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Android TweetDeck, starting beta test this week
To get straight to the point, we're nearing completion of Android TweetDeck and we've really been pushing the limits of what Android can do. Hence we will be opening up a public beta testing period this week for some serious device testing. But before all that happens I wanted to briefly explain what Android TweetDeck means to us because it's more than just TweetDeck on Android.First off, we've built Android TweetDeck from the ground up to be true multi-stream, laser focused on showing you all your friends' cross-service activity in one app. Multi-column is still the order of the day but now columns are blended based on the type of activity rather than the service. And all this whilst retaining the most powerful functionality from each included service.We've spent an inordinate amount of time making the app silky smooth from the column scrolling to the custom views - so much so that one of Google's Android Developer Advocates recently described it as "a thing of beauty". So look out for the beta test later this week and please do get involved.
[via TweetDeck blog]
Motorola is back!
Former exec Dan Moloney --who left Motorola in February-- is coming back as President of Motorola Mobility. That's obvious that Motorola is ready to fight against other mobile vendors, thanks to Motorola Droid debut.
(via Business Insider)
Mobile phone inventor using Droid and iPhone!
Martin Marty Cooper (born December 26, 1928 in Chicago, Illinois, USA) is considered the inventor of the first handheld cellular phone. Right now, he is using Droid mostly; also mentioned iPhone; and admitted trying every cell phone out.
Cspan: What kind of cell phone do you have?Martin Cooper: “It depends when you ask me. I, always have the latest cell phone, and I try every cell phone out, only because people like you keep asking me. Right now I’m using Droid, because I want to get some experience with the Android operating system, and I so far, have some pretty favorable results. I’ve had an iPhone, which I gave to my grandson, which he used for three months and then I had to upgrade to a better version. And I’ve tried many other phones. For my day to day conversations I actually use the Jitterbug. So I carry two phones, one very simple phone that I can flip open that has a very simple phone book and nothing else. But when I want to twitter - tweet, then, I use my Droid.”
[via Twittown]
Hands on: Motorola Milestone, Motorola DEXT
LAST NIGHT I HAD A CHANCE playing with two wonderful Android handsets: Motorola Milestone (aka DROID) and Motorola DEXT (aka CLIQ), thanks to a friend from Motorola. Milestone is good for business people, while DEXT is a must have device for social networking fans. Both offer touchscreen capability as well as physical keypads. Good thing is that both devices will hit the Asian market soon.
Milestone, which has multitouch capability and a Qwerty slider, runs on Google's open-source Android OS 2.0. It packs a large 3.7-inch touchscreen, 5MP camera, microSDHC slot, Wi-Fi and GPS. Milestone also supports Flash-based webpages. It sports a dual-band 3G support for Europe and Asia. And it has smarter messaging, too.
DEXT, the company's first foray into Android territory, is a QWERTY side slider. It runs the MOTOBLUR (a feature to track tweets, status updates and emails and merge them with your Google account to fill up the phone's address book), and has a 3.1-inch HVGA screen (capacitive touchscreen), 5MP autofocus camera, 3G and Wi-Fi. Its fully customisable homescreen is awesome.
Full specs from Motorola: Milestone | DEXT
Full specs from Phone Arena: Milestone: | DEXT
Hands on: Motorola Milestone, Motorola DEXT
Okay, so last night I had a chance to play with two wonderful Motorola's Android handset: Motorola Milestone (aka DROID) and Motorola DEXT (aka Cliq). In general, Milestone is good for business people, while DEXT is a must have device for social networking fans. Both offer touchscreen capability as well as physical keypads. Good thing is that both devices will hit the Asian market soon.
The Milestone, which has multitouch capability and a Qwerty slider, runs on Google's open-source Android OS 2.0 and packs a large 3.7-inch touchscreen, 5MP camera, microSDHC slot, Wi-Fi and GPS. Unlike iPhone, Milestone also supports Flash-based webpages. It sports a dual-band 3G support for Europe and Asia. And it has smarter messaging, too.
The Motorola DEXT (aka Motorola CLIQ) is a QWERTY side slider and the company's first foray into Android territory. It runs the personalized MOTOBLUR (a great feature for tracking tweets, status updates and emails and merge them with your Google account to fill up the phone's address book), and has a 3.1-inch HVGA screen (capacitive touchscreen), 5MP autofocus camera, 3.5mm jack, 3G and Wi-Fi. Its fully customisable homescreen is awesome.
Full specs from Motorola: Milestone | DEXT
Full specs from Phone Arena Milestone: | DEXT
