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Conversation with Steve Wozniak

I'm a mentor of a robotics team in Scottsdale, AZ and recently had a great opportunity to talk with the co-founder of Apple about several things. For clarification, this is not at all word for word; just a recount.
While hammering out the issues we were having with our bot, Steve Wozniak approached my rookie robotics team. While we were talking about certain design elements, I stated how I loved my Android OS, and awestruck by the conversation that ensued.
I said something along the lines of how nice multitasking is, and he pulls out his solution to iPhone multitasking, "I usually talk with this one, and do other things with my other iPhone" HAH! What a great solution! Then he pulls out his N1 !!!! OH MAN!! Steve Wozniak has a Nexus One?!?! An Android phone nonetheless!!! I guess its not that surprising, seeing how he hasn't necessarily been affiliated with what we now know as Apple. So I asked him how he likes Android OS. He said some great things about the user experience; specifically the voice recognition with navigation.
While in the queue area for qualification matches I had an interesting opportunity to pick his brain about the HTC Apple lawsuit. First off I asked him what he thoughts were. He commented about specific iPhone OS feature-sets 'Patent #7,657,849: Unlocking A Device By Performing Gestures On An Unlock Image' and how it could seem like an infringement. Though, I did sense hesitation on other vague patents. I can't remember what he said word for word, but he did comment on the age and vague wording of patents that Apple had been awarded. I am trying hard to not be controversial, and steer clear of putting words in his mouth, but he didn't seem to have much support of Apple in the sense of the lawsuit.
I am a total Android-whore, and love getting nerdy about this stuff. Its an honor to have been able to speak with him about Android and iPhone. In all reality I think what we are here, in our XDA community, is revolutionary. Just thought I'd share my experience

In b4 /cool story bro.
This can only be good news for the android community if true!

well he has stated openly that he uses a nexus one so i believe Wesbalmer's story.
thanks for sharing it!

He said that he was given ten! to divvy amongst his peeps

What tech site do you regularly frequent?

Hey guys, I was just wondering where everyone goes to read their news, and also trying to get other options for good tech-related stuff.
Typically I'm on Engadget, and while the site is usually decent, the last few months some of their articles are clearly being written for the Apple/Android trolls, it's a bit disappointing that they seem to post stories just to rile up the rampant trolls and get page views.
Of course, I've also used Gizmodo, but they seem to even worse as far as posting about anything and everything related to Apple and giving Android-related news the shaft.

Podcasts I like the twit.tv stuff and BOL and other non tech news stuff

I hardly browse tech news sites anymore... custom RSS feeds of tech blogs gets me all the relevant info I need without extra spin (they contain some of their own, sure, but this at least removes a layer and usually greatly reduces popups and flashy annoying banners).

Phanndroid and droid life. The same regurgitated stuff but the writes on those sites have some accountability. Especially phandroid they respond well to the community and are really trying and leave to self entitlement at the door. I dont do the fancy rss stuff just a simple bookmark and dolphin hd

I'm a regular at Futuremark and get most of my tech news from Anandtech and Endgadget

Twitter.
Your mind = blown.

I am partial to the gawker network.
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I use MaximumPC magazine Maximum Tech's websites. They do a great job to test, review and are not so biased, although they are very Microsoft friendly. They recently reviewed Win7 Phone vs Android and gave Win7 the win because of battery drain and ease of use, but to me the customization and the thousands and thousands of apps on the market make Android much much better than Win7. I can't say for sure because I have never used it though.

Ars Technica and /.
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4chan.org
holla

Phonescoop.com
Also RSS feeds from various HTC and Android blogs.

neowin, xda, ppcgeeks, android central.

Gizmodo, Engadget, AndroidCentral, Phandroid, XDA, Lifehacker
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Engadget for funny comments in articles and Android Central for app recommendations.
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Engadget and BGR.
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engadget, giz, androidcentral, phandroid, xtremesystems and hardforums

Engadget is the best out there, IMHO. However, I also have Electronista (for more dry numbers reporting) and Gizmodo on my RSS feed. Gizmodo has gone seriously downhill in the past year and while I continue to read it for the off the wall stuff they dig up, their gadget coverage and especially commentary is now trash.
I highly recommend listening to the Engadget podcasts (I listen to Classic and Mobile) as well as watching the Engadget Show. They are funny, informative, and well produced.
This thread is OT by the way.

TechCrunch, Engadget, Silicon Alley Insider (iPhone Biased, but they have some interesting stories), Gizmodo, and Phandroid. I visit them in that order, daily. Sometimes multiple times a day. Yep...I'm that big of a loser.

I use the app pulse. I have most of the sites people are talking about here in my feed. It's much easier than visiting 10 different sites and it frees up my time for reading way too much stuff on here!

Most of the time this EVO general section is my mobile tech news source
But I frequent mobile.engadget.com for news and a little comedy (the comments there are hilarious).
Pocket posted...

