Droid Cell Phone Project and its Web Presence

Wow I have really neglected my social profile online. The Droid Cell Phone Project came out of me owning a great domain. I was up late the night Motorola announce the New Droid Phone and went to godaddy and grabbed it.
I really had no idea what I was going to do with the domain, but I stayed up all night launching the website.

At first I had no competition. The website crashed a half dozen times the first ten days. The first competition came from domain sitters and spammers and then more authoritative websites came along.

Even a bigger hit to the website was the rise of social sites and connecting vis smartphones. In the early years only %5 of Americans had real smartphones. The Google Phone at TMobile and the LG Voyager where it for Android. Otherwise the Smartphone was delegated for business people with Blackberry.

While all the growth was going on our website slide down hill. I only put original content on Droid Cell Phone so I was wondering why. After all Matt Cutt's always said use "original authoritative content" and we will find you. Seems like BS now that scraper sites are on page one for Droid Phones. We have never scraped one word from anyone.
So in any event I have begun a social campaign. Please visit the links below and tell your friends. The website its  major resource of original content.
You can find me at:
Facebook

Google Plus

Twitter

YouTube 

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So Much Has Change With Android While IPhone Stands Still

I originally started this post title for my return to blogger. Then I thought about the recent launch of iPhone 5S. The apple iPhone did not give birth to the Smartphone as many claim. The first Smartphone I witnessed was the LG Voyager. The difference between Android Phones and Apple iPhone is degree of updates to technology. It would fruitless going into every aspect of this but I would think most would agree. This last Apple launch has some nuggets like finger print security, but it was mostly about design, Meanwhile LG, Samsung and Motorola are all doing there redo's for Best Android phone in 2013. I'm actually spending my time rebuilding my Motorola Droid Phone website. I let it go and Ive been hard at work reworking it with a new layout and theme. Please stop by and check it out.

Free TV Boxes For Developers is a Woot

Right on Google. I'm late to the party but was able to enter to get a what I think will be the Revue Google TV Box. Now I have even more reason to get a new TV.

I was able to get to Best Buy and check out Google TV. Unfortunately the demo they had seized up. Not sure if it was their set up or the overall network or system. Another demo was being done by a Best Buy sales rep for another couple. I wasn't able really get a feel for it, but it looks cool.

Google TV Is Getting Ready and Project Updates

We haven't been here for awhile. Ive been busy learning how to build apps. That the best excuse for would be developers.

So whats new. Google TV is whats new. I am hoping to become part of the community and working with the SDK.

Google started taking names a couple weeks back and is now accepting application to receive equipment. That would be nice as I was at Best Buy just yesterday and the expense just before Christmas is hard to justify.

So back to Android Apps. I have been able to do a few things since my first Hello. Sorry I don't have time to post them all today. I did get invited into App Inventor though. I will stay with Eclipse though. App Inventor is nice but is lacking.

Guys I hope to get the blog moving very soon as I have lots of updates.

Official Google Mobile Blog: Universal search features in Google Suggest for mobile

Google Suggest will add function to new applications for Android and all phones at one point. Thought this news was pretty important for developers. Think of functions and Apps that will come from this.
Last December on the Official Google Blog, they announced how universal search features in Google Suggest could show useful information while the user is composing a query from the Google home page. Today, we are bringing this same functionality to mobile phones so that getting answers while on the go is even faster and easier. For example, let's say you're flying to London and want to know: Is my flight on time? Or what is the exchange rate of the pound? As you type the flight "Ba 284" or "Usd in pounds", the answers are provided right below the search box, without having to wait for the results page.
Official Google Mobile Blog: Universal search features in Google Suggest for mobile

Getting Started with Android SDK and Eclipse

First update post for starting with Android.
The development computer was set up in October 2009
Just started digging into android sdk.
This is what has been done to date.
Installed Eclipse and SDK.
Successfully ? completed Hello Android exercise.
Created helloandroid test app in emulator.

Previously watched most videos on android.com
http://developer.android.com/videos
Notes:
One instance of code in example not working. Use auto suggest and it worked. Possibly the as debug exercise.

package com.android.helloandroid;
needed
package com.example.helloandroid;

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