Ron, Author at Droid Life

Smarter Notifications [Opinion]

Ron April 5, 2012 77

You hear a chime, see a pop up notification, and feel a buzz. Someone just sent you an email and your phone, computer, and tablet are notifying you. Despite all of our technology, notifications continue to oppress the senses of those who use multiple devices....

Don’t Be Evil [Opinion]

Ron March 29, 2012 135

In 1997 two college kids started a company based on a pet project of theirs. Larry Page and Sergey Brin had worked together to create a search engine that bested every other competitor in every conceivable way. Their goal was simple: Help regular humans find...

Doubling Down [Opinion]

Ron March 20, 2012 149

Recently Andy Rubin said that Google is going to double down on tablets in 2012. While Rubin failed to elaborate on what he meant by double down, we can only assume that Rubin recognizes the truth: Android tablets have failed in the market. According to Google...

Is the Nexus Program Bad for Android? [Opinion]

Ron February 19, 2012 319

Last week Motorola went on the record to blame Google's Nexus program for the delay in software updates on its devices. A device manufacturer trying to explain why software updates are delayed is nothing new, but a device manufacturer that was recently...

Windows Phone 7.5 – How Does it Compare to Android? [Opinion]

Ron February 2, 2012 143

For the past week I've been reviewing the Samsung Focus S. I believe that competition drives innovation, so I love spending time with multiple devices and operating systems to see what works well and what doesn't. I think most of us have spent some quality...

We Still Need Better Tablet Apps [Opinion]

Ron January 27, 2012 103

For the past week I've been spending some quality time with the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1. While I like the hardware for the most part and I don't mind TouchWiz, I've been struggling to find a place for the device in my life. While a large part of it is simply...

Four Types of Android Fragmentation [Opinion]

Ron January 20, 2012 195

Netflix and Hulu Plus had limited app rollouts because of it. Eric Schmidt and Matias Duarte say it doesn’t exist. Charlie Kindel says it’s the reason Google will lose control of Android. Jon Evans says it’s the single greatest problem facing Android. Sanjay...

Manufacturer Woes [Opinion]

Ron January 9, 2012 132

Within the last week the top three Android manufacturers reported their most recent earnings. HTC reported its first quarterly profit decline in two years, Motorola's sales are expected to be disappointing yet again, and Samsung is doing fairly well (though...