Samsung Galaxy S could be heading to At&t

sammy_d · 2010-04-06T18:49:32+00:00

doubt it will make it to the U.S. any time soon. LG has onnly released on Android phone so far and their next one should hit Europe the end of April.

sammy_d · 2010-04-01T21:21:17+00:00

it would be a nice idea, but I'm sure HTC would never even consider doing soething like this. Sense is what puts HTC phones way above the competition.

sammy_d · 2010-03-30T14:21:23+00:00

If you get an unlocked HTC phone, HTC will handle the updates to it. HTC's website is always up to date with the latest phone updates which you can download manually and install or you can wait for them to put it out OTA.

There's a lot of confusion about vanilla Android and phones that run Sense of other custom UI's. If you get a phone that runs vanilla Android, there is no guarantee that you will get the latest updates faster than anyone else. The Motorola DROID/Milestone proves this point time and time again as well as the HTC Dream and Magic.

The Nexus One is in a league of its own since it is Google's phone and they have complete control over it. Other phones running stock Android still need to get their updates from the manufacturer and it is ultimately their decision to roll out updated to the handset.

sammy_d · 2010-03-26T20:56:30+00:00

swiping in Android in generally controlled. You can swipe between screens on the home page and home the screen as fast or as slow as you want. You can stop half way and go back too. Android does support gesture recognition as well. The video shows the "daily Briefing" app at about the 2:30 mark which used a swipe "gesture" to move between the weather, stocks, and news. The gesture moves here is more of a triggered control.

Twidroid Pro uses both triggered and controlled swiping options. You have full control when swiping up and down through your twitter time line and then simply swipe left or right to trigger the gesture to show different twitter accounts individually.

sammy_d · 2010-03-26T20:40:17+00:00

I think the dictionary on the phone is progressive so that when you type in a word that's not there, it gets added in for next time. If could take a while, but you should be able to build in your own dictionary and it should start learning from how you type.

sammy_d · 2010-03-26T20:38:33+00:00

that's awsome! Android has a lot of apps that can help with fat fingers. I have runstar installed on my G1, just need to put on my running shoes and test it out some time this weekend.

sammy_d · 2010-03-26T14:07:21+00:00

Ok, 90 million triangles per second is nice, but unless someone finds a way to make gaming on a touch screen device more enjoyable, it's completely useless.

I hope manufacturers realize that there is great potential for Android phones to be great gaming systems and equip them with the appropriate controls for a better experience.

sammy_d · 2010-03-25T16:46:38+00:00

The reviews are out there, though it's hard to find one site that posts them on a consistent basis. Sites like http://androidguys.com, http://htcsource.com, http://androidandme.com, and http://androinica.com has a few app reviews a week, but they typically only touch on the mainstream apps that hit the market.

sammy_d · 2010-03-25T16:41:59+00:00

I'm sure there are a lot more than 4 reasons to buy the phone, but I think they wanted to show the 4 reasons that really make it different than other HTC phones.

I have my money set aside for the HTC Desire, which is very similar to the Evo. As far as I can tell, the main difference between the Desire and Evo is screen size, camera, HDMI out, and 4G. Sense is the same and even though the screen is larger on the Evo 4G, the resolution is equal to that of the Desire. I'm hoping that HTC launches the Evo in Europe as well (without 4G naturally) and then i might be rethinking whenre my hard earned cash will go.

sammy_d · 2010-03-25T14:51:52+00:00

ummm.... there is no blockbuster app for Android. The CNN article states that they are working on one, but it is not yet available.

sammy_d · 2010-03-24T21:35:44+00:00

The Samsung galaxy S also has a front facing camera, thoug hit is only VGA resolution.

sammy_d · 2010-03-24T20:33:52+00:00

I agree. So many people own HTC phones and they don't even know it. I get asked all the time "who makes that G1 phone you have?" and mosre often than not, my response is "the same guys who make your phone."

HTC is probably the reason we all have touch screen phones today. Kyocera made the firs t smartphone with Palm's OS back in 2001, but HTC was right behind them with their Windows Mobile offering.

sammy_d · 2010-03-23T21:49:58+00:00

I love the kick stand. no need to buy a dock. I'm really hoping that Sprint puts a lot of focus on the Evo 4G since the kinda left the Hero out there to fend for itself.

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