iPhone vs. Android: GPS

This is the first in a series of blog posts outlining some of the differences between the iPhone 4 and the Droid (original model). These are my personal opinions only, based on having used both devices. Hopefully outlining some of the different features and functionalities of the two operating systems will help people who can’t [...]

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Flash Coming to Android in Late Summer

Droid

Droid users – good news! Two major software updates are on their way for the Droid, and both are on track to seriously improve performance and functionality.
The first update, which has already rolled out to some Verizon phones (mine included), will update the devices to the Android 2.2 operating system (aka froyo). Here are just [...]

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Smartphones Continue to Spike

Smartphone Usage

Perhaps the 2000s should have been dubbed “the mobile millennium”. In just a decade the majority of Americans have been outfitted with cell phones, and the growth of smartphone devices in the last few years has been astronomical. A new report by eMarketer states that by 2011, more than half of mobile users will be [...]

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App Inventor Looks to Make Application Creation Easy as Pie

As Android smartphone market share continues to grow on a daily basis, it falls behind in only one area: the number of available apps. So, Google has now created a new tool to help boost this number. This tool, entitled “App Inventor”, works as follows (according to Google): “To use App Inventor, you do not [...]

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Droid X to Take Typing to a Whole New Level

Droid X

Smartphones are on everyone’s lips today, as the super-hyped iPhone4 hits stores, causing millions of frenzied consumers to willingly wait on very long lines. (For those who have purchased iPhones today – we’d love to hear your first thoughts/reviews!)
I figured it was only appropriate to discuss smartphones today – only I won’t be talking about [...]

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