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2011-04-22 , 21:46
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Originally Posted by Capt'n Corrupt View Post
I agree, silly flaws indeed!

Pictures?
It's hard to please you people, but fear not.. for I shall produce photos for your macabre amusement and/or horror.

Originally Posted by Capt'n Corrupt View Post
The Android army is now joined by the US army:

US Army picks Android to power its first smartphone
http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/news/...smartphone.ars

I'm not a fan of the military (or killing in general), though I thought that this was newsworthy!
Let's not forget that an Army exists for defense as well and that they don't just fight--they also lend assistance during disasters. I, for one, am glad to see Android making its way into the US military.

Originally Posted by lemmyslender View Post
The Transformer looks like it has plenty of potential (although I won't buy a toy based on potential again after the N900).
I hear you, man. I learned my lesson, too. I wonder, sometimes, whether Nokia's executives and management are pleased to be the ones to have taught this lesson at the expense of their brand name and quality. I often think that they seem to be fine with it.

Originally Posted by lemmyslender View Post
Does anyone know if the dock for the Transformer is reversible? Meaning that the tablet can be plugged in backwards and folded down screen up, leaving it in tablet mode, but increasing battery life, and adding the extra ports? That'd be a killer feature.
I would imagine that they would have shown that off, but I've never seen it shown at all--so I doubt it.

Originally Posted by Capt'n Corrupt View Post
It looks as if the next version of Android may be 3.1!

Here's hoping that this is a major bug-fix version as well as optimization. I would also like to see this release work on something other than a tablet!
I thought I'd heard that 3.0 was intended for tablets only and that 3.1 would be designed to include phones as well. Maybe that was just part of our wishful timeline for development rather than an actual timeline or rumor. I forget.

Originally Posted by Capt'n Corrupt View Post
Like to know how stuff works?

Download the How Stuff Works app fresh out of the oven for Android:

http://www.androidcentral.com/how-st...android-market
MARKET LINK: https://market.android.com/details?i...hreedivide.hsw

Very cool stuff indeed.

The downside? Many weird permissions, which make me a bit nervous to install. (eg. GPS... wtf?)
Yyyyyyeah, I'll stick with browsing the website and downloading their podcasts.
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