Category: Android

Samsung Galaxy SIII (3) VS Iphone

Finally I get to use the line android users always use when a new iphone is released. The galaxy S III really doesn’t have too much new. It is running ICS, android’s latest OS, but that’s already a year old. One of it’s top features is a feature called S Beam where you can share content with your friend‘s galaxy by pushing them together,...

Android? Fragmented?…Nah

400 devices to test 1 Android App I saw this on COM. Animoca, a developer of android applications is forced to test their application on 400+ devices just to make sure it works. With literally hundreds (see list linked) of different android devices, I can see how it might be a challenge to develop an app that works on all of them. There are phones,...

Obama 2012 To Take Payments Using iphones

Jack Dorsey, the founder and Chairman of Twitter must feel pretty good today. His next creation, Square, of which he is now the CEO has been adopted by Obama For America. For those of you who don’t know Square, Square is a mobile payment company with an unusual business model. Square gives out tiny white “Squares” that attach to the iphone/ipad/Android device through the headphone jack,...

This time Baby, I’ll be, Waaaaterproof!

Ignore the cheesy title. I am referring of course to the new Fujitsu Waterproof or “toiletproof” tablet. That was literally their presentation at CES. I’m trying to get one to test, although that testing would probably focus more on dropping it in sources of water then actually testing the tablet. Imagine using a tablet in the shower. Is this the next step for the...

How Apple Could Kill Android

People love customization. People love simple products that “just work”. That is the dilemma. That is the question. Will you tolerate a product that crashes, and has bugs, and tons of crappy products mixed with a few good ones for some extra customization. This is why Android is tied with Apple in the mobile world. By many counts there are over 200 devices running...