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Android
Monday, July 19, 2010 at 1:51 pm Central
Android Media Syncing Almost There but Not Quite Yet
After my old Audiovox SMT 5600 finally bit the dust some time back, I had to get myself a new phone. I didn't want to go back to Apple's iPhone as I wanted to stay with T-Mobile (I pay next to nothing even with a data plan), so I took the plunge into the land of Google's Android.
Coming from iTunes, syncing was rather easy. Connect the phone, sync, done. Unfortunately, there's no centralized application for Android-based phones that do the same. Although there are plenty of wonderful options, they all have their shortcomings.
Sunday, July 4, 2010 at 12:47 am Central
Dear Posterous: Please Make This Happen [Android]
I love Posterous. It is by far the simplest blogging platform on the Internet today. All you do is send an email to Posterous and *boom*: blog post. It's really that simple. As I tell people, if you know how to send email, then you know how to use Posterous.
When we're out and about, one thing people like to do is share either video or photos with their friends right then and there. Unfortunately, on a mobile platform, sending email to share this media can be quite cumbersome. This is just one reason specific apps are made for specific tasks. I believe Posterous can do the same.
And the best part? It can be made just as simple as Posterous is on the desktop.
Tuesday, December 29, 2009 at 7:37 pm Central
Why the Google Nexus One (possibly) Isn't Badly Priced
UPDATE: I misread the original article. The subsidized Google Nexus One does NOT come with unlimited minutes. It only comes with 500 minutes. This changes things completely. Will updated details when I get a chance. Keeping the original content below because, come on. It's already there. No need in hiding my mistake.
After reading the possible pricing of the Google Nexus One, I was definitely faced with sticker shock. But after crunching the numbers, it may not be all that badly priced, when compared to the competition.
According to sources in the above Gizmodo article, the Google Nexus One will be available straight from Google for $530. That price is already cheaper than the iPhone 3GS (AT&T), Palm Pre (Sprint), and Motorola DROID (Verizon). The most important thing here is that the phone will be unlocked, unlike the other phones, which are tied to their respective networks. Of course, within the United States, that means you can only use the phone on AT&T and T-Mobile.
Speaking of T-Mobile, you can pick up the phone on a 2-Year Contract with T-Mo for $180. There is one catch, though: you are required to get T-Mobile's Even More Plus plan with it (Unlimited Talk, Text, Web), which is $79.99 a month. That isn't so bad as subsidized phones from T-Mobile are usually required to be on the Even More plan instead, which is $10/month more. Of course, this still sucks as you can't go with a cheaper plan if you don't need unlimited minutes (like myself).
When you finally get down to solid numbers, though, going subsidized or unsubsidized isn't so bad. Going the subsidized route, you'll be paying $180 + ($79.99 x 24), which comes out to $2099.76 after the two years. If you decide to go the unsubsidized route AND the cheapest Even More Plus Plan (500 minutes, unlimited text, unlimited web), you'll pay $530 + ($59.99 x 24) = $1969.76, which is only $130 cheaper when compared to the subsidized route.
With this information, you can see when compared to the competition (as shown on this very useful chart from BillShrink), the Google Nexus One is still the cheapest overall phone available, costing almost $450 cheaper after two years (going the subsidized route).
Using information from BillShrink, costs of phones (both with and without contract) and plans over 24 month period. Unlocked Phones and Phones without Contracts shown using closest Average Usage Plan Pricing, as specified on BillShrink. For T-Mobile, this would be the Even More Plus 1000 plan (1000 minutes, unlimited text, unlimited web).
T-Mobile and Google have a very competitively priced phone on their hands and it will be VERY interesting to see how the other carriers react.
