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3rd
MAR
Nexus One Touch Screen Glitch [Droid Does]
Posted by Mavrik | Filed under Tech
The Droid is on point and the Nexus One has a pretty significant axis-flipping problem. What gives? While you might THINK this could be a problem solved with an OTA update it isn’t looking like a likely outcome based on a Google Employee response by Diane Hackborn:
“Sorry I meant exactly what I said: this is how the touch screen hardware on the Nexus One works (which is essentially the same screen as on the G1 and myTouch). The Droid has a sensor from a different manufacturer, with different behavior. Other phones will likewise have different sensors.”
9th
FEB
Top 10 Best Selling Phones of Q4 2009
Posted by Mavrik | Filed under Tech
RIM has a pretty strong showing:
- RIM – BlackBerry Curve
- Apple – iPhone 3G S
- Motorola – DROID
- Apple – iPhone 3G
- RIM – BlackBerry Pearl
- RIM – BlackBerry Bold
- RIM – BlackBerry Storm
- Palm – Pre
- RIM – BlackBerry Tour
- T-Mobile – myTouch 3G
Tags: Android, Apple, Droid, Mobile, Motorola, Palm, Pre, RIM
3rd
FEB
The Power is in the Software
Posted by Mavrik | Filed under Tech
This quote is actually more true today than it was in 1994 when Steve Jobs was interviewed by Rolling Stone:
“The problem is, in hardware you can’t build a computer that’s twice as good as anyone else’s anymore. Too many people know how to do it. You’re lucky if you can do one that’s one and a third times better or one and a half times better. And then it’s only six months before everybody else catches up. But you can do it in software.”
Read the link below for more of the interview. I think this is especially true today with the comparison between the iPhone and latest Android phones. The iPhone runs much smoother on “inferior” hardware due to great software development (and this is coming from an Android fanboy).
A Must-Read Classic Steve Jobs Interview: Hardware vs. Software [Gizmodo]
Tags: Android, Apple, Rolling Stone, Steve Jobs
5th
JAN
Nexus One Gets Reviewed [Engadget]
Posted by Mavrik | Filed under Tech
There’s a solid full review of the Nexus One over at Engadget for your reading pleasure. Surprisingly, unlike other pre-release reviews of the Nexus One, the Engadget guys aren’t completely blown away by the device and are actually a little unsure if it’s significantly better than the Droid. Here are the highlights:
- the Nexus One is nothing if not handsome. From its ultra-thin body to sleek, curved edges, the phone is absolutely lustworthy.
- We actually had some real trouble with those four dedicated buttons.
- The phone is fast, assuredly, but not so much of a leap up from the Droid that we felt it kept pace with the boost we were expecting.
- We found colors on the Nexus One, particularly in the reds and oranges, to be severely blown-out and oversaturated
- The AMOLED screen is difficult to see in sunlight (as is the case with many screens of this kind)
- Not only has Google bumped up the speed of the camera app, but the 5 megapixel lens and flash took sharp, detailed images with none of the HTC-related issues we’ve seen on other models.
- Well the real story is that Android 2.1 is in no way dramatically different than the iteration of the OS which is currently running on the Motorola Droid (2.0.1). Of the notable changes, many are cosmetic
The whole review is worth the read, at least to hold you over until the official announcement later today!
31st
DEC
Nexus One animations video [Android 2.1]
Posted by Mavrik | Filed under Tech
You may think animated wallpapers are gimmicky, but you have to admit that they are pretty cool to show off to your friends (especially when it’s on a phone as seen on the Nexus One with Android 2.1 that should be hitting other Android phones soon). There is a lot more going on in the video as well: music, weather, Market.
A YouTube clip of this same video was uploaded recently and taken down. Luckily another video was reposted. I hope you can still enjoy before it gets taken down:
Tags: Android, Android 2.1, Mobile, Nexus One