Ron, Author at Droid Life

Verizon Needs Google [Opinion]

Ron December 30, 2011 340

Think back to January 5th, 2010. That was the date that the Nexus One was first announced and made available for purchase. I can vividly remember the announcement. I impatiently waited for someone to review the device, but the images I saw already confirmed...

We Need a Nexus Tablet [Opinion]

Ron December 19, 2011 138

Just wanted to point out that this post was finished on Friday night and sure enough, news broke this morning that Eric Schmidt expects there to be a Nexus tablet in 2012. HP is currently the number two seller of tablets, though most expect Amazon to usurp...

Screen Size Matters [Opinion]

Ron November 17, 2011 322

Today, reviews of the Galaxy Nexus are being released left and right (the best video review is easily from The Verge). Seeing the device in action makes me even more certain that the latest version of Android is from a brand new Google. They've changed things...

Digital Versus Physical: Does RIM’s Vision of the Future Interest You?

Ron November 4, 2011 86

Earlier this week RIM's vision of the future was "leaked" out in two videos. The videos were undoubtedly in response to Microsoft's video that showed Redmond's latest vision of the future. The vision detailed in each video is extraordinary for two reasons: RIM...

Android Manufacturers Need to Slow Down [Opinion]

Ron October 27, 2011 293

About two months ago my brother decided to switch from Verizon to Sprint as his mobile carrier. He asked me what phone he should get on Sprint. He wanted a stock device because he had a bad experience with a skinned Android device (he was coming from a Droid...

Android 4.0: A New Android from a New Google [Opinion]

Ron October 20, 2011 127

This week Google announced the latest version of Android, Ice Cream Sandwich. With the announcement came a number of revelations about the philosophy being pursued by Android's lead designer, Matias Duarte. Joshua Topolsky's exclusive interview with Duarte was...

Making the Lapdock Useful [Opinion]

Ron October 11, 2011 65

One of the most interesting yet useless accessories to the Droid Bionic is the lapdock. When I first saw it at CES I thought it had some potential even though I was astounded that it came with Firefox instead of Chrome. As the reviews came out and I finally...

This May Be Our Moment [Opinion]

Ron October 5, 2011 195

This may just be our moment. Yesterday Apple held their "Let's Talk iPhone" event, revealing the iPhone 4S. While most (including myself) were expecting a redesigned iPhone 5, Apple decided to iterate on the internals of the iPhone 4, much like they did with...