When I first started getting word from people that Easy Root had been pulled from the Market I was surprised. I am sure that like many others I choose the Android platform for its commitment to openness and freedom.
Openness and freedom? Yea right...
questionable Android mobile wallpaper app, which collects your personal data and sends it to a mysterious site in China, has been downloaded millions of times
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It collects a user’s browsing history, text messages, your phone’s SIM card number, subscriber identification, and even your voice mail password.
You have nobody to blame.
To make video calling work, you have to install an app yourself: either Fring or Qik. But we never did get Fring to work, and Qik requires people you call to press a Talk button when they want to speak. The whole thing is confusing and, to use the technical term, iffy.
Compare with FaceTime
Android Fanboys care about openness and choice. iPhone Fanboys care about presentation and experience.
So, what about Windows Phone SomethingSomething 7?
Battery and heat are also of concern: the pre-release beta we have, according to Adobe, lacks hardware acceleration
The newly released, Google's "open" platform with funny name, Froyo, apparently comes with Flash implementation that lacks of hardware acceleration. It also gets "piping hot" after heavy video watching.
I wonder what's Adobe's excuse. Is it not open enough for them?
Hi, my name is Amudi. I make apps, websites, and (sometimes) video games in Singapore. Here, you will find some interesting stuff I found on the internet, and probably boring writings that I wrote.
You can email me: amudi@amudi.org
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