Next Android just about here?

[yourbeliefs]

My co-worker, who has been an avid iPhone guy, finally broke down and announced yesterday that as soon as his contract up he's jumping ship from AT&T and getting an Android phone on Verizon. His main reason was, "I'm sick and tired of being told what I can and can't install on my phone!" Anyone else seeing this trend growing as well?

 

[diogen]

Well the new EVO will be by far the best Android phone out on the market it will be the closes thing to a I-Phone just a Android.

Probably.
I own a N1 since it was sold in Canada and not for a second did I regret buying it.

I believe no matter how good the handset, going with a carrier for the privilege of
having the price cut in half (or thereabout) doesn't justify the "jail" you get locked into.

Hence, you enter the contract knowing full well you are going to jailbreak it and accept the risks or you buy an unlocked handset.

Diogen.

 

[rockymtnhigh]

Droid life is showing a screen-shot of the wifi hotspot feature on Android 2.2. A portable hotspot. How sweet is that?

 

[FunkyBoss]

But don't most people root their phone for tethering mainly to bypass restrictions set by their providers AGAINST tethering?

You can also tether without rooting using a free app like PDANet. It works well with the Incredible.

 

[diogen]

PDANet requires a piece of software installed on the computer - not exactly a "clean" solution.

Diogen.

 

[yourbeliefs]

PDANet requires a piece of software installed on the computer - not exactly a "clean" solution.

Diogen.

But on the flip side, you don't have to root your phone to gain the functionality, right?

 

[diogen]

Right.

In this case (no rooting) I'd wait another month or so and get the "clean" implementation in the form of Android 2.2.
http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/13/android-2-2-froyo-to-include-usb-tethering-wifi-hotspot-funct/

Diogen.

 

[FunkyBoss]

PDANet requires a piece of software installed on the computer - not exactly a "clean" solution.

Diogen.

I believe it's the "cleanest" solution right now.

 

[diogen]

"Cleanest" as in no risk associated with rooting? Yes.

But what about giving internet access to your iPod Touch loving friends? Or anything non-PC?

Diogen.

 

[meStevo]

Motorola Shadow glimpsed in the wild: 4.1-inch screen, 8MP camera, OMAP3630 processor? -- Engadget

Man that's awesome.

 

[dmendenjr]

Motorola Shadow glimpsed in the wild: 4.1-inch screen, 8MP camera, OMAP3630 processor? -- Engadget

Man that's awesome.

I'll trade the Incred's 1GHz snapdragon for that nice and roomy 4.1 inch screen. Wonder if the Shadow is in production yet, more specifically - will it have Froyo or Eclair?

 

[meStevo]

Wasn't sure where to ask this.. but the user experience guy behind webOS has left Palm and is now doing the same thing for Android. Have never used a Palm phone, this a good or a bad thing?

Confirmed: Palm's Matias Duarte joins Google as User Experience Director for Android -- Engadget