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Why the Moto X is the best [Android] phone of 2013

The Moto X was not a success, at least not in the United States. The plant in Texas where the phones were assembled will be shut down. What this means for future Moto X type devices and how quick the turnaround is for the Moto Maker is uncertain. This is a shame. As a diehard

The Moto X and Nexus 5 pre-release thoughts

Prior to August 2013, I would always say, “I only buy Nexus phones.” I have owned and used the Nexus One, Nexus S, Galaxy Nexus, and Nexus 4. I was ready to buy whatever Google would announce as the next Nexus. I have been pleased with all that the Nexus devices bring, and willing to

Galaxy Nexus, Extended

I recently purchased an extended battery for my Galaxy Nexus, I thought I would detail my experience. First, my phone is the Galaxy Nexus GT-i9250, this is the GSM version similar to the one you could purchase at one point on the Google Play Store (now replaced by the chronically out of stock Nexus 4).

iOS6 Maps

As many are aware, with iOS6, Apple favored their own mapping solution over Google’s. “The Amazing iOS 6 Maps” has been lampooned by many, and a Tumblr has been dedicated to some of its more obvious faults. Apple has even apologized. Does it really deserve the hate some give it? The answer is, it depends

the iPhone 5

My dad upgraded his iPhone 3GS to an iPhone 5 (white, AT&T, 32GB) this past week. I helped him transfer over his data to the new phone, and briefly (a couple of hours) played with it. I was deeply impressed and pleased with how easy my dad was able to move his data from the

First Thoughts on Jelly Bean

Thanks to the ClockworkMod team I had a very easy, painless way to install Jelly Bean. I was an idiot though, and in spite of backing up my ICS ROM I forgot to enable root keeper, thus I lost root. Good news, the main reason I had root was to allow 3G Video Chat over

Galaxy Nexus now, or ARM Cortex-A15 later

(Note: I simplify a lot of performance characteristics based on process node and architecture, but I realize a lot of factors come into play, including instruction sets, to determine how fast a particular platform is) I want a Galaxy Nexus (GSM version) very, very much. I have attempted to subsidize the cost somewhat by offering

Google+

On a personal note, I begin residency this Friday (July 1), and would appreciate any prayers and well wishes on this next stage of my career. Now on to the subject of this post. Announcing Google+ This past Tuesday Google announced Google+, what the average user might refer to as Google’s answer to Facebook. In

Ubuntu and TRIM

I just purchased a Kingston SSD 64GB for $64 (after rebate) and installed it on my Acer 1410. I will be posting my experience with it soon, as well as the computer itself. For now though this post is more of a call for help and frustration. Linux has had TRIM support since kernel 2.6.33