Mobile Devices
Palm Nearing the End of an Era? A Google Bailout?
Since the beginning of time (if time started in 1996) Palm had been making PDA’s. They then converted those PDA’s into phones with the Handspring Treo line (Handspring came from Palm and eventually was pulled back into), and gradually moved up to the WebOS Pre’s and Pixi’s that are out now.
Apple and Google and Microsoft, Oh My!
The gauntlets have been thrown and the challenge has been issued. But just what is it that is at stake? In the cell phone market there is clearly one product that has a huge lead. The iPhone is the reigning champion, but it is widely believed that Android phones will close the gap quickly.
First Android App – Monty Python Soundboard
I have put together a quick and dirty Monty Python soundboard as a learning experience.
WIFI has been working hard
With all the talk of a Triple G phone coming out, the thought of city wide WIFI becomes an important “what-if” question. If you could travel across a state, city or even between states using a WIFI connection that was secure, consistent and high speed would it be valuable? The upcoming 802.11u standard will provide [...]
Google’s next moves?
I have been following Google’s plans for a while now and trying to see where they are planning to go from here. I predict a VoIP setting in a future version of Android that will come configured to automatically connect to a Google service. I also foresee Google becoming their own ISP shortly as well.
Android is not Google
It seems that people are frequently forgetting this fact. Android is an Open Source OS that has had strong Google influence, and has Google Products (Maps, Gmail, and so forth) that are not Open Source and THEY belong to Google.
Enough Androids to Scare Will Smith
Eric Schmidt said that 2009 would be an Android year but coming into September with only one new phone available (and it still being on the only carrier with an Android phone) may have caused people to question Eric’s prediction.
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