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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Truck driver kills family of six, distracted by his laptop

This is a short post. You can read the details at BBC News. What I really want you to look at is a photo of the truck driver. Look at his face. Don't let it be you. Think of it the next time you go...

ARCHOS will release Android-powered IMT in Q3

That's an Internet Media Tablet, late Fall / early Summer. The company has been focusing on entertainment-centric products, with an emphasis on web surfing and television. The IMTs have been called...

Bitstream gears up to drop some news at MWC

This may be of more interest to industry types than the average phone shopper. But then again, I don't know what the news is. Bitstream is the company behind the BOLT browser, which I wrote a brief...

Getting social with Android, part 3: Twidroid

No social networking apparatus is complete without a few tweets. While there is a long list of apps in the Android Market that feature Twitter integration as a bonus, and a good handful of programs...

Recording video with audio on a G1

Until now, Continuous Shoot by Mamoru Tokashiki was the closest G1 owners could get to recording video. The app does what it says; takes a stream of photographs, one almost immediately after the...

Getting social with Android, part 2: fBook

fBook wraps the iPhone Facebook application, and as the developer states, "fixes it." I am not an iPhone owner, but I've seen the Facebook app for iPhone. Without getting into detailed comparisons...

Getting social with Android, part 1: BuddyMob

Rather than ranking the social networking apps available in the Android Market, I've decided just to write about them in small clusters. Programs that demand more words will get their own blog...

Android's personal task list apps

If you read this site regularly, you may have seen a post of mine referring to Astrid or Remember the Milk. I'm not going to rehash anything that's already been said - just follow the links if you're...

Android radio round-up: 8, 7

Despite the disclaimer in the following paragraph, I'll be sticking with the apps that have achieved three-plus star ratings in the Android Market for this round-up - which is why I'm counting down...

Android radio round-up: 6, 5, 4

#6 StreamFurious is a Shoutcast/Icecast streamer that can handle PLS/M3U from the G1 stock or Steel browsers. It's pretty basic, but gets the job done. The problem I have with this app is...

Android radio round-up: 3, 2

#3 FlyCast is a full-featured, ad-driven radio solution that offers options you aren't going to find in any other Android app. Over 1500 "channels" are available - featuring live radio and podcast...

Android radio round-up: And the winner is...

#1 Last.fm. The official Last.fm client, Personal Radio, is of a caliber even better than I expected from the team that's done more than any other to analyze and interpret the listening habits of...

Android app review: cupcake

When I saw something in the Android Market called cupcake, I probably had the exact reaction the developers had planned: "Could it be an optional beta upgrade to some of the features listed in a...

Android app review: Opera Mini 4.2, final version

Opera has a great community. Their free blog network is tight, lively, and helpful. I regularly launch Opera on both of my home computers, though it's not my default browser. I love Opera Mobile,...

Android App review: Moxier World

I think the Weather Channel may have just been dethroned as the coolest, sleekest weather app for Android. Moxier World doesn't have the handy tabs for current conditions, hourly forecast, thirty-six...

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