HTC And Samsung Are Screwing Up Google’s Ice Cream Sandwich… Or Are They?
We’ve mentioned it on here before (I think), but a stock version of Android on a smartphone is not a looker. It’d be very difficult to pitch Android on aesthetics against a stock Windows Phone or iPhone because of its utilitarian nature. Android sells 700,000 phones a day because of the OS’s ubiquity. So now that Google’s put some effort into making a beautiful operating system (thanks to webOS’s Matias Duarte), what do HTC and Samsung do? Seek to ruin it entirely.
Windows Phone 7 (Mango Release) – Mash-Up – Sell Out Spotlight
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Verizon + Another National 4G Outage = Sadface
Well, here we go again. Verizon is suffering yet another 4G LTE outage this month.
They say technical issues are to blame…naturally.
Let’s talk about this.
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Windows Phone 7 (Mango Release) – Crave – Sell Out Spotlight
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Galaxy Nexus On Verizon + Google Wallet = Leave Your Real Wallet At Home!
If you’ve read the site for a bit, you know I’ve been super excited about the advent of NFC-enabled payment and check-ins. While the latter’s still a little ways out, it’s possible, albeit on extremely rare hardware, to pay for stuff with a few taps of your cell phone, at least in North America. Google’s made a push toward NFC-enabled payments with Wallet, but so far, only one phone on exactly one carrier (the Nexus S on Sprint) supports it. Well, I’m here to tell you today that dreams do come true (if you have a Verizon Galaxy Nexus, anyway) and I’m more than happy to show you how this future of paying for stuff works!
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Verizon Galaxy Nexus – The Last Review You’ll Ever Need
Yes, I’m a liar. After ranting about Verizon’s poor handling of the Galaxy Nexus announcement I was bitter and, well, extremely bitter. But now that the phone is out in stores, me ditching Sprint in the process to get it on the Big Red carrier, even the most vile and grim of hearts will melt once you start using it. It may not win on a few fronts in the spec wars, but this is, end-to-end, the best Android phone money can buy. You may have read other reviews about the international version of this phone, but this is the first – and last- review you’ll need on the Verizon version. Let me explain just why.
When Will Ice Cream Sandwich Change The Android World? Ever?
Now that the Galaxy Nexus is finally out on American shelves today, finally, we’re really going to see the wheels on Google’s latest – and certainly most differentiated – version of Android roll into homes. We’ve had our time with Android 4.0 (or Ice Cream Sandwich, as you know it) and we think it’s pretty swell, but are any of Google’s big efforts to improve Android substantially really going to make it to most customers any time soon? Unfortunately, no.
HP Could Be A Dangerous Company
You have to give marketing agencies credit where it’s due. When it comes to large, multinational conglomerates like Hewlett Packard or tobacco/food/everything processor Altria (formerly Philip Morris), they have to condense a billion different ideas into a single marque that makes sense for everyone. In essence, it’s like writing an episode of Star Trek. HP has a chance to avoid the trap of becoming a dull brand, but they haven’t seized on the opportunity. Why?
Microsoft Is Starting To Realize That No One Is Buying Windows Phones
To say Windows Phone’s effect on the mobile industry has been soft since its release a year ago would be the understatement of the decade. I was originally so crazy in love with the platform and had been for years, but Microsoft seems to work so hard to prevent it from being successful that even I’ve backed away from the possibility. First it was their weak approach to Zune, then it was a bunch of other stuff, and now I really don’t see the selling point anymore after top phone makers like Samsung, Motorola, and HTC keep making better Android phones. (And when will Sprint or Verizon be getting a Mango-generation Windows Phone? Exactly.) Well, it seems that Microsoft is finally coming to the conclusion, while retailers sit on thousands of unsold Windows Phones, that they’re doing this thing all wrong.
