John Walton

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John Walton

John Walton is a student and writer who spends most of his free time fingerpicking an acoustic guitar and authoring biographical snippets in the third-person. He lives with his wife and their cat, who are, like him, compulsive movers/travelers. He is passionate about open source software, learning to speak Thai, and watching poker tournaments on television (WPT).

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The face of Android

Phone makers have been working with carriers to dress up and customize popular user interfaces in some exciting and beautiful ways, but evidence of the underlying OS often peeks through the cracks of...

Is Linux still a dirty word?

With the G1, Linux takes its first starring role in the U.S. cellular handset market. For years, the OS has been the secret foundation of many a phone, gps device, ATM, in-flight movie player, web...

Silverlight for Android?

Just a quick bit of fodder for the Android rumor mill. Tech Radar has an Interview with Microsoft's Scott Guthrie regarding the possibility of their Silverlight product, which competes directly with...

John's Samsung i900-Omnia review

What's Good: Universal landscape mode and universal landscape QWERTY; optically-enhanced action button functions as a scroller or track pad; appropriate use of haptic feedback and accelerometers;...

T-Mobile @Home: First Impressions

When I first heard that T-mobile was offering a VoIP service, frankly, I wondered what could cause them to do such a thing, and what would motivate a customer to buy it. I've never paid much...

John's HTC Touch-Diamond review

What's Good: Stunning hardware design and elegant software user interface; front panel is subdued, intuitive and refined; display is bright and sharp with excellent contrast; sensitive touch-screen;...

What kind of apps can we expect for Android?

As I'm sure you know, the G1 will come bundled with the standard core applications that all smart phones include nowadays; an email client, contact manager, calendar, web browser, favorites organizer...

The Android will find you

While a great many of us were disappointed by the unveiling of the G1, having had our hopes dashed by the lack of gasp-inducing sexiness we so anxiously anticipated, there's still plenty to be...

What's going on with Openmoko?

The Openmoko project was founded by the Taiwanese company, First International Computer, Inc. (FIC). Their stated goal is to create a completely open phone, meaning that the hardware is just as...

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