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    Dsmvwl  Admin  Promote to frontpage Approve user Ban user ×
    Image of switchblade saints switchblade saints
    12/12/09

    In reply to The 30 Essential Android Apps
    Twidroid? Matt remember when you said seesmic was your new must use twitter app?

    [gizmodo.com]
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    Image of matt buchanan matt buchanan
    12/16/09

    @switchblade saints: have you used twidroid since the update?
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    12/16/09

    @matt buchanan: I have not, I deleted and use seesmic after your review haha, I'll have to check it out.
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    Image of Killjoy Killjoy
    12/11/09

    In reply to The 30 Essential Android Apps
    And how could I possibly have forgotten? The essential Android game for 2009 is Zombie, Run!
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    Image of OCEntertainment OCEntertainment
    12/11/09

    @Killjoy: Oh, yes, Zombie, Run! After a conversation about this game with a youth leader at our local church, she had me adapt the game to be a live-action scavenger hunt wherein some some of the 20-somethings in our group volunteered to dress up as Zombies and attempt to attack or capture the kids.

    That's right. Because of this game, I got to be a zombie. And attack children. At a church.

    (The actual app was fun, too.)
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    Image of Killjoy Killjoy
    12/11/09

    @OCEntertainment: When Android was first announced, I liked the news that programmers would have open(ish) access to the hardware and software. The more tinkerers you accommodate, the more Zombie, Run!s you'll wind up with.

    And thanks for the mental image: I can't think of many community-organized activity programs better than church zombies preying on kids.
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    Image of Bueller Bueller
    12/11/09

    In reply to The 30 Essential Android Apps
    Thanks, Matt for a great article. I've been looking for a listing like this to help me decide if I really want this phone.

    Also, can this phone handle more than one gmail account at the same time?
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    DustyButt™ promoted this comment Bueller was starred Bueller was unstarred
    Image of DustyButt™ DustyButt™
    12/11/09

    @Bueller: Yes, I have three gmail accounts. I think that you can also use exchange to push mail from 10 accounts total. I'll research that just to be sure.
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    Image of DustyButt™ DustyButt™
    12/11/09

    @Bueller: This is from the Verizon site...

    How many email accounts do DROID devices support?
    Unlimited accounts are supported with the understanding that the more accounts checked on the device means the device memory and battery are filled faster.

    [wirelesssupport.verizon.com]
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    Image of Bueller Bueller
    12/11/09

    @DustyButt™: Thanks! Sounds great.
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    Image of cc82 cc82
    12/11/09

    In reply to The 30 Essential Android Apps
    I'd disagree that a task manager is mandatory for keeping an Android phone speedy. I used to run TasKiller on my Hero, but uninstalled it after doing some research, and haven't seen any performance drop. Something about the way Linux allocates memory and handles background processes...

    More on the subject:
    [androidforums.com]
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    Image of DustyButt™ DustyButt™
    12/11/09

    @cc82: The general consensus is that killing tasks makes no difference in speed, and some who run task killer programs end up with glitches. There were those who were running a task killer app and because they kept killing their background email programs they ended up screwing up their email accounts.

    I ran a task killer for a few days and I got rid of it after udating to 2.0.1... I don't even notice it's gone. The phone is fast, period. No need for a task killer in my opinion.
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    Image of nachobel nachobel
    12/11/09

    In reply to The 30 Essential Android Apps
    Ok this image is creepy as shit. It's like It meets Droid. :/
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    TheSonOfKrypton promoted this comment nachobel was starred nachobel was unstarred
    Image of cpt.snerd cpt.snerd
    12/11/09

    @nachobel: I agree that image is creeepy! But did anyone else think that the mouth was just like the squiggle from under the Amazon logo?
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    Edited by cpt.snerd at 12/11/09 10:13 AM cpt.snerd was starred cpt.snerd was unstarred
    Image of cpt.snerd cpt.snerd
    12/11/09

    @cpt.snerd: Bleh, dunno how to use the image linking correctly - someone help me out!? :(
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    OCEntertainment promoted this comment Edited by cpt.snerd at 12/11/09 10:15 AM cpt.snerd was starred cpt.snerd was unstarred
    Image of OCEntertainment OCEntertainment
    12/11/09

    @cpt.snerd: There ya' go.

