Even though it is a HUGE requirement for anybody that wants to use Android on WiFi behind a proxy. It was a top-five issue for some time on the Android Issues forum (http://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=1273), with nary a word from Google. Lots of work-arounds are discussed in that thread, none of them worked for me using an original Droid, or the original Nexus phone. Finally Honeycomb 3.1 was released and finally added support (see http://developer.android.com/sdk/android-3.1-highlights.html#UserFeatures - search for the word 'proxy'). Too bad if you didn't have a tablet. Hopefully this will be included in Ice Cream Sandwich (Android 4.0) which will be loaded on both tablets and smartphones.

Even with the Honeycomb support for WiFi Proxy, apps or may not be able to take advantage of the new proxy support, and might have to be updated (at least at that time, that was case). Common example: set a proxy on your XOOM and your could browse the internet, but the mail app, and other apps that relied on http connectivity, would not necessarily work without modification by the developer).

Motorola (and perhaps other manufacturers) have included proxy support in their phones. My Bionic has it, but I no longer need it, and haven't tested it. I'm not sure who else provides it. I think some of the other tablets, may be the Galaxy Tab include a way to set the proxy, but again, if the app doesn't know how to take advantage of it, it's gains you nothing, beyond web browsing.

Even the oldest of Blackberries I used supported proxy settings on WiFi. It boggles my mind that Google would allow such a glaring omission to last for such a long time, especially when it has a huge effect on Android's adoption in the enterprise.

Android, while it may offer an improved UI, and more/better apps, it doesn't meet many needs of the enterprise:

• Security and encryption
• Enterprise device management
• Intranet access

These are things that have always set Blackberry devices apart, and both iOS and Android are still playing catch-up. What would be nice is if RIM could make Blackberry Enterprise Server (BES) deliver all the benefits to iOS and Android devices also. But even here, Good Mobile Messaging (GMM) has already become well-known for providing enterprise features across a wide-array of mobile devices.

and have ignored it. The original Droid (which I bought the day it was available, and still use) put Moto on the Android map, and yet they have done everything they can to vary from the things that made this device a huge success: No Motoblur, no locked and/or encrypted bootloaders, and a mostly vanilla Android experience. One need only read most any Android forum to see how many people regret 'upgrading' from the Droid 1 to another Moto device. I know I was originally excited to hear about new Moto Android phones such as the DroidX and Droid Pro, then being supremely underwhelmed with the devices' performance. The hardware was either improved or virtually unchanged, leaving the main difference: Motoblur, and loads of bloatware. Jha should get his own Motoblur house in order before he starts critcizing other apps for degrading the Android experience.

He says Google worries about dictators and governments using Google technology for the wrong reasons, then says he'll be heavily involved in Obama's re-election campaign. wtf?! Obama has not only continued many of the horrendous abuses initiated by Bush, but has gone extraordinarily further in creating an imperial Presidency. He has claimed the right to assassinate U.S. citizens without charges or trial, and he has continued to erode our Constitutional rights through signing of the Patriot Act, and also his 'secret interpretations' of it (which are not subject to the scrutiny of even the courts, much less 'we the people').

My understanding is most enterprise and educational policies requires the use of a proxy, which oddly enough, is a feature that has been ignored by Google. The lack of proxy settings for WiFi has been the #4 Android issue for over two years now, w/no official response from Google (http://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=1273). As you can see from almost 1500 responses, proxy support is a key prerequisite of using Android in the enterprise. It's been on other devices for years. and even in Gingerbread and Honeycomb, it's still not there. A select few manufacturers have modded into their phones, and even if you root Android to get proxy support, many apps still won't work. You'd think Google would be making this a priority instead of handing over all that market share to Apple.

I pay Comcast to send and receive my internet traffic from wherever I choose to send and receive it from. End of argument.

Here is my daily commute (from Baltimore to a government building in DC): light rail to train station, train to DC, walk to government building. Reverse in the PM. If they start scanning public transportation, that means at least 2 scans a day for me, even more if they start doing light rail. But it won't stop there, because the next vulnerable perimeter needs to be protected, so they'll surely start using these scanners in buildings and public spaces. Now we're up to multiple scans per day. Considering I travel between two very busy train stations, first of all, my commuting time increases significantly to account for the extra screening (which doesn't happen now at all, so any screening of any kind will impose a burden). Secondly, these devices that are supposedly safe (but everything I read indicates that actual exposure can far exceed what is considered 'standard'). Even at 'safe' levels, how many scans per day til you cross into dangerous territory? Don't forget that these scans are ineffective for any number of reasons, as are the alternative gropings. All this expense, frustration, and exposure for very little (if any) benefit (beyond subjugating the masses of course). Clearly there are forces at work here attempting to accomplish something -- but it ain't the safety and welfare of Americans.

I have a degree in Mathematics Education, and daughter just starting her sophomore year in college. 12+ years of figuring out what they were trying to ask from kindergarten phonics workbooks to high school algebra and pre-calculus. I can't begin to describe how many times when I was asked to help w/homework only to be met with cries of 'we can't do it that way', 'if I do it that way, it won't count', 'that how my teacher said to do it'. wtf are they trying to do and who came up w/these cockamamie teaching methods?

He is their co-Pilot

Oh yes, because their current strategy has been soooo successful keeping Swype out of the hands of unregistered users who have probably done more to promote Swype with their positive word-of-mouth than any marketing scheme could accomplish. (And if I happen to have, or want to purchase, a device that doesn't come with Swype - then I'm out of luck? the SlideIT and ShapeWriter folks are going to be loving that)

Swype's marketing plan is to *only* distribute Swype via phone manufacturers, *not* through channels like Android's Market. Reasons given included being a small company, limited ability to provide end-user support, yada yada yada. This is despite scores of users who willingly want to fling money their way, regardless of support options (or lack thereof). I know when my Swype beta expired, I was heartbroken. You just can't go back to tapping after Swyping. I tried SlideIT and Shapewriter. I really disliked SlideIT, and while Shapewriter was tolerable, it was still no Swype. I admit I may be biased having used Swype first. I was elated to see the day after my beta expired, that they opened up the official program to anyone who wanted to sign up. Perhaps the Swype folks are having at least a small change of heart regarding their marketing stratgey.

The important part is how consumers interpret and respond to the idea of a 'retinal display'. No doubt it will conjure all kinds of wild assumptions and capabilities in the mind of the buyer, compelling them to buy it. Furthermore, no amount of logic/reasoning will be convince them that their assumptions were wrong: "how can I be wrong - just look at that display!"

I tether my Moto Droid to my laptop (really handy when hotels wants to charge for Wi-Fi). I can listen to Slacker, Pandora, etc while using other apps. I can install any kind of Android app from any vendor regardless of whether Google approves of it or not. And once I update to Froyo, I'll be able to visit Flash websites that iPhone/iPad can't (despite Apple's claim of having the 'entire web in my hands'). If those are usability issues, then by all means, keep 'em coming.

People will go back to eating french fries because they have less fat and calories than a side salad. Example: At Wendy's, a side salad with thousand island dressing has double the calories and fat of a small order of fries. There is more to selecting nutritious food than examining fat and/or calorie counts, and it certainly doesn't fit next to the price on a menu board.