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I lied. I said that if Apple didn’t launch a new iPhone in June, it wasn’t as if I would get an Android phone instead. Except I did just that. In June.
I didn’t make that claim here at The Wonder of Tech. I made the claim on a chat at The iPhone Blog (TiPb). Rene Ritchie, the host of the chat and editor at TiPb, wanted to prove me wrong, I guess, because he gave me his Nexus One Android phone. Actually I won the phone in a contest on a podcast he co-hosts with Georgia called Zen and Tech. I wasn’t planning to buy an Android phone, but when I won the Nexus One, I was thrilled.
Background
Before I switched to the Nexus One I was using an iPhone 3GS, unlocked (meaning I could use it with other compatible cell phone carriers), that I brought with me to the US when I moved back here from England a year ago. Because I valued having an unlocked phone more than I valued the new features that the iPhone 4 offered, I stuck with the 3GS a year ago, fully planning to upgrade to the iPhone 5 in June.
But, in spite of my optimistic predictions that Apple would launch the iPhone 5 in June, alas, the iPhone 5 did not appear. Which left me with a two year old phone. A perfectly good two year old phone.
The Switch (or How an Unlocked Phone Works)
Because both my iPhone 3GS and the Nexus One were unlocked, I removed my AT&T SIM card from my iPhone 3GS and inserted it into my Nexus One. (A SIM card is a small card that connects the phone to your cell phone service.) I turned the Nexus One on, it recognized the SIM card, and I began to use my Android phone.
Transferring Contacts
No one wants to type all of her contact information into a new phone. There are ways to transfer files by complicated methods, but I like easy. In fact, the easier the better. So I did some research and realized that I could use a very handy tool that would do the trick – Bump.
Bump is a very cool app, available for free in the iTunes App Store and Android Market. I knew about Bump before and had used the app to transfer photos to friends, but I hadn’t thought about using Bump for transferring contacts from my iPhone to my Nexus One.
I loaded Bump onto my Nexus One, bumped it with my iPhone and voila! My contacts were now on my new phone. (See, Bump – The Fun, Fast And Free Way To Share! for more information about this fun and useful app.)
Likes and Dislikes
Switching from one type of phone to another involves many changes, some features are better, some are not as good. I will try to limit my comparisons to the two operating systems, iOS (iPhone) and Android (Nexus One) to avoid comparing the physical features of the two phones. I will compare the physical features of the phones if those features I’m comparing are common to all phones using that operating system. What I like/dislike may be very different from your opinion, but that’s what the Comments section is for!
Notifications
Notifications are a phone’s way of telling you that something happened while you were away (think of Notifications like a flashing light on your answering machine telling you that you have a message when you return home). Notifications can be used for email, Twitter, Facebook, Google+, CNN and other apps. There is a delicate balance between Notifications informing you what’s going on and being intrusive.
Like:
I love how Notifications in Android alert you to what’s new. First, you learn of a Notification through a flashing light on your phone. That gets my attention without being intrusive (unless I’m in a dark room and a flashing light is distracting).
When you turn on the phone, you can swipe from the top of the screen down, and an Android phone will show you what has happened since you last checked the phone. Each notice is separated out: how many new emails, Twitter mentions, Facebook messages, people adding you on Google+, etc. you have received. You press on any one of these to take you to the app.
This Notifications method is very handy to keep track of what has been going on and to navigate around the apps to catch up with what has happened.
Dislike:
In addition to the flashing light and the swipe, Android sounds a tone when you get a Notification. This could be handy for some, but I wanted to turn it off. I went to Settings => Sound => Notification Ringtone => Silent.
Easy, right? Wrong. My phone still sounds a tone when I get Notifications. I asked my favorite Android expert to help and he suggested putting the phone on Silent, but that doesn’t help because I want to hear my ringtone when someone calls.
Hearing a chime every time I get and email, someone mentions me on Twitter, etc. can be inconvenient in meetings, movie theaters, when I’m sleeping and plenty of other times.
Comparison to the iPhone:
Currently the iPhone has pop up Notifications (see, Apps: To Push Or Not To Push?) that can be either handy or annoying. iPhone’s pop up Notifications are quick, but are intrusive and interrupt whatever you are doing. Listening to an audiobook on your iPhone Audible app in the car? Too bad if you get a pop-up Notification because the audiobook will pause until you close the Notification.
The good news for iPhone lovers is that iPhone has “borrowed” the swipe down Notifications method from Android for the next version of its operating system. I’m hoping they didn’t borrow the tone that goes with it as well. Bonus point for Apple if they make the Apple logo glow when you get a Notification on the iPhone 5, but that’s very doubtful.
