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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Interview: Augusto Ferrarini of Teradesk

Teradesk is a cross-platform suite that allows you to share and back-up files remotely via your Android phone and your Mac, Linux, or Windows computer. It was chosen as one of the top 25 finalists in...

Details on the Sony Ericsson W995a

The GSM unlocked W995a:     Preorders began on June 3rd and will ship on July 6th; the same date you can find it in stores for around $600. Check out full features and specs at Sony Style. I've been...

Cubic gets clunky in Spanish vid

Like a cube - that's how the Samsung S8000 rolls. Or so it appears in this video. I still can't confirm that this thing will run Android, but if this display is any indication of the performance we...

Open source news from Computex

Taipei is currently hosting the Computex trade show, which runs from the 2nd to the 6th. The shindig draws announcements related to pretty much anything tech, but computers, peripherals and mobile...

The future of Openmoko and FreeRunner

I wasn't happy to post about the death of the GTA-03 last month. It was hoped to be the hardware vehicle that would finally signal a consumer-ready combination of soft and hardware from the Openmoko...

T-Mobile's next Android phone

It's official. Early Summer is when we can expect the next US Android device from T-Mo. The US Sapphire/Magic, MyTouch 3G, whatever you want to call it - it is arriving soon. I got my paws on an Ion...

Hands on with the Sony Ericsson W995a

It's unlocked. It's sexy. And its media functions are perhaps more central to the identity of this phone than telephony. The Sony Ericsson W955a packs an 8.1 MP camera with stabilization for video...

Google Wave in a nutshell

Google's forthcoming Wave system is definitely interesting. And the presentation is too - it's just very long. So here's the recap in ten minutes. Email, Twitter, blogging, social sites, office...

Geektech: G1 modding lesson learned

I am not a hacker. I am not a coder. I think of myself as a modder though I'm not sure I really fit the definition - it's not like I'm creating icon packs or rendering my own fonts. I'm just a...

iPhone TV and movie direct downloads?

Apple Insider is reporting that employees are being trained on a new iPhone feature - the ability to download television and movie content straight to the device without using iTunes as an...

Hero ROM demo by Haykuro

[EDITED] Haykuro is no longer working on ROMs. Haykuro was receiving a lot of attention - good and bad - because he's a 17-year-old coding superstar who got hot stuff out fast. But there are still...

The face of Android, part 3: Kaleido

So far, my face of Android posts (here are parts one and two), have focused on the makeover efforts of an extremely talented group of people who go by the moniker The Astonishing Tribe. This morning...

Ions - get your fresh hot Ions

Engadget titled this story Google's altruistic Ion giveaway instantly rewarded with blind greed. And while I can understand the angle, I identify pretty strongly with the geek who overextended...

3 Androids for 18 phones in '09

Andy Rubin is Google's Senior Director of Mobile Platforms. He is a (if not the) key figure behind the team effort that is Android. And, as can be gathered from his recent interview with cnet, Mr....

Donut taken for a spin at Google I/O

I wasn't able to get to Google I/O for an early look at what the search giant has in mind for the coming year, but Engadget is there, and they've sent out some cool pix depicting Android Donut (2.0...

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