In November 2009 Android phones got a shot in the arm from Verizon, the best US provider, and I got my Droid. Now Android is everywhere, and all major US carriers each have several Android phones.
No single phone dethroned the iPhone as the smartphone of choice, or the Blackerry as the corporate go to phone, but the Android army has taken the mobile world by storm.
My smartphone journey was from Palm Treos, via a Blackberry Curve after I just couldn’t stand Palm’s crashes and lack of any real improvements, to the first generation Droid. We are an Android family, my wife has a Droid Eris, not the most capable of all phones, but fine for her needs, and my son has an LG Ally, great value and he’s thrilled with it.
Motorola did a great job with the first Droid, would I like to upgrade, sure, but it still works well, thanks to frequent upgrades and great free/low-cost apps.
Speaking of Apps, now over 100K, found a few more good ones:
- Launcher Pro, on the whole I like Froyo (Android 2.2), but it bogs down sometimes, not with Launcher Pro replacing the standard launcher. The only downside is that it doesn’t bring your home screens over, so you have to rebuild them.
- PdaNet, discovered this on an AmTrak train. Turns out free wifi is only on Acela trains, so I needed to tether my phone to my laptop. Verizon wanted $20 a month, PdaNet does it for free. Great app, allowed me to support customers while riding the rails to Newark.
- Big Killer, great task killer, more thorough than Advanced Task Killer. Gets back memory from apps you aren’t using, speeds phone up.
- Nook reader. Love the page turning feature and the font control. Nook Color is now on my Christmas list. Kindle app OK, but lame.
- Google Maps/Navigation. Still great app, use it daily and don’t need a separate GPS.
- Useful switches, replaces Settings, but quicker to use.
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Hello
Is it ok if I go sorta away from the topic? I am tryin to look at the website from my new iPod Touch although it won’t show properly (some of the navigation areas are pretty much gone), do you have any suggestions? Should I try to find an update for my browser or something? Thank you for the help I hope! Nidia x 
iPod touch updates are automatic, try synching through iTunes and you may be offered an update that fixes the problem.
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