My inventory of Android apps

12/6/10: So thanks to the "Related" tab in the Android Market, I've been checking out different apps again lately to replace some of the current ones that I've been using. I LOVE this feature!!! Why did it take so long for them to come up with this?? Anyway, my app list now looks like this...

8/8/10: Here's what I have in my phone so far:

$530 unsubsidized! I'm gonna faint now...

But I might still buy it anyhow...

How Much Does The Google Phone Cost?

Update:
Actually, if I do the math, it seems like $530 is the better option...
If I keep the phone for only 1 yr:
$180 phone cost + ~$85 ($79.99 + tax & fees) x 12 months service plan + $200 ETF = $1400
$530 phone cost + $70 (my current plan) x 12 months service plan = $1370

If I keep the phone for 2 yrs:
$180 phone cost + ~$85 x 24 months service plan = $2220
$530 phone cost + $70 x 24 months service plan = $2210

From Engadget:
10-min Nexus One walkthrough

Okay, so Jan 5 are you here yet?!! I need a new phone RIGHT NOW~~!!!

Update:
Reviews are starting to trickle into the intertubes...

Exclusive: Google Nexus One hands-on, video, and first impressions - Engadget

Nexus One Review - NexusOneBlog

EXCLUSIVE: Hands On Impressions Of Nexus One - fonefrenzy

Nexus One review - Engadget

Is Google Phone for Reals?

So rumors have been floating around that Google is coming out with a new phone. It just happens that my phone has been acting up these days and I was looking for a new one. I was actually this close to getting an E72, since it has pretty good reviews, and I want something with a decent camera. I've gotten so many compliments with the pics I took from my good old N95, that settling for a worse camera would be difficult now. The E72 looks like a good option, the only downside is it is on Symbian and it doesn't look like the OS has a very bright future. And being an anti-Apple person, the iphone is completely out of the question. Ahh... I hope the rumors are true, then this one might very well be my next phone. We shall wait and see.

Google Phone With T-Mobile Contract in January: Source - ABC News

Nokia Mail for Exchange vs. Emoze

I've been wanting to get work mail on my cellphone for quite a while since I don't have a crackberry and I don't want to carry my laptop with me all the time just for checking emails. If the iphone can do it, there must be a way for a N95 to do it, right? RIGHT? (nothing against people with iphones but I'm a little anti-Apple) So a few days ago, I finally sat my lazy ass down and figured out how to do it. In the process of researching on the internet, I pretty much narrowed my choices down to Nokia's Mail for Exchange (MfE) app and Emoze since they are both free, and since some articles have mentioned that SEVEN uses a lot of RAM. I was trying to find a comparison of the apps but didn't find anything till just now: Check this article

I'll try to test each of the 2 apps I have in mind for a few days and decide which one I want to keep. For the record, I am using a N95-3 on T-mobile (ya... EDGE), accessing Exchange mail through OWA (Outlook Web Access). Sorry I don't know which version of Exchange server we have.

What They Do
Both of these apps will push your Exchange mail, contacts, calendar, tasks, etc. right to your cell phone. Emoze can also be configured to other personal mail accounts such as Google or Yahoo, however you can only configure 1 account, so I am using it for Exchange. MfE, as spelled out in the name, is strictly for Exchange. You can tell the apps which folders to sync and when to sync. Both apps are FREE!

What You Need
You will need an unlimited data plan since it is constantly syncing your mail. MfE obviously only works with Nokia phones and only on the E series and certain N series phones right now, but will be available for all Nokia Symbian S60 devices in the future. Emoze can work with different devices that have the supported OS.

Mail for Exchange
What I like

• Sync will occur as long as profile is set up. No need to have separate app open
• Fast sync
• Can open attachments as long as your phone supports the file type for the attachment

What I don't like

• Cannot sync subfolders
• Cannot go to mailbox directly from MfE app
• There's no way to turn off the syncing other than changing the sync schedule in your profile to other dates or set it to manual sync
  

Emoze
What I like

• Can sync subfolders under the Inbox, but they will all appear in the same "emoze mailbox"
• Can truncate emails, and fetch truncated portion if necessary

What I don't like

• Need to have Emoze app open to sync
• Can only sync email from the last day
• Starting up and syncing took very long, and actually didn't always work for me
• Can only open attachments under 100k in the free version

I'll do some more testing in the next few days but right now it feels like MfE works better for me.