The spirit of hacking

A couple days ago I stumbled upon a post regarding the HTC HD2 on Engadget. Although it wasn't the first post on that particular subject, the attached video got me really thinking. Here it is:

About the Motorola Devour

 

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The Devour. Sounds like a big dinosaur ready to eat anything that's in front when it becomes hungry. But I'm afraid it's not; this little phone here is no where near devouring Motorola's flagship product, or any of the so called "Superphones". However, Moto's clever moves in the last weeks have made this phone gather a lot of attention. And since many new Android phones will be similar in hardware, and Motorola is the second most important Android manufacturer, we feel the need to try and look a bit deeper into this device.

TechTalk: The Droid and its Milestone (Updated)

 

At last, the second issue of TechTalk. Don't worry, this one will be a lot more fun, since we'll be discussing current technology instead of out-dated one, and because finally, you'll get to understand why we easily claim that a smartphone's CPU is not up to standards while another one's is. Granted, the future is moving fast, and for you to fully understand the current context of mobile CPUs we'll need another issue, but with this one, you'll be able to look into a smartphone's face and not be fooled by the headlines "new", "coming soon" and "800 Mhz clock speed", because sadly, many smartphones being released today still don't offer the latest technology they should.

So please, join us and give us your own opinion in the comments section below. Before moving on though, if you've not read our first issue of TechTalk, we encourage you to please do so, since it's essential for fully understanding this post.

TechTalk: Building a smartphone

This is going to be a very, very long post, guys. So please, grab a cup of coffee, put on some sweet music, and read on...

In this first issue of TechTalk, we will provide you with a basic understanding on how a CPU works, how this is then crammed into our smartphones, and we'll finish looking at the most common CPU running on many devices being sold today. Tech lovers, gadget lovers, computer software architecture students, this post is for you!