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Mozilla Firefox coming to Android

Mozilla Firefox coming to Android %u2013 Android and Me. As I suspected, the freedom and openness of the Android platform is resulting is a flurry of apps for the Droid and other Android phones. I got the new Directv NFL mobile superfan app just in time for the games this past Sunday, and watched them on the Droid while I watched the local game in person. Very cool. Now, Firefox announces that it is bringing its award winning browser to Android in December. I am rapidly running out of things I use the iPod Touch for; I am down to SlingMobile as the last hold out. The right to choose from many browsers (unlike iPhone and iPod Touch), especially Firefox is just one more reason why Android is going to be a superior mobile platform. Freedom for Geeks.

Extra Power For IPhone And Ipod Touch

XPAL Power | Products : AP1000. As I have discussed in recent posts, most of my mobile computing tasks have been transferred to the outstanding Droid phone. It now is my principal calendar, email, instant messaging, SMS messaging, music, twitter, ereading, and online mobile search device. I always get a signal with Verizon Wireless, and have yet to have a dropped call. The battery is long lasting, lasting almost twice as long as my iPod Touch battery. And, I have a spare battery that slips in my pocket that doubles that time. I haven't had to use it yet. I still use the iPod Touch, as the Slingmobile app allows me to connect to my home cable box, and the games are better because of the larger internal iPod memory. However, I seldom play games, and rarely need the Sling app. When I do use it, it is really annoying to run out of battery after less than an hour of streaming video. So, you need to supplement the iPhone 3GS and iPod Touch internal battery with an external one. This one is nice, but adds weight and heft to the iPod Touch. Still, it is nice to get enough juice out of the battery to watch all of the pregame shows before Sunday football, at the game.

Radio Shack slashes netbook $100 for Black Friday

Radio Shack slashes netbook $100 for Black Friday. This coming Friday is the biggest shopping day of the year; well, you have been there and done that, haven't you? I won't be standing in line at 5 A.M. outside the local Best Buy this year. But, you might consider it, If you are in the market for a netbook. My fingers are too big to use a Netbook for real work; the keyboards are too tiny; however, if you can work in such cramped space, you can get one of these for $259 this Friday.

Camangi WebStation: Is Tablet Computing Ready For Prime Time?

Camangi WebStation: 7 Inches of Android Tablet for $400 - Camangi WebStation - Gizmodo. I have really been happy with the free Android 2.0 OS on my new smart phone, the Droid. I love the fact that the software is non-proprietary, and that anyone can develop apps for it, free of the strictures of a controlling company. Google, which began its life as a go against the grain company, has figured out that you don't have to limit yourself to proprietary OSes to make a lot of money. As Android develops as an OS, you will be seeing the innovations that can be created by free and open development. The coming tablet computers may be the second wave of this revolution. While a lot of us keyboard junkies may see these as playthings, I like having the power of graphic browsing increased to a 7 inch size. Who knows whether tablets will become business machines, or whether they will operate as carry along entertainment systems. Whichever, they are really pretty to look at; and, if the Droid is a precursor, they will be easy to use and quite functional. Since Google is a web driven company, it works well with any operating system. Now, if somebody can resolve the security issues, lawyers and other professionals will be able to really get some work done.

Google Tasks on iPhone

Google Tasks on iPhone: GeeTasks%u2122 - view and update your Google Tasks from iPhone, online and offline.. No sooner did I finish gushing about the coolness of native syncing of Google Calendar and Mail and Tasks on my new Droid, than I started receiving emails and tips about doing the same thing with third party apps on the iPhone and iPod Touch. This little three dollar program syncs Google tasks on the Touch, and there are several excellent free downloads that do the same with Google Calendar. So, all is not lost if you want to be a part of the Google universe and use the iPhone and iPod Touch. Now, I have my calendar and mail and tasks on both my Droid and the iPod Touch. More tech is always better than less tech.

