Comments on: iDIOT

By: le geek

le geek — Wed, 06 Oct 2010 18:26:53 +0000

Love the photo

By: ubikuberalles

ubikuberalles — Wed, 29 Sep 2010 16:22:39 +0000

I think you are absolutely right about Android updates tied to specific makes and models which may lead to confusion for many consumers. Or at least high tech consumers who care about those things. The average consumer may be more loyal to a phone brand than the OS it is using. Android’s recent surge in the market may have more to do with their acceptance by manufacturers than the consumers. Hard to say.

I’m not happy that my phone is stuck at Android 1.6 (because I can’t play Angry Birds on it) but it’s unlikely that I’ll switch to an iPhone or Blackberry. I’ll just switch to the latest Android phone when I can do a full upgrade in April of 2011. Cheapest option, by far.

By: Zeno

Zeno — Wed, 29 Sep 2010 14:22:43 +0000

Lockheed is having a promotion around their wellness program right now and at the end of October there will be a drawing for one of five iPads. I’m participating because – hey, maybe I’ll get a free iPad. Maybe I’d spend the money for one, but I’m rather detesting Apple as a corporate entity these days so if I can get a freebie out of it that would be better.

By: ladyjaye

ladyjaye — Wed, 29 Sep 2010 11:19:33 +0000

I don’t know about Apple portable devices, but on the Mac, playing DivX files hasn’t been a PITA for years. Back in the day, before a proper compatible codec existed, it was necessary to convert DivX files with DivX Doctor before being able to read them on a Mac (which made them unreadable with today’s Macs).