Google Plus Ate My Blog, Find Me There…
I will no longer post to this blog and you can find me on Google Plus instead. I won’t write a long goodbye because this isn’t really a goodbye. Google Plus is a better platform for disseminating ideas and discussing items of interest. As of today, I’m up to an impressive 7,200+ followers on Google Plus [Read More...]
Google wants to kill your amateur blog… but that’s OK.
I believe Google wants to kill off as many hosted blogs as possible. Why? To make more money but that’s OK with me. I know that sounds strange coming from a blogger on hosted site but allow me to explain. Hosted blogs are typically funded through advertising, often Google Adsense advertising. When a blog visitor [Read More...]
Proto Podcast Mini: What do I think of Google+?
What do I think of Google+? Listen to my thoughts. Sorry about the extremely low volume. Thaddeus Preston – Proto Podcast Mini: What do I think of Google+? on Flipzu
Google Plus: Stealth Mode to Instant Competitor?
Google’s super secret social networking endeavor, Google Plus, was released this week as a “Field Test.” Many from the Google Buzz crowd and FOGs (Friends of Google) were invited along and within 48 hours it opened up to a much wider group. It is estimated (albeit unscientifically) that several thousand people now have access. I’d [Read More...]
![HTC Thunderbolt, Verizon's first 4G LTE Android Phone (a/k/a "My next phone!") arrives March 17th [Confirmed]](/var/chroot/home/content/60/5205260/html/tb/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/htc_thunderbolt-e60da8065786d9bba4d864ef654e9788-80x66-75-nocrop.jpg)
ThunderBolt™ by HTC Available Beginning March 17 BASKING RIDGE, N.J. – Verizon Wireless and HTC today announced that the ThunderBolt™ by HTC, exclusively from Verizon Wireless, is available on March 17 in Verizon Wireless Communications Stores and online at www.verizonwireless.com for $249.99 with a new two-year customer agreement. Powered by Android™ 2.2, the ThunderBolt by HTC [Read More...]
Originally posted on Blogs@RelativeProgress on March 12, 2011 We need to start thinking about the web as an interwoven fabric of three conceptual layers. First, the conventional web, or as I define it the ‘compute web’, what we define today as Web 2.0, constitutes the cloud computing paradigm allowing execution of instructions across distributed network [Read More...]
Xoom, Verizon and Motorola’s Honeycomb Tablet
I was able to kick the tires on the Xoom this past week. I found it to be a very good tablet and Android 3.0 Honeycomb is clearly a step in the right direction for Android. This product almost deserves two full separate reviews of the hardware and software but I’ll keep the review concise. [Read More...]
As promised. :) Verizon Wireless & Apple Team Up to Deliver iPhone 4 on Verizon BASKING RIDGE, New Jersey and CUPERTINO, California—January 11, 2011—Verizon Wireless and Apple® today announced that the iPhone® 4 will be available on the Verizon Wireless network beginning on Thursday, February 10. Qualified Verizon Wireless customers will be given the exclusive [Read More...]
Tomorrow Apple and Verizon publicly tie the knot in New York City at 11:00 a.m. EST. Yes, the iPhone is coming to Verizon. Here’s the quickest summary of all of the credible rumors about tomorrow’s event with attribution and links. The Wall Street Journal has been spot on with all of its Verizon iPhone articles [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...]
![Verizon to launch LTE/4G in Detroit in 2011 [confirmed]; in time for Verizon's iPhone?](/var/chroot/home/content/60/5205260/html/tb/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/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...]
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...]
Not surprisingly, Engadget’s coverage of the iPhone 4 is terrific. Try reading their iPhone 4 vs. Evo hardware comparison and the first lawful hands-on review. Runner up in coverage is Wired’s live blog of the event which revealed every little detail including this funny exchange: 10:43 [Steve Jobs:] “Well I’m sorry guys, I don’t know what’s going [Read More...]
![Android Monster - HTC Scorpion heading to Verizon [Rumor]](http://tbottle.com/tb/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/scorpion-300x.jpg)
Droid Scorpion? According to MobileCrunch, the rumored HTC Scorpion is heading to Verizon. This mythical beast has a 1.5 mhz processor which bests the 1.0 mhz processor in the HTC Incredible. It also ships with Foyo, Android 2.2. No pictures have surfaced yet. While this phone will be tops in the Verizon line-up, I’m not sure [Read More...]
Engadget unearthed court records from 2008 from a class action suit where testimony was given to the effect that the 2007 exclusive agreement with AT&T contained a FIVE year term. Here are the quotes: “The duration of the exclusive Apple-[AT&T] agreement was not ‘secret’ either. The [plaintiff] quotes a May 21, 2007 USA Today article – [Read More...]
There are many “10 reasons the iPhone beats Android” and “10 reasons Android beats iPhone” but this post takes a different angle. I suggest that the iPhone is a better choice for some and Android is a better choice for others. This seems rather simple on its face but I’ll explore the reasons why this [Read More...]
…the HTC Droid Incredible. He was crowned victorious by an iPhone user in the video below. Watch the video for the head-to-head. Browser speed, UI, etc. The one area where the iPhone appears to outshine the Incredible is the virtual keyboard. Apple’s keyboard seems just slightly easier to use and the auto-correct is better. P.S. [Read More...]
The unofficial count of Android apps just broke 50,000, according to AndroLib.com. The chart at the bottom is courtesy of AndroLib.com. 50,000 is quite a milestone, I suppose. However, I have a strong distaste for the app count as a direct measure of the overall user experience on any platform. Apple boasts over 185,000 apps. [Read More...]
![Apple iPhone dual-booting Google Android... Really. [Video]](http://tbottle.com/tb/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/android.gif)
The video below shows Google’s Android OS running on an Apple iPhone. Android runs in a limited fashion but Wifi, the browser and some other features of the OS work fine. At this point, it is more of a “proof-of-concept” than a “something-you-want-to-do.” This feat, attempted unsuccessfully by many, was pulled off by an iPhone [Read More...]
Did Gizmodo really take a bite out of Apple? Yesterday Apple sent a letter to Gizmodo claiming ownership of the supposed iPhone 4G prototype that Gizmodo has in its possession. Gizmodo, of course, posted up a snapshot of the letter. Is this all part of an elaborate hoax to generate buzz about the iPhone 4G? [Read More...]
About 24 hours ago Engadget posted up photographs of what appeared to be an iPhone 4G. The story behind the photos was a little hokey. Apparently, the device was found by someone laying on the floor of a bar in San Jose, California in an iPhone 3GS case. In any event, debate ensued about whether [Read More...]
I just dug up a video on YouTube of the iPhone and iPod touch OS 4.0 beta that has leaked out onto the interwebs. All the features that have been touted are demoed in the video: multitasking, wallpapers, folders, new icons, changes to mobile safari, etc. The OS 4.0 is expected to be released this [Read More...]