What About Apps?
Without apps a smartphone is just a phone. So apps getting apps on the phone is very important. There are three places to get apps for Android phones: the Android Market, the Amazon App Store and from other third party sites.
Like:
I’m a fan of the Amazon App Store. A free app is available each day. You can register multiple phones on the account so an app I get can also be loaded onto my daughters’ Android phones. Also, if switch phones, I can reload the apps for free.
The Android Market has more apps than the Amazon App Store so I download apps from there as well.
I haven’t downloaded apps from third party sites yet.
Dislike:
There is no testing of apps in the Android Market, so Android apps can more easily contain evil malware (software that can do bad, bad things such as steal your information, crash your phone, etc.). I can’t re-load the apps I get from the Android Market onto other phones, so I try to avoid purchasing apps from there.
The Android Market is growing, but is still missing many of my favorite apps.
Comparison with iPhone:
iTunes is one stop shopping for iPhone apps. When I purchase and app on my iPhone and sync with iTunes, I get to keep the app forever and can download it onto a new iPhone and my iPad. iTunes also tests the apps so there is less chance for conflicts with other apps, malware, battery hogs, etc. When I switch phones all of my apps and data get transferred onto the new phone.
The selection in the iTunes App Store (over 500,000 apps) is well beyond the selection of apps for Android phones.
Typing
Both the Nexus One and iPhone 3GS have virtual keyboards (See, Poll: Physical Or Virtual Keyboard?). Some Android phones are available with a physical keyboard. iPhones do not have physical keyboards, but accessories are available if you want one.
Like:
In general, typing on the Nexus One is a nightmare, but thanks to SwiftKey X, typing on the Nexus One is now a dream. (See, SwiftKey X Makes Android Typing A Breeze! for more information on this amazing app).
Android phones and SwiftKey X also let you speak instead of typing (there is a microphone icon on the keyboard), which is very handy.
Dislike:
Without the SwiftKey X app, typing on the Nexus One is quite difficult.
Comparison to the iPhone: I also find typing on the iPhone to be challenging, though not as much as with the Android. But there is no magic solution for iPhone typing because SwiftKey X is not available as an iPhone app.
Dragon Dictation is available as a free iPhone app to let you speak to the phone, but using it requires you take quite a few steps. The iPhone has some other voice entry options, but not as many as with Android phones.
What’s Next?
Click here for Part 2 of this article where I discuss more differences between the iPhone and Android, what happened when my Android phone died an ugly death, and what phone I am using now.
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Sorry, you haven’t convinced me to get an Android! Mainly, I’m too impatient to learn a new operating system. Apple products all work pretty much the same–when I see that friendly iInterface I relax, knowing I can work my way through whatever I need to do. I think I’m going to get my daughter’s old 3G when she turns over a new one in a couple months, and unlock it to use in the UK. She’ll get a new phone, with a plan she needs, and I’ll get a phone that isn’t ancient and that doesn’t scare me to bits!
But I can’t wait to hear what phone you’re using now!
Hi Kathy, I promise, I’m not trying to convince anyone to switch to an Android phone from an iPhone. I’m merely comparing my experience with the two phones. It’s then up to you to decide which smartphone better suits your needs.
I get asked a lot about Android vs. iPhone. If you already know what you like, that’s great. But you may want to keep an open mind until you check out Part 2 of this article tomorrow!
Thanks so much, Kathy, for your visit, comment and tweet! 🙂
Each app that has notifications that are independent of each other. In order to silence them all you’d need to go to each app individually and change he notification settings. Or you can download the Volume+ app (free in the market) and it allows you to edit global volume settings.
Hi Matt, I did dig deep into each application to see if I could turn off sound for notifications. But I guess I missed one. I like the idea of a global app that will let me turn off sounds. There just isn’t an app important enough that I want to hear a notification sound from it.
I will have to check out Volume+ in the Android Market. Thanks for the great suggestion! 🙂
I just voted. I used a Samsung Galaxy and could be tempted to buy an Android phone. They are expensive to use in the UK though; I don’t need one yet but I will think about one. I checked out Android apps and they aren’t easy to write but I could probably learn how… I had a few ‘likes’ on my Neodigital Art blog and I wasn’t that happy with it.
Thanks so much for voting, Mike! I really appreciate it.
