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).

Author's latest articles, videos, reviews and more...

Apple tablet starting to look kinda real

This is reportedly a video of the Apple tablet dev kit. It's the second such video leaked in the last 24 hours. The first one, found here, has garnered lots of attention, and a huge lot of doubts....

Microsoft fostering development with WinMoDevCamp

With the coming of Microsoft's Marketplace, Microsoft is pumping a free series of events aimed at educating developers called WinMoDevCamp.  The first will take place on August 19th in Seattle, with...

Vote on the DroidDog logo!

Here they are, folks; the top 10 contenders in the DroidDog logo contest. With close to 200 entrants and several hundred submissions, it wasn't easy narrowing down the choices to a few that we at...

John's Samsung Ultra Touch S8300 review

Overview What's good:8MP auto-focus cam with *bright* dual LED flash; 30 FPS wide screen video; lovely, high-contrast 2.8" AMOLED capacitive touch screen at 400 x 240; great phonebook and in-call UI...

The Hero has been rooted

This is a good day. As bad as it may sound to Aussies, I'm happy to announce that the Hero has been rooted. What does this mean? It means the phone can now be over-clocked (see comment by enlightener...

Morrison sketches and possible release date

Simon Sage at IntoMobile has posted a design firm's drawings of Motorola's Morrison (by way of Engadget and Mobil.cz) that fill in a few of the aesthetic holes that previous photos have left open....

Woohoo! Motorola working on Blur for Android?

Moto's getting ready to blur the lines between an Android experience and a Motorola experience, and I can't wait to see the results. BGR is reporting that the plans for Blur include a sexy mask with...

RUMOR! Hero on T-Mo USA? (Debunked)

Well this one is straight out of my dreams... or nightmares. Two days after ordering the myTouch, this image pops up from LeakDroid that shows an HTC support page for the Hero on T-Mobile USA....

T-Mo launches myTouch with... skydivers?

Magenta went all out in San Fran on Saturday with smoking (in the decorative sense) skydivers, corporate break dancers, and lots of balloons to mark the street date of the T-Mobile myTouch 3G with...

Opera Mobile coming to Android (finally!)

When I reviewed Opera Mini 4.2 for Android, I was less than impressed - not because the browser didn't perform well or because I didn't like the interface. I enjoyed my time with Opera Mini. But I...

MIPS: take Android home to Mother

Android's public profile is growing rapidly, and as its previously-overlooked power and flexibility become more apparent to the masses, companies are finding ways to maximize the operating system's...

Qik: live-stream with Android

I just live-streamed my first video with my G1, and wow, are my arms tired. Seriously though, despite the fuzzy audio and grainy image, it's a huge step for social interaction and broadcasting for...

Samsung's Galaxy sees some light

Light in the form of a white finish, that is. According the TheUnwired, this is not the Galaxy Lite, which was recently announced,  but a full-bodied GT-i7500 with a prettier (I think so) face. This...

Funambol: cross-platform cloud-syncing

For those who want to sync their contacts (and later, calendar, notes, and tasks) across different platforms, Funambol is the most flexible solution I've found yet. Check it out in action in a video...

10 New Clearwire markets

Clearwire's WiMAX product, Clear, has had a bit of a rough time in its premier market of Portland, Oregon. Spotty coverage, dissatisfied customers bound by contractual agreements, and almost viral...

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