-
Archives
- January 2012
- December 2011
- November 2011
- October 2011
- August 2011
- July 2011
- June 2011
- April 2011
- March 2011
- February 2011
- January 2011
- December 2010
- November 2010
- October 2010
- September 2010
- August 2010
- July 2010
- June 2010
- May 2010
- April 2010
- March 2010
- February 2010
- January 2010
- December 2009
- November 2009
- October 2009
- September 2009
- August 2009
- July 2009
- June 2009
- May 2009
- April 2009
- March 2009
- February 2009
- January 2009
- December 2008
- November 2008
- October 2008
- September 2008
- August 2008
- July 2008
- June 2008
- May 2008
- April 2008
- March 2008
- February 2008
- January 2008
- December 2007
- November 2007
- October 2007
- September 2007
- August 2007
- July 2007
- June 2007
- May 2007
- April 2007
- March 2007
- February 2007
- January 2007
- December 2006
- November 2006
- October 2006
- September 2006
- August 2006
- July 2006
- June 2006
- May 2006
- April 2006
- March 2006
- February 2006
- January 2006
- December 2005
- November 2005
- October 2005
- September 2005
- August 2005
- July 2005
- June 2005
- May 2005
- April 2005
- March 2005
- February 2005
- January 2005
- December 2004
- November 2004
- October 2004
- September 2004
- August 2004
- July 2004
- June 2004
- May 2004
- April 2004
- March 2004
- February 2004
- January 2004
- December 2003
- November 2003
- October 2003
- September 2003
- August 2003
- July 2003
- June 2003
- May 2003
- April 2003
- March 2003
- February 2003
- January 2003
- December 2002
- November 2002
- October 2002
- September 2002
-
Meta
Category Archives: Android
Are the carriers driving complexity in device selection?
An interesting post popped up at The Verge last night where Motorola’s Sanjay Jha starts to reveal that the Carriers are what’s driving so many variants of user experience on Android. We also talked about OEMs’ perennial press to skin … Continue reading
Reading on Android
Following my last post I though it would be interesting to show a quick comparison between the options for InstaPaper (InstaFetch), ReaditLater and Readability. This is far from scientific and really just a single article but in my experience still … Continue reading
Posted in Android, mobile, reading
Tagged Android, instafetch, instapaper, mobile, read it later, readability, reading
Leave a comment
iOS Apps I’d Really Like to See on Android
I’ve been using an Android device for a little over a year and my mobile habits are pretty formed. I also carry an iPhone and I’d love to find app parity between platforms. In general I’m equally productive across the … Continue reading
Small but very annoying Android bug
I’ve got two Google accounts. One is linked with my Gmail and something I use for just about everything within the Google ecosystem. The second, is linked with my work email and is really used for Google Docs. I’ve added … Continue reading
Apparently Consumers Don’t Trust Google or Apple With Mobile Payments
An interesting study from Ogilvy … and a not so surprising response given our historical payment relationships are with the traditional payment brands. Should be interesting to track changes here though as it’s quite clear that Apple and Google will … Continue reading
Posted in Android, iPhone, marketing
Tagged american express, apple, google, mastercard, mobile payments, nfc, paypal, visa
Leave a comment
Not my favorite color
Last night’s launch of Color is certainly getting a ton of press. They have a great team, a ton of cash and an interesting app – at least on paper. Having tried to use it a few times in the … Continue reading
Apple’s Post-PC BS
Apple’s claim that we are in the post-pc era is a load of garbage. This weekend I had the pleasure of updating our iOS household and it required a lot of tethering a lot of time and thanks to one … Continue reading
Posted in Android, apple, gadgets and technology, iPhone, marketing
3 Comments
Quick thoughts on the Xoom
I got my first taste of Honeycomb this past weekend via the Xoom … or should I say the Motorola Xoom with Google. Powered by Android 3.0 on the Verizon Wireless Network. Let’s come back to that mess. As I … Continue reading
Posted in Android, gadgets and technology, mobile
Tagged Android, honeycomb, verizon, xoom
Leave a comment
Nokia the OEM
I’ve been tracking all the Nokia news the past days and while it’s impossible to argue that change was required, it seems that Nokia has actually folded considerably more than we’d all expected. In exchange for access to Microsoft Windows … Continue reading
Posted in Android, marketing, Nokia
Tagged Android, developers, Microsoft, Nokia, nokmsft
4 Comments
Starbucks Card Payments for Android
The Starbucks mobile application introduced mobile payments via a “present and pay” mechanism last month. Essentially the phone (iphone only) serves as a proxy for your card and Starbucks updated POS scanners can read a QR code from your device … Continue reading
Content Shifting
I’ve had this post from Fred Wilson bookmarked since this morning and I’m finally getting back around to formalizing a few thoughts. First the notion of content shifting is something I’ve been thinking about a lot lately. As someone who … Continue reading
Posted in Android, iPhone, software
Tagged content, passive data, smart, sync, syndication
1 Comment
Good idea, poor execution Sprint
I just caught this ad in the latest Wired and since I’m the proud owner of a new Nexus S I was intrigued by the highlighted apps. The problem was when I went to get them … Instead of using … Continue reading
Posted in Android, gadgets and technology, marketing, mobile
Tagged Android, marketing, QR, scanlife, Sprint
Leave a comment
Bridging digital with physical
c60 Redux from IDEO on Vimeo. This is a very cool concept from IDEO Boston. I love the return of physicality to music as it’s something I definitely miss as well. Seeing the use of RFID has me thinking that … Continue reading
Posted in Android, gadgets and technology
Tagged digital, music, nexus s, nfc, physical, rfid
Leave a comment
Having fun with Android
For the past few days, I have been playing with an HTC Nexus One running 2.2.1 of the Android OS (or Froyo). It’s quite polished, extremely fluid and really fast. Its also far from perfect, but very close. After so … Continue reading
Why Google TV?
I get it. I’ve been living the converged life for years. GoogleTV looks like a simpler version of boxee and seems to have a less than considered UI compared to AppleTV. It has search of course, but how are you … Continue reading
Posted in Android, gadgets and technology, tv
Tagged Android, appletv, google, MediaCenter
Leave a comment
Just one reason real apps beat the cloud
As well designed as the new Google Voice app is, I really don’t want to have to wait to view my contacts while things load.
Maybe T-Mobile wasn’t sleeping this whole time
Walking to the train tonight it suddenly hit me how awesome T-Mobile’s network announcement (Full HSPA+) was today. It’s unclear how long they knew the Nexus One was coming, but clearly they knew enough and had enough lead time to … Continue reading
What about the Google Phone is Going to matter?
Take a peek on Techmeme and you might think the only story in tech news is the upcoming and likely release of a Google Phone. Â I’m sure it will be decent enough but am starting to question the logic a … Continue reading
Posted in Android, gadgets and technology, mobile
Tagged Android, google, marketing, mobile, T-Mobile, verizon wireless
6 Comments