Are smartphones expensive to use in the UK because of the data plans? I found that UK prices for mobile phone plans for the iPhone were cheaper than the plans in the US. Plus unlimited texts were included in the UK, when that’s an extra fee here.
I guess it’s all a matter of perspective.
I really enjoyed your Neodigital Art post today. Those are always my favorite because I am always amazed at your photography and the lessons you give. Thanks for sharing your expertise with us! 🙂
Thanks also for your comment and tweet.
The reason mobiles are expensive here was licencing of the airwaves. The government put it out to tender, they expected to get in 2 billion and the phone companies tendered 20 billion! It is getting better now, but still expensive. It isn’t worth it for me because I’ve been ill and still don’t get out that much. I always have internet with my laptop and only need my cell phone in case the car breaks down or something.
Hi Mike, I personally think the best reason for you to get a smartphone is to develop apps for it. Then the phone doesn’t become expensive but an investment!
I think the reason cell phone plans are expensive in the US is because of lack of competition. The best deal on a smartphone plan here is Virgin Mobile’s Beyond Talk Plan, $35 for unlimited data and texts with 300 minutes of voice, no contract. You can get an Android phone for $150 on this plan.
I have an Evo with Sprint. I love my Android phone. So far it has done everything I have wanted it to.
My friend asked me the other day if I would go to an iPhone if it became available on Sprint. It really made me wonder what would I do?
I’m sure I would be fine either way, but your blog helped me think through how I should make that decision.
Bryce
Hi Bryce, Sprint is supposed to get the iPhone in October so you may have a decision to make. But if you love your Evo, you may not want to change to the iPhone.
Changing phones means a whole new set of apps, cases, charge cords, etc.
But tune in tomorrow to check out Part 2 of this article!
Thanks so much, Bryce, for your visit and wonderful comment! 🙂
I should have said that Sprint is widely reported to be selling the iPhone beginning in October. Any information about the future of the iPhone has not yet been confirmed by Apple.
Hi Carolyn,
I’m impressed with Apple products and I will be glad to have an iPhone. But I am not comfortable with it because I want smaller phones that I can easily keep in my jeans’ pocket or in my small bags. So I decided to have a SE Xperia mini pro.lol its quite small and it also has qwerty keypad so it is very convenient for me. Honestly, I seldom use my phone nowadays.lol Anyway, I’m looking forward to your next article. I have more things to learn about Android. ^^
Hi Vie, Welcome to The Wonder of Tech! Before the original iPhone was launched, the race was on to make cell phones smaller and smaller. Now phones are getting larger because they are more like mini computers. The Android EVO 4G is a 4.3 inch screen, much larger than iPhone’s 3.5 inch screen.
You’re right, people seem to be using their phones as phones less and less these days!
Thanks so much, Vie, for your visit and wonderful comment! 🙂
So the big question is … I need (ok, want is more accurate) to upgrade my iphone 3GS soon, and this post couldn’t be more appropriate in timing. But my big question is … if I were to consider the Android phone with ATT, would I still be able to keep my unlimited data plan that I have on my 3GS? Not sure I would “jump ship”, but this point could be a deal breaker for me.
Hi Carol, Yes, if you currently have the unlimited data plan with AT&T, you should be able to continue with this plan even though you are switching phones. You can confirm this with AT&T by dialing 611 from your AT&T cell phone and asking them.
You may also want to look at Virgin Mobile’s Beyond Talk plan with unlimited data and texts, with 300 minutes of talk time for $35 a month. Two different Android phones are available with this Beyond Talk plan.
Good luck with your decision!
I use the DroidX and most of the time I love it. It is easy to use and I haven’t ever found a time where I felt like there wasn’t a ton of apps to choose from.
Hello Jack, I’ve heard great things about the Droid X and I’m glad you’re happy with it. More and more apps are coming to Android so there are plenty of apps to choose from. Many Android fans make the case that a lot of iOS apps are repeats of other apps, with the same functionality.
The main thing is that you’re happy with both your phone and your app selection.
Thanks for your visit and great comment! 🙂
Ah Ms. Tech Whiz got a new phone. Don’t you hate it when you say you wont’ do something and then you do it! But you won that one so that was different. Glad to hear that you are enjoying it.
Now you know I don’t understand a lot of what you shared but that’s nothing new. I’ll get out of the prehistoric times one of these days I promise. 🙂
Will look forward to part 2.
Hi Adrienne, Good news! Part 2 has been published so you can read more about my experience with the two phones.
Adrienne, anything you don’t understand I can explain. Please let me know what parts were confusing and I will be happy to explain things more clearly.
