Archive for March, 2010
Apple vs. HTC – Apple warned Makers Before Suit
Mar 10th
If you haven’t heard, Apple is now suing HTC over a group of its patents. What I did find interesting is that Apple was having “top-secret” discussions with C-level people before the suit was filed (according to a post at Fortune).
Why HTC? Erica Ogg at CNET thinks it is because of a close HTC and Google relationship (and frenemy stuff). Philip Elmer-DeWitt thinks it may be that there were few, if any, suppliers problems that would crop up. John Paczkowski believes it may be that HTC has the fewest number of patents and may be the low hanging fruit, however Nilay Patel thinks that analysis may be unconvincing (same post).
Personally, I think it is the fact that HTC has established itself as the Android purveyor/expert and they appear to be smaller than the other companies. They’ve built the Nexus One, G1 and a slew of other devices. The only other Android maker that people know is Motorola because of its Droid.
–Ben
Sources: Fortune, CNet, All Things Digital, Phandroid, HTCPedia
Bull and Bear-Spend vs Free Market-Invisible Hand – Hayek vs. Keynes
Mar 7th
Ever wondered what the two opposing factions are throwing at each other when discussing economic theory? Here’s the bull and bear (economic stimulus) theory vs. the Free Market (little regulation or interference) theory in hip-hop. Yeah, its Hayek vs. Keynes in rhyme. Awesome.
–Ben
Source: EconStories
More info on the Nexus One Multi-Touch Issue
Mar 7th
For those of you who wonder why the Nexus one touch screen has multi-touch reversals, a good article has been written about the G1′s same problems. Basically, if the two touch points are on a diagonal line, the hardware cannot know upon which diagonal the touch points lie. So it makes a best guess.
–Ben
Source: Luke Hutchison
Multitouch – Nexus One vs. Droid – Nexus One FAIL
Mar 5th
Wow. Just read an article stating that the Nexus One’s axis inversion when using multi-touch is likely a sensor problem – IE no over the air (OTA) update will fix it. On the bright side, the Droid multitouch works great. If you want to try it out yourself, the app is called Multitouch Visible Test and is available on the Android Market.
Here’s the video evidence. Looks damning to me.
–Ben
Sources: Phandroid, Robert Green’s DIY, Android Developers Group
Droid likely getting Andriod 2.1 soon
Mar 5th
Just saw an article that said there was a leaked ROM of android 2.1 for Droid. Now, most people probably shouldn’t download it because of the risks, but it does appear to be a final version.
Here’s a video:
–Ben
Source: Softsailor
