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Catching Elephant is a theme by Andy Taylor
I don’t think that the iPad is separate enough from a host PC to truly qualify for the title of ‘post-PC’ device. Android is closer but to be honest I think that the OS that will power the first true ‘post-PC’ device will be Google’s Chrome OS. While I’m personally not in love with the idea of Google hosting all my data, here we have the first OS/hardware combination developed with proper, from the ground up, ‘post-PC’ thinking.
Android Gripes: Why do apps from the same company look worse on Android than on iPhone?
When I use an iPhone and an Android phone at the same time, I often find that apps from the same company look a lot different on these two platforms - the ones on Android usually look much worse.
Here is a couple of examples.
This is what Meebo IM looks on Android, the contact list screen and…
An eventual Google purchase of Sprint is a long shot at best, but is possible. Such a deal would, of course, face regulatory scrutiny, but, for the sake of argument, let’s assume it happens. Google would then not only have a viable software platform, but also could wrest carrier control away by becoming a carrier of its own. At that point, the company could subsidize smartphones with the data and ad revenues it receives by users of its Android operating system.
Revolutionary new “keyboard”, 8pen, launches today for Android.