Thanks so much, Adrienne, for all of your wonderful support! 🙂
Thanks Carolyn, I’ll be sure to hop over there and read the second part of this fabulous experience you are having with your phones.
As far as not understanding, I’m just not familiar with the certain apps and what they do, the different features the phones have, that sort of stuff. But that’s okay because it’s really not important that I know all of that until I get one for myself. Like I’ve finally gotten comfortable with the iPod Touch now. I also downloaded Benny’s app and took a picture with it yesterday to place on the calendar. See, I’m eventually getting there.
Okay, hopping over now and checking out your other post. See you then.
Carolyn,
if you want to turn down the notification sounds while still retaining the ringtone, there’s a very easy way of doing that. Go into Settings->Sound->Volume and un-check the “Use incoming call volume for notifications”. Another slider will appear, where you can turn down the notification sounds as low as you want.
Hi, Bo. That is very helpful! I love learning about hidden treasures like your trick with notification volume. Thank you very much for sharing this to help me and other Wonder of Tech readers who might be experiencing this issue as well! 🙂
This is going to be a tight competition, they both have advantages and disadvantages. But i’m glad that the iPhone has some serious competition to worry about.
I really enjoyed reading this post. Voted! 🙂
Hi Jocuri, I agree, there are valid reasons for choosing each one. In a way it’s difficult to be familiar with both because you’re always missing what the other one doesn’t have. I guess I want it all, the best of both worlds!
I completely agree, I am glad the iPhone has serious competition. I wish the iPad would get some serious competition too. I think of competition as a rising tide lifting all boats. Competition leads to innovation. Perhaps the Amazon tablet will be the Android tablet that gives the iPad a run for its money?
Thanks so very much, Jocuri, for your brilliant comment and continuing support! 🙂
Hey Carolyn,
Great post and very detailed.
I used to be a big fan of apple once. When I visited US on an assignment , at that time of course no one had heard of android except in the movies. A team member of my team was an apple fan and it prompted me to take a look at the product. I really liked it and purchased one for me as well.
I was happy to download my music on to it. It was indeed a great device.
Then the ipad came. I could not go to us ever after my first trip. Android was really started to grow at that time.
Still people in India were fan of iphone. Then iphone arrived in India and they made it mandatory for us to be stuck with a carrier. The price of a basic iphone was greater than 600$ and that too tied to a carrier. This is a big no no to Indian customers who are still very price conscious and telecom in India is kind of open ( you can jump to another carrier by paying a few rupees) .
The launch of apple failed miserably inspite of huge pent up demand and despite the cost being the salary of most of the workforce( see the fan following here ). In normal business sense, if the business model is not working, someone would tweak it. Not apple. They continued to overprice their product. Thus a very few people bought the product.
At the same time, Samsung, HTC and others started bringing Android phones in market. Nokia was a leader in cellphone market here but slowly Samsung and HTC defeated it through and through. Later local made or phones imported from China made a huge dent in leaders position of apple and Nokia. Not only they were cheaper but they came with many features such as dual sim, android apps and many others. Hence apple was really pushed out of such a value conscious market. Not that apple did try to do something about it.
Then came in ipad. And surprise it was missing from Indian market for months. It seemed apple took the iphone fiasco personally and decided not to launch ipad here. Then again Samsung entered with Galaxy tab and took the market away. However there were plenty of apple fans that did not take fancy to galaxy either waiting for apple to launch the ipad or getting it from relatives in USA.
Then suddenly apple decided to launch ipad . Thousands of people purchased it only to know that ipad 2 was being launched in US. It was a sort of bad feeling and I think India is now looking at more options than just ipad.
Another reason for me not buying apple products is that their products are geographically discriminatory. India for e.g. only gets apps and nothing else. I understand that content providers have restricted content out side US but not all. Daily show for e.g. can be seen outside USA on internet but not at all on apple devices.
Second reason is that I do not want a bloatware on my machine which manages my music. All I want is device should be like a hard drive , an open standard from where I can copy music photos etc.If needed these devices should act as storage devices too.
In my opinion, android looks far more technically advanced than iphone. The notification feature as you talked about is awesome. The notification is available to all apps listening to it( I think a feature from Java on which andriod is built). I dont think apple has it.
I like Samsung strategy ( the way they operate in all segment). There sII is awesome. I am probably going to buy it this year.
Sorry for the loooooong comment. I really liked your comparison points but heavily favour android( open system) over iphone ( closed proprietary).
