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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HTC Hero: music player and final thoughts

This is my last Hero video...for now. I cover the music player and wrap things up with some final thoughts. The phone is off to its next destination, so I had to edit what I had rather than re-shoot...

Android home invasion

We've been hearing about it for years: the home of the future that adjusts to your tastes and can be controlled remotely. A place where every appliance is connected to the local net; where energy is...

Orange giving away free Heros

British carrier Orange UK has Heros available in their retail stores today, and the best part is that you can walk out of the shop with one in your hand without dropping a single pound. The free Hero...

HTC Hero: browser, scenes, and the keyboard

In this video, I take a look at the Flash-enabled browser, setup snapshots called scenes, and the cool virtual QWERTY. Click through to the YouTube description for time links that you can use to jump...

Android XPERIA available for pre-order

SE is dropping a major handset in the form of an Android-powered XPERIA. The specs are top-of-the-line, and as you'll see in the video below, the Rachael interface is to die for. I've opted for the...

Pic of Morrison running Android

I think at this stage in the leak process, it would be nice to see a video of Motorola's Morrison phone actually running Android. But a pic is nice. You can see subtle differences here from the first...

HTC Hero: mail, messaging, Twitter

In this video, I cover mail, messaging, and Twitter. I'll be back on Tuesday with more, but I'm not sure what to cover next. The browser? The camera? Keep sending me your questions. Someone wanted to...

HTC Hero: first boot, and some vague answers

When can we have it and where do we get it? I wish I could say. I give my best answers here and run through the first boot and initial setup for those who want to see every little detail. It's early...

I got my Google Voice invite. Did you?

The eagle has landed. I finally got my Google Voice invitation on Wednesday and boy, was I happy. Within twenty seconds I was searching for numbers containing favorable words in my area code. Yeah, I...

Sync your contacts with Funambol

Serve your contacts with a Windows or Linux box and sync them to iPhone/iPod Touch, Android, Blackberry, Windows Mobile, and Java ME. Calendar, task, and note support is coming - hopefully soon. See...

HTC Hero un-vanilla-boxing

Is it an unboxing if there isn't any box art? It is cardboard folded into a squarish container, after all. So we got the European version, which, for us, means no manuals, no ultra slick packaging,...

Windows 95 running on an iPhone

An iPhone running Windows 95? Define "running." As you can see, most of the play is going on in an emulator on a computer that is no doubt outfitted with a processor more powerful and RAM more...

G1 vs. myTouch: Who needs a hardware keyboard?

To key, or not to key: that is the question. Throughout our coverage of newly released and upcoming Android devices, you all have posted a lot of comments. Topics run the gamut from style to battery...

Take Astrid survey, win a myTouch

It may seem a bit odd for me to advertise another website's promotion but the subject of this giveaway is too cool to pass up. androidandme.com is providing a myTouch 3G for one lucky respondent to a...

Android to get more social, hook up with anything

At the Google/T-Mobile gathering in San Francisco on July 10th, Andy Rubin clarified Google's intentions for Android and the Chrome OS, saying that neither excludes the other and that each addresses...

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