EVO? Not for me.

I gave the EVO a chance. I really did. I thought I would get a taste for Android after playing with my friend's Droid for hours one day. I thought I had found the phone to beat the iPhone. And after buying the Android device, I woke up and realized there is nothing that can beat the iPhone to this day. Here is my story.

I slammed $200 for the EVO and a new account with Sprint. Mistake #1: Getting on the Sprint network. I live in Kansas City, where their World Headquarters are, and within minutes I was getting dropped calls left and right. It may be just me, but you would think if your headquarters is here, your service would be second to none. Instead, it's dead last. I like the Android UI. I love it's marketplace. What I don't love, however, is the bloatware it comes with. These preinstalled apps from Sprint/Verizon/AT&T/T-Mobile. And they are not easily, if at all, removable.

The EVO's battery life is a joke, and it takes hours to recharge. I was told that using DoubleTwist would allow me to put my iTunes songs off my Mac to the device. I spent four hours waiting for it to sync up, and when it finally did, it had only put 54 of my 5000+ songs on to the device. The music interface is a joke on Android as well.

Needless to say, I suddenly had a strong craving for my iPhone back. So I boxed the EVO back up, cancelled my Sprint service, and got my money back. If you ever feel like your iPhone is getting boring (like I stated in my previous post), switch to Android. You'll snap out of it and will be craving your iPhone again in no time.

I currently have the 32GB iPhone 4 on pre-order. It's good to be back. (And yes, the Apple fanboy Kool-Aid is delicious.)

Android App Review: Google Goggles

Google Goggles is one of the most fun apps to play around with in the Android Marketplace. You can take pictures of labels, logos, barcodes, book covers, landmarks, etc. This app can come in handy frequently and that is why I give it a solid 9/10, especially because it is free, so there is not much to complain about! If you have an Android phone (it is coming to the iPhone shortly), I highly suggest downloading this app.

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14-Megapixel Smartphone Coming Next Month?

In the past cell phones haven’t always had very powerful cameras. Sony Ericsson introduced the Satio, which was a pretty good phone with a 12-megapixel camera. But now Altek is teasing us with their new “Leo” model, which apparently has a 14-megapixel camera on the back. Alex Hsia stated in the company’s press release, “Picture taking has already risen to become one of the most important mobile phone functions for consumers."

Phones able to capture high definition, high quality images and video are a win‐win for users, as well as telecommunication service providers. The camera also has the ability to capture 720p video. The phone will officially be released next month at the CommunicAsia show in Singapore. But since this phone is still a phone, it has your typical smartphone features: Wi-Fi and HSDPA. Engadget speculated the phone will most likely be running Android OS, however version information has not yet been released. Pricing information hasn't been announced either, but as the CommunicAsia rolls out, we most likely will hear more information on this monster of a smartphone.

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Motorola Devour Software Tour

This is Marco from Gadget Experts here to do a software tour of the Motorola Devour. The phone is carried by Verizon Wireless, for $149 on a two year contract after a $100 dollar mail-in rebate. The phone runs on Android 1.6. The phone is also very well known because it features Motorola's new device user interface Moto Blur. Moto Blur is very focused on satisfying social media enthusiasts. If you want to see what the software of the Motorola Devour has to offer, check out the video above.

Gadget Experts also has a giveaway going on currently. Click here to enter.

HTC Droid Incredible Software Tour

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Part Two

These videos are once again about the HTC Droid Incredible. This is the full software tour showing the operating system and what the phone can do. For more technology content, check out our website and subscribe to our YouTube channel. Thanks for reading the post. See you in the next one.

We did have to split this video into two separate ones due to the 10 minute limit on YouTube.