Posts Tagged ‘android’

For Android, the Carriers + Customized OS = Mess

Here is the problem I see with the Android platform.
The OS + the carrier’s customization = mess.
Which carriers will offer up a phone you can customize with your own OS build or application software downloads? The real power of android is separating the software from the hardware. Let the phone maker offer a brilliant, [...]

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Google Android Comes Roaring Onto the Scene

I took this screen shot from one of the youtube demos posted by Google demoing the Google Android OS.
A couple of take awys I thought were important:

The OS allows both multi touch input and traditional navigation using keyboards and rollerballs (like the blackberry).
The OS has many of the features the iPhone introduced to us and [...]

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