Google and Android

LCD vs SLCD vs AMOLED vs Super AMOLED

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Gizmodo has posted a nice little video from Howard Forums.  The comparison is very welcomed since HTC announced SLCD provides a “comparable visual experience…[with better] battery life” and would be shifting products like the Desire and Nexus One over to the SLCD from Samsung’s AMOLEDs due to production shortages at Samsung.  The video shows that … Read more

Hello Aria: Follow-up

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Well, it has been a month since I made the move from the HTC Fuze and Windows Mobile 6.5 to the HTC Aria and Android. At this point, I couldn’t be happier with the move. I truly LOVE my Aria. What I love: 1. Size: Small, thin, and light. Fits in my pocket comfortably. The … Read more

HTC Officially Ditches AMOLED for SLCD

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Looks like HTC is tired of waiting for Samsung to deliver those AMOLED screens, and is officially switching to Super LCD (SLCD).  It was previously believed that HTC would be augmenting its AMOLED screens with Sony’s SLCDs, but it seems that they will be making a solid switch to SLCD on at least two devices, the Desire and the Nexus One.  Only time will tell if SCLD screens will bleed over to other devices and/or continue to be used in upcoming devices. Press release after the break:

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What’s Doug Running?

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On my old and proudly abandoned WinMo website I had a section called What’s Doug Running? which people liked partly out of voyeuristic titillation but also for app inspiration using me as an apps role model given how apparently sturdy an authority on the matter I appeared to them from the rest of the sections including the fanmail page where I’d post only the nice emails people sent me, most of which I wrote myself.

So now I have this Google phone and with it I can say sianara to the need to help people desperate to get their phones less crappy because Google phones simply aren’t like that out of the box whereas Microsoft phones are. So, no third website from me on how to tweak your registry to get GPS working right with Android and all that other WinMo crap. But that particular section, that’s worth mentioning right here, but for my Android collection. Top Ten Android Apps lists are a dime a dozen and you’re only going to find a top ninetysomething apps vouched for and used by Doug Simmons list here.

So after the break, if you’d like, I’m going to hit you all with an annotated list, complete with market hyperlinks if you’re reading this on an Android phone, of what I’m running at the moment, things you may want to consider running too. Things to consider being able to run were you to take the plunge and buy a Google phone like so many others including our own Dr. Jim Taylor (PhD doc, don’t ask him for Percocet scripts) who gave himself extensive psychotherapy to break out of his Microsoft Stockholm Syndrome which sadly still afflicts a handful of our other writers.

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On the Fence: A fragmented future with Windows Phone

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I’m definitely not done making decisions, especially with how awesome and free the Samsung Captivate is probably going to be when I’m ready for my upgrade.  However, in the spirit of this whole me-sharing-my-upgrade-experience thing I wanted to let you in on some of my internal thought process about the long term development of mobile operating systems.  … Read more

Barnes & Noble NOOK eReader App Comes To Android

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Android owners are going to have a lot of reading to do and enjoy their smart phones more with eReader applications like Amazon’s Kindle App as well as the newly released Barnes & Noble eReader App called “NOOK”. Personally, I am not sure that even the largest of Android Devices that are due out (ahem) would be large enough to enjoyably read but none the less, there is an Android App for you if you do!

Barnes & Nobles new NOOK application is free of charge and will run on Android devices with 1.6 or higher on it. So get your read on with Barnes & Noble and let us know what you think of eReader apps on smart phones. I am very curious how many of you use eReader apps.

Press release after the break:

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