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Round Robin: Palm Treo Pro Review & Final Thoughts
Our time with the Palm Treo Pro has come to an end and that means the Smartphone Round Robin is over and we’ll be back on the G1 in no time! Was it a learning experience? Did I have fun? Well, these are all questions I’ll get into next week because we still have to talk us some Treo!
The Palm Treo Pro, as mentioned before, is a confused device—it’s built by HTC, runs Windows Mobile, and branded a Treo by Palm. Is this a good thing? Or is this a case of too many chefs spoiling the broth? Is there an identity crisis with the device? Possibly a disconnect due to miscommunication?
Well, in short, no. The penultimate review of the Smartphone Round Robin isn’t going to be that dramatic—the Palm Treo Pro is a great and very solid device. The form factor was well designed, the hardware buttons were very useful and Windows Mobile felt more at home. But how does it work for an Android user?
Read on for the full review of the Palm Treo Pro!
Also, This is an Official Round Robin Contest Post, Comment To Win a T-Mobile G1! – Details Here
Ask Android Central: Is the T-Mobile G1 Available in the UK ?
Continuing our newest feature, Ask Android Central, where you guys ask the question and we provide the answer, we have a question from Antoinette regarding the T-Mobile G1’s availability across the pond!
Antoinette asks “I really like the G1. It is a little costly. Do you think it is possible for me to buy one for the UK?”
Check out Android Central’s answer after the break!
Round Robin: Blackberry Bold Review & Final Thoughts
So my week with the Blackberry Bold has ended and well, it’s not quite a tearful goodbye, but let’s just say I thought about the implications of ignoring Crackbery Kevin’s e-mails on where his Bold was. (Lost in shipping? I would have responded) I thoroughly enjoyed my time with the Bold and though I still run into a few quirks, it’s really quite easy to get used to.
But did my time go without complaints? Far from it. I’m still a bit dissatisfied with a few things, of which we’ll get into in this review, but make no mistake, as it stands now, the Blackberry Bold is a fine device that can handle pretty much anything you throw at it.
Read on to read the rest of Android Central’s take on the Blackberry Bold of!
Also, this is an Official Round Robin Contest Post, Comment to Win a T-Mobile G1 !— More Details Here
Ask Android Central: Why Android isn’t on the iPhone
We’re starting a new feature here at Android Central and it involves you guys, the readers. Do you have a question regarding Android? Need to know anything about Android? Send it over to us and we’ll do our best to explain, as in depth and head on as we can, and hopefully provide you with an answer!
To kick off the very first Ask Android Central,
Derek asks do you know if there is an Android OS for the iPhone? If not, why not? Any idea if it will ever be possible to get Android on the iPhone? Your thoughts are appreciated!
Android Central tackles this question after the break!
Round Robin: TreoCentral Jennifer’s Video Review of the T-Mobile G1
So you guys already know that I have the Blackberry Bold for the Smartphone Round Robin, but it begs the question, where oh where is the T-Mobile G1 ?! In the caring hands of Jennifer over at TreoCentral of course! She left her Treo Pro behind and is using the T-Mobile G1 as her daily driver!
From her first impressions on the T-Mobile G1 she seems nonplussed about the hardware of the G1 and does not understand the ‘chin’ whatsoever! Don’t worry Jennifer, we cover Android daily and we still don’t understand the ‘chin’. Oddly, she has run into some lag issues with the G1 and we’ve experienced nothing but snappiness the entire time!
Go check out her Video Review of the T-Mobile G1 and tell her what you think!
This is an Official Round Robin Contest Post, Comment to Win a T-Mobile G1 !— More Details Here
Round Robin: Blackberry Bold Video
We’re now in Week 3 of the Smartphone Round Robin and we have the Blackberry Bold in the Android Central headquarters! The Blackberry Bold is a much celebrated device and deservedly so, the Bold is a magnificent piece of hardware–everything is simply top notch. From the gorgeous screen to the superb build quality, the folks at RIM definitely put a lot of thought into this puppy–everything is so well executed and in concert.
Like any Blackberry (well almost any Blackberry, looking at you Storm), you can expect a few features to be as good as it gets on the Bold–namely the keyboard and E-mail. Both are definitely effective, though we still personally like our G1’s Gmail App better than anything on Blackberry.
There are a few quirks and kinks in the Blackberry OS that, though upgraded from previous generations, still don’t seem like the ‘modern’ way to go. We’ll get more into that concept as the week goes along, so in the meantime, check out Android Central’s Video Review of the Blackberry Bold!
This is an Official Round Robin Contest Post, Comment To Win a T-Mobile G1! – Details Here
Round Robin: Answers to Your AT&T Fuze Questions
To wrap up Android Central’s time with the AT&T Fuze for the Smartphone Round Robin, here are the answers to some of your guy’s questions on this Windows Mobile powered device!
A lot of people seemed to wonder how the hardware on the Fuze held up and how big it really was. In short, it’s a really solid device that’s well built and shows quality in design. Meaning, I can’t possibly understand why the Fuze is so darn pretty but the G1 is so…unexciting. Also, forgive its thickness guys, this thing is smaller than your average smartphone. I promise.
Read on to see the answers to your AT&T Fuze questions!
Also, this is an Official Round Robin Contest Post, Comment to Win a T-Mobile G1 !— More Details Here
Round Robin: Crackberry Kevin’s Final Thoughts on the T-Mobile G1
Ending the 2nd Week of the Smartphone Round Robin, Crackberry Kevin delivers his final thoughts on the T-Mobile G1! In his initial Video Review, Crackberry Kevin sounded very excited to be using the G1. And though some of that excitement subsided, he still sees A LOT of potential in Android and is hopeful for a G2, G3, or G4 to be a real game changer.
To give a quick summary: he was initially unsure of Android’s market penetration strategy, not the biggest fan of the hardware but loves the home screen experience and Android Market! I’m surprised he didn’t mention the notifications system on the G1–but we at Android Central know thats the best in all of smartphones already. Go give Crackberry Kevin a piece of your mind!
Head over to Crackberry to see his Final Thoughts!
This is an Official Round Robin Contest Post, Comment to Win a T-Mobile G1 !— More Details Here
Round Robin: AT&T Fuze Review & Final Thoughts
Having spent much time with the AT&T Fuze for the 2nd week of the Smartphone Round Robin, it’s time to wind down and give you my final thoughts!
I think above all other platforms, Android and Windows Mobile share the same market penetration strategy. They direct themselves into becoming the OS behind smartphones rather than attempting to create an end all solution. Though philosophically they might remain different, their similarities are more appropriate than say Android with the iPhone or Blackberry.
So is Windows Mobile a more mature version of Android? Or is it completely different? Is the AT&T Fuze a great device? Can the G1 learn from it?
Read on for the rest of the review!
Also, this is an Official Round Robin Contest Post, Comment to Win a T-Mobile G1 !— More Details Here
Smartphone Experts Round Robin Roundtable!
Hey what do we have here? Early Christmas Present? Sort of. We have a special edition podcast for the Smartphone Round Robin! We’re calling it the Smartphone Experts Round Robin Roundtable because Casey, Kevin, Rene, Jennifer, and Dieter met up to discuss three of the Smartphone Round Robin devices: The iPhone 3G, the Treo Pro, and the Blackberry Bold.
We don’t quite have an official Android Central podcast feed yet (though we’re working on that!) so we’ll give you a link to our sister site The iPhone Blog’s feed:
This is an Official Round Robin Contest Post, Comment to Win a T-Mobile G1 !— More Details Here
