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...]
![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...]
Here’s the latest round up on the Android 2.2 (“Froyo”) over-the-air updates coming to Droids. Motorola Droid 1 — Froyo is rolling out now in stages. The version of Froyo being distributed is sans Adobe Flash 10.1, which will be available as a download from the Market later this summer. HTC Droid Incredible — Mashable’s [Read More...]
It’s been awhile since I last told you what’s on my Android phone (here and here). I share with you the latest additions to my app collection which now totals 99 apps. For the full list of apps on my phone, check out my app brain page at: http://www.appbrain.com/user/mallinj/apps-on-the-phone . Titles of the apps listed [Read More...]
Today Verizon announced the launch of it V Cast App Store on Blackberry smartphones. This will go head-to-head with RIM’s own Blackberry App World and Handango. Apps purchased from V Cast are billed to a subscriber’s phone bill. The V Cast App Store is currently available on the BlackBerry Bold 9650, Storm 9550, Curve 8530 and Tour [Read More...]
![Droid 2 Specs Confirmed [Android/Verizon]](http://tbottle.com/tb/wp-content/uploads/thumb-cache/android-300x300-30121b5c7946094f9a1c330a00919569-200x200-75-crop.gif)
Boy Genius Report just posted the Verizon summer device catalog. Oddly, it lists the Droid X as “Coming Soon” (yeah, like tomorrow). The images are hard to make out but if you blow it up really big, it’s legible. Here are the specs for the Droid 2, which are somewhat underwhelming: Google Maps and Navigation [Read More...]
![Google App Inventor... the Cat's Meow. [VIDEO]](http://tbottle.com/tb/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/google.png)
Google dropped a bomb today on the mobile app market… and Apple. It made App Inventor for Android available to the public, after one year of beta testing it in classrooms. It allows people who don’t know how to code (like me) to make Android apps. It’s entirely web-based and it seems that apps can [Read More...]
![Droid X Full Review [Hands On] vs. HTC Incredible -- Verizon Android Showdown](http://tbottle.com/tb/wp-content/uploads/thumb-cache/Droid_X_front_Home_LR-7dbdc117e9134862e37eafff7bb674b5-200x200-75-crop.jpg)
I have been using a Droid X for the last three days. I’ve read the reviews that are out in the blogosphere and want to take a different approach. I’ll simply compare the Droid X with the HTC Incredible that I’ve used since early May. I’m very satisfied with the Incredible but ultimately I conclude: [Read More...]
My office building is practically a vacuum for mobile phone signals. Nobody on any carrier can maintain a clear call for more than 30 seconds or so. I eventually gave up using my cell phone at work and relied on a landline. After a few agonizing months of missing cell phone calls and clicking on [Read More...]
Here’s a spattering of what I’ve been reading about Android lately: There’s a Droid X scavenger hunt going on to help promote Verizon’s flagship device. Certificates for 21 Droid X Androids are hidden around the country. Clues are being posted to twitter @DroidLanding. The scavenger hunt runs from July 7 through July 15. [via Android [Read More...]
This is a two-parter, neither truly shocking. First, there will be no Nexus Two; the Nexus One is the end of the line for Google-sold Android phones for the foreseeable future. Second, the Nexus One was so successful that the Nexus Two is unnecessary. (You may be scratching your head in bewilderment at this point.) [Read More...]
![Updates Coming to HTC Droid Incredible [Verizon/Android]](http://tbottle.com/tb/wp-content/uploads/thumb-cache/incredible-mobile-hotspot-300x224-d78e4686cfc4fdc9cdea5e7dcb3bbce8-200x149-75-nocrop.jpg)
Soon the HTC Incredible will receive an update that enables mobile hotspots (see pic), allows video recording at 720P (a resolution of 1280 x 720), and changes to the boot animation. The update is also likely to patch some security issues, including the well publicized problem that a factory reset does not remove all thumbnails [Read More...]
You may have noticed that I have been blogging less often. Before I was averaging around two posts a day and now I’m down to a few per week. (During this slow down, page views and unique visitors have held steady. Thank you, Google.) The topic I covered the most frequently was mobile devices (mostly [Read More...]
Released just in time to prevent some iPhone 4 converts, Verizon posted up a video of the upcoming Droid X. As of the time of this post, the video only has 332 YouTube views so we’re one of the first to get the word out about this video. I’ve already written that I would opt [Read More...]
AT&T is landing one of the most anticipated Blackberries. It went under the codenames Mr. T and Talladega but now the Blackberry 9800 is being called the “Torch.” While I’m not thrilled with the name, this device looks pretty good. It’ll run OS 6.0 with a significantly improved browser. Engadget landed some “leaked” pictures from [Read More...]
