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Ask Slashdot: Data-Only Android For Development?

Posted by timothy on from the how-far-has-the-tide-lifted-the-boats dept.

UrbanaMan writes "I am about to start developing Air and Flex apps for Android and need a smartphone to use for debugging. I want to be able to carry on working in the UK as well as in the US. I don't need to use the phone, so I am looking for an unlocked phone that can be used on pay-as-you-go data plans on both sides of the Atlantic. For app testing I need Flash Player (plus a processer pwerfull enough to support flash), a reasonable amount of memory, GPS, WiFi, Bluetooth, camera and USB (inc charging) and Android 2.3 or later. Are there any such phones/deals available for non millionaires?"

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  1. Flash by Nerdfest · · Score: 5, Funny

    Dude, the Flash thing was just to annoy Jobs, you're not supposed to actually use it.

    1. Re:Flash by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

      FUCK YEAH! Thank you, somebody gets it. Fuck Apple for no-flash, but let's never forget: fuck Flash.

  2. Re:Developing Flash "apps" for a phone, eh? by Bobfrankly1 · · Score: 4, Funny

    Developing Flash "apps" for a phone, eh? Here's a quick set of instructions:

    - buy shotgun and ammo

    - load shotgun

    - insert in mouth

    - pull trigger, repeat as needed

    Seriously, I can't think of anything more suck-tastic than Flash apps on a phone. Piss-poor battery life, miserable performance and a UI that'll probably still think there's a mouse around...

    Steve, the nurse said you need to get back in bed for your sponge bath...