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They were fixed in Firefox 7: http://www.gadgetvenue.com/firefox-7-to-use-up-to-50-percent-less-memory-08114900/

If by fixed you mean browser usability was sacrificed in order to make the apparent memory usage drop, then yes. My biggest complaint with these memory "improvements" is in regard to image handling:

- Images are now decode-on-draw meaning they display slower and background tab images are not decoded. Browsing an image gallery or some other image-heavy site is now obscenely painful in Firefox.

- Decoded images on background tabs only live for 10-20 seconds and then are discarded at which point they must be re-decoded when the tab is activated. Long-lived tabs like Gmail now flicker every time you switch back to them as images are re-decoded.

These are just the two that come to mind right away. Luckily they can be fixed by tweaking some about:config settings (image.mem.decodeondraw and image.mem.min_discard_timeout_ms). Unfortunately many cannot be fixed so easily.

I'm really tired of the Firefox devs choosing (usually wrong) user complaints over good design and usability practices.

They were fixed in Firefox 7: http://www.gadgetvenue.com/firefox-7-to-use-up-to-50-percent-less-memory-08114900/

then why did they ever give them a piece of the pie to begin with? android can't be called anything other than a massive success for google. everyone is making $.

Apple makes 66% of all mobile phone profit....
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2389518,00.asp

66% of Google searches on mobile devices come from Apple devices....

http://www.gadgetvenue.com/google-mobile-searches-made-up-of-66-ios-09223009/

And Google just spent the equivelent of two years of its net income on money losing Motorola Mobility.

It seems strange that Android usage is so far below iOS usage though. Market shares are close (depending on who's numbers you believe), and I can't imagine that iOS owners use the Internet three times as much as Android owners.

All the evidence shows that Android users statistically don't use their phones as "smart phones" as often as iOS users.

66% of Google mobile searches come from iOS (according to Google).
http://www.gadgetvenue.com/google-mobile-searches-made-up-of-66-ios-09223009/

iOS users buy 4x as many apps.
http://techcrunch.com/2011/12/13/android-24-percent-ios/

The fact that Microsoft is winning the PC OS war and that Google is winning the phone OS war

How is Google "winning" when 66% of Google searches on mobile come from iOS device:

http://www.gadgetvenue.com/google-mobile-searches-made-up-of-66-ios-09223009/

And after spending billions on development, buying MMI, and patents they still only make $6 dollars per phone?

Especially when the most popular Android tablet (the Amazon Fire) uses no Google services?

This raises the question: is this just a pilot program meant to test the water before they make one available to Windows? We all know that Windows 8 will come with a store, though there's no reason Amazon could pair up with MS to, say, single out Windows XP's "inadequacy" by releasing the store only for Vista and newer, a la IE9 / DirectX 10+.

One thing we sorely need is more equality with Smartphone software, however hard it may be: Microsoft purposely designed MS MOBI barcode reader without any Windows/PC releases whatsoever, though barcodes are only a picture away if you lack a smartphone. Newspapers advertisers and columnists seem to think *everyone* has smartphones rather than cheap phones. We don't: a recent story showed penetration in the USA has only now reached 50%, leaving a hefty half of the cellphone market out; let alone those with just landlines.

So the Application environments are becoming even more like competing video game consoles where you must have bought precisely the one the target product is on. Worse, it's like saying "oh, you have a mac/linux/windows, so you can't use this free product this minute." So besides of the issues like "Android implementation fragmentation" we are being transitioned into tomorrow's DRM markets under our own PCs. Seeing the new enthusiasm of formerly penny-less shareware writers cashing in on simple tiny apps, I predict we will start running out of the rich environment of Windows-only freeware obtainable from the web. At least there will be fewer viruses... but there will be much fewer marketless downloads too. TPM at its worst.

Galaxy S GPS-Gate: http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/17/samsung-galaxy-s-gps-gate-two-problems-not-one-and-what-to-do/

Wikipedia entry(under Issues): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samsung_i9000_Galaxy_S

YouTube(dozens, if not hundreds of videos): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tmIx6SR9lXo

The EPIC issue: http://www.gadgetvenue.com/galaxy-gps-problems-fixed-samsung-epic-4g-08190515/

I could paste links till my 6gb ram is full but just google "Galaxy S GPS problems"

Oh yes, plenty of "A fix in september" rumors" but the originator was from a samsung forum post on Samsung India website. No official statement to date.

Have you tried reading on a Samsung Super AMOLED screen? It's supposed to be much crisper and much more battery friendly. I've tried it on games, but not ebooks. For games, it's fantastic, way better than the iPhone 4. I just wonder if it's the same for reading.

http://www.gadgetvenue.com/spot-satellite-gps-emergency-beacon-07231020/

Screw internet security.. I prefer to have a way to let someone know my ass is in a bind and I need help RIGHT NOW!..

I use mine to keep family happy on cross country motorcycle rides or when I go backwoods backpacking. I press the "I'm ok" button at every break.

you're going travelling, to experience new cultures, people and ideas

put down the computer; the world won't end if you can't access slashdot and your email for a few months

And how does he keep all his friends updated on his Facebook?

I went on a cross country trip on a motorcycle. I posted on my blog at every stop along with a GPS coordinate. It made my family and friends happier and they knew that if I did not post the next morning to contact the authorities along my path.

It's just a smart thing to do. When I do backwood backpacking I email friends every 2 hours... I use a http://www.gadgetvenue.com/spot-satellite-gps-emergency-beacon-07231020/

SPOT personal location beacon. when I press OK it sends a nice email to family of my location and "I'm OK" works great and needs no cellphone coverage. I can press the help button when I break an ankle and know that someone knows I need help and my exact location.

True, true. And actually, it sounds like it might make for a perfect movie viewing device if you're over at a friend's place. I found a little more information about the projector here: http://www.gadgetvenue.com/fujitsu-f04b-dual-keyboard-projector-phone-11123400/. 2 hours of video at the highest brightness? Yes please!

The main advantage of e-ink displays, apart from low power and high resolution, is that they're flexible and can be rolled up.

Like a newspaper for example. Would you buy a newspaper that you can't fold or roll up?
If I can't stick it in a pocket I won't buy it.