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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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Bigfoot, Houdini, and the death of G1

Well, maybe "death of G1" isn't the best choice of words. This roadmap does feature G1: v.2, and places it in the Fall with the Houdini. Is it just me, or does the Bigfoot look a lot like the Neo1973...

MyTouch = US Magic?

That's the most likely scenario revealed in an on-the-sly snap of a T-Mo inventory screen. Personally, I like the look and sound of Black vs. White Magic, but a MyTouch, Merlot sounds rather classy...

Reznor: Apple, make up your mind

Trent Reznor, presumably Rob Sheridan, and possibly a few other folks involved in getting the NIN: access app designed, executed, and approved for the Apple App store are none-too-happy right now....

Motorola's Android plans

Rumor has it that Motorola's betting on a few Android devices to rescue the staggering OEM from their fiscal slump. As Sanjay Jha - CEO of Mobile Devices - put it, "we plan to have differentiated...

Black Magic unboxing

You all remember the voice of Sascha, don't you? Well, if you've seen or heard him, you remember. If not, I think this is an appropriate introduction. Dude has a great flare for tech reviews.

Android Cupcake (Haykuro 5.0.2G) features

I was tacking on notes until the very end of my editing. There is a lot going on within Google regarding Cupcake, and plenty of modding to accompany it. Things are moving very fast at this point. So...

Android-powered SkyTone netbook

A $250 Android netbook that comes in colors of sherbet?  Engadget says we'll be able to buy these for around $250 in July or August. I was made aware of this video, once again, by Scott Webster at AG...

Resources and info for G1 modding/rooting

Insert standard, long-form disclaimer here - the translation of which is this: you, and you alone, are responsible for what you do to your phone. Not knowing potential consequences is no excuse....

(Almost) everything Cupcake and Magic

I'm going to try to unload all of the news, rumor, speculation, and prominent opinion that has been working its way through the cracks of the Internet over the last few days, but I'm sure I'll miss a...

Video of i7500 emerges

The image Noah posted of the Samsung i7500 was certainly the best view we had seen of the OEM's first Android device at that point, but nothing brings a product into the realm of the real like video...

Android devs: "Motivation?"

"You're a software engineer, and you desperately want to make a living doing what you love. Unfortunately, the platform you've embraced seems to be working against you. Action!" Programming for the...

What can you do with a rooted G1?

Rooting you G1 may unleash the fury of Android, but it could also bork your handset.  Don't attempt to do anything portrayed or spoken of in this video. If you do, many kittens will die.

One million G1s sold in the US

It may not be significant in the context of overall US cell phone sales, but 1,000,000 is a big number when you're talking about two-thirds of T-Mo's 3G network. And it's certainly enough to prompt...

Robots vs. the recession

With Magic around the corner and Samsung looking to ship an Android device within the next few months, Google CEO Eric Schmidt is confident that the open source phone OS can and will counteract...

Television - Android app review

The Television app in the Android Market is branded by BluMediaLab, and I don't know if they have any affiliation with the creators of the iPhone version - makayama.com. Both versions are $2.99....

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