Posts
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FSO: Qt based Aurora for Palm Pre, Pre Plus, Pre²
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On HP webOS and the HP Veer
As the HP Veer is about to be launched in the US (May 15th on AT&T), reviews are being published. Some are more positive than others, naturally, and i am not surprised that the reviews of the webOS focussed sites write about this new little kid in town a lot more positive than those that review everything. The Veer is special, and I felt irritated when it was announced. I felt like: Hell no, why did they turn the Pixi into a slider (the hinge is said to be great, firm and sturdy, though), and even worse, why did they keep the Pixi's subpar display? I couldn't really understand it and I can't now and so can't some others.
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Android 2.3.3 on the Samsung GT-i8320
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Raspberry Pi: A 25 USD USB Stick sized PC
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No Gingerbread Update for the Acer Stream
According to Acer Germany's twitter account @AcerDeutschland there won't be a Gingerbread Update for the Acer Stream. While it certainly makes sense for Acer to discontinue support for the “Stream”, which didn't sell that well (just have a look how few posts about the Acer Stream Android forums contain), this is another sad Android support story.
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My problem with todays tablets (Another take on the DA)
It's not that there is one tablet announcement a day, but there have been many since the last quarter of last year and Android 3.0 being almost ready. I like these tablets (though they are not yet good enough that I would recommend an Android tablet to a normal, average user that wants to buy an iPad 2), but they all, including Apple's solution lack one feature that I really want with a tablet computer: Really great handwriting support, like the old Apple Newton had it about 13 years ago. ASUS (Eee Pad MeMO) and HTC (HTC Flyer) tried to adress this issue in order to differentiate their products, but it's simply unfortunate, as they just add special frameworks to stock Android to give you some handwriting - there is no way that you will be able to use handwriting with all applications in the same, simple, streamlined way.
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A few silent days with the Acer Stream
I've been silent lately, because I took some unannounced blog & internet holidays. Before I am catching up, I want to describe my impressions with the Acer Stream, as I used the it all the time, I am able to share some more impressions.