I’m sort of obsessed with the new calendar widget for Ice Cream Sandwich. It looks nice AND it’s resizeable!
Finally figured out how to take screenshots with Ice Cream Sandwich. Isn’t it snazzy?
I LOVE LOVE LOVE the new tumblr app for Android, BTW.
It’s soooo much more useful than the old app.
Everyone’s gushing about how awesome Apple is for introducing new features in iOS5
But Android phones (like my awesome Nexus S) have been doing many of these “new” features for quite a while.
Here’s my own short list of things that Android already does well that Apple is finally catching onto:
- Twitter integration - Android ups the ante by seamlessly integrating sharing among *every* social app on your phone — not just Twitter
- Pull-down notifications - If I’m not mistaken, Android’s been doing this from the very start
- Cloud-based syncing - Apps, contacts and, recently, music are all synced to your Android device. When I bought my new phone, all I had to go was sign into my Google account, and it automatically downloaded all my contacts and apps for me
- Free e-mail, document, and photo storage - Gmail, Google Docs, and Picasa have been letting you do this for years
OK, I’m done ranting. I love Apple — I really do. I just hate how everyone writes Android off as a lesser operating system, when in reality it’s got a lot of benefits that I don’t have time to go over here.
Dear tumblr:
It’s a pain in the ass to ask and answer questions from my phone. Please fix this. Kthxbai.
Santa, if you’re listening, I’d like the following for Christmas:
- An Android tablet (such as the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1
- A Google TV box (preferably Logitech Revue)
- No more debt
Love, Matty