Thanks for sharing this. I love the post. Thanks 🙂
Absolutely right Ashvini in India iPhone & iPad are much costlier and even many-times if anything goes wrong with it you will find lots of difficulties in getting it repaired as their service areas are not in all cities only in major cities, and now as iPad came in Indian telecom operators also jumped in the Tablet markets and launched their Tablets which are cheap in price and affordable for Indian customers as buying up iPad will cost you around 40K INR and if you go for a Android one you can get Galaxy Tab 750 in 34K (which save you 6K approx 😀 ) & speaking off Android it’s a coolest Mobile OS ever seen.. no doubt iOS is also quite good but being a proprietary OS like Nokia has Symbian it limits you often when we come to features..
Thanks Carolyn for this long & clear comparison between iOS & android..you pointed out some good apps on android that i had missed in using..will check them out soon..
Hi Rohit, Welcome to The Wonder of Tech! That’s interesting that the iPad is so much more expensive in India. Here in the US, the iPad was one of the lowest priced tablets on the market until HP dropped the price of its TouchPad to $99. A competitively priced tablet would do very well, according to the results of last week’s Wonder of Tech poll: https://wonderoftech.com/2011/09/poll-would-you-buy-a-basic-tablet-for-99/ Would You Buy A Basic Tablet For $99? The Amazon Android tablet might be the tablet that is the biggest competitor to the iPad.
Thanks so much for your visit, Rohit, and for your awesome comment! 🙂
Wow, Ashvini. What an awesome comment! I really appreciate your taking the time to share your thoughts and opinions with us.
I completely agree, in the US Apple made marketing mistakes as well. Apple stayed with AT&T as the sole carrier of the phone for way too long, 4 years. In the UK, the iPhone was on multiple carriers years earlier. Apple has expanded the iPhone to two carriers now and is selling the iPhone 4 unlocked (though the unlocked phone is fully functional only on the AT&T network). So their marketing mistakes have extended beyond the US and have affected India as well.
Rumors are rampant that two different iPhones will be launched by Apple this fall: the iPhone 5 and a less expensive iPhone some are calling the iPhone 4GS. The latter phone is rumored to have less storage space (perhaps 8 GB) and be more dependent on Apple’s upcoming iCloud.
Apple is also rumored to be expanding the number of carriers in the US. Sprint is predicted to get the iPhone in the fall.
In the US, the 4 major carriers use two different types of networks, CDMA (Verizon and Sprint) and GSM (AT&T and T-Mobile) and there are rumors that a new iPhone would have dual antennas, capable of operating on any US carrier.
In my mind, the ideal move for Apple to make would be to sell two iPhones, the iPhone 5 and a lower cost iPhone. If Apple sold a low cost, unlocked iPhone that was compatible with all carriers, they would gain a huge amount of market share.
So far, Apple has enjoyed their large profit margin from selling the iPhone. So it should be interesting to see if they turn their focus to gaining market share.
The one area where I disagree with you is the content that Apple provides in iTunes. I lived in the UK for nearly 4 years and was very frustrated at iTunes UK not having more content (movies, tv shows, etc.). But that is the fault of the content provider not giving Apple the right to sell the content in other countries. The Daily Show aired on tv in the UK (though the episodes were not current), so perhaps the owners of the rights to The Daily Show gave an exclusive agreement to the tv station in the UK.
If you want to make a mint, start a business as an international clearing house for rights to video content.
Thanks again, Ashvini, for your brilliant comment, tweets, Facebook posts and votes! I’m so thrilled you continued the debate in such an insightful way. 🙂
Hi Carolyn,
Thanks for all the information on the US market. 🙂 That knowledge was really helpful.
I am 100% with you when you say that content providers are really not allowing content outside USA. But Apple is not provinding the access to free shows as well. That means the whole functionality is missing. All we can hear is podcasts and run apps. This is really not sufficient. Anyway there are ways on internet to get around these stupid locks at least on browser 🙂 so I am not complaing that much. However it would have been better if apple was a little more considerate.
Just now I heard they have succeeded in banning galaxy tab in Germany which is very unfortunate. The judge says that both tablets look the same implying that Apple thought of tablets first, which is not the case. It was first seen in “Space odessey 2001′ so it is not a original idea. One more reason for not helping Apple continuing as dominant force in the world.
Thanks for your reply as well 🙂
Hi Ashvini, I’m sorry, I guess I don’t understand what you mean by free content. What free content is Apple not making available to the India iTunes Store?
I completely agree with you about the patent wars. I would prefer the tablet competition occur in the marketplace instead of the courtroom. Apple’s trademark claim for “App Store” against Amazon gives the impression that Apple overvalues its intellectual property.