BGR- Bash Google's Reputation

its amazing to see how this website advertise lies about android smartphones and tablets time after time,than "corrects it", after the damage is done just because they are apple fans.
I HOPE THAT GOOGLE WILL DROP A MAJOR LAWSUIT ON THEIR HEAD, SO THE LESSON WILL BE LEARNED.
http://www.bgr.com/2011/03/22/motorola-will-stop-building-xoom-tablets-after-june-report-claims/

Huh? What I miss? XDA is bashing google? Put down the pipe and just walk away..
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Sirchuk said:
Huh? What I miss? XDA is bashing google? Put down the pipe and just walk away..
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BGR- google it, who says anything about xda?

ericizzy1 said:
BGR- google it, who says anything about xda?
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To be fair, the way your post is worded I thought you meant XDA too.

I thought the title was clear.
The whole 'Xoom is dead' rumor reeked of FUD, it's a shame all the major sites picked up on it.

ive almost completely stopped reading BGR because of their blatant hatred of Google and apple fanboyism. Every article Geller writes is so pro apple it makes me want to puke.
His review of the iPad 2 is so biased it might as well have been written by apple.

BGR is a tech news blog site, they deal with a lot of rumors from various sources some sources are better then others.
Typically I like BGR, and yes they have an apple bias. However going into that knowing they have an apple bias makes it easier to sift through the BS.
At least its better then the way Gizmodo is going with their terrible new site design. Gawker sucks anyways, the guy who started Gawker was very resentful of Gizmodos success and lambasted them recently because of it, what a dooche.
Engadget seems to be getting worse as well, what with "The AOL Way" and all (google it), multiple people have quit Engadget due to this very reason. Seems like our choices for good tech blog sites are getting worse and worse. Sad.
Anybody reccomend a tech news blog site? I like Android central, but like Gizmodo and Endgaget they are also owned by a blogging collective, which seems to be a bad thing. Time will tell.

This is pretty standard for tech blogs. They report on their sources and tips that they think they can trust, and if new information comes out, they update the story.
I don't see why you're mad for them posting a story based on rumor, which is clearly stated in the post, then correcting it when they prove it wrong lol.
You're acting like they raped your child or something.

I didn't like the BGR story simply because it was poorly reported. The numbers they list don't add up (compare the alleged production numbers compared to the 2011 projected shipping numbers). But then again, I've often lamented the poor state of tech "journalism," and it certainly does seem to be getting worse.

I agree that tech journalism is suffering and hate it when one website states a rumor I see ten more show up in my RSS feed. Engadget seems to going through a transition phase and that was my favorite website. Android central I will say has become the number one source in android over the last couple of months. Android and me is a joke and androidguys just doesn't stay as up to date as they should. Would frequent phandroid more but they refuse to make their forums on tapatalk.
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martonikaj said:
This is pretty standard for tech blogs. They report on their sources and tips that they think they can trust, and if new information comes out, they update the story.
I don't see why you're mad for them posting a story based on rumor, which is clearly stated in the post, then correcting it when they prove it wrong lol.
You're acting like they raped your child or something.
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Hahaha so true. Although the article itself definitely did REEK of BS -- so seeing it get updated with a "this is not accurate" was obviously on its way at some point.

I use Phandroid.

Which isn't biased at all, right?
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3devious said:
Which isn't biased at all, right?
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haha i knew someone would point it out

3devious said:
Which isn't biased at all, right?
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Are you joking? Of course its biased, its a frieking blog about android news... you can't be this obtuse. Oh wait, you have posted 4 times, it all makes sense now...

Planet Android, Android Police, Best Android App review (even though this one is just all about apps), Android community...They're all in my rss feeds. How bout TechCrunch and Cnet? Anybody has a disagreement with those 2 ?

wang1404 said:
Planet Android, Android Police, Best Android App review (even though this one is just all about apps), Android community...They're all in my rss feeds. How bout TechCrunch and Cnet? Anybody has a disagreement with those 2 ?
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Cnet isn't bad, however Tech Crunch is grarbage, another AOL owned site, not that great even before "The AOL Way", can only get worse from here on out.

martonikaj said:
This is pretty standard for tech blogs. They report on their sources and tips that they think they can trust, and if new information comes out, they update the story.
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Really? So it would be OK to write the following:
According to an unconfirmed report, martonikaj is set to be arrested for raping a child sometime in April and his wife will file for divorce after June. XDA watcher DigiDev cites anonymous sources from within martonikaj's family claiming that he may have raped as many as 10 children, but plans to curtail rapes during the first quarter of 2011. The cause of the alleged drop in rapes is unclear, though the website’s sources speculate that martonikaj may be uncertain about his position within the famiy and will thus slow-down his abuse. DigiDev also speculates that martonikaj may instead turn to killing stray dogs, which is the more likely scenario considering martonikaj's previous comments with regard to the SPCA. Total rapes in the area in 2011 are expected to be around 30 - 40 the report states.
So long as I post the following a day later?
UPDATE: Following the publication of this post, martonikaj supplied us with a comment via email. He states that DigiDevs’ report is not accurate, and that he does not rape childern.
It doesn't matter that a prospective employer saw the first article, and not the second. Or that people may say "I thought martonikaj was arrested for rape?" for years when seeing him walk down the street. Nope. Nothing wrong with that kind of journalism, huh?

