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Instagram is Not at War with Twitter [Opinion]

Ron December 11, 2012 37

Instagram's move to no longer support Twitter cards was not an act of war. More importantly, according to Instagram's CEO, it was not a move influenced by Instagram's new owner, Facebook. You can choose to buy into the hype that Instagram is fighting against...

Review: Eye in Sky Weather for Android

Ron November 29, 2012 67

Last night on the DL Show I mentioned a weather app called Eye in Sky Weather. Read on to see what makes this app good enough to be on two of my home screens. Eye in the Sky Weather (ESW) doesn't have any standout features that you haven't seen in a weather...

The Nightmare of Maintaining Your Music Library [Opinion]

Ron November 13, 2012 119

Like many in my generation, I started listening to music on CDs. I used to sit in a rocking chair with my "skip free" portable CD player (I can't remember if it was a Walkman or not) listening to Now 4 or No Doubt. Around the age of 16 or 17 I was given my...

Three Reasons Why the Kindle Fires Should Be Considered Android Tablets [Opinion]

Ron October 17, 2012 62

Ever since the original Kindle Fire was released last year there has been some controversy about whether or not to consider Amazon's tablets to be Android tablets. While Amazon has always admitted that the products run a forked version of Android and Android...

Understanding the Difference Between AOSP and the Open Handset Alliance [Opinion]

Ron October 13, 2012 66

Over the past few years there has been grumbling among some that Google needs to stop calling Android open source. The argument is a simple one: Google can call Android open source as long as it doesn't place any requirements on its OEMs to use Android. This...

The State of Android [Opinion]

Ron September 20, 2012 101

Back in January of this year I reviewed the state of Android manufacturers up to that point. In January Samsung was the only major Android OEM that was making any money on Android phones. HTC had posted its first quarterly profit decline in two years while...

Seven Inch Kindle Fire HD: First Impressions

Ron September 6, 2012 46

After today's announcements I got to spend a little time playing with the new 7 inch Kindle Fire HD. Amazon has upped their game by releasing an updating Kindle Fire, and more importantly, two Kindle Fire HDs. Read on for my first impressions of the Kindle...

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