Tag: iPhone
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Nexus One thoughts
Google announced the HTC Nexus One today. On paper, it’s just about everything I want: a touchscreen-only HTC device with a 1GHz Snapdragon processor. It’s headed to Verizon sometime in the first half of this year. I returned my Droid last week and put my unlocked iPhone onto T-Mobile, which has a great lower-price plan…
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Follow-up: This isn’t the DROID I’m looking for.
Last week I posted an article about my thoughts on Verizon’s Motorola DROID after using it for a week. Here’s where I stand after over two weeks now: I’m not going to keep it. I love its superior functionality. I can overlook the young OS’s shortcomings. The hardware just isn’t resilient enough. There’s no way…
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An iPhone user’s week with the DROID
Last week I switched from my trusty original (non-3G) iPhone to Verizon for the much-heralded Motorola DROID. I’ve been seeing Google’s Android OS maturing over the last year and a half, and now I’m convinced that within the next couple of years, Android devices are going to be a huge deal. Right now we’re seeing…
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Dear iPhone:
We need to talk. We’ve been together for almost a year and a half now, and it’s been great – I have few complaints. You’ve freed up space in my pockets by letting me leave my PDA and iPod at home. You’ve made me feel more liberated with Google Maps at my fingertips. I even…
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iPhone 3G First Impressions
The good: $199 8GB / $299 16GB 3G internet/voice with a minimal hit on battery life No longer has the proprietary recessed headphone jack Real GPS The bad: Aluminum backing replaced with fingerprint-happy plastic 3G data plan costs an extra $10, bringing the base monthly price to $70 Still no MMS picture messaging Overall, the…