Mobile Nations - Android, iOS, BlackBerry, Windows Phone, WebOS, etc...

irvinehomeowner said:
jvna said:
Are you saying you can run Android apps/games on the PC using Chrome?
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I believe RC is mistaken, Chrome apps are not Android apps... they have different SDKs from what I can remember.
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Ok, you're right, they are not Android apps; they are from the Chrome Web Store... which are identical to similar; I have a Chrome version of mostly everything I run on my Android; Blue Stacks is a novel idea, but I don't see a need for it...
 
The very definition of Android... and spirit of an open source OS...

can I check my gmail on your camera...?
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e7b7DNlr0tI&feature=player_embedded[/youtube]


Sony Walkman Z-series coming to U.S. and Europe in February
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Hands-on with the Motorola Motoluxe
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1rKQ2R8mee4&feature=player_embedded[/youtube]


Panasonic Toughpad is an Android Tablet for Viera Smart TV Owners
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=Wl9Tq7FlnD8[/youtube]


Panasonic Wireless Cameras Feed Video to Your Android Phones
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=tmq06lEOOY4[/youtube]


Samsung washing machine pings your phone when load is done
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There are sooo many stories... this afternoon, about Android... I can't keep up...
 
Works of Art...


[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=B5S5wDBgfPA#t=119s[/youtube]


ESI 250 Smartphone for the desktop
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=7LhaBrIKJgg#t=14s[/youtube]


Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=55mhC-35OFs#t=0s[/youtube]


Sony Xperia S
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=TN4PDXLkxRE#t=0s[/youtube]
 
once again... the Padfone, over a year and still in development...

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=ads-Z0S7Xmc[/youtube]
 
I'm still on vaca... but I got 3 seconds to post this... Good day all..

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=3VTIRd2mbRw[/youtube]
 
That survey is very skewed.  It's based off people at CES.  Those people are there for new tech and it doesn't look good for Blackberry while it does look good for iPhone/iPad.  Very skewed.
 
I love seeing the world through my son's eyes.  The day is full of first experiences and discoveries, as we all get older, there isn't much that we haven't seen or done.  Until yesterday, that is.  The G-Nex comes with NFC capabilities, near field communication allows the phone to beam information to other phones and devices.  You can Google Beam and share web pages, video and apps; but with Google Wallet, you are also able to pay for things without breaking out the wallet.

There was this debacle with Google Wallet and Verizon when they release the phone; it didn't come with the phone, but that doesn't stop us from side-loading it ourselves.  You don't even have to root or unlock you phone to side-load it.  But the app is no where to be found on the Android market...

First... enable installation of non-Android app sources
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Go to XDA forum...http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1365360
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Download the App, and just click install when finish...
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Activate the Google Prepaid Card
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and I add my Citibank card...
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[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DsaJMhcLm_A[/youtube]

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gZGoXvzW4WU&feature=relmfu[/youtube]

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NKuUzNnb8aQ[/youtube]

When was the last time your Search engine bought you dinner?  With the activation of your Google Prepaid card, they give you a $10 instant credit.  The kid wanted chicken nuggets last night, so I picked up the 20-piece, with a couple of sandwiches and large fries; total came out to $9.67; put the phone up to the register, and the process was fast and painless.  My first payment with NFC put a huge smile on my face.  Thanks for dinner Google...!
 
We have a few charts to digest this afternoon...


Android and iOS said to contribute to the fall of personal computing - look at the Slope of Android, almost as steep as the Apple II in the beginning...
http://www.bgr.com/2012/01/18/android-and-ios-said-to-contribute-to-the-fall-of-personal-computing/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+TheBoyGeniusReport+%28BGR+%7C+Boy+Genius+Report%29
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Apple?s iOS and BlackBerry most popular mobile platforms among IT pros
http://www.bgr.com/2012/01/18/apples-ios-and-blackberry-most-popular-mobile-platforms-among-it-pros/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+TheBoyGeniusReport+%28BGR+%7C+Boy+Genius+Report%29
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iPad still on top as tablet competition heats uphttp://www.bgr.com/2012/01/18/ipad-still-on-top-as-tablet-competition-heats-up/
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Nielsen: Android still top dog, but Q4 buyers preferred iPhone 4Shttp://www.engadget.com/2012/01/18/nielsen-q4-ratings-smartphone/
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Whoah... some balanced reporting from rc in that last post.

I really think that it's going to be

$400+ market = iPad
< $350 market = ICS Android
< $200 market = Amazon

Android will probably be the most widespread smartphone OS... but iPhone will be the most bought models of smartphones.

That leaves RIM and WindowsPhone with the leftovers.
 
Want iOS5 features on your non-iOS5 upgradeable iDevice... just go through the White Door:
http://www.bgr.com/2012/01/19/iphone-owners-living-in-the-past-finally-get-a-peek-at-the-present/

A group of independent iOS developers have taken it upon themselves to bring a number of the great features iPhone 4S, iPhone 4 and iPhone 3GS owners enjoy to the first and second-generation iPhone and iPod touch. Using a custom iOS build called Whited00r, popular iOS 5 features including enhanced mutitasking support, reminders, home screen folders, video recording and even Newsstand are made available on older iPhone and iPod touch devices.
[...]
Whited00r 5.1 is available for free and can be installed using Apple?s iTunes software on a Mac or a Windows PC. The team behind Whited00r recommends that users set up their devices as new rather than restoring from a backup after installing the customer software.
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I'm going to try this out on my wife's old iPhone 3G.
 
thoughts... reactions...?

BLU Studio 5.3 - not the best specs... but, not bad, at all...

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GENERAL 2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 2 (D510 only)
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - SIM 1
Announced 2011, December
Status Available. Released 2012, January
BODY Dimensions 150 x 81 x 10.9 mm
Weight 192 g
- Touch-sensitive controls
DISPLAY Type TFT capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Size 480 x 800 pixels, 5.3 inches (~176 ppi pixel density)
Multitouch Yes
-Touch-sensitive controls
SOUND Alert types Vibration, MP3 ringtones
Loudspeaker Yes
3.5mm jack Yes
MEMORY Card slot microSD, up to 32 GB, buy memory
Internal 512 MB ROM, 512 MB RAM
DATA GPRS Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps
EDGE Class 12
Speed HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 384 Kbps
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g, Wi-Fi hotspot
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0
CAMERA Primary 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels, autofocus, LED flash
Features Geo-tagging, touch-focus, image stabilization, face detection
Video Yes, 480p@30fps
Secondary Yes, VGA
FEATURES OS Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread)
Chipset MediaTek MT6573
CPU 800 MHz ARM1176
Sensors Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Messaging SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email, IM
Browser HTML, Adobe Flash
Radio Stereo FM radio
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support
Java Yes, via Java MIDP emulator
Colors Black
- SNS integration
- Dual SIM (D510 only)
- MP3/AAC/WMA/WAV player
- MP4/DivX/XviD/WMV/H.264/H.263 player
- Organizer
- Voice memo/dial
- Predictive text input
BATTERY Standard battery, Li-Ion 2500 mAh
Stand-by Up to 700 h
Talk time Up to 8 h
 
It's not Android.. so I still prefer.. MotoActv... but cool none the less...

Nike's Nike+ FuelBand wristband tracks your every movement
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TtfJAyjkkGs&feature=player_embedded[/youtube]

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-eAjsFl22HM&feature=player_embedded[/youtube]

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=C3SIbokHetQ[/youtube]
 
Wake up people... (dragging my feet, on the wet payment...) burrr... got my warm coffee oh.. Ashley is on...

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=-T5DO5HHvPA[/youtube]
 
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