Mark your notes: Sholes.info -> DroidMod.org [Update]
by
Mike
Posted February 19th, 2010 at 5:13 pm
**Update: Personal account of the sholes.info drama here.
Frequent the custom DROID ROM scene? If so, there's a high probability you've heard of the Sholes team and sholes.info at least once. First, a quick back story...
They are an awesome custom ROM droid development team that develops one of the best custom DROID ROMs. A few weeks back, the Sholes team, together with developer Scott Anderson released SMUpdater, an awesome auto-download/install app for Sholes.info ROM users. Long...
In the world of custom ROM’s, developer involvement, and the overall embetterment of the world, Motorola gets an F.
by
Mike
Posted February 3rd, 2010 at 11:37 pm
Looking at the title, I make a pretty big assumption. From the get go I'm basically calling out Motorola for whippin' up a nice in-house fail whale of their own. But a fail whale to what? Android. The Motorola DROID was and still is the best Android device (hell, the best phone period) to come from Moto in a long, long time. So how are they failing?
The US variant of the Moto Sholes is the Verizon DROID. For the last several months, I've been monitoring AllDroid, the DROID forums in par...
Moto XT701/(Sholes Tablet?) shows up for but a second on Moto’s website.
by
Mike
Posted December 30th, 2009 at 12:21 pm
Normally I wouldn't be all that interested in some "leak" of a Chinese bound handset. I don't live in China so why would I want to buy a device designed for China? Easy enough, right? Every now and then however, a foreign device slips by and reveals itself and does catch my attention. One such device is the Motorola XT701.
Several weeks ago, the internet was full of Sholes Tablet images depicting a keyboardless version of the Moto Sholes (think Droid). While I like the added physical key...
GSM Droid (Milestone) coming to US retailers. Thick, hard as steel string attached…
by
Mike
Posted December 11th, 2009 at 1:34 pm
The Droid is the current "must have" Android gadget. It's sleek, powerful, and pretty darn good all around. US users however are limited to one carrier at the moment -- Verizon. Much like some people won't switch to AT&T for the iPhone, there are many who feel the same about Big Red. Hey, whatever floats your boat folks. The tale across the big blue pond is slightly different however as GSM is much more prevalent than the ugly step child (aka CDMA). Yesterday the Motorola Milestone (Europe...
Survey says: Europeans love Android, Milestone. Exclusive online retailer sells out within 2.5 hours after hanging “for sale” sign.
by
Mike
Posted December 11th, 2009 at 7:51 am
Typically the iPhone is the talk of the town when sales numbers and "sell outs" are concerned as such things often include large sales volumes and quick sell outs when considering how many phones they actually push out. But they're not the only cool kid in town anymore. For the last month, our European friends have had to sit back and watch us poke and prod our lovely Moto Droid's in jealousy, longing for the day that such happiness can fall upon them. That day came in the form of December 10...
Good things come to those who wait: Motorola Sholes spied sans keyboard
by
Mike
Posted December 2nd, 2009 at 1:51 pm
Upon hearing news of a keyboardless Moto Droid (Sholes), two groups will instantly form. For one group the lack of a keyboard and thinner overall construction depict the perfect Android device. Others however will find the lack of the keyboard a major knock as that was one of the big selling points of the phone to begin with. Personally, I'd fall into the latter as I love the Droid's keyboard and don't find Android's onscreen keyboard quite refined enough to be the sole provider for text inpu...
Motorola Milestone (Sholes) comes to AT&T via Telus
by
Mike
Posted November 10th, 2009 at 8:40 am
Wetting your pants in excitement that AT&T is finally, finally getting on board with Android? Sorry to say that your little accident was for naught as AT&T is still stiff arming Google's baby. Why? Well there's many reasons why. (1) They don't care about all of this "openness" crap. (2) Don't want to harm exclusive agreements with Apple. Or (3), they're just plain stupid. My vote's for three, but this entire issue is best reserved for another article.
Don't go just yet. I wasn't lying...
Motorola Sholes coming to T-Mo USA?
by
Mike
Posted November 2nd, 2009 at 12:55 pm
So Big Red is like a disease to you and you can't fathom moving to Euro-land just to purchase and *fully* use a Euro-spec Droid Milestone? No worries dear reader as a screenshot showing a reported "dev only" section of a MotoBLUR site shows something very interesting indeed. See that circled bit of info? It points to a TMO edition of the Motorola Sholes -> Droid. If a GSM version exists outside of the country, it isn't hard to believe a GSM version would come state side. On one had it wou...
Motorola Sholes in the flesh
by
Mike
Posted September 30th, 2009 at 1:02 pm
While I could go on and on with senseless ramblings and other useless banter, just taking a minute to stop and really take in what is above you right now is more important. We'll leave on a good note by saying that the upcoming Android love on Verizon has a very nice home on the Sholes. *Picks up drool cup*
BGR...
Verizon to snag 3 2 Android handsets by years end?
by
Mike
Posted September 17th, 2009 at 7:09 am
You're speculation/rumor light should be going full bore right now as what is about to be presented to you is pretty lofty though not so much so that it is completely unbelievable. Starting off, the rumor is based off of a DigiTimes article (please bare with me...give it a chance) that Verizon will be launching both the HTC Desire and HTC Passion (Google phone) in the 4th quarter, bringing the end of year Android count to 3. The reason for the speculation and thought provoking conversation c...
Android Market getting brighter facelift…emerging from the dark underground…
by
Mike
Posted September 1st, 2009 at 12:54 pm
Personally, I really like Android's darker UI and color scheme throughout. For a tired iPhone owner, it is a welcome change to the grey/silver/blue hues found throughout the iPhone OS. If you happen to feel slightly different and instead prefer a tad bit more european complexion to the Android Market, leaked photos showing upcoming changes to the Market highlight a shift in UI coloring. Before, the background was black and darker greys with orange highlights. In these latest leaked images,...
You don’t go to the store and buy a new computer with Windows 2000. Why do it with your smartphone? [Android fragmentation]
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