Posted January 8th, 2010 by Gerry
As someone who loves the latest in technology, I was very interested in the news coming from Google regarding the Nexus One earlier this week. I am a big fan of Linux and Android, as a long time Verizon Wireless customer I jumped at the opportunity to own an Android phone when the Motorola Droid was launched. Of course that means that I am locked into a two year contract with the hefty $350 early termination fee imposed by Verizon so a Nexus One is not anywhere in my future even with the announcement that it will be coming to Verizon in the Spring.
Even though I know that I will not be getting a Nexus One, I watched the Google Android Press conference on Ustream to find out more about Nexus One and more importantly what this means to smart phones in the future considering that Google has been claiming to change the landscape. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted December 14th, 2009 by Gerry
One of the great things about an Android based phone is that it imports your contact information directly from Gmail if you already have the information in Gmail. Since I started using my BlackBerry device about a year ago, I have been synching my contact information so all of my emails and phone numbers were already there. When I purchased the Motorola Droid, I entered my Gmail sign-in information and almost instantly I had all of my contact information available.
For people that are not already synching their contacts with Gmail, especially if you are not using another smart phone, that might not sound like a great thing. I will soon be adding a Droid Eris on my family plan for my daughter who currently has an LG EnV. If you purchase the new phone from a retailer they can port the contacts, but for some reason the stores make you wait for a rebate that you can get as an online discount by purchasing online through Verizon Wireless. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted October 30th, 2009 by Gerry
A couple days ago after updating to OS 5.0 I noticed that Verizon had pushed the “My Verizon” application to my Storm. I wasn’t sure what it was so I checked online to find out that the My Verizon application was launched earlier this year for trackball BlackBerries to allow users to check their minutes and data usage, view account balance, make payments, view plan, add/remove features and change their voicemail passwords directly on the handset.
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