boxmander said:
Are you joking? Of course its biased, its a frieking blog about android news... you can't be this obtuse. Oh wait, you have posted 4 times, it all makes sense now...
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He was being sarcastic, but I guess with your 23 posts you obviously missed that one

ClydeB1 said:
He was being sarcastic, but I guess with your 23 posts you obviously missed that one
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toche, its hard to know who is being snarky or just being dumb. you might be surprised how many android haters come to an android forum and post

Apple versus Samsung patents

I just came across an article that sums how I fill about the whole thing, so i decided to share it with you all.
By the way I just purchased a Galaxy Note 10.1(wifi version), very nice device.
The article is called: Bad bad Apple, the patent troll
Source: http://my.opera.com/rejzor/blog/2012/07/26/bad-bad-apple-the-patent-troll
I urge you to go over to the link as it has some interestings graphic work.
:good:
If you are following the news for the last few months (years basically) you most probably noticed the massive Apple patent trolling going on like they invented everything. And they keep on jerking about stuff that they simply have no right to even open their stupid mouth. I'm sick and tired of them crying like a freakin 6 year old kid and accusing everyone of copying their drawings erm products instead of producing something truly worth admiring or innovative. Samsung, the biggest Apple rival acts like a humble worker. They get annoyed by the patent trolls, but they keep their heads down and just continue to work hard and make actual advantages over rivals. Now, i don't agree with everything Samsung makes or does either, but they aren't such dorks as Apple when you sum all the things up.
But instead of writing all of the BS which could go for many pages, the pictures tell more than thousand words. If you have any or you know any that are similar as the ones below, please do post them here and i'll continue to add them in the album collection.

Thanks. Was a funny read.
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Gizmodo lovefest

Cool article "It Took Five Years To Make a Beautiful Android Phone"
http://gizmodo.com/5990813/
Now if I can just get it on Verizon.
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I love how people bash this guy in the comments because he states that Android phones have looked ugly and people bought them because they were free on contract.
.. He's completely right. Up until the last year that's exactly how it's been. People wanted iPhones if they could get them. Before the Galaxy S 3 and HTC One X (mostly the GS3) no one walked into a store and said "I WANT THAT ANDROID PHONE" unless you were an Android fan
Nice little article.
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This writer is a joke, anyone who visits gizmodo knows it. Even the apple fans agree he's highly biased and only writes provocative articles for the pageviews.
He's not getting to write as much btw, and he doesn't get to review/ comment on phones or tablets anymore afaik. A lot of the readers complained about him (not only talking about phone related)

Will.1 said:
This writer is a joke, anyone who visits gizmodo knows it. Even the apple fans agree he's highly biased and only writes provocative articles for the pageviews.
He's not getting to write as much btw, and he doesn't get to review/ comment on phones or tablets anymore afaik. A lot of the readers complained about him (not only talking about phone related)
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I didn't really see a problem with this specific article
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Uh if you weren't aware already, Gizmodo is the ****tiest tech site on the internet. It is all provocative tabloid crap. There's no bias to any company. They just find something they can piss people off with to rack up the views. The fanboys will be angry, and the haters come in droves to rejoice, so the worst of the worst all together in one spot. They've pissed off Apple fans by overblowing antennagate and stealing an iPhone prototype, Blackberry fans by trashing their touchscreen phones and writing obscene rants when they aren't sent a review unit, Nokia fans when they put up deceptive "tests" of the Symbian experience, etc. There was even an epic rant by one of the editors telling its readership to go f--k off because their feelings were being hurt in the comments section, even though they were the biggest trolls of all. They are part of the Gawker network, which is known for stalking people, invading privacy, posting defamatory stories and videos, even celebrity sextapes, the usual tabloid stuff. I stopped reading Gizmodo years ago so am not up to date on any recent shenanigans. I know their founder had a talk recently at last year's SXSW about the need for internet ettiquette. Like Hitler advocating ethnic tolerance. They use to pop up all the time on the first page of Google. Now I can hardly find thme unless I go four or five pages back, if at all. Seems their pissing game collapsed like a ponzi scheme once they went over the limit.

Yea that's the way I feel as well, at least about the Gizmodo part. Ok for some random enjoyable articles but horrible when it comes to giving a good insight on products.
Although i have to disagree with you on Apple, a lot of the writers are/were very heavily biased to the point ppl would trash the comment section and bloggers censored posts they didn't like (kinda funny coming from "the press" if you can call it that). They just made a big deal out of a few non issues with the iphone (not talking about the real problems like antennagate etc) to look like they were being fair to every manufacturer and all but everyone on there knows it's all over apple's junk.
I think they are aware they're not being taken seriously anymore and ppl go to engadget and the likes for product reviews and they are trying to change that.