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Android TweetDeck, starting beta test this week

Posted on August 10, 2010 by in Tech


I am currently using Seesmic for Android — that’s a nice app for Twitter though, but TweetDeck for Android is also worth trying… Can’t wait to get this on my Droid!

To get straight to the point, we’re nearing completion of Android TweetDeck and we’ve really been pushing the limits of what Android can do. Hence we will be opening up a public beta testing period this week for some serious device testing. But before all that happens I wanted to briefly explain what Android TweetDeck means to us because it’s more than just TweetDeck on Android.

First off, we’ve built Android TweetDeck from the ground up to be true multi-stream, laser focused on showing you all your friends’ cross-service activity in one app. Multi-column is still the order of the day but now columns are blended based on the type of activity rather than the service. And all this whilst retaining the most powerful functionality from each included service.

We’ve spent an inordinate amount of time making the app silky smooth from the column scrolling to the custom views – so much so that one of Google’s Android Developer Advocates recently described it as “a thing of beauty”. So look out for the beta test later this week and please do get involved.

[via TweetDeck blog]

 

Motorola is back!

Posted on August 3, 2010 by in Tech

Former exec Dan Moloney –who left Motorola in February– is coming back as President of Motorola Mobility. That’s obvious that Motorola is ready to fight against other mobile vendors, thanks to Motorola Droid debut.

(via Business Insider)

Hands on: Motorola Milestone, Motorola DEXT

Posted on December 18, 2009 by in Tech

LAST NIGHT I HAD A CHANCE playing with two wonderful Android handsets: Motorola Milestone (aka DROID) and Motorola DEXT (aka CLIQ), thanks to a friend from Motorola. Milestone is good for business people, while DEXT is a must have device for social networking fans. Both offer touchscreen capability as well as physical keypads. Good thing is that both devices will hit the Asian market soon.

Milestone, which has multitouch capability and a Qwerty slider,  runs on Google’s open-source Android OS 2.0. It packs a large 3.7-inch touchscreen, 5MP camera, microSDHC slot, Wi-Fi and GPS. Milestone also supports Flash-based webpages. It sports a dual-band 3G support for Europe and Asia. And it has smarter messaging, too.

DEXT, the company’s first foray into Android territory, is a QWERTY side slider. It runs the MOTOBLUR (a feature to track tweets, status updates and emails and merge them with your Google account to fill up the phone’s address book), and has a 3.1-inch HVGA screen (capacitive touchscreen), 5MP autofocus camera, 3G and Wi-Fi. Its fully customisable homescreen is awesome.

Full specs from Motorola: Milestone | DEXT
Full specs from Phone Arena: Milestone: | DEXT

Hands on: Motorola Milestone, Motorola DEXT

Posted on December 18, 2009 by in Tech

Okay, so last night I had a chance to play with two wonderful Motorola’s Android handset: Motorola Milestone (aka DROID) and Motorola DEXT (aka Cliq). In general, Milestone is good for business people, while DEXT is a must have device for social networking fans. Both offer touchscreen capability as well as physical keypads. Good thing is that both devices will hit the Asian market soon.

The Milestone, which has multitouch capability and a Qwerty slider, runs on Google’s open-source Android OS 2.0 and packs a large 3.7-inch touchscreen, 5MP camera, microSDHC slot, Wi-Fi and GPS. Unlike iPhone, Milestone also supports Flash-based webpages. It sports a dual-band 3G support for Europe and Asia. And it has smarter messaging, too.

The Motorola DEXT (aka Motorola CLIQ) is a QWERTY side slider and the company’s first foray into Android territory. It runs the personalized MOTOBLUR (a great feature for tracking tweets, status updates and emails and merge them with your Google account to fill up the phone’s address book), and has a 3.1-inch HVGA screen (capacitive touchscreen), 5MP autofocus camera, 3.5mm jack, 3G and Wi-Fi. Its fully customisable homescreen is awesome.

Full specs from Motorola: Milestone | DEXT
Full specs from Phone Arena Milestone: | DEXT