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Apple decides to sue HTC

By Tom Fitzgerald on March 2, 2010 10:44 PM | No Comments
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Well earlier last month Steve Jobs had a huge problem with Adobe's Flash, now Apple is suing HTC for copyright infringement against patents they own for the iPhone. Did HTC reverse engine then clone the iPhone? No, Apple is saying patents they hold are too similar on the HTC Android phones.

Totally ridiculous, Steve is suing them for things they have patented like 'Unlocking a device with a hand gesture'. That's like them copyrighting 'Unlocking a door'. This is expensive for both sides and the consumer will loose if Apple wins. Then Apple will be the only phone manufacturer with a software unlock method? Please. 

So they probably won't win this but then what's the point? Attorney fees on both sides. Anyone notice how Apple decided to go over HTC instead of Google. I guess they wanted to start with the smaller company. Back in my day all I ever heard was people bash Microsoft and Bill Gates for being greedy and evil. Steve Jobs is worse, much worse. 

Why Steve Jobs REALLY hates Android Phones 
They are better than his iPhone. 

Why Steve Jobs REALLY hates Adobe Flash 
Why would he allow free Flash games on his iPhone, iTouch & iPad when he makes millions off the app store? 

HTC Droid Review

By Tom Fitzgerald on November 9, 2009 11:44 AM | No Comments
Ok I'm a little late in updating this. I just got the HTC Droid on Verizon Wireless on Friday. Why am I late in reviewing this? Because I spent literally all weekend playing with this awesome device. So here is my quick review on why I love this phone and why it will take over. 

  1. Android operating system
    To start off I will say that this will take over everything. Android will kill the iPhone not the Droid phone. The HTC Droid will come and go but the operating system will continue to improve. Unlike the iPhone, Google's Android operating system is open source. Just for fun I decided to download the SDK for iPhone development. Immediately it asked me to register as a developer and pay a hefty fee, I think it was $100. After I designed my application it costs money to post on Apple's site, and be included in the app store. 

    With Android's open source setup anyone can write apps and put it on the device. Perfect example; I downloaded a cool app called ChompSMS. This app completely replaces the default text message application. Imagine that for a second, imagine you don't like how your phone handles text messages. You can replace it. Don't like the dialer in the phone or found one thats better? With Android you can download a better one. This open source awesomeness is something that Apple just can't compete with. In this case, Apple is a lot like Microsoft. Trying to keep everything behind closed doors and make money on everything is not the future. 

  2. Interface
    I love how the Android operating system gives you a 'main screen' desktop, you can also scroll to the left or the right for 2 additional screens in each direction. Giving you a total of 5 screens. Why all the space? Widgets of course. Widgets are applications that can be posted on your desktop. Scroll to the right and I have my favorite speed dial contacts. Scroll again to the right and I can see my latest Twitter updates. All without actually starting the application. 


  3. Applications
    The amount of applications is be, and it will be bigger. Unlike the iPhone, applications written for Android will work on any Android phone. See why this is a big deal? Developers will get more bang for their buck. Writing a single application for Android will allow it to be used on many, many phones spanning multiple carriers. iPhone is just for AT&T which sucks where I live. 

  4. Service 
    Verizon Wireless's 3G service is great and pretty much everywhere. 

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