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Nexus 7

Introducing the Nexus 7 Tablet by Google!

n7-frontbackThe Nexus 7 is a tablet manufactured by Asus but has been created for Google as a example of what an Android tablet can be. The Nexus 7 has been designed with power and price-point in mind. It has stunning clarity with its vibrant 1280-by-800 high-resolution 7 inch display protected by scratch resistant Corning® glass. The Nexus 7 has a powerful quad-core Nvidia Tegra 3 processor and a 12 core GPU (graphics processing unit). This makes games, movies and everything else play Read More→

All About Android

All About Android” is a new netcast from Leo Laporte’s TWiT network that is all about the Android OS and Android devices. Jason Howell, Eileen Rivera and guest will help you keep up with what’s going on in the world of Android. Read More→

Huge Growth For Android

The last couple of years we have seen huge growth of Android phone in the smartphone market. Here’s a little movie showing its rapid growth. Read More→

My Favorite Adroid Apps

Here are all of my apps on my Nexus One Android phone. Click on the phone Icons and look for my review. Read More→

doubleTwist Player

The doubleTwist Player is a fully featured music and video app that seamlessly integrates with the free doubleTwist desktop client on Mac/PC. Import your iTunes playlists, ratings and playcounts; sync and play your audio and video podcasts and more! Read More→

Nexus One Tip

There are a couple of problems I’m having with my new Nexus One smart phone. One is even when all of the windows are closed many of the applications continue to run. To shut them down you have to press the menu button, touch Settings, touch Applications and touch Running Services. Next you have to select the application you wish to shut down and touch stop. You could do all of this or you could install the “Advanced Task Killer” application. You open the “Advanced Task Killer” and touch Kill selected apps. You can also leave some apps running by deselecting them. That’s it! No fumbling through menus. Just two touches on the screen. Killing apps will help save your battery and save on your data consumption.

My New Google Phone

About a week ago I receive my new smart-phone “the Nexus One” form Google. I am still putting it through it’s paces and trying to get use to the touch screen (hard for someone coming from a Blackberry with the keypad). Gmail, Calendar, Voice and Google Maps all integrate seamlessly. The new Google map application with turn by turn navigation that comes with the phone is incredible. The Google Goggles application could be very useful at some point. This phone is fast. The look is very sleek. Leo Laporte of TWIT is dropping his beloved iPhone for the Nexus One. Steve Wozniak co-founder of Apple Computer and the inventor of the personal computer says, “Google’s Nexus One is my favorite gadget” according to NBC Bay Area News.

I’m liking this phone and sure I’ll like it more when I learn more.

Caution! I’ve read that some are having problems getting tech support. For now I’m only recommending this phone for the techies. People who don’t need tech support.