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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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Upgraded web2go for Behold and Memoir

If you want the Internet on your Behold or Memoir but don't want to spring $19.95 a month, web2go is your best alternative to a full-blown data subscription--especially if you already have messaging...

T-Mobile G2 Touch sells on July 17th

Well, it may not be much more than a rub-in for those of us in The States, but the re-branded Hero, now called T-Mobile G2 Touch, will be launching on the 17th of July in Europe. Great! Fantastic!...

Google announces Chrome OS

On July 7th, the same day that GMail dropped its beta tag, wait...GMail is out of beta? Apparently so (more than five years after its introduction). Anyway, on the same day, Google announced the...

myTouch pre-orders begin

I'm happy to announce that today is the start date for pre-orders of the T-Mobile myTouch 3G with Google. You can put in your reservation now by clicking this link or by hitting the T-Mo homepage and...

Rogers Wireless app contest

Rogers Wireless has set up a Facebook application that allows users* to submit and vote on ideas for an Android application that will stand out as a home-grown Canadian program. I tried to enter with...

Motorola seeking Android identity

Motorola is betting pretty heavily on Android in a bid to change the lumbering beast's current course of financial loss and to regain some footing. Moto has announced the release of their own Android...

No Nokia Android phones

The Guardian recently published the erroneous report that mobile manufacturer Nokia had an Android device in the works, but a company spokesperson set the record straight today, responding,  "[there...

Samsung's Galaxy launches at the end of July

In their latest catalog, the UK cellular provider O2 has listed the Samsung Galaxy i7500 as coming later this month. And if you're looking to import this quad-band GSM device, look to online retailer...

Does Android plus XPERIA = Rachael?

Just a quick bit of rumor to draw you back into your serious gadget habit after what I hope was a holiday filled oohs and ahs: a Danish site claims to have documents that expose a Sony Ericsson...

HighScreen: Russian Android phone

The HighScreen PP5420 has been around for a bit, running Windows Mobile 6.1. You can check out full specs and some sexy photos over at mobinova's product page for Ice, as the phone is called. It has...

Finally, a date for the Android Archos IMT

It seems like I've been waiting for an Android-powered MID from Archos for a long time. It's really only been a few months since I first posted on it but it's an exciting prospect and we haven't been...

My nitty gritty Hero post

While I'm definitely not tired of HTC's Hero, I needed to write about a couple of other things real quick before coming back at you with the full specs and PR photos. We can speculate on the carrier...

How will the US Hero differ from others?

An official press release, seen here, states that "The HTC Hero will be available to people across Europe in July and in Asia later in the summer. A distinct North American version will be available...

LiveDroid: try Android the easy way

LiveDroid is not the first Android live-spin project, but it's the first one I've tried out. You can check out the Japanese project page here, or directly download the iso from this link (a new page...

Hero FCC docs hint at AT&T

Speculation regarding which carrier will launch Hero in the US led most of us to the Sprint conclusion. But as Engadget Mobile reports, FCC filings indicate the device utilizes the 1900 and 850MHz...

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