BUT NOT ANYMORE!

Boom. Take that nosy carriers. Root access + Logging Checker by TrevE = No more CarrierIQ.

While I want to think that we could be on the verge of some new physics discoveries... I have my doubts. It very likely could be that OPERA is still using a flawed method and thus seeing flawed results.

That being said, if and when other (independent) groups can verify this claim, that will be an exciting day.

A big issue is Android phone manufacturers pump out all different "levels" of phones to reach as many people as possible. Apple makes one phone (two or three if you wanna get picky) and reaches as many people as possible with that.

In other words with Android you have: HTC, Motorola, Samsung each producing 5+ models per year resulting in 15+ different Android phones for a current year. When my HTC EVO 4G was brand new, it was $200 but I could have purchased the HTC Hero for less. However, I knew that in a year or so, that Hero would be so old and out-dated that it wouldn't be worth my time and money. I forked over the extra cash knowing I was buying a phone that would live much longer.

With Apple you have one. They release roughly one phone per year. If you wan an "Apple phone" you buy the most recent or maybe a version behind, but really, who's buying the iPhone 4 right now when you can get the 4s?

The problem people get into is they buy Android phones that are already on their way out. The EVO is still available from Sprint, but there is no way I would buy that now. It's substantially cheaper than any other Android phone Sprint offers (maybe with the exception of a few free with contract options) but why would I buy a phone that's going on two years old?

Android manufacturers need to step up their game and stop pumping out as many different phones as they can. Focus that "creative" energy into developing a couple powerful and sharp phones per year. I've had no issues with my HTC phone, but with how fragmented the HTC line-up is currently, I don't think I even know what the "best" available phone they offer is... I'll likely be going to the Galaxy Nexus assuming it comes to Sprint.

When I forked over the cash and bought a Logitech G5 laser mouse for my laptop it blew using the touchpad out of the water! Custom sensitivities, weighting, extreme durability (over 5 years of use and still going strong)... easily the best $50 I've ever spent on a computer upgrade in terms of longevity and functionality boost.

I guess I assumed a mobile OS that claims to be "years ahead of anything else" would be able to do OTA updates. And apparently I was wrong.

I enjoyed that on Apple's site they mention how once you have iOS 5 you won't need a computer to update your device... yet to update your device to iOS 5, you need a computer.

So... would doing a manual backup be an iSuggest or an iRecommend?

In case you weren't sure... Unemployment in the United States is at 9.1% or 13.967 million people as of August 2011. The "lucky few" you are referring to total 139.627 million people. (Source)

Facts speak louder.

That was primarily my issue. I enjoy posting photos/tweeting about various events but when I have to share this information on 2-3 separate services, it becomes a chore. The beauty of Twitter is its simplicity.

The barrier to Google+ was that people want to be noticed. Nobody wants to post something and see no "Likes" or "+1's". On Facebook, when you have 1000+ friends, you're bound to get a few comments or "Likes" on a post. On Google+ when you have 65 connections, it's far less likely (and nobody checks it regularly to begin with).

Google+ just wasn't revolutionary enough to draw a crowd.