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    Image of OCEntertainment OCEntertainment
    12/18/09

    In reply to Remainders - The Good, Bad and Ugly Things We Didn't Post (and Why)
    "In an official Tweet (ugh)"

    My favorite part of this article.^
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    12/18/09

    In reply to Palm Looking At Other Carriers; Faster, Snappier webOS 1.3.5 Update On Its Way Soon
    If there is any company that should sell direct to consumers, it's Palm. They're in some deep, deep trouble if they don't do something and quick. Admit that the retail price of a phone should be around $300, sell them unlocked directly to consumers, and outfit them with a chip that can handle v&d on at least the GSM carriers in the US. That's my turnaround plan for Palm - feel free to take it at no charge, Jon.
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    Image of Amir Shaikh Amir Shaikh
    12/18/09

    @OMG! weatherman: But what manufacturer has seen any success in selling unlocked devices in the US? I honestly believe that Palm is still doing all the right things, my biggest criticism is this stupid relationship with Sprint but if theyre finally branching out to other carriers i promise we'll see some new positive buzz for them.

    Give me an updated pre on Att without the slight lag Web OS desperately needs to get rid of (which is why the next firmware sounds magical) and ill happily leave my iphone for it. I think in a world where iphone's ui is aging a bit and 50 million new android phones make it harder to have one standout, palm still has the chance to be a breath of fresh air if they can weather the storm
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    12/18/09

    @Amir Shaikh: Well Nokia's trying and not doing terribly well, but it's not because they're selling unlocked phones, it's because their phones suck. Well, they don't really suck, but they're not competitive with Apple or Android phones really, and they tend to skew more towards the low end of the market which probably appeals to a subsidized phone market as well.

    I fundementally believe that if given the choice most people would prefer to buy an unsubsidized phone, and that if most people did we would see a big drop in service prices. But right now the service providers are trying desperately to hang on to the power they think they have, and controlling the phones is the their last stand really. If Google goes direct to consumers, others will have to follow suit including Palm. So maybe Palm should be ahead of the race this time instead of pulling in third or fourth or dead as they have done in the past.
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    12/18/09

    In reply to Remainders - The Good, Bad and Ugly Things We Didn't Post (and Why)
    That Acer laptop would be more likely to have a "Go Taiwan!" sticker on it instead.
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    12/18/09

    @Odin: Dude. Its in Vancouver. CANADA RULEZZZ!
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    12/18/09

    @ccoady:
    Acer are based in Taiwan though...
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    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 Carrick1973 Carrick1973
    12/11/09

    In reply to Sprint Confirms Android 2.0 for HTC Hero, But You're Gonna Wait a While
    I just wish the price would come down on the Hero, even for the friends and family or SERO plan, it's still 280 bucks, and then you have to wait a couple of months to get the $100 rebate back. With the Droid, you can get it for 100 bucks and don't have to wait for the rebate if you get it at Best Buy. I suppose that Sprint doesn't recoup as much money from higher monthly costs, so they need to charge more in the upfront costs, but it's hard to justify throwing down almost 300 bucks on a phone when my Touch still does just fine.
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    12/14/09

    @Carrick1973: You just reminded me that I never mailed in my rebate... I should more than likely take care of that.
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    Image of ForestFire0 ForestFire0
    12/11/09

    In reply to Sprint Confirms Android 2.0 for HTC Hero, But You're Gonna Wait a While
    So I was considering upgrading my Sprint phone to something running Android this Christmas, but I wanted to wait for 2.0. Now that I see I have to wait this long, it barely even makes sense for me to stay with Sprint. Is upgrading to the current version really this hard?
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    Killjoy promoted this comment ForestFire0 was starred ForestFire0 was unstarred
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    12/11/09

    @ForestFire0: If you're willing to get your toes wet (and if you post here you just might be) then custom brews of 1.6 have significant features of 2.0 squeezed in and you can have instant gratification. Consider too that you can still use out-of-box 1.6 as a type of GPS navigation (responsibly, natch), just not with fancy flythrough graphics and vocal turn-by-turn.

