the tablet war is heating up

[John Crichton]

Here's a new segment, recommend me some useful apps for my android DroidX. Not a tablet, but it's got a pretty big screen.

Please start another thread for that. It really is a separate topic and phones are definitely not tablets.

Thanks.

 

[Relique du Madde]

Please start another thread for that. It really is a separate topic and phones are definitely not tablets.

Thanks.

So it's alright to talk about apps which can be ran on all iDevices within this thread, but not android apps which can also be ran on android phones or tablets?!? That's funny considering that both iFans and fanDroids love saying that their rivalOS is just an phoneOS scaled to tablet size.

Also, the apps that I mentioned were one I used on my Droid 2 as well as my Xoom.

 

[IronWolf]

I agree, copy/paste, or even block delete is a PITA

Text selection is a PITA, it just doesn't work the way I keep trying it...
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Yeah, it is taking me a bit to get used to text selection and block deleting. I am getting better.

 

[falcarrion]

this thread is sort of all over the place....it's got:
product strategy comparison
product comparison
iThing app reviews
why Apple sux

Here's a new segment, recommend me some useful apps for my android DroidX. Not a tablet, but it's got a pretty big screen.

I don't care about games, but I do care about useful tools. I run a development team. I care about email, remote desktop access, file transfer, visio diagrams, opening Office documents (and maybe editing them), spreadsheets, task management, etc.

I started this thread to discuss tablets no matter what os they ran. And so far things have ran soothly. The great thing that has happened so far is that we have gotten more info out about tablets to the people who have them, and those who do not and those considering getting one. Discussing phones is best left to another thread.

 

[John Crichton]

So it's alright to talk about apps which can be ran on all iDevices within this thread, but not android apps which can also be ran on android phones or tablets?!? That's funny considering that both iFans and fanDroids love saying that their rivalOS is just an phoneOS scaled to tablet size.

Also, the apps that I mentioned were one I used on my Droid 2 as well as my Xoom.

It was just a request, man. Trying to keep it to tablets.

You wanna turn this into a iFans and fanDroids thing go ahead but I'm neither of those. I just love me some new tech.

 

[JoeGKushner]

In terms of tablets, with Amazon having its own Android store, does anyone think that will have an influx on the amount of aps on Android? It seems that now the answer is no but...

Is there a second party ap store for Apple similiar to that?

 

[Banshee16]

In terms of tablets, with Amazon having its own Android store, does anyone think that will have an influx on the amount of aps on Android? It seems that now the answer is no but...

Is there a second party ap store for Apple similiar to that?

I *think* you can get apps outside of the app store if your unit is jailbroken. Isn't that the point behind doing it? I haven't done it myself, so I'm not speaking from experience.....just seems you hear about jailbreaking all the time.

Banshee

 

[falcarrion]

In terms of tablets, with Amazon having its own Android store, does anyone think that will have an influx on the amount of aps on Android? It seems that now the answer is no but...

Is there a second party ap store for Apple similiar to that?

I beleive it will in the future. It depends on how many are dupes between the two sites.

If you jail break an Ipad the jail break loads Cydia which is the unoffical app site. Remember jailbreaking can brick your ipad so do it at your own risk.

http://modmyi.com/cydia/search.php

 

[John Crichton]

In terms of tablets, with Amazon having its own Android store, does anyone think that will have an influx on the amount of aps on Android? It seems that now the answer is no but...

I think it will be a boon in the future when the hardware and software catch up. Amazon being in the game is a really big deal.

 

[Janx]

I started this thread to discuss tablets no matter what os they ran. And so far things have ran soothly. The great thing that has happened so far is that we have gotten more info out about tablets to the people who have them, and those who do not and those considering getting one. Discussing phones is best left to another thread.

It's OK dude. This has been a good thread. and if you edited my mention of the word DroidX, it would have qualified by your standard.

So, what apps has Android got that make it useful. There are business folks using iPads to do stuff. What's out there to make it compelling to use an android tablet (ignoring battery longevity concerns)?

Such info will inform my use of an Android device that happens to be a phone, but would also inform people thinking of getting a Apad, instead of an iPad.