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Satisfy Your
Tooth (Tips for
Choosing an Android Phone)
by Dean Leung of Holland & Knight LLP
Dean Leung is the Chief Information Officer at Holland and Knight LLP and is ILTA's Vice President of the Communications Technologies Peer Group. Dean has 19 years of IT experience in industries including education, consulting, manufacturing and legal. He can be reached at dean.leung@hklaw.com.
Unlike an iPhone, where the only choices are black or white and which carrier, choosing an Android phone can be a daunting task. Where Apple, and even RIM, have complete control of both the operating system (OS) and hardware, Google only supplies the Android OS and encourages innovation from manufacturers and recreational programmers. The result is a wide variety of options that can cause people to choose the incorrect smartphone for their needs. To minimize this possibility, consider the following before jumping in. (If you're still unsure if Android is right for you, refer to "Which smartphone should I get?" from the March 2011 issue of the Peer to Peer.)
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