Review: HTC Droid Eris: Widgets

The widgets in Android all run fairly smooth. There are plenty of options from the marketplace, most being free. They are great for running in the background on one of your home screens and they can sometimes be more useful than full apps. Watch the video for hands-on with some, and how to install them.

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T-Mobile G1: DOA?

Are you one of the lucky people to own the coveted T-Mobile G1? Unfortunately for you, there has been some breaking news compliments of Android's software engineer Dave Sparks. According to his Twitter, Dave Sparks announced there might not be an update to the G1. What?! Yes, it's true. Apparently HTC didn't give the G1 enough storage, so an update is physically impossible for the phone.  HTC, what were you thinking?  How can you compete in a market full of iPhones and Blackberries and never consider giving your device enough storage?  Were you so confident that you thought Google would never have to update the software?

I don't know about you, but I'm really let down by this news. In my opinion, Google was well on its way to global domination with Google Docs, Voice, and seemingly the G1, but this is a step in the wrong direction. I thought the G1 was a real contender to the iPhone, but how can a stale item compete with something that is constantly updating? Oh that's right, it can't. Google, HTC, and T-Mobile, I hope if the three of you choose to make another phone, you consider the future and give it a decent amount of storage.

Check out the original article by Engadget here.

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