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    Image of Coolmodo Coolmodo
    10:09 AM

    In reply to The iPhone-to-Android Switch: 10 Things You Need to Know
    It wasn't so clear from the article, so if I were to use an Android, my contacts would be downloaded to the device from the Google cloud?

    i.e. if I happen to be in area with no access to the net from my Android phone, would I still have my contacts on the phone? (perhaps a silly question, but I just want to clarify). #iphone
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    Image of worldestroyer worldestroyer
    10:26 AM

    @Coolmodo: It only syncs with the cloud, all your contacts and data are actually stored on the phone.
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    Image of fleebailey33 fleebailey33
    11/06/09

    In reply to The iPhone-to-Android Switch: 10 Things You Need to Know
    one more thing i would like to add, is on android i use spanning sync to sync with ical, and address book. also works well with google sync!

    [spanningsync.com] #iphone
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    11/06/09

    In reply to The iPhone-to-Android Switch: 10 Things You Need to Know
    I feel as though i have to give my 2 cents. on android. I bought a G1 near its release, And yes something things it did better then iphone, But honestly iphone OS 3.0 fixed most of that.

    The iphone is ahead right now! in two years, or a year, i will decide and move on then. But i was tired of android sucking for so long, the first year was really lame, so i wanted something good now! not something with potential.

    The gmail app i miss alot, but google sync with exchange is great. and honestly im happy now, i see myself switching back to android in the not so distant future, but right now i feel like it is still a teenager and an iphone can already go to bars. #iphone
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    11/06/09

    In reply to The iPhone-to-Android Switch: 10 Things You Need to Know
    For all you guys suffering from crappy battery life, I recommend you get a program called APNdroid, it kills your 3g and 2g connections saving you a ton of battery life. When you want to go online just click on it and everything is back to normal. I forgot what the barcode is but it is easy to find in the market. #iphone
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    Image of Tawnie is saving no daylight Tawnie is saving no daylight
    11/06/09

    In reply to The iPhone-to-Android Switch: 10 Things You Need to Know
    The main holes I am seeing is the price. $550.00 for the Droid is my breaking point. I will be patient and wait until June when there is a discount due to my contract renewal. #iphone
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    Image of Kyle VanHemert Kyle VanHemert
    11/06/09

    @Tawnie is saving no daylight: check out today's Dealzmodo for some good deals on both the Motorola Droid and HTC Droid Eris:
    [gizmodo.com] #iphone
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    Image of Dr Durdon Dr Durdon
    11/06/09

    In reply to The iPhone-to-Android Switch: 10 Things You Need to Know
    I use my iPhone primarily as a phone and app device -- no music/video/podcasts for me. I like the sound of Android, and if I hadn't just jumped on the 3GS with a new two year contract, I might consider it a little harder. #iphone
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    Image of Nick Nick
    11/06/09

    In reply to The iPhone-to-Android Switch: 10 Things You Need to Know
    i knew a guy that owned a Harley cause he liked constantly working on it. that is what i like about my Hero. now, i don't have to constantly work on it, but there is always something i can do. #iphone
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    Image of OMG! Ponies! OMG! Ponies!
    11/06/09

    In reply to The iPhone-to-Android Switch: 10 Things You Need to Know
    Am I the only one who wants to see some hot Ellen Feiss-on-Ellen Page action? #iphone
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    Image of mike.m mike.m
    11/06/09

    In reply to The iPhone-to-Android Switch: 10 Things You Need to Know
    "Your best bet is to avoid the native player that's sort of hidden and to actually use a third party app, Meridian. Or just get a Zune HD for your music and video, and you'll be much happier."

    No, sorry. That's not going to cut it. One of the deciding factors in my decision to get an iphone was that I would no longer need to carry an ipod/PMP.

    But.

    I have absolute faith in google and the dev community, and have no doubts that a very respectable PMP app will be available in the near future. If the demand for droid is strong enough, this will be a minor road bump.

    So, I'm still switching to droid. Bye apple. You were so charming at first. It seemed like the honeymoon would never end. Then I woke up. #iphone
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    Image of jon.athan jon.athan
    11/06/09

    In reply to The iPhone-to-Android Switch: 10 Things You Need to Know
    I just switched from my 3GS to a HTC Hero. Even with my iPhone being jailbreaked, I love the Hero so much more.

    I can use the REAL facebook website and it loads faster than the mobile one on AT&T. The internet is so fast on Sprint, the browser is better (in my honest opinion) and Android + Sense UI is amazing.

    The iPhone is a great phone but the network, Apple's policies and the glacial summer releases with small changes hold it back. The Hero is the phone I've been waiting for.

