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Marcus said:
Favorite app? Clearly it is "Ute Defender". It alerts you everytime something bad is said about the Utes football team in cybersapce. It even gives you hints on how to respond in the most bombastic, over the top, homerish manner possible. It is clearly the best app out there. Clearly.
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If I could +2, I would.
 
twentytwo said:
Just to clear up some things:

The Incredible's screen is not being replaced with SLCD as previously thought. HTC is changing their other two current gen phones to SLCD, and leaving AMOLED in the DInc. They are currently shipping; Droid X is backlogged a couple weeks. Droid X has the SLCD screen.

MotoBlur is gross. My wife has a Droid X and I can't even stand the amount of bloatware/etc on there.

If you want to stay on Verizon, I'm with Salty and would recommend waiting until 4G hits.

If you want a new phone anywhere, I'd go with Sprint and get the HTC Evo 4G in a heartbeat.

I'm tied to Verizon because my office pays the bill, so I'll stick with my Incredible for now, and hopefully move to the rumored HTC/Verizon 4G Worldphone that is coming early next year.
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Not that it matters much for the Droid X, but Motorola is phasing out Blur. They may possibly be dropping it completely, especially once Android 3.0 comes down the pipeline. Link

I would hold off at least another month or two before jumping on a phone. There are already rumors of what Motorola has planned for their next Android devices on Verizon. There is one rumored for release in November called the Motorola Droid Pro. Not a lot of info yet, but early details state a 1.3GHz CPU, 4″ screen and global roaming capabilities. I'm really excited to see what comes out within the next 10-11 months, when I will be eligible for my new every 2 upgrade. In the meantime, I'm pretty happy with my Droid. Link
 
SaltyDawg said:
Well nobody knows what 4G phone Verizon will get yet, or when that will even be. We know they will be launching a 4G network, but we haven't seen a phone yet... For comparison, Sprint launched their 4G network around a year before they released the Evo (their first 4G phone). They did have 4G data cards before that though.

So if you are set on staying with Verizon, I would wait until January to sign a contact. By then we'll know what 4G phone they will be getting and when to expect it, plus we'll know about the iPhone on Verizon.

If you don't care about 4G though, and just want an upgrade, then it comes down to if you want a keyboard or not. If you want a keyboard, the Droid 2 is the one. If you don't want a keyboard, then the Droid X is the one right now, and the Samsung Galaxy S will be good too when Verizon launches it (could be a while).
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When you say a keyboard, you mean the little keyboard you flip out and around as compared to my Blackberry where the letters/digits are already there to begin with?
 
KrazeeEyezKilla said:
When you say a keyboard, you mean the little keyboard you flip out and around as compared to my Blackberry where the letters/digits are already there to begin with?
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Your Blackberry also has a screen the size of a mid 90's Gameboy. The price you pay for that beautiful 4" screen is a flip out keyboard or touch keyboard. Besides, those Blackberry "keyboards" are incredibly awkward. Once you go to a horizontal QWERTY keyboard you'll think that Blackberry style is archaic.
 
KrazeeEyezKilla said:
When you say a keyboard, you mean the little keyboard you flip out and around as compared to my Blackberry where the letters/digits are already there to begin with?
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Yes, I mean the keyboard that you slide out.

It's much better than a Blackberry keyboard. The keys are bigger, and you get way more screen area. If you, for whatever reason, decide you don't want to slide the keyboard out, then you can just use the on screen keyboard (which is also already there to begin with).
 
SaltyDawg said:
Yes, I mean the keyboard that you slide out.

It's much better than a Blackberry keyboard. The keys are bigger, and you get way more screen area. If you, for whatever reason, decide you don't want to slide the keyboard out, then you can just use the on screen keyboard (which is also already there to begin with).
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I hate the slide out keyboards. There's something so gay about it. Not that there's anything wrong with that.
 
KrazeeEyezKilla said:
I hate the slide out keyboards. There's something so gay about it. Not that there's anything wrong with that.
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That's pretty much how I feel about Blackberry. I don't know how anyone can use that outdated and crippled OS, tiny screen, and tiny keyboard.

To each their own I guess, but I like having the option to use the bigger keyboard with more screen real estate, and still having the on screen keyboard there for the one handed use.
 
Why does everything have to be in the gutter with you? I mean, seriously.












(btw, it was in the butt)
 
Raspberry Delight said:
Why does everything have to be in the gutter with you? I mean, seriously.






(btw, it was in the ....)
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I think you'll love the latest TULT post btw

anyhow, I see Salty or someone mentioned swype - have you used it? it sounds interesting.
(ironic in this context)
 
I finally got my android device. Went with the Samsung Moment instead of the Evo (thought I may still decide to switch within my 30-day trial window). I rooted it as soon as I got it and I'm now running it on Radioactive Froyo v 1.8.22.

My fave apps are
Games
JOYity - I was planning on programming something like this, but it already exists (which is great, because I probably don't have the talent to make it). It's basically a series of GPS games. The one I tried tracks all players' GPS locations, then you have to tag each other by getting within 25m and 'shooting' opponents. Last man standing wins. Could be very cool with a bunch of people.

Blow Up - place dynamite in strategic locations to bring the house down.

Wordfeud - nice Scrabble clone.

Angry Birds - just the beta so far. Full version coming in a couple of weeks, I hear.

Unblock Me - fun puzzle game

Others
Cardstar - saves barcodes from your membership cards to lighten your wallet

Google Translate - can translate your voice and even speak it back. Not extremely accurate at this point, but will be a Star Trek universal translator in the near future

Gospel Library - LDS scriptures, general conference talks and lesson manuals from this year

Maps - a lot of the GPS stuff is really cool.

Advanced Task Killer - very helpful
 
Here's a few apps that I haven't seen listed that I like.

Alchemy
Ringdroid
Tunein Radio
Live Score
Vignette
Lookout Anitvirus
TV.com
 
colton said:
Timely thread... I just got my Droid X a few days ago.

I'm still very much a novice, but some of my favorite apps might prove to be (I have them installed, but haven't used anything very much yet):

* 3banana notes
* Aldiko bookshelf
* Calendar pad
* Citation index (LDS scripture references)
* Gospel Library (LDS scritures)
* Mototorch LED (use camera flash LEDs as flashlight)
* Pandora
* Realcalc (easy to use scientific calculator)
* Speed Test (test internet connection)
* Tricorder (various sensors)
* WeatherBug
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Day,

I had some serious computer issues with my desktop a few years ago. A tech support guy told me to remove the cover, unplug the wide ribbon-looking cable (sorry I don't know the tech term), and plug it in again. That was my hard drive. He said that sometimes it gets jostled and comes loose. That actually fixed my problem.
 
moevillini said:
I think you'll love the latest TULT post btw

anyhow, I see Salty or someone mentioned swype - have you used it? it sounds interesting.
(ironic in this context)
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Haven’t seen u around here in a while. Hope you and yours are all healthy.
 
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