Tag: Google Android

  • Comparison: Motorola Droid vs. iPod Touch

    [ad name=”Amazon Apple iPod Touch 32GB”] [ad name=”Amazon Motorola Droid X”] A friend of mine recently asked if she should buy an iPod Touch or a Motorola Droid.  While these are two completely different products, one being a wifi-enabled MP3 player and the other being a full-featured smartphone, a choice definitely still exists.  So without…

  • How to Take Screenshots of an Android-based Phone

    Since I’ll be writing about the Motorola Droid (which uses Google’s Android mobile operating system) in the upcoming weeks, I wanted to be able to perform screen captures directly from the device instead of taking photographs of the entire thing.  This guide will walk you through the simple process of taking screenshots of an Android-based…

  • How to View YouTube in High Quality with the Motorola Droid

    I noticed in tech blogger Robert Scoble’s recent review of the Motorola Droid that many people are unaware that YouTube videos are set to a low quality setting by default on Verizon’s newest Android-powered phone.  I can’t say exactly why Motorola decided to do this (I’m sure the guy in charge of Verizon’s bandwidth was…

  • How to Install Google Android on the HTC Kaiser (AT&T Tilt)

    Edit: Android can now be directly installed to NAND on the Kaiser. Flashing to NAND will allow direct booting to Android and complete replacement of Windows Mobile. NAND installation requires a HardSPL, while the method described below does not. For details on NAND flashing, please check this thread. Since its launch, Google’s open-source linux-based mobile…