty tome.
Oct
04
I Think Your App Should Be Free
A cautionary tale about bootleg Android apps and the app stores that offer them. I know a lot of people don’t Apple and the iTunes store but this kind of stealing would be much harder to do with an iOS … Read More
Aug
23
HP’s tablet dilemma
When HP dumped its WebOS (that they bought with the Palm acquisition) and associated devices, it began selling TouchPad tablets at $99 in most of their markets. Unsurprisingly, they’re selling like hotcakes now since they’re a decent if not stellar … Read More
Aug
17
Android isn’t free
Farhad Manjoo, writing in Slate says Google’s Motorola Mobility acquisition will make it more like Apple. This was the first thing I thought as well. The iPhone doesn’t outsell all of the Android phones from all of the manufacturers but … Read More
Jul
29
Why my Mom Bought an Android, Returned It, and Got an iPhone
Ben Duchac’s mom is no newbie, but bloatware, poor battery life and unstable software on a Sumsung Charge sent her back to the store for an iPhone. The ever-helpful internet didn’t have much to offer. “I’ve been really loving this … Read More
Jul
13
What happens when you bet the company and lose
Jonathan Geller takes a look at RIM, who bet the company on the Playbook tablet and lost. Chances are, if you’ve worked for a product development company you’ve probably witnessed a product so important to the future of the company … Read More
May
12
Danger team back together at Google
If you remember Danger, the early smartphone that was purchased (and eventually killed) by Microsoft, you’ll be interested in knowing that Danger founder Andy Rubin is bringing some of the Danger team back together at Google. Two of the other … Read More
