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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Droid Wars: Jewellust vs. Bejeweled

Droid Wars is a new segment I'm going to try and put together once a week or so.  Forget the other clones. For this kind of puzzle game, two stand at the top of the heap: Jewellust and Bejeweled.

Something Cupcake this way comes...

A shot from the Google Campus. This seems to be sprouting up everywhere at once, but I got mine from Android Rights.

Android 1.5, OEM mods, Samdroids, and the Cubic

I haven't been posting Android news lately, but not because there hasn't been any. I just prefer to ride things out a bit and see what sticks before posting. Besides, I like reading closely-related...

iPhone / iPod Touch app review - nin: access

NIN's access iPhone app was approved and released on April 14th. Listen to music, watch videos, interact with fans, and get the latest tour updates. Get the app here (iTunes required), and download...

Mystique, Chapter 1 - Android app review

This one is unique in the Android Market. And because you can play for free or buy for - I mean donate - 99 cents, I have to advise a test drive. Puzzle games like this drive me up the wall, and I...

Acer toying with an Android desktop?

On April 7th, Acer executives unloaded the promotional gatling gun for their upcoming Aspire Timeline laptop. And despite their playing down of Android's large-format potential, it seems that 'droid-...

Android-powered Archos this Summer?

The tablet poised to unleash the full potential of Android is coming in the third quarter. So those of you waiting impatiently for a sexier version of the G1 - or some other excuse to splurge for...

Opera jumps to the Nintendo DSi and... Ford trucks?

So the DSi looks like a nice little device right? Noah did an unboxing and hands-on yesterday, and I have to say that it has me yearning for some free time to kill with nothing on my mind but a quest...

Netbooks, netbooks, netbooks.

It appears that the light-weight powerhouse that is Android has either been embraced by OEMs at the very instant that the planets aligned and created the need for a cheap, high-quality, open software...

Long-awaited Linux gaming console about to ship

People have been installing Linux on just about every electronic device they can for over a decade now. And more recently, gamers have taken to installing a distro on their game console. There are...

Openmoko struggles to survive, drops GTA03

I am a bit sad (though not entirely surprised) to report that the next anticipated phone in Openmoko's line-up - the GTA03 - will never see the light of day. Openmoko worked hard over the last few...

Android modders fixing issues that don't officially exist

Disclaimer: What you do with your phone is on YOU. This type of stuff can turn your device into an expensive paper-weight. It's also a violation of this and that. I'm providing this information for...

Should I cover unsupported Android mods, like rooting?

I've finally rooted my G1, and will write a post about it tonight. But I'll probably just lay out the reasons I did it and give a brief overview of the more obvious changes it brings to Android,...

Android tethering app

For those who haven't been following Android Market news, it was widely reported over the last week that Google was pulling an app from the marketplace that allowed users to connect their computers...

Android app review - Sweeter Home

I knew this would happen. I recorded a video while a new version was being released. Development is moving so quick on this project that any review will be outdated the minute it gets posted. That's...

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