Why Open source such as android is the future to mobile technology

Its empowerment of knowledge. Its opening up to a new world of creativity and widening the horizons. It hooking up with so many new faces and friends who are bursting out to share and excel. Thats why android is the future. Its google and imagine everybody creating their own customization and applications to suite themselves. The knowledge of technology and evolution to next step is inevitable after this once everybody knows what they can do when they have the tools to excel. This is finally the breakthrough that can bring LINUX to masses. This might doom for Microsoft and companies like apple who think they own every innovation.

I see this as the way forward , break through to the barrier of world of knowledge and technology. That happens when people hook up their phone to their daily life. They plan and innovate from their phone and that on the go. They entertain and relax through technology. But not dependent or jailed for copyright or bound by money or any other resource.

Android,symbian and similar open source now can make these things happen. Welcome to the new world. Expect new changes unexpectedly and let it surprise you with touch of awe.

Upgrading Samsung spica i5700 to eclair 2.1

Hi ALL,
I did this one yesterday, so updating here, there are multiple websites, hope this can help also

If you have not done it already follow these two links, both are expnative
1.http://www.greaky.com/2010/02/samsung-i5700-galaxy-spica-android-21.html
2.http://think-tek.blogspot.com/2010/03/samsung-spica-i5700-android-21-update.html
what you need is as below(the second website actually gives all the links where you can download all this stuff)
1. If you have already installed NPS 1.3 or 1.4 ensure that its displaying the phone. Although it wont do anything more.do not worry.It just needs tobe detected.get it from india(i7500) or UK (i5700) site.
2. windows XP, it wont work with Win7.
3. ODIN package amd spica_js.ops(this is important,do not use old one, i faced issue)
4. XXJCB2 ROM from samsung-firmware site(u need membership its free anyway)

what you need to do
1. backup your data using mybackup or some free applications
2. use NPS to connect and check phone is displayed
3. disconnect and kill NPS from task manager
4. then follow link 2, it should be pretty easy , 6-7 minutes all it would take,if it takes more disconnect and remove battery and reboot