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ASUS Padfone Mockup

rparente — Tue, 05 Jul 2011 16:11:20 +0000

Check the article here: http://www.engadget.com/2011/05/30/asus-targets-christmas-ice-cream-sandwich-for-padfone-launch-v/

Samsung Galaxy S II

rparente — Tue, 05 Jul 2011 15:57:59 +0000

Check the review here: http://www.engadget.com/2011/04/28/samsung-galaxy-s-ii-review/

One Day With The New Samsung GALAXY Tab 10.1

rparente — Wed, 16 Mar 2011 16:39:07 +0000

World Exclusive !!!! the first video test of the NEW Android Honeycomb Tablet. Samsung GALAXY Tab 10.1 is your ultimate entertainer, delivering multimedia tablet experience at the grandest scale ever
Watch Full HD movies, take 8MP photos, and play games or surf Flash websites on the large 10.1″ display and dual surround sound speakers
Everything runs smoother, faster and better with the powerful 1GHz Dual Core Processor and Android 3.0, Honeycomb platform.

Top 10 Android 2.2 Features Developers Can't Wait to Use

rparente — Tue, 25 May 2010 16:49:58 +0000

For those interested in the Android OS, here is a good article by Shane Conder and Lauren Darcey:

http://www.developer.com/open/article.php/3883891/article.htm

Building Web sites optimized for the iPhone and Android OS 2

rparente — Mon, 10 May 2010 18:25:50 +0000

Interesting post by Matthew David with several tips for the web developer targeting the web access by cell phones.

http://www.insideria.com/2010/05/building-web-sites-optimized-f.html

AIR For Android, Adobe Plans To Deliver Apps Across All Mobile Devices

rparente — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 15:51:57 +0000

The bane of all mobile app developers is the need to rewrite the same app over and over again for different devices: the iPhone, Android, Blackberry, Palm Pre, Nokia, Windows Mobile. Adobe is positioning its Flash platform (which includes the Flash player, AIR, developer tools, and media servers) as the write-once, deploy-anywhere solution for both the mobile Web and apps. Today at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain, it will announce plans to bring Adobe AIR to mobile devices, starting with Android and Blackberry phones.

Read more on the TechCrunch website.

New Samsung OmniaHD

rparente — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 16:31:49 +0000

This is the phone I’ll be waiting to come to the U.S. market. Its specifications are fantastic, 3.7″ touch screen, 640×360 resolution, 8mp camera, 3G and Wi-Fi network, GPS, 16GB internal memory, MicroSDHC slot, records high definition video and can play it back on a HD-ready TV.
No price established yet, but be sure it will be expensive.
I just hope its battery last longer than my G1′s.
You may find the whole article here.

My G1 Phone's Battery Died on Me

rparente — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 00:18:02 +0000

After about 4 months of use, early this week my G1 phone stopped charging. I could not use it off the charger for more than 1 minute. I called T-Mobile’s tech support and did some troubleshooting with them. Finally they decided to send me a new battery. I was lucky to have a spare phone (my old Blackberry), so I placed the SIM card in the Blackberry and I managed to have a working phone for the 4-day waiting period for the battery to arrive. I got the new battery Saturday, charged it and it lasted from Saturday night until now (about 24 hours). So I had to charge it again, although I have not talked on the phone for those 24 hours. It seems that the batteries are not well designed for this phone. That makes me think about why din’t I move to the iPhone ?! I’m a loyal T-Mobile customer for about 4 years, love their service (best customer service I ever experienced), never had any problems with access, drop calls, etc… The G1 phone is not bad, it is a start of a new age, open source but it is still very “probie” in this existing cell-war .

Well I’m sure many people are complaining about the same issue and I hope T-Mobile finds a solution soon. I’ll give it another chance, since I had no costs for this new battery, just the headache of not using the Internet in my Blackberry for 4 days.

New Chinese iPhoneys

rparente — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 23:19:28 +0000

Network World magazine published today an article about the Chinese iPhone look-alike or even clones. They have many models and are unlocked. Some do not work in the U.S. but the majority of them work here with any provider. Here is the article “Top 16 Chinese iPhoneys“. You may find in the article the place to buy them online.

T-Mobile Introduces the G1, First Google Android Phone

rparente — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 03:44:47 +0000

Today in New York, T-Mobile introduced the first cell phone to use Google’s Android O.S., and announced the sales starting October in the U.S. for about $180. The data plan starts at $25 and includes free Gmail account, and comes with Google Maps. The phone includes 3G and Wi-Fi access, a 3Mp camera and an accelerometer.
Well, I have been using T-mobile for a very long time and I’m very satisfied with their services, that’s why I have not bought an iPhone yet. Now I have no more excuses to jump on the band-wagon of the 3G access. Here are some pictures and the link to an article.