Android is like the little Finnish boy who pees on himself to stay warm. Sure it’s warm now, but it’s going to get icy later.
Nokia’s Anssi Vanjoki
(Source: visionmobile.com)
Posts tagged android
Posted 1 year ago
The Android UI Dilemma: Unify or Differentiate?
Is Google’s imminent lockdown of Gingerbread’s UI going to backfire?
Posted 1 year ago
Opinon: Andy Rubin’s tweet to Steve Jobs
Take this tweet by Google’s own Andy Rubin in response to Steve Jobs’ recent comments on the ‘open’ vs. ‘closed’ debate surrounding Android and iOS.
If you understand what the tweet means, you’re in a privileged minority of tech-savvy users of open source software repositories, and can recognise its contents as a set of simple commands to download and build your very own copy of the Android OS.
For the rest of us mere mortals, Andy Ruben’s response does little but highlight Google’s entire attitude towards their approach to the smartphone: a complete disregard for the average end-user’s understanding (or lack thereof) of the underlying technology of what should be a ‘pick up and use’ device.
Posted 1 year ago
European operators to meet next month; may build new OS
Four of Europe’s biggest mobile carriers, serving roughly 1 billion European customers, are holding a summit on October 8 to discuss the threat posed by Android and iOS. That threat lies in the carriers’ inability to nickel-and-dime customers using such platforms, user experience or openness be damned.
Look forward to an announcement of a new, carrier-led mobile OS, complete with home-screen advertising and per-use charges on core applications.
Posted 1 year ago
Flash on Android is "shockingly bad"
“While many Android users await the official Flash 10.1 release for their smartphones, tests of the only final version, limited to the Nexus One, suggest the player is still problematic when attempting to load and play videos. A GigaOM video shows Flash running on a Nexus One outfitted with Android 2.2. Most videos failed to load, while others were extremely choppy. The overall experience was described by the host as “shockingly bad,” despite a Wi-Fi connection to 25Mbps FiOS broadband.”
Read the full article here.
Posted 1 year ago
One-click #Android on your #iPhone (and you get to keep iOS).
Abomination? Perhaps, But you can’t fault it on its clever factor.
Posted 1 year ago
Posted 1 year ago
Malicious wallpaper app affects millions of Android handsets
I’m surprised it took this long. Still think ‘open’ is best?
Posted 1 year ago
Posted 1 year ago
The Essential ‘Death Grip’ Video Collection: Everybody does it.
Apple’s iPhone 4 has gotten a lot of bad press lately over its ‘death grip’ issue. So much so you’d think the issue was unprecedented, right? Wrong. And to prove it, here is the essential Death Grip video collection for your enjoyment:
Nexus One vs. iPhone Death Grip (start at 1:29)
And even more Nexus One Death Grip (after Google’s update to correct)
And yes, even more Nexus One Death Grip:
Now, while the HTC Evo’s top-side antenna makes the issue less likely to occur in daily use, the same cannot be said for the Nexus One and G1, both of which suffer dramatic signal drops when held in a somewhat natural fashion. Do you remember the press outrage over those two?
No. Neither do I.
Posted 1 year ago
Everything You Need To Know About The Fragmented Mobile Developer Ecosystem
Worth mentioning that this article, while interesting, conflics somewhat with the data presented on this one. The Apple v. Android divide is not as clear cut as some would like us to believe.
Posted 2 years ago
iPad Up, iPad Down. It’s all a matter of spin.
The iPad is attracting developers away from Android. At the same time, the iPad losing developers to Android.
This is a great example of the beauty of the internet: depending on what link you click, often on the same news site, you get a diametrically opposite view of the same subject.
Reviewing technology with an occasional sprinkling of art and humour.
