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EVO 4G + Froyo Review | The Linux Action Show! | s13e01

chris — Sun, 01 Aug 2010 15:05:22 +0000

The week on, The Linux Action Show!

We review the new EVO 4G with Android 2.2 Froyo, find out how this premier Android device stacks up against the competition, and how well Sense UI integrates with Android!

We tackle the big question: Is Canonical a Open Source Freeloader? We debate this heated topic! Plus we break down the massive impact Android is having on the entire mobile industry!

Plus so much more!

All this week on, The Linux Action Show!

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This Week’s Show Notes:

EVO 4G Review:

Good blog write up on EVO 4G w/Froyo

Modes	CDMA 850 / 1900 & WiMAX 2500
Weight	6 oz (170 g)
Dimensions	4.8″ x 2.6″ x 0.5″ (122 x 66 x 12.7 mm)
Battery	1500 mAh LiIon
Display	Type: LCD (Color TFT/TFD) Resolution: 480 x 800 pixels 4.3″ diagonal
OS	Android 2.2 Froyo
Processor	1000 MHz Qualcomm Snapdragon
Memory	512 MB

Android App Pick:

Edwin, Speach-to-Speech robot to do your bidding
eBuddy Messenger

News:

GNOME 3.0 Delayed To March 2011
Yesterday it was announced that GNOME 3.0 is delayed till next year. The extra time has given the Shell Developers some more time to play around with new concepts and they have come up a new mockup. Here are the new mockups.

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Is Canonical A Free Rider in the Linux Community?

Red Hat made the most contributions of any single organization with almost 17% of the code commits. Volunteers and unknowns committed 40% of the code and other leading organizations included Novell (10%), and Collabora (5%). Canonical, on the other hand, contributed only 1% of the code commits.
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Google Setting Itself Up to Make $10 Billion Per Year From Android?

Google is positioning itself to earn $10 billion or more per year in the mobile device business, thanks to its Android operating system.

Motorola earnings skyrocket 600% over last year

$162 million, compared to $26 million just a year ago. Of the 8.3 million phones, 2.7 of them were smartphones. That’s the highest concentration of smartphones in Motorola’s decades-long history in the market.

Sprint Grows In Subscribers For the First Time In 3 Years

Thanks to the popularity of Evo, Sprint gained 111,000 net subscribers in the second quarter, the first time the company has seen net subscriber growth in three years.

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NFC and AFC South Preview | Northwest Goofballs | Episode 1

chris — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 18:28:29 +0000

NFC and AFC South Preview: In episode 001, the Northwest Goofballs talk about the AFC and NFC South. Giving their picks for the division champs, as well as a team by team dissection of player losses and additions. Covering other team related topics as well. Is it Houston’s time to shine, or will Peyton Manning carry Indianapolis to another division championship in the AFC South? The New Orleans Saints won the Super Bowl last year, but will the return of Michael Turner push the Atlanta Falcons over the top in the NFC South?

NFC South

Atlanta Falcons

Offense: Total 13th (340/g) Rushing 15th (117/g) Passing 14th (223/g)

Defense: Total 21st (349/g) Rushing 10th (107/g) Passing 28th (242/g)

Additions:

CB Dunta Robinson

OLB Sean Weatherspoon (R1)

Losses:

Carolina Panthers

Offense: Total 19th (331/g) Rushing 3rd (156/g) Passing 27th (175/g)

Defense: Total 8th (316/g) Rushing 22nd (125/g) Passing 4th (191/g)

Additions: