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Tue, 22 Dec 2009 02:57:56 +0000

By: Seesmic’s new release: Android NEARLY has a perfect Twitter app

Seesmic’s new release: Android NEARLY has a perfect Twitter app — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 19:52:14 +0000

By: Seesmic’s new release: Android NEARLY has a perfect Twitter app

Seesmic’s new release: Android NEARLY has a perfect Twitter app — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 19:52:14 +0000

By: Dave Michels

Dave Michels — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 17:47:20 +0000

The droid Keyboard is best described as a missed opportunity. The keyboard is functional and has a tactile press, but the keys are very close to each other with a smooth top. There is no way to feel the difference between keys. This means you have to carefully look at each keypress which is very slow.

The Navigation though is very good. Completely beats my Nuvi.

It does a great job at speech rec so you say where you want to go. It offers layers, so you can see traffic or satellite.

Navigation is a cellular game changer.

By: Matthew Dance

Matthew Dance — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 15:30:59 +0000

I would love to know two things:
1. How the keyboard feels.
2. I would love to know how the turn-by-turn navigation works. Can you really search for an event and get directions to the location? How does the navigation work on a small screen?

Thanks!

By: Simon

Simon — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 10:07:23 +0000

My must haves:

Bump – easy contact sharing

Google apps (gmail / finance / maps / voice) – push email is great, maps are quick, just works well together. Even though I’m in Europe, I use google voice to txt people in the US for free and get voicemails.

Fring – haven’t fully tested VOIP over WIFI, but should come in handy (over 3G I’ve had some stutters)

Skype – again, good for international interactions

NetSentry – data usage monitor if you’re not on unlimited data

Foursquare

Get Me Home (London) – tube map with real time status updates

Shazam

Sports Tracker – maps and monitors runs / bike rides

Peep – HTC’s twitter client; twidroid kept crashing on me.

These work well for me. The only thing I truly miss from the iPhone is the ability to watch rented movies.

By: Dave Michels

Dave Michels — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 02:41:25 +0000

Wow, your story is similar to mine. Check out my post on my journey from Apple to Droid.

http://www.pindropsoup.com/200.....phone.html

I am not sure you are new to Linux powered Cell phones. Isn’t the iPhone a Linux based device?

Enjoy the turn by turn navigation.

By: Bruce McL

Bruce McL — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 01:17:38 +0000

Barcode Scanner app – see below.
Androlib.com. You can do research on apps on a big computer, then scan the QR code on the big computer’s web page with your Droid camera. That will take you to the download link in the market.
Astro file manager, Taskpanel, and Taskmanager to help you keep track of how uour phone is working.
Other than that, have fun.

By: Ralf Rottmann

Ralf Rottmann — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 00:00:02 +0000

Stuart, I’ll make sure to test them all.

Everybody: If you want me to deep-dive into specific areas, do let me know. I’ll do my best to cover whatever might interest you.

By: Philip Turpin

Philip Turpin — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 23:57:06 +0000

A Task Manager. Without a doubt the most useful app I had on my Hero before I sent it back
Twidroid is a good Twitter client but you’ll need the pay version for multiple accounts.
The official Facebook app sucks (chocolate teapot springs to mind) – forget it and use http://touch.facebook.com instead.

Oh (based on Android 1.5 – I couldn’t comment for 2.0) you might want to file your fingertips down, unless they’re already like pencils, so you can actually type a sentence without any typos. Because it’s pretty much impossible. In my personal experience anyway.

As I said… I sent my Hero back (and didn’t get a new one).

By: Stuart Shields

Stuart Shields — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 23:56:30 +0000

I’ve heard reports that the twitter apps on the android platform are really crap. Can you test this for us?

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