photo credit: AT&T’s LG Thrive Pre-Paid Droid

AT&T is the last of the cell phone service providers to offer a Droid Smartphone in their pre-paid lineup. Beginning April 17th, AT&T is offering the LG Thrive for $180. The Thrive is a mid-range Droid, running on the Android OS 2.2 (Froyo). It only has a 3.2 megapixel camera and 160 MB of memory, although it can be expanded to 32 GB with a MicroSD card. The customers will have to pay pretty dearly for using this phone however. Customers can choose the “Smartphone 10 cents per minute” plan or “Smartphone $2 USD per day for unlimited talk and text” plan. Their choices for data plans range from $5 for 10 MB to $25 for 500 MB. There is no contract, which is probably a good thing since customers may dump AT&T once they find out how poor the service coverage areas are.

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photo credit: Confession App

Are you a Catholic needing to go to confession? There’s an app for that. Seriously though, it’s not actually an app to substitute for confession. (The Catholic Church is very clear on this issue.) It is an app for the iPhone that helps you figure out how you’ve sinned (as if you didn’t know) and formulate a confession. It’s called Confession: A Roman Catholic App, and was created by Little iApps with the help of two Catholic priests ($1.99). And it has been given the blessing of Bishop Kevin C. Rhodes of the Diocese of Fort Wayne - South Bend, Indiana.

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photo credit: Droid vs. Apple

Apple has filed a lawsuit claiming patent infringements by Motorola. The lawsuit alleges that 9 Motorola devices are using multitouch patents owned by Apple. The Motorola phones are the Droid, Droid 2, Droid X, Cliq, Cliq XT, BackFlip, Devour A555, Devour i1, and Charm. Apple claims that Motorola infringes on 6 of Apple’s patents. Read the rest of this entry »

photo credit: Windows-Droid War

Last month Microsoft sued Motorola over alleged patent infringement. Microsoft claims that the Android Smartphones are using Microsoft technology. Microsoft filed a lawsuit against Motorola in a federal court in Seattle, and also filed a complaint with the International Trade Commission. Read the rest of this entry »

photo credit: Droid bites iTunes

Think iTunes is the coolest thing? Google may change your mind soon. Google plans to debut an Internet-based digital music service, launching later this year in conjunction with Android 3 OS. Read the rest of this entry »

photo credit: Droid vs. Apple

Google’s Android application store rocks! Market researcher Distimo reports that the Droid free apps available are twice what either Apple’s iPhone or RIM’s BlackBerry market offer. Read the rest of this entry »

photo credit: The Torch

RIM is doomed to fail regardless of the new BlackBerry Torch 9800 and the hopeful BlackPad. The newest electronic gadgets from BlackBerry will not be enough to keep the RIM ship afloat. The competition from the iPhone and the new Droids will spell failure for RIM. Read the rest of this entry »

photo credit: Data Glut

Verizon announced a five-fold increase in data use in the first week after the Droid X was released. Verizon Wireless saw a similar surge in mobile data use when it introduced the original Motorola Droid in November 2009. The most likely reason is that Droid X owners are probably downloading all those wonderful new apps available. Read the rest of this entry »

photo credit: Smartphone Market

According to research firm NPD Group, BlackBerry is still number one in sales of Smartphones in the US. But the big surprise was that the Android edged out Apple’s iPhone by 7%. Apparently more consumers wanted to use the new Google friendly interface. Perhaps these consumers were also subscribers of service providers other than AT&T, who still has exclusive rights to the iPhone. Read the rest of this entry »

photo credit: The Android

The most innovative devices at the CTIA show floor in Las Vegas were the Androids. The CTIA really centered around the Android. The show could have been easily named Android World. The Android OS is fast becoming the most popular OS interface for Smartphones as well as tablets. It’s even showing up on some set-top boxes and smart Blu-Ray players. Read the rest of this entry »