Thank you, Ashvini, I’m truly enjoying this engaging conversation!
Hi Carolyn,
Sorry if I could not explain what I meant clearly. I am pretty sure that there are many Video shows for which rights outside US may be available. We here dont even get those . It may be Apple’s or content providers issue . They are available in a few countries though. Here is the information on free show
http://www.tuaw.com/2006/08/14/apple-creates-itunes-free-video-page/
maybe they have changed the policy( its been long now since I used any “i” product),
I found something funny for you http://bombaydiaries.bombayaddict.com/2006/09/itunes-not-made-for-india.html
you will enjoy reading this :). You will find in the comments section that people are not “really” worried about my issue of not being able to download the show 😉 as they have other ways to get them 😉
Have a great day .
Ashvini
Hi Ashvini, You explained your points very well. I was just curious which videos were free on iTunes US. They don’t offer a lot of free videos that I have found, other than video podcasts, but you said podcasts were available on iTunes India. The link to TUAW was from 2006 and only had four free videos and those videos were from 2006. I think Apple wised up and stopped offering free videos in the US.
But I just checked out the India iTunes store and was shocked. You’re right, it’s just apps and podcasts. No music or videos at all. But Google Music and Amazon Music are US only. Apple does have music, movies and tv programmes in the UK. I’m wondering how difficult/expensive it is to get the rights in India. You are such a huge market there, I can’t imagine any company wants to ignore such a large market. But I must be wrong because the iTunes selection in India is very sparse.
You do have a great selection of video podcasts, though, including many video podcasts of news programs that are free. But no other tv shows that I found.
Thank you very much for bringing this issue to our attention! I really appreciate your input, Ashvini. 🙂
I voted and Tweeted! I have more photos this week of a park and a open farm! The light wasn’t very good but a few pictures are OK. I have something for next week’s blog!
Hi Mike, I can’t wait to see your new pictures. It’s not only a treat seeing your photography, but also reading your helpful photography tips. Always helpful!
Thanks so much for your wonderful comment, tweet and votes! I really appreciate the support! 🙂
It won’t let me vote today, the icon is missing. It seems to be missing if I try to vote for someone else too.
Hi Mike, thank you very much for trying to vote. The last day for voting was Friday. We find out the results on Wednesday. I will keep you posted! 🙂
I see, they should have a notice on that page saying it’s finished!
The saga of my photographic contest entry continues. I had an email from the art coordinator and she only received 3 pictures. I think she has all 5 now because she sent an email saying she got one more of the ‘enchanted’ series and I got a read receipt on the final email! If the photographs aren’t getting through as attachments, that together with the fact the whole contest wasn’t publicised very good could give me a very good chance! The prize is a very expensive DSLR camera, but the exhibition is what attracts me to it! I joked about an exhibition on April Fool’s day! If I get pictures exhibited in the patient areas of the hospital, it will be fun when I go to see doctors! I think i have to go 3 times in the next few months; I know I have a blood test in November.
Good luck with the award, we’ll both be famous at this rate! 🙂
Hi Mike, I agree, it would be helpful if there was a notice saying the voting was over and saying the results would be posted on September 14.
This may help you that the organizers of your contest are having technical difficulties. I’m especially excited that this contest might lead to more exposure for your awesome photographic works. Perhaps you might be able to sell some or get a gallery showing? I hope you have much success with this contest! 🙂
I actually have an Android and love it.
Ana
PS Adding your blog to my new CommentLuv enabled blog list!
Hi Ana, Welcome to The Wonder of Tech! I’m so glad you love your Android phone. I know a lot of people are big fans of Android, including myself! The Android operating system has a lot to offer.
Thanks so much, Ana, for your visit, wonderful comment and for adding The Wonder of Tech to your impressive list of CommentLuv enabled blogs. 🙂
Carolyn, so far I have resisted joining the ranks of the zombies divorced from reality and checking their miniature computers all the time. But I resisted having a regular cell phone, too. I will consider getting an Android when I decide to finally begin looking like an android. The sad thing is that I know I will love it.
Hi Astro, You don’t have to be a Zombie divorced from reality to enjoy using a smartphone. As with adoption of most technological advances, there are those who get on board slowly and those who jump in right away. People resisted getting email, computers, touch tone phones, internet and horseless carriages, but eventually everyone succumbs to progress.
I hope you enjoy your Android! 🙂
it is now 2012 and I will surely go for android.
🙂