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July, 2008 Articles

Michael Dell: We’re Working On That

by Rob Jackson on July 28th, 2008 3 Comments

It’s been awhile since we initially heard rumors of a Dell-made Android Phone. Founder and CEO of the company, Michael Dell, has helped speculation resurface without revealing anything at all. GigaOM interviewed Mr. Dell who, when asked whether they would decide to work with Android and/or Symbian stated, “We’re not ready to publicly disclose our [...]

Android & Symbian Will Merge… SIKE

by Rob Jackson on July 27th, 2008 5 Comments

Analysts from J. Gold Associates pulled a Ms. Cleo, pretending they could predict the future. Like Ms. Cleo (back in the day), you saw their prediction EVERYwhere. You couldn’t flip webpages without seeing the same darn rumor: Android & Symbian will merge in the next 3 to 6 months. As we’ve seen in recent weeks, [...]

Android, Google Will Threaten Garmin

by Rob Jackson on July 26th, 2008 1 Comments

The convergence of Mobile continues. The arms race for megapixel packed phones has somewhat taken the spotlight as several 8MP Camera Phones vie for dominance. Meanwhile, your traditional GPS navigation system is quietly tiptoeing towards the mobile edge… and at the bottom of that big cliff might lie Android. Lets play a game called free [...]

Review Restaurants & Businesses From Your Phone

by Rob Jackson on July 23rd, 2008 1 Comments

You decide to eat at a hole-in-the-wall restaurant but come to find out that the inside looks glamorous, the food is amazing, the service is extroardinary and the price is affordable. You want to share your find with your friends, family and the rest of the world. So, what do you do? This exact thing [...]

Verizon’s 1st Open Device…

by Rob Jackson on July 22nd, 2008 No Comments

Is a modem. That’s right folks… a modem. While anyone could have guessed that the first device wouldn’t be an Android phone, we’re guess nobody is too excited about the reality: the launch of a machine-to-machine modem to alert businesses of supply chain deficiencies and communicate the need to replenish the supply. How boring. And [...]

gPhone, gPhone, gPhone

by Rob Jackson on July 14th, 2008 4 Comments

How many times does the distinction between an Android enabled phone and a gPhone need to be made before people get the hint? We’ve been through this before… but yet again, unfounded and baseless rumors about an apparent “gPhone” – a physical Google branded piece of hardware – have escaped the mouths of those who [...]

T-Mobile Launching HTC Dream on October 1st?

by Rob Jackson on July 12th, 2008 7 Comments

Last week rumors were swirling that T-Mobile would celebrate the launch of its 3G Network on October 1st by also rolling out the Android enabled HTC Dream. We’re about a week late in reporting this… and purposefully. In fact, we didn’t really WANT to report it because like many Android rumors lately it seems to [...]

Install Android on your Nokia N810 Tablet

by Rob Jackson on July 7th, 2008 12 Comments

Even we think it’s kind of crazy how mere video of Android running on an existing device starts a frenzy that tears across the internet. Really guys, is it that exciting? It wasn’t before but perhaps now it is… because there are directions on how to do it yourself complete with downloadable files and an [...]