In response to a report claiming a 200% Android usage increase, HTCYou user David Chou was kind enough to contribute this blog post as a response:

Almost every large phone OEM has many Android platforms in the works, Motorola recently canned all their WinMobile and other designs and are moving everything over to Android. Similarly, Korean OEMs are heavily targeting Android and there will be plethora of Android phones soon in the market. Apple’s inherent advantage are the integration of their media content, applications, iTunes, etc. as well as having relatively “optimized” implementation of hardware and software integration - they control everything so that general performance will generally be superior than competing platforms. More »

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Let me get this straight, just in case there is any confusion: Android 1.6 came out on September 15th, 2.0 on October 26th, so why is my Android powered smartphone still stuck on version 1.5 or 1.6? Google’s open source Android project arrived with the promise that it would be free and completely open to everyone. Unfortunately, one of the massive problems that Android has created is a lack of universal standards and regulations. We are in smartphone anarchy. More »

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At least for now, Google has put two Android smartphones - Motorola and Samsung - on hold until its political scuffle with the Chinese government is resolved. All currently available Android phones remain on shelves though. More »

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What happens when a really well made and superior product is released, and no one buys it? Based on the number of unboxing videos for the Nexus One, I assume that every unit sold has had its unboxing recorded and then uploaded to YouTube. From Patrick Boivin comes the most wicked and creative unboxing of any smartphone. My only question is, what took him so long? More »

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Yet another smashing overseas smartphone, the Acer Liquid was supposed to be the world’s first “Snapdragon” processor device, but its launch had been delayed until last week. The Liquid has quality specs and its black variant is now for sale in the UK, with most of western Europe, Russia, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Malaysia, and Indonesia also getting theirs sometime this year. I question just how well this phone will do since the technically more advanced Nexus One has made barely a ripple. More »

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From Ziggytek: For the past decade, Google has been busy with its all-powerful search engine but has also made strategic acquisitions, such as buying out Android, Inc., which is the basis for the Android operating system. Google, entering markets filled with mega-corporations like Microsoft, Apple, and Nokia, has to climb steep mountains to stake its position in the communications and operating systems war. However, crashing the party late has its advantages too. For one thing, Google can learn from the mistakes and successes of rivals. More »

From Ziggytek: HTC is the main player in the Android and Windows Mobile smartphone bazaar and has the 8 following handhelds scheduled for release in 2010. Some of the information here is speculative, but the data is trustworthy. The Legend is all but confirmed to be HTC’s first Android phone for this year, while the Bravo looks to be Nexus One’s match. I am excited that all phones are both CDMA and GSM, so they should work with any carrier in the world. From my perspective, the only significant area that HTC phones need to do catch-up on is multi-touch, which Apple does just so splendidly. More »

From Ziggytek: The Google Android OS and I share one big thing in common: Dessert. I am, hands down a big fan of dessert. When it comes to nicknaming Android updates, Google feels the same way. So far in both alphabetical and chronological order there’s the Cupcake, Donut, Eclair and Flan. Out of sheer boredom and because I love both dessert and Android, I’ve taken on the task of listing out Android update nicknames that need to happen. More »

20,000…that is how many fans attend most sold out arena concerts, NHL hockey games (in Canada anyway), and NBA matches. 20,000 is also the number of Nexus One smartphones sold in its first week. Because of this unexpectedly low figure, T-Mobile has dropped the upgrade price from $379 to $279 for subscribers with data plans. The few folks who have actually paid the original upgrade amount are being reimbursed $100. More »

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iFixit is always at the forefront of disassembling new high-tech toys - especially Apple gear - and at the prices that it charges for replacement parts, it can afford to tear apart expensive gadgets. For those of you who are wondering what the internals of the Nexus One look like, this is your answer. More »

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