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Google Android Blog : Motorola Xoom costs $799 according to Best Buy. Yes, $799!

Mon, 7 Feb 2011 21:39:15 +0000

OK, I just saw this comment on another site but it seems valuable to repeat. There are some clear problems with the "ad" displayed above. First, "lightning" is misspelled: "Do it all lighting fast.." Second, "activate" is misspelled: "To activative Wifi technology..." These would usually be caught by your sharp-eyed publicity department. (Or your spell checker, in the second instance.) Finally, the comment on the other site says the "$799" is photoshopped. Significant? Who knows...

Google Android Blog : Updated: SMS bug in Android sends your text messages to unwanted contacts

Mon, 3 Jan 2011 15:00:54 +0000

Like many folks, I have never seen this issue. Someone seems to have figured out why: http://forum.androidcentral.com/435165-post16.htm... So it all depends on how you use the messaging app, and it is avoidable in the meantime. Hopefully people can use these tips to work around the issues until the fix comes out.

Google Android Blog : Froyo's Apps to SD not enough for this user

Mon, 11 Oct 2010 23:04:25 +0000

That's definitely an answer, but I think the issue deserves a closer look. Here are my problems: 1) Internal storage--the iPhone solution--is limiting in that once you run out, you're done. SD means you can always upgrade your capacity. You could even change cards if you needed to. 2) Having an option to store non-essential files--like browser data--on less valuable storage is a good idea. Maybe phone storage technologies will grow faster than application needs, but I doubt it. 3) The ability for a user to actually specify where files are to be stored--media, apps, cache data, etc--would be a superior approach to current methods.

Google Android Blog : Adobe AIR will usher in plenty of new apps and games for Android shortly

Mon, 11 Oct 2010 20:07:23 +0000

Agreed. My poor N1 is filled to the max, and I have been uninstalling apps (including paid ones) again. This is why I rooted my G1 to begin with--people need to be able to use the SD card for apps. If only the developers would make it happen en masse.

Google Android Blog : Let your Android call out the name of who’s contacting you with SayMyName [App Reviews]

Mon, 27 Sep 2010 21:37:53 +0000

The pronunciation could use some work, but it's a nice little app. It would be useful to be able to override the way it says some names, perhaps a "Teach Me" mode.

Google Android Blog : Samsung shows us how awesome the Galaxy Tab is in a walk-through video

Fri, 24 Sep 2010 03:52:57 +0000

Looks great to me, but as others have said, $900+ is not a reasonable target price.

Google Android Blog : Samsung Galaxy Tab gets $999 price tag and November release date in Australia

Thu, 23 Sep 2010 21:17:25 +0000

Holy moly! I was expecting to buy one of these, even at $500-$600 (iPad territory). How do they hope to compete against iPad with such a ridiculous price?

Google Android Blog : On my Android wish list: the Google Calendar fridge tablet

Fri, 10 Sep 2010 16:28:58 +0000

Yes, a bunch of them have been hacked and rooted. I was checking out androidtablets.net, and a lot of the models listed at euogo are discussed there.

Google Android Blog : On my Android wish list: the Google Calendar fridge tablet

Thu, 9 Sep 2010 21:31:52 +0000

sirwally, thanks!! This is starting to look right to me, I am encouraged by the fact that people have rooted and hacked them. Do you own one yourself and would you vouch for it?

Google Android Blog : On my Android wish list: the Google Calendar fridge tablet

Thu, 9 Sep 2010 19:18:19 +0000

Hi Josh, I don't get the question. How do I display the Google Calendar to a family of six people in a central location (like the kitchen) for cheap? Do you have the answer?

Google Android Blog : Samsung predicts to sell 10 million Galaxy Tabs in 2011

Thu, 9 Sep 2010 15:53:33 +0000

I agree. Crazy price point, and Apple was smart enough to make WIFI only versions--leave out the carriers entirely, and I might be interested.

Google Android Blog : Android's nuclear zombie apocalypse

Sat, 21 Aug 2010 03:00:32 +0000

"leeching your life juices to keep alive." Haha, love it!

Google Android Blog : Android's nuclear zombie apocalypse

Fri, 20 Aug 2010 16:44:24 +0000

Jim, I agree that carriers can be a big thorn for Android (and in fact may already have been the biggest problem of all, since they control the rollout of OS updates). But AT&T's choices to cripple Android may backfire and lead to greater adoption on carriers that are pro-Android.

Google Android Blog : Android's nuclear zombie apocalypse

Fri, 20 Aug 2010 16:42:04 +0000

Robert--how do you differentiate this from the PC market? I can buy tabets, netbooks, laptops, and desktops, with Windows XP, Windows Vista (multiple versions), and Windows 7 (multiple versions), on Dells, Acers, HPs, and what have you. I agree that device fragmentation may be tough for the consumer, but it doesn't seem "dangerous" in the way that Linux fragmentation was.

Google Android Blog : Android's nuclear zombie apocalypse

Fri, 20 Aug 2010 16:39:01 +0000

Good point, M. Maybe the carriers will become the metaphorical zombies that take down Android.

Google Android Blog : Android's nuclear zombie apocalypse

Fri, 20 Aug 2010 01:44:17 +0000

You are right, Dave--I think I'll update my post. I don't mean to minimize the plight of folks stuck with old versions of the OS. This is primarily the fault of carriers, and sometimes manufacturers (Dell Streak on 1.6??!). What I meant was that the fragmentation people were worried about 6 months ago wasn't going to kill off Android, and in fact it looked just like the early 80's PC era (lots of OS versions, custom overlays, and lots of manufacturers). As I said to jpaisneto above, if I knew I was stuck on an outdated version of the OS, I would root my device (or buy a new one).

Google Android Blog : Android's nuclear zombie apocalypse

Fri, 20 Aug 2010 01:38:41 +0000

Makes sense to me, jpaisneto. I don't mean to minimize the problem for people with older OS versions, I just meant that it wouldn't kill the OS. The problem goes back to the carriers, who get to decide whether or not a given phone gets an update on their networks. This is why I recommend rooting phones that are on update-unfriendly networks (like AT&T, for example).

Google Android Blog : Steve Ballmer: Windows should be able to crush Android tablets

Mon, 2 Aug 2010 19:24:10 +0000

If you follow the link to the original article, the title in Business Insider is "Steve Ballmer Has No Respect For An Android Tablet," and the first sentence is "Steve Ballmer doesn't consider Google's Android a worthy competitor in the burgeoning tablet market." Following this, the article says, "Ballmer is right when he says Microsoft should be able to squash Android. Microsoft is a bigger company which has been making an operating system for longer." Not sure that the "sensationalization" began here.

Google Android Blog : LogMeIn Ignition comes to Android [App Reviews]

Wed, 21 Jul 2010 19:00:51 +0000

Hi Ken--Thanks for the feedback. I understand your point of view on proprietary protocols, but I'm not aware of a bias that Androinica has for proprietary solutions. Can you help me understand what leads you to believe this is the case?

Google Android Blog : Android gets Auto-Tuned with MicDroid [Video App Reviews]

Mon, 19 Jul 2010 15:11:29 +0000

Andrew, that was awesome! We should start a band... ;)