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    My week with Swype: the end of my search for the perfect keyboard

    Posted Mar 19 2012 by Justin Marden in News with 18 Comments

    I remember when Swype was the biggest thing to hit the market. Everyone was so used to simple single-letter typing that the concept blew us all away at first. Swype was a closed beta for awhile, and everyone scrambled to sign up for it. Even …

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    Has Apple gone too far?

    Posted Dec 21 2011 by Anthony M. McAfee in News with 23 Comments

    Apparently, Apple not only claims the right to censor what’s available for download onto your iOS devices, but they also reserve the ability to pull it totally off of your device if it slips past their reviewers in the first place. This means no more …

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  • Where are the Desktops in the Mobile Ecosystem? [Opinion]

    Posted Oct 13 2011 by Thijs Koot in News with 0 Comments

    We all remember Steve Jobs’ statement that we’re living in the ‘Post-PC era.’ This statement was widely spread and some people truly started believing that the days of the PC were over. I do not share this opinion, I think we should look at mobile …

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  • [Opinion] The ShiftyJelly Saga and What I’ve Learned

    Posted Aug 4 2011 by Vincent Messina in News with 13 Comments

    By now you may have read the blog/rant “Amazon App Store: Rotten to the Core.” This blog rant was written by developers ShiftyJelly and takes on the pros and cons (well more cons really) of the Amazon App Store and its “Free App of the …

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  • Nokia Continues to Say ‘No’ to Android

    Posted Nov 18 2010 by Nick Menzo in News with 32 Comments

    What do you do when you think the ship you are navigating is sinking? Do you go down with the ship like the guy from “Titantic”, or do you look for a life raft? Well despite all the warning signs that Nokia has been receiving over the past 2 years, they are going to stick with their sinking ship, Symbian.

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  • Android and You: User Responsibility

    Posted Nov 2 2009 by Kevin Galbraith in News with 17 Comments

    Back on 6 Oct., AndroidGuys published a Newbtorial called “How to Keep the Zip in Your Android.” The article laid out some rudimentary pointers about how to avoid sluggishness on your Android device by not over-taxing the available memory.

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  • Android, Not Ready for Prime Time. Or Is It?

    Posted Sep 22 2009 by Ray Walters in News with 25 Comments

    I need to start this article with a confession of addiction, it is what they tell me helps to handle my problem; Hello, my name is Ray and I am addicted to Technology. That being out of the way; I am like Napoleon Dynamite’s brother …

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  • My Impression of the G1 So Far

    Posted Sep 29 2008 by Vamien McKalin in News with 27 Comments

    Vamien weighs in with his initial impressions of Android 1.0 and the T-Mobile G1 handset.

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  • Android Set to Deliver on Multiple Fronts

    Posted Aug 23 2008 by Scott Webster in News with 15 Comments

    Not just for the techies and nerds, Android has mass appeal. Take a look at some various types of people who should see benefits from the new platform. Google’s Android platform is in the unique position of satisfying completely different groups of end users. Never …

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