    On the other hand, over the next six months there will be new Android phones on various carriers - some of them with better hardware, some of them running the latest official release. Decisions, decisions...
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    12/13/09

    @Killjoy: Well, with all the talk of Google phones from Google made by HTC, I have a good idea what I'll be choosing for my next phone. But all this talk of instant gratification and doing-it-myself is pretty enticing.

    @jon.athan: Well, my contract with Sprint is up pretty soon and the only reason I choose it in the first place was because it was the only carrier with service at my home, where I no longer live. And if Sprint doesn't have the phone I want, why can't I look around?
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    12/11/09

    In reply to Sprint Confirms Android 2.0 for HTC Hero, But You're Gonna Wait a While
    That's a more exact date then us T-Mobile Behold II users have. :/
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    OCEntertainment promoted this comment fallenturtle was starred fallenturtle was unstarred
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    12/11/09

    @fallenturtle: That's more than the G1/MT3G owners have gotten. And we run stock Android. Granted, the G1 had that memory issue, but the MT3G? Seriously?

    I get closer and closer to rooting this thing everyday.
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    Image of Calijoefornia Calijoefornia
    12/11/09

    @OCEntertainment: This might sound stupid, but I don't know a whole lot about T Mo stuff, are they still selling the G1 or has it been phased out since MT3G came out?
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    OCEntertainment promoted this comment Calijoefornia was starred Calijoefornia was unstarred
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    12/11/09

    @Calijoefornia: I believe they still sell the G1 alongside the MT3G (they keep both as one has a keyboard and the other doesn't). Though I think they're pushing the CLIQ a bit harder than either of them just because it's the newest and they need to get it out the door.
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    Image of eeJonathan eeJonathan
    12/12/09

    @OCEntertainment: Yeah. The MT3G still gets the main display at my local T-Mobile store (last I checked anyway), but I hear/see more CLIQs every day.

    Why would it take so long to update the phones?
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    OCEntertainment promoted this comment eeJonathan was starred eeJonathan was unstarred
    Image of OCEntertainment OCEntertainment
    12/12/09

    @eeJonathan: Well it seems Google's been more than a little stingy with the 2.0 update. The source code didn't even drop until either pretty close to or after the day the Droid was released.

    I don't think any exclusive deal was made public, but it seems that at least for a while the Droid is the only device running 2.0. In fact, perhaps this deal is the reason the Hero has to wait so long. Unfortunately, it's all speculation from here.
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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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    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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    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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    DustyButt™ promoted this comment cc82 was starred cc82 was unstarred
    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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    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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    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
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    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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    12/11/09

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

    thanks.
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    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 Curves Curves
    12/07/09

    In reply to Yahoo Will Divulge Pretty Much Anything for $60
    I guess I have to download and archive all my juicy e mails from Yahell to protect them. $60 would be a very low price for all the dirt thats in there.
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    12/07/09

    In reply to Yahoo Will Divulge Pretty Much Anything for $60
    The only thing I really use Yahoo for is the email address that I get all my spam sent to. I guess they can have that if they want. Sometimes there is pron. Maybe they will like that as well.
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    12/07/09

    @Hello Mister Walrus: The problem is that not only Yahoo can do this, eventually, other companies can "share" the info as well...
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    Hello Mister Walrus promoted this comment Crimson33 was starred Crimson33 was unstarred
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    12/07/09

    @Crimson33: The article twists the meaning somewhat. Yahoo isn't really "selling" information. When law enforcement agencies subpoena a company (Yahoo, Google, MS, whoever) for information, there is nothing much that they can really do about it. The numbers above just say how much Yahoo is reimbursed for using its resources to provide this information.

    Meaning - Yahoo is probably not the only company with a chart of prices like this. It just so happens that Yahoo's chart got published here. I was sort of joking in my first comment.
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    Edited by Hello Mister Walrus at 12/07/09 11:19 AM Hello Mister Walrus was starred Hello Mister Walrus was unstarred
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    12/07/09

    In reply to Yahoo Will Divulge Pretty Much Anything for $60
    Oh. My. God.If the authorities ever get ahold of the seedy goings-on of my fantasy football league, they could put me away for a long, long time.

    I'm the commissioner in name only!
    TwoHandTouch(myself)Football is runnin' the thing!
    I swear!
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    Edited by elementary at 12/07/09 10:45 AM elementary was starred elementary was unstarred
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