    Android is the future. Find the phone that you like best and make the switch, it's worth it. #iphone
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    Image of ninjagin ninjagin
    11/06/09

    In reply to The iPhone-to-Android Switch: 10 Things You Need to Know
    I really can't wait for Milestone, the GSM flavor of Droid, to make its way to T-Mo. #iphone
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    Image of OCEntertainment OCEntertainment
    11/06/09

    In reply to The iPhone-to-Android Switch: 10 Things You Need to Know
    There actually is an easier way to browse the Market: [www.androlib.com]

    Before you get started, install the app Barcode Scanner from ZXing Team. AndroLib catalogs the entire Market, and each page has a QR barcode linking directly to the app in the Market. Use Barcode Scanner to scan the barcode on your monitor, tap "Open Browser" (it says browser, but it will take you to the Market) and you're on your way.

    It's a tiny bit out of the way, but it gives you desktop market browsing, and a friggin' cool, if slightly clunky, method for downloading. #iphone
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    Image of matt buchanan matt buchanan
    11/06/09

    @OCEntertainment: How is that easier? #iphone
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    Image of OCEntertainment OCEntertainment
    11/06/09

    @matt buchanan: Bigger screen, more speed, and a real keyboard maybe? The bottleneck is the barcode scanner which, yeah, maybe I'm in the minority that finds that cool and not bothersome at all....but I'd happily take it for the desktop browsing experience.

    Let's not kid ourselves. Not even the iPhone is easier to browse the internet on than a real computer. #iphone
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    Image of matt buchanan matt buchanan
    11/06/09

    @OCEntertainment: What I mean is--it requires somebody to know they need this app, download it, then go around scanning barcodes from a site they have to find. #iphone
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    Image of OCEntertainment OCEntertainment
    11/06/09

    @matt buchanan: And now anyone reading this comment thread does know. ;-) Together, we have informed the public! Hooray! #iphone
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    Image of met2art met2art
    11/06/09

    In reply to Free Adobe Photoshop App for Android
    If you want a fantastic photo editor for Android, I suggest PicSay Pro. It's not free (though there is a free trial version), but for the small price it does much, much more. Soft focus, vignetting, many filters, word balloons, image distortion (ie goo, or warping) curved and warpable text, painting, history painting, applying effects via image masking (ie only blur or desaturate masked portions)... plus all of the stuff this Photoshop app does.

    I've actually done some pretty nice image edits with it, and it's not huge (only 1.57M) and will save to SD, or export to email, gmail, messaging, or auto set as contact icon, wallpaper or faves icon. Extremely powerful for a phone-based image editor. I bought it after five minutes of playing with the trial version. If you have an Android device and like playing with images, then this is easily a "must have" app, in my opinion. #photoshop
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    Image of spline9 spline9
    11/06/09

    @met2art: I completely agree.
    PicSay Pro is awesome. The devs are very supportive and good about keeping it updated, too.

    I'll give this Photoshop a whirl, though... #photoshop
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    Image of met2art met2art
    11/06/09


    @spline9: I tried this Photoshop app, for nearly 1 meg, it's garbage. It barely does anything, and what it does do, it does sloooooowly. Without history painting it can't do much of anything useful. The free PicSay will do all this does, and more, and with more sharing and export options.

    Here's a quick sample of a 1 minute edit with Picsay. It's my cat, taken with the G1, and given a vignetting, and then a blur, history painted to leave the middle more in soft focus, and then slightly sepia-toned. #photoshop
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    Image of Nick Nick
    11/06/09

    In reply to Free Adobe Photoshop App for Android
    today is shaping up to be a good app day for android. two killer apps and hoping for more. w00t #photoshop
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    Image of scoobydoo scoobydoo
    11/06/09

    @Nick: I'll second that - Slacker and Photoship in one day. To me, that means developers are really taking the platform seriously. #photoshop
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    Image of Nick Nick
    11/06/09

    @Nick: just used the photoshop app to brighten up a photo taken in a dark bar. looks great. #photoshop
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    Image of OCEntertainment OCEntertainment
    11/06/09

    @Nick: Why, you may never need to go outside during the daylight again with this app! Fantastic! #photoshop
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    Image of Nick Nick
    11/06/09

    @OCEntertainment: think of the money i'll save on sun block. #photoshop
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    Image of Bertone77 Bertone77
    11/06/09

    In reply to Free Adobe Photoshop App for Android
    Free is my kind of price! Now if I only had my Sony Xperia X10 to put it on.... #photoshop
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