Ron, Author at Droid Life

Review: Inbox by Gmail

Ron October 26, 2014 213

Gmail has looked like Gmail for a very, very long time. It looks stark and minimalist to a flaw. With the onslaught of third party Gmail apps like Sparrow, Mailbox, Acompli, and Boxer it seemed like Google was going to become a dumb pipe for these smarter...

The Missing App Gap Between Android and iOS

Ron October 20, 2014 184

After reading Kellen's iPhone 6 review and discussing the lack of an app gap on the Droid Life Show, I thought I should revisit my conviction that there were still some apps that could not be found or matched on Android. It had been about a year since I last...

Ten iOS 8 Features Your Apple Friends Are Freaking Out About

Ron September 18, 2014 233

Below are the top ten features your friends who use iOS devices are probably freaking out about at the moment. Maybe some of them simply cannot believe how revolutionary iOS 8 is, but hopefully they recognize that a lot of iOS 8 is just Apple catching up to...

App Review: Drive Autosync by ttxapps

Ron April 7, 2014 34

I have been a big fan of Dropbox for a long time. It's a great service to back up and sync documents, photos, videos, and whatever else, but when Google announced the massive price cuts to Google Drive storage plans, I made the switch. After a few days of...

Solving Advertising Revenue on Android [Opinion]

Ron December 19, 2013 64

Google has come a long way from their humble Stanford beginnings, but the search giant is still an advertising company at heart. Google is not making their billions by selling Nexus devices; they are making the vast majority of their money on advertisements....

Waking From the Nexus Dream [Opinion]

Ron October 23, 2013 730

Last week on the Droid Life Show I mentioned that I don't think Nexus devices really matter anymore. With the Nexus 5's release just around the corner, a lot of readers became very defensive of the Nexus program. Call me self-absorbed or too worried about what...

Why I Use an iPhone [Opinion]

Ron August 14, 2013 694

Last week in my opinion piece about why I think Android users should consider the Moto X I opened up the article with an admission: I currently use an iPhone 4S and I plan on getting the next iPhone. This wasn't supposed to be a secret (if you follow me on...

Why You Should Consider the Moto X [Opinion]

Ron August 5, 2013 538

The Moto X is the first Android phone in a long, long time that I have actually wanted. If you're tempted to stop reading right there because you think this is going to be another biased fanboy rant, stop right there. My primary phone is an iPhone 4S and the...