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[postjack]

What... like the Palm Pre that came out last summer, or the Hero, or various other SenseUI skinned Android devices.

I need multitouch on my G1, right before I dump it for my HD2. Well, maybe I'll dump my BB Storm for my HD2... who knows.

**BRENT**

do they have pinch and zoom capability in the web browser? thats all I need.

[blessingx]

Played with the Nexus One again all holiday weekend. Damn nice. Hard to imagine anyone using one who wasn't a heavy Google apps persons, so in a sense it's almost as closed as the iPhone (heavily geared towards browser use over apps and Googles offering over others). If I wasn't in an iPhone contract and there weren't several essential (for me) missing apps, I'd consider switching because it's such a nice piece of hardware. We'll see if Apple catches up in hardware or Android in software first. Still fun competition. Even more so with the awkwardly named Windows Phone 7 Series phone prototype.

[falkon]

I haven't read a lot about the Windows 7 phones but I've seen the interface. As predicted it is a lot like the zune hd and it looks awesome.

So, is MS just releasing the OS or the hardware as well?

[blessingx]

Looks like OS only at this point, but like the Zune, who knows? Can definitely see this gaining traction, but will the OS show growing pains with additional apps?

Some more shorter vids here...

Windows Phone 7 Series hands-on and impressions (updated with video) -- Engadget

[grawk]

Ok, I may go with android this summer when the evo 4g comes out. That's a hot phone, and can act as a router for my ipad...

[Hopstretch]

Ok, I may go with android this summer when the evo 4g comes out. That's a hot phone, and can act as a router for my ipad...

Yeah, it looks like a beast! You're on Sprint already, right?

[grawk]

i have a sprint phone and an at&t iphone

[MexicanDragon]

Ok, I may go with android this summer when the evo 4g comes out. That's a hot phone, and can act as a router for my ipad...

MexicanDragon likes this.

**BRENT**

[morphsci]

Ok, I may go with android this summer when the evo 4g comes out. That's a hot phone, and can act as a router for my ipad...

That looks like my plan as Verizon's service smartphone plans are starting to suck and AT&T already does suck. Almost had to upgrade when I lost my phone but luckily I found an old phone to hold me over until summer. That new android phone looks really nice and is now making me reconsider the 3G on the ipad.

[Hopstretch]

I'd wait and see what the 4G iPhone looks like. Although given AT&T's record of continual fail we can pretty much guarantee it won't have cell-to-wifi functionality ootb.

[tyrion]

Just jailbreak your phones. The ability to keep apps open in the background alone make the few slight issues worth it. Add to that the ability to tether make it a requirement for iPad owners with iPhones, imo.

[MexicanDragon]

Android Passes iPhone OS in U.S. Purchases (Phone Scoop)

**BRENT**

[luvdunhill]

that's surprising to me at least.

[Icarium]

It's not that surprising to me. The game will be changed both when the latest Iphone comes out and yet again when AT&T loses exclusivity.

People are probably merely holding out for the next.

[blessingx]

Googles increase is a good sign and a Google v. Apple battle is a worthy battle in my opinion, but I doubt marketshare is Apples primary target (at least not while there are freebie/buy one get one free Android deals).

Personally, I find the G/A marketshare tussle less interesting than the Android v. Android numbers. Plain vanilla implementation may not be enough (as others have stated maybe the reason for HPs move away?) so it will be interesting to see what HTC, Motorola, etc. does with Android compared to the others. Sense UI and all that.

Guess the other big question is is there any room for Windows 7 Mobile and WebOS or is this a three horse race now - assuming RIM doesn't blow it? Or are we taking bets on how long it will take RIM to blow it?

[Icarium]

I think at the individual consumer level RIM has already blown it and it's only inertia and came firstness that is keeping it tops in market share... come a few quarters and I think that will change.

But it doesn't really matter as long as they dominate the corporate market.

[tyrion]

The iPhone is limited to one carrier that has about 32% of the smartphone market compared to Sprint, T-Mobile and Verizon which have 62% of the market. So Android has a larger market to sell to. I don't think that this is surprising at all.

[Hopstretch]

Wow, so that's what happened to Simplify.

Google Buys Simplify Media To Power Music Syncing For New iTunes Competitor

That's going to be a pretty nice little built-in feature for the next iteration of Android!

[jinp6301]

What Is Froyo?

I like flash

[n_maher]

What Is Froyo?

I like flash

I couldn't care less about flash but if some of the other reported features are true and actually supported by carriers (usb tether, wifi hotspot, wireless sync) then Apple will have some serious catching up to do.

[jinp6301]

I couldn't care less about flash but if some of the other reported features are true and actually supported by carriers (usb tether, wifi hotspot, wireless sync) then Apple will have some serious catching up to do.

thats the major setback imo. att will definitely not let you do tethering in the near future until they beefed up their network a bit more.

[Dreadhead]

thats the major setback imo. att will definitely not let you do tethering in the near future until they beefed up their network a bit more.

? I have tethered my windows phone several times both using USB and bluetooth and it worked just fine on the AT&T network. I even used for an entire day it last year when the internet was out at my house.

I haven't done it in a while though, maybe it has changed.

[jinp6301]

huh, seems I was wrong. They just wont allow iphone tethering. interesting

[MexicanDragon]

I use a WiFi hotspot program (was e-mailed to me, run, and working, for free, in about a minute) on my HD2 (WM6.5) on T-Mobile. I had someone confirm that PDANet from June Fabrics PDA Technology Group works on the Droid on Verizon. Free trial, then limited use afterwards. There are versions for BB, iPhone (through Cydia), WM, Android and PalmOS. I used to use this on my G1 (USB or BT DUN for Android right now, Wifi Hotspot for iPhone) and was able to stream an hour long show with only one or two hiccups (did this while waiting on Comcast to come do the install).

So far, the Evo4G is getting crazy reviews, btw.

**BRENT**

[manaox2]

I want the EVO. I dislike the TFT LCD screen though. My fears are being confirmed by rumors about the light leakage around the outside of the screen as well, really wish that they hadn't chose to cheap out on the screen.