    And now that I associate that mark with a smile and not an arrow, it looks like the Amazon logo is smirking at me. Or possibly trying to hit on me. Thanks.
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    Image of Yinzers Are People Too Yinzers Are People Too
    12/11/09

    @OCEntertainment: Strange...I had always thought the amazon logo was smiling at me, which I found weird. Now I realize it is an arrow pointing from A to Z...I wonder how many other idiots are out there like me thinking amazon was smiling at them.
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    Image of OCEntertainment OCEntertainment
    12/11/09

    @Yinzers Are People Too: A good graphic artist will be able to do that. Hide multiple interpretations in the same logo.

    The FedEx logo is the classic example. A simple, easy to identify five-letter, two-color word that you always recognize. Then you see the arrow. And your life is never the same again.
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    Image of davidm davidm
    12/11/09

    @OCEntertainment: The Toblerone logo does the same thing.
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    OCEntertainment promoted this comment davidm was starred davidm was unstarred
    Image of OCEntertainment OCEntertainment
    12/11/09

    @davidm: Holy crap a bear!!!

    *is now afraid of Tobelerone*
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    Image of nachobel nachobel
    12/11/09

    @OCEntertainment: How do you use the img linking? I've tried with img html tags, didn't work :(
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    OCEntertainment promoted this comment nachobel was starred nachobel was unstarred
    Image of OCEntertainment OCEntertainment
    12/11/09

    @nachobel: Right below the text box, there's an image icon. Click it. You can either upload an image or link to one you found in a Google image search.

    I've had trouble with uploading in the past, though if that happens, just use imageshack and then link to it.
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    Image of nachobel nachobel
    12/11/09

    @OCEntertainment: Oh, hah! you know, I've never noticed that box...

    thanks.
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    Image of Killjoy Killjoy
    12/11/09

    @OCEntertainment: I'm sorry... am I reading you wrong, or is there an arrow in the FedEx logo that my branding allergy is preventing me from seeing?
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    12/11/09

    @Killjoy: It's the empty space between the E and the X.

    It uses the negative space to create a shape. Some people see it, others don't. Fortunately, the logo works either way. However, because it's so cleverly sort-of hidden, you end up talking about it. Which is a nice bonus for the marketing team.
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    Image of Killjoy Killjoy
    12/11/09

    @OCEntertainment: Well I'll make like a sock and be darned, there it is.
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    Image of TheSonOfKrypton TheSonOfKrypton
    12/11/09

    In reply to The 30 Essential Android Apps
    DDDDRRRRROOOOIIIIDDDDD!
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    Image of InsanePenguin InsanePenguin
    12/11/09

    @TheSonOfKrypton: Damn. Just like when people say "Good news!" and I think of Futurama, now when I see "Droid" I think of that damned sound.
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    Image of Reil: Lifehacker Ninja Stars Reil: Lifehacker Ninja Stars
    11/23/09

    In reply to Google Maps Navigation Hits the G1, MyTouch, All Other 1.6 Handsets
    Buggery. I just went through the trouble of flashing it onto my phone last weekend.
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    Image of txfisher001 txfisher001
    11/23/09

    In reply to Google Maps Navigation Hits the G1, MyTouch, All Other 1.6 Handsets
    I've got a Hero, and although no Google Navigation yet, they are pushing out a firmware update that fixes several bugs....
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    Image of UnderLoK UnderLoK
    11/23/09

    @txfisher001: Off topic, but thanks for the heads up (getting it now) 1.56.651.2.

    #htchero
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    Edited by UnderLoK at 11/23/09 3:52 PM UnderLoK was starred UnderLoK was unstarred
    Image of EBone EBone
    11/23/09

    In reply to Google Maps Navigation Hits the G1, MyTouch, All Other 1.6 Handsets
    Just a quick Android question - will older phones like the G1 and MyTouch ever get the 2.0 OS pushed to them, or are they stuck with 1.6?
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    Image of MarcusMaximus MarcusMaximus
    11/23/09

    @EBone: Nobody knows. Cyanogen is currently working on getting it to those with rooted phones but Qualcomm apparently hasn't released the drivers for it. But nobody knows if Google will do so officially.
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    EBone promoted this comment MarcusMaximus was starred MarcusMaximus was unstarred
    Image of EBone EBone
    11/23/09

    @MarcusMaximus: This is what worries me about Android. While many complain about the closed Apple system, since Apple controls the hardware and software, even the older handsets get the new OS (minus a few hardware dependent features like compass).

