Gralla P. Droid X2. The Missing Manual

O’Reilly, 2011. — 853 c.Preston Gralla (author) is the author of 40 books that have been translated into 20 languages, including Big Book of Windows Hacks, Windows Vista in a Nutshell, How the Internet Works, and How Wireless Works. He is a contributing editor to Computerworld, a founder and editor-in-chief of Case Study Forum, and was a founding editor and then editorial director of PC/Computing, executive editor for CNet/ZDNet, and the founding managing editor of PC Week. He has written about technology for many national newspapers and magazines, including USA Today, Los Angeles Times, Dallas Morning News (for which he wrote a technology column), PC World, and numerous others. As a widely recognized technology expert, he has made many television and radio appearances, including on the CBS Early Show, MSNBC, ABC World News Now, and National Public Radio. Under his editorship, PC/Computing was a finalist for General Excellence in the National Magazine Awards. He has also won the “Best Feature in a Computing Publication” award from the Computer Press Association. Gralla is also the recipient of a 2010–2011 Fiction Fellowship from the Massachusetts Cultural Council. He lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts, with his wife (his two children have flown the coop). He welcomes feedback about his books by email at preston@gralla.com.What gives you high-speed Internet access, runs thousands of apps, lets you take high-resolution photos and HD videos (and play them on a TV as well), gives you immediate access to information about all your friends, family, and contacts, handles any email you can throw at it, is a wizard at Facebook and other social networking services…and lets you make and receive phone calls as well? It’s the Droid X2 — the smartphone with a big 4.3-inch screen and enough tech specs to make any smartphone lover’s heart skip a beat.
The Droid X2 brings together superb hardware from Motorola with Google’s powerful, flexible Android operating system. Many people consider the Droid X2 to be the best smartphone on the planet. If you’re holding this book in your hand, you’re probably among them — or soon will be. This book will help you get the most out of your Droid X2, and there’s a lot you can get out of it, as you’ll see. Whether you’re looking just to get started, or want to dig deep into the phone’s capabilities, this book’s got you covered.