Yearly Archives: 2012

Unless things change dramatically under Google ownship, I suspect that the Droid… 3

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Unless things change dramatically under Google ownship, I suspect that the Droid 3 I'm running right now will probably be the last +Motorola Mobility phone I ever buy. Motorola has reneged on their promise last year to unlock bootloaders on phones, and to provide operating system updates for at least 18 months.

They published an updated list today of devices that will get official upgrades to Android 4 and confirmed that the Droid 3 and X2 will stay on 2.3 Gingerbread forever despite having debuted less than 12 months ago.

What really annoys me is that D3 and every Moto phone since runs on the same TI OMAP4 platform as the Galaxy Nexus so it seems like this should be a no-brainer.

Frankly this is bullshit and the only saving grace is that there are now several very good independently developed ICS ROMs for the D3. I just flashed the May 16 build of AOKP last night and its running great. Still a couple of minor issues with bluetooth and the camera but very stable and faster than the stock rom ever was. At the very least Motorola should release all of the drivers for the D3 and X2 so that devs can get the final remaining issues worked out.

#motorola #android #ics

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The big question is why was this device not available from day one when the +Chevrolet… 2

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The big question is why was this device not available from day one when the +Chevrolet Volt and +Nissan Leaf went on sale? Had this been used to drain the active electrons out of the battery after NHTSA crash tested the Volt last year, there likely never would have been any of the battery fire incidents that happened weeks after the tests.

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Midtronics GRX-5100 simplifies servicing hybrid and EV batteries
As we move away from traditional fossil fuel-burning automobiles towards hybrids and EVs, we're presented with new challenges — namely servicing th

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Once again, there's a second side

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Once again, there's a second side. Go figure.

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TED and inequality: The real story
Today TED was subject to a story so misleading it would be funny… except it successfully launched an aggressive online campaign against us. The  National Journal   alleged we had censored a talk bec…

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This is nothing short of insane

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This is nothing short of insane. Or, business as usual for the 1%. Tip from a DC insider got me this just-published Sunlight Foundation expose on the eve of Facebook's IPO.

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On eve of Facebook IPO, Sunlight exposes $3 billion tax break | ZDNet
Facebook’s IPO lets it use a tax loophole to get up to $3 billion in tax breaks; no need to pay taxes for the forseeable future.

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The 2013 Ford Shelby GT500 goes out to play at Road Atlanta

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Braselton, Georgia – May 16, 2012 — The 2013 Ford Shelby GT500 on track at Road Atlanta. The 662 horsepower Shelby GT500 is world’s most powerful production V8 and is backed up by chassis, aerodynamic and braking performance that makes the GT500 an outstanding all-around sports car. (05/17/2012)

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