    With so many different hardware-specific tweaked versions of Android, you have to rely on the manufacturer to re-tailor the latest OS to their hardware. What if they decide they just don't want to? For instance, the Motorola Cliq would require a pretty refined upgrade for their custom software overlay. And if the Cliq didn't meet Moto's sales goals, they probably won't bother.

    I guess only a *true* Google-branded phone would get all the upgrades. But then again, wasn't the G1 a Google branded phone?
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    Image of OCEntertainment OCEntertainment
    11/23/09

    @EBone: The G1 is a Google branded phone. There's also no word yet on just when or if it might get 2.0. I'm not exactly sure why, but for some reason the Droid get early dibs on Eclair. The source code didn't even drop until after the Droid was released.

    Earlier this year, Google said there'd be at least 2 new updates this year. For what that's worth, and for whoever that's referring to, we may never know. T-Mobile/HTC haven't said anything for certain about the G1 not getting Eclair, so it may happen yet.

    I will say this, though, as annoying as it is that each carrier has to modify it for their own handsets, they at least have the motivation of an lively group of early adopter nipping at their heels. ;-)

    Hopefully each manufacturer will take the same approach HTC is and make a single UI for each of their phones, so they don't have to keep retweaking Android for each handset.
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    Image of Anonymoose Anonymoose
    10/07/09

    In reply to Something Not Quite Right About Limited Edition Fender MyTouch 3G
    wait, is this a mexican strat or an american strat? i don't want to have to change out the pickups and have to tune it every one hour of playing.
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    Wilson Rothman promoted this comment Anonymoose was starred Anonymoose was unstarred
    Image of The Lab The Lab
    10/07/09

    In reply to Something Not Quite Right About Limited Edition Fender MyTouch 3G
    Memo written to product designers at large:

    Wood is beautiful. Metal is beautiful. Plastic can be beautiful. Plastic painted to look like wood is tacky (see station wagons). Plastic painted to look like metal is also tacky but less obvious.

    The original Zune was a good use of plastic, true to the material.

    The MacBook pro is a good use of metal and glass.

    Docomo's Touch Wood is a good use of wood.

    When in doubt, just copy those above.
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    Image of RT100 RT100
    10/07/09

    @The Lab: metal painted to look like would was not mentioned. as evidenced from the pictures above, though, blech
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    The Lab promoted this comment RT100 was starred RT100 was unstarred
    Image of The Lab The Lab
    10/07/09

    @_rt¹⁰⁰: Indeed, I could have tightened that up by just saying that any material made to look like any other material is a sin against design.
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    Image of Anonymoose Anonymoose
    10/07/09

    @The Lab: hmm, i guess you're right

    HEY YOU! THAT'S A SIN AGAINST DESIGN!

    *finds woman with breast implants and slaps them - slaps them again just to teach them a lesson - grabs them and holds them still so i can give them a stern talking to - get's closer and closer to make sure they can hear me...*
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    10/07/09

    @Anonymoose: the perkiest sin known to man.
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    Image of suland suland
    10/07/09

    In reply to Something Not Quite Right About Limited Edition Fender MyTouch 3G
    STRADIVARIUS
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    32ndnote promoted this comment suland was starred suland was unstarred
    Image of 32ndnote 32ndnote
    10/07/09

    @suland: ... made violins?

    But I totally agree with the route you're going here. A phone would look really good with f holes.
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    Image of otko otko
    10/07/09

    In reply to Something Not Quite Right About Limited Edition Fender MyTouch 3G
    This is the phone that the 50 year old mid-life crisis guy will buy in hopes that hipsters at Starbucks will see it and think he's "cool".
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    Wilson Rothman promoted this comment otko was starred otko was unstarred
    Image of Andinator Andinator
    10/07/09

    In reply to Something Not Quite Right About Limited Edition Fender MyTouch 3G
    The best part would be at the end of the contract when I got to smash it Who style...

    Or burn it Hendrix style.
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    Wilson Rothman promoted this comment Mike Zuniga: That was Unexpected approved this comment Andinator was starred Andinator was unstarred
    Image of STFU_FPU! STFU_FPU!
    10/07/09

    In reply to Something Not Quite Right About Limited Edition Fender MyTouch 3G
    Not Accurate to a Fender at all colorwise. The back should match Fender colors not Les Paul colors

    OH! And no strings or whammy bar!!
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    Wilson Rothman promoted this comment Edited by STFU_FPU! at 10/07/09 8:39 PM STFU_FPU! was starred STFU_FPU! was unstarred
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