![DROID BIONIC Announced by Verizon (4G/LTE/Android) [Press Release]](http://tbottle.com/tb/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/DROIDBionic_L4web.jpg)
It’s hard not to get excited about this great looking phone: VERIZON WIRELESS AND MOTOROLA MOBILITY ANNOUNCE DROID™ BIONIC ON NATION’S FASTEST, MOST ADVANCED 4G NETWORK New Android Device Combines Dual-core Processor with Fastest 4G Network for Unrivaled Mobile Internet Experience LAS VEGAS and BASKING RIDGE, N.J. – Verizon Wireless and Motorola Mobility, Inc. (NYSE: [Read More...]
Admittedly, it’s been a long, long time since I last updated the Tech Bottle blog. It’s not that I’ve fallen months behind on technology. I have been reading and interacting with tech enthusiasts but I haven’t been posting here. A New Years resolution is to keep the blog updated on at least a semi-regular basis. [Read More...]
![Make a Difference: Donate Old Cell Phones to Benefit Victims of Domestic Violence [HopeLine]](http://tbottle.com/tb/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/hopeline_logo.jpg){kind=logo}
The month of October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month. To help victims of domestic violence, I ask you to send in your used cell phones to the HopeLine program sponsored by Verizon Wireless. I sent in a Motorola Razr in April and I’m sending a second one in this month. The HopeLine program collects no-longer used [Read More...]
![Verizon to launch LTE/4G in Detroit in 2011 [confirmed]; in time for Verizon's iPhone?](http://tbottle.com/tb/wp-content/uploads/thumb-cache/verizon-logo-470x3101-840ca722f3a67f41f3c8331071c56897-200x131-75-nocrop.jpg){kind=logo}
Like many of you, I quickly scanned the list of Verizon’s LTE (4G) launch regions for the region in which I live. Unfortunately for me, I didn’t find the Detroit metropolitan area on the list. I reached out to Verizon for comment and an ETA and received a hopeful reply: Detroit would be one of [Read More...]
In my ongoing efforts to review all of the top Android phones on Verizon, I schlepped around a Samsung Galaxy S Fascinate for a week. The phone I’m most familiar with is the HTC Droid Incredible, my own phone, but I am also familiar with the Droid X, another phone I reviewed. I found the [Read More...]
![Ya I Upload [Startup]](http://tbottle.com/tb/wp-content/uploads/thumb-cache/yaiupload-2c15cf113705abf234be35e6f5192601-200x118-75-nocrop.jpg)
I like to write about startups. Among others, I’ve written about Miio.com and Leftos.com. Well, one of the Leftos guys just started YaIupload.com as a side project. It’s a little bit like FailBlog and peopleofwalmart had a child. YaIUpload hosts photos that users snap of funny stuff. After the photo gets uploaded (hence, the name), [Read More...]
![Verizon (Finally) Announces Samsung Galaxy Tab [Android]](http://tbottle.com/tb/wp-content/uploads/thumb-cache/galaxy-tab-hand-300dpi-299d489d0347c4867c8b93ef8fa2a880-156x200-75-nocrop.jpg)
Now, it’s official but we knew this was coming. This evening Verizon issued a press release confirming that the Galaxy Tab is indeed heading to Big Red. The Galaxy Tab features a 7″ 1024 x 600 touchscreen, Android 2.2 a/k/a “Froyo”, front and rear cameras and a 1.2 GHz processor. This is Androids first formidable [Read More...]
I’m a big fan of Android and I’m excited to see Android alternatives to the iPad. While I’m not really in the market for a tablet and I’m satisfied with a netbook, I’ve been following the tablets in the Android blogs. JKKMobile put together a list of the top 10 Android tablets and it’s really [Read More...]
To celebrate the upcoming release of Windows Phone 7, Microsoft held an official “funeral” for Blackberry and iPhone. While there’s something to be said for team building, this really takes the cake as the dumbest, most tasteless corporate event in history. The pictures below and videos of employees performing to Michael Jackson’s Thriller seem to [Read More...]
I’ll begin by disclaiming that I’m not much of a podcast guy. I prefer to read or skim than purely listen. That said, I turned on Android Guys Thursday Night podcast last week and really enjoyed it. It’s all talk about Android devices and apps with plenty of humor thrown in for good measure. The [Read More...]
It’s Verizon’s turn for the Samsung Galaxy S Android smartphone. I’ve been hearing really good things about the Galaxy S line of phones. Below is Verizon’s press release. Word on the street is that Microsoft Bing Search and Maps is fully integrated with the OS and cannot be replaced. While the browser can certainly be [Read More...]
No, I haven’t given up blogging. The odd thing is that I’ve written very little this past month and blog visitors has steadily increased, driven primarily by my review of the Droid X. Here’s what is going on in my tech world. 1. I rooted my HTC Incredible before the OTA upgrade with Unrevoked3 and [Read More...]
There’s a lot of buzz and chatter in the blogosphere about Google’s upcoming social features. Starting with Kevin Rose’s infamous tweet, we’ve been referring to an amorphous “Google Me” platform. Presumably, Google Me will be designed to go toe-to-toe with Facebook. We’ve seen rumors about Zynga bringing social gaming aboard, along with a recent acquisition [Read More...]
![In Defense of Root [Android]](http://tbottle.com/tb/wp-content/uploads/thumb-cache/root-5727dedc520d5a96947680d3a691f915-200x200-75-nocrop.gif)
I jumped the gun. Today Android 2.2 “Froyo” was pushed by Verizon to the HTC Droid Incredible. Well, I’ve been running it since Monday. I “rooted” (gained superuser access) my phone and installed a custom ROM that allowed me to run Froyo. At first, I was reluctant to root my phone but after thinking it [Read More...]
There’s no doubt that Verizon is betting heavily on Android. Although it seems like a near certainty that the iPhone will come to Verizon, perhaps as early as January, Verizon seems to have a near lock on quality Android devices. The only exception seems to be the Samsung Galaxy S, which will be available on [Read More...]