First Thing We Do - Let's Blame The Lawyers

Apple's app approval revolt: Will it matter? Maybe | Between the Lines | ZDNet.com. The Apple developer revolt, in which prominent developers are abandoning the Apple app process, which is draconian in its refusal to allow developers to do their thing without big brother watching and controlling, is now joined by the Android revolution, and the highly effective Verizon ad campaign highlighting the deficiencies in the AT&T network to which Apple is bound. A perfect storm is brewing that threatens the Apple supremacy in the mobile phone market. Mr. Hewitt, the Facebook app developer who recently quit Apple, blames the lawyers, who he says examine every app for violation of the terms of service promulgated by Apple and AT&T. Of course, it is easy to blame lawyers, who are just doing their jobs at the behest of the executives who create the terms of service in the first place. This is kind of like blaming newspaper editors who edit content at the behest of news publishers. Please. Let's put the blame where it lies, with the Corporate mentality at Apple, which wants to contol everything to do with its phones. Apple's ship is being tossed about by a rough sea, and buffeted on both sides by dangerous hurricanes. Apple needs to look at the freedom and features of the Android phones like the Droid. AT&T needs to spend less time litigating, and more time building out a competent 3G network. But, what do I know? I am just a grunt lawyer trying to find a phone that gets the job done, and doesn't drop calls 30% of the time.

Motorola Droid - Love At First Sight

An iPhone Blogger%u2019s Trip to the Dark Side with Verizon%u2019s Motorola Droid | The iPhone Blog. I feel like a thirty year old who waited until he got married to do the deed. Patience rewarded is the best way to describe the pleasant week the FutureLawyer has just spent getting to know the Droid. I got most of what I wanted from the iPhone by buying an iPod Touch. I enjoy all of the apps and functionality that the App Store brings to the Touch, and the only thing I couldn't do was use it as a phone, except with Skype and a Wifi connection. However, waiting for Verizon to get a decent phone was worth it. The Droid is amazing; the screen makes the iPhone and iPod Touch look blurry and washed out. It has a removable battery, forever eliminating the problems I had with the iPhone or Touch running out of juice halfway through a day. While I like the keyboard, I am surprised to learn that by getting used to the iTouch keyboard, I had become accustomed to using the virtual keyboard, and I seldom use the slide out keyboard on the Droid. Current iPhone users are trapped with AT&T until the expiration of their two year deals; however, it would be worth paying a termination fee, IMHO, to get away from AT&T and getting a Droid or Eris. Of course, there is always a catch, and Verizon is now doubling the termination fee. Big Red has a bad habit of dinging its loyal customers. However, they realize they are the best game in town now, and they are going to take advantage of it. That said, at least they are using an open source OS, in Android, and don't exercise the draconian control of a company like Apple. Pick your poison. For me and mine, we will take open source every time.

Face It - You Want Facebook On The iPhone

Facebook iPhone App Dev Quits Over App Store Policies | iPhonefreak. Apple had better get a clue. When one of the highest profile app developers, Joe Hewitt, who created the Facebook app for iPhone and other platforms, quits being an Apple developer over the ridiculous Apple restrictions, you are in trouble. If you are an iPhone user, you need to wake up. Most of us using iPhones and iPod Touches have had no trouble finding useful apps among the many available. Apple's restrictive policies are a pain; but, there are many useful apps. Now, Android looms large as a huge open source threat. If more developers figure out that they don't need Apple to sell software, Apple really is going to have a problem.

Hey, AT&T - It's The Network, Stupid!

Editorial: Hey, AT&T -- drop lawsuits, not calls. Far be it from me to suggest that there should be fewer lawsuits. We lawyers need litigation to survive, and I am happy for the cadre of lawyers who are finding full employment in the AT&T versus Verizon ad litigation. However, if AT&T spent as much money fixing their substandard 3G network, as they are on lawyers and litigation, they might have a chance against Verizon. As this article accurately points out, Verizon has a better network, a more compreshensive coverage browser, a faster real life download experience, FAR greater 3G coverage, which is essential for modern smart phones, and is going to have the next generation LTE networks available in 30 markets next year, which is 30 more than AT&T. So, AT&T should start competing on service and capability, and not advertising savvy. And, Apple, unless you want the coming Android onslaught to make the iPhone a lot less popular, you might want to consider another network.

Dell unveils Android-based Mini 3 smartphone - in China!

Dell unveils Android-based Mini 3 smartphone | Crave - CNET. Apparently, Dell, a Texas company, has decided to enter the smart phone wars with an increasingly popular Android phone. The Mini 3 is a candy bar phone like the Palm Pixi, and the Motorola Eris, and will run Android. However, the U.S. market isn't the place Dell will begin the rollout, with China and Brazil getting the phone first. No word on when, or if, Dell will sell the Mini 3 in the U.S. However, until then, I am perfectly happy with the Motorola Droid. Apparently, Texas isn't a big enough market.