One area where Android is lacking has been in memory and on board storage of Applications. The first iterations of Android phones came with 256MB of on board memory (HTC Dream / G1) and that was used to store the base operating system as well as the applications users downloaded from the market. Not long [...]
Incredible Deal: You don’t have an excuse!
Tech Deal Digger turned up an Incredible sale on Verizon’s Nexus One: $99 for new customers and $149 for current customers. Typically either group would pay $199. $50-100 off sounds pretty good to me. If I didn’t have my Nexus, I’d seriously consider jumping ship for the Droid Incredible. [TechDealDigger]
Sony Ericsson MW600 BT Headset Review
It seems like it has been a while since the MW600 was first announced along side the XPERIA X10, but I have finally been able to get a hold of a MW600 and give it a good testing. The MW600 is a Bluetooth headset with a built in FM radio, small OLED screen for information [...]
Android 2.2 to support Flash 10.1 Directly
Image by Joi via Flickr More excited news from Android’s Andy Rubin, you know, the engineer in charge of Android OS. Android 2.2 will come with built in support for Flash 10.1 he tells New York Times. He didn’t go into great details on how exactly that will be implemented, but my guess is through [...]
No Nexus One for Verizon Wireless?
Looks like Google might have just made the decision to not support a Verizon backed Nexus One, as they recently updated their Nexus One page suggesting users who want Verizon simply pick up the Incredible. I have to say, that’s a smart move. As far as I can tell, the Incredible is superior to the [...]
Nook 1.3 Update – Hands-On
The Android-powered nook e-reader was updated to version 1.3 today, and I got a chance to go hands-on with it. With this update, Barnes and Noble has shown they’re committed to updating the nook, adding new features and making improvements. This is good, because version 1.3 of the nook shows some serious promise. Click through to see the new features.
Flash and Air Mobile Apps Port to Android Quickly
When Apple officially killed the ability to build apps utilizing Adobe Flash and Air that are then compiled to run as a native iPhone App, they opened a door for Android. The Flash and Air developers who have made a number of iPhone apps have been able to quickly move their apps from iPhone to [...]
The Droids Forums Are Open
We’d like to announce a new feature to These are the Droids, a forum. All currently registered users are free to post new topics while we work to expand the forums. Please comment here if you’d like to see a specific forum setup and we’ll work to accommodate who we can. The Droids Team
Nexus One Review
I finally get The Droid I Was Looking For. The Nexus One has been reviewed to death already, so part 1 of our review will focus on day-to-day impressions of using the device — things you might not have read in those other reviews. Part two will follow soon, with the perspective of a two-year iPhone user.
Droid incredible Ships Early to Some
Looks like a few lucky Verizon customers have gotten an early present in the form of an HTC Droid Incredible. Due to what might be an error in Verizon’s system, some early pre-order customers actually had their Incredibles shipped to them right away instead of shipping for the April 29th date that everyone else must [...]
