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- Boz0
ASUS releasing Quad core 10.1 Transformer in October just in time for holidays
http://www.engadget.com/2011/08/…
iPad 3 is not even out and it's already going to be obsolete.
BLAAAMO!
- Haha @ blamooo
Android systems do way too fast for apple to keep up in terms of hardware.Hombre_Lobo - But most apple users don't care for the hardware, just the ios. I like the rapid dev of android myself.Hombre_Lobo
- great, now your malware can steal your details 4 times fasteranimatedgif
- What malware? I haven't got any.
Don't Apple track what you download, when you turn your phone on and they've patented tech that can record you?orrinward - device, where you are anbd others by default. this malware does the same as what the companies producing the products do.orrinward
- the products do, both Google and Apple.orrinward
- malware - what a load of bollocksfadein11
- yep fade and orrin, malware? what fucking malware?
and apple tracking you is pretty mental. they got busted.Hombre_Lobo
- Haha @ blamooo
- set0
I've had the LG G2 for a week now, it's simply a brilliant phone. Massively underrated. Such a shame it comes with the awful LG software as it really, really cheapens an otherwise superb bit of kit.
Battery life is the best I've used to date and the screen is perfect... that bezel.
Managed to get it looking quite nice with a bit of customising.
- ernexbcn0
But does it run Angry Birds?
- Boz0
lol at the stupidest analysis "study" ever.
In what reality does this chart represent Android users ditching their phones? 17% and 17% means no change. And certainly Apple doesn't have a higher marketshare which means that the polling sample is completely retarded.
Of course, that whole "analysis" is completely idiotic overall and makes no sense, not to mention the fact it's not an official at all, it's polled only at one of small area of 1 city and conducted on a model of 216 people.
Only idiot like you can believe that this has any merit..
Btw, read the comments... they are HILARIOUS and pointing out things that are obvious to everyone but an imbecile.
- Hombre_Lobo_20
lol ernexbcn. Indeed the most important feature!!!
it sure does :D
the Halloween edition is pretty cool, playing through it atm, bit tougher than the normal version.
- game devs are having a world of hell developing for Android, too much fragmentation / devices with diff capabilitiesernexbcn
- yeh i can see why. must be a doddle doing it for the iphone, sooo many people have it. and there only 2 typesHombre_Lobo_2
- it's no different to a PC .. you need to have a minimum spec, fragmentation argument is bullshit.lukus_W
- really lukus? good to know.
yeh I suppose the pc analogy is a good one.Hombre_Lobo_2 - it's not bullshit, it's a real issue hampering Androidernexbcn
- If it's an issue that hampers android .. it's also an issue that hampers PCs.lukus_W
- Fragmentation is just another word for 'choice'. Steve Jobs is highlighting the negative.lukus_W
- set0
- jetSkii0
that thing is huge. sure it's only a few quarter inches, but it's like carrying around a scientific calculator. Big, wide, extra buttons and it doesn't do anything more than the iPhone except play flash. And when it does play flash, it plays it all choppy and skippy. very disappointed in the UI. Felt like it was running mySpace as its interface.
- Doesn't do anything more than iPhone, other than provide _freedom_ and _choice_.lukus_W
- clearly you're talking about a different phone to the one above. and the flash may be choppy, bur at least it is possible and will only get smoother as the hard ware gets better.Hombre_Lobo_2
- ...be choppy, but at least it is possible and will only get smoother as the hard ware gets better.Hombre_Lobo_2
- just like lukus said, choice and freedom!! hugs for lukus!Hombre_Lobo_2
- Hombre_Lobo0
just installed gingerbread 2.3.3 on my galaxy S
http://forum.xda-developers.com/…
running very sweet.i_monk, i only see ads in free games and free apps. very unintrusive though.
Make sure you spend an hour or so having a play on a decent android phone before you choose, they are comparable, with pros and cons on both sides.
Also consider a dual core Tegra 2 (nvidia) android phone, the games that are out and are coming out for them look great.
- <^ in other words, no Android browser supports ad blocking for web content?i_monk
- im not too sure dude, i havent noticed any ads in my browsing. using skyfire + dolphin browsers.Hombre_Lobo
- Boz0
To start off with Eric Schmidt quote:
“We have seen an explosion of Android devices entering the market and, because of our successes, competitors are responding with lawsuits as they cannot respond through innovations.”Now for the juicy part:
"The Justice Department is ramping up its probe over the purchase of Nortel’s some 6,000 patents by Rockstar Bidco (Apple, RIM, Microsoft, Ericsson, Sony, and EMC) and whether or not this group acquired them to simply attack Android smartphones. If we take a look at that group, it would certainly appear as if they had no other reason, but we’ll leave that to the government to decide.Back in April, the Justice Department stepped in to thwart another consortium of companies (Apple, Oracle and Microsoft) from using their recently acquired patent portfolio to unfairly hurt rivals. All we can hope for is a similar outcome, so that we can get on with our smartphone infested lives.
All I really know though, is that I’m sick of seeing a new lawsuit filed each day by Apple against another company."
- Weyland0
Yes, some handsets WITH OpenGL ES hardware but exotic rom/root will not be able to start the GLES2.0 context, resulting in a grey screen ... I'm looking into solutions for this but factory roms should always support the hardware as it was installed.
- Hombre_Lobo0
pull down the status bar at the top to view notifications. Why does that seem familiar?
Don't get me wrong a lot of phone interfaces have followed apples lead with the grid based icon interface, but now the fan boys can't deny apple also follow android.
- Crack_Junkie0
Anyone going to Google IO next week? Meetup for drinks?
- spookykat0
I bought the Nexus One in January when it first came out, it turned out to be a big mistake, the phone died in July when I was overseas. The power button was broken and I had to send it back when I returned from my trip. HTC's customer service is horrid and they charged me $198 for the refurbished phone they had sent me. They claim it was due to a faulty motherboard which for some reason is not cover under warranty. There were a few other people with the same issue I had and got the same "faulty mobo" bs. Google does not handle customer service at all, they seem to abandon their crappy product and throw everything to the equally bad HTC.
The phone isn't completely bad but the way both companies handled the case will stop me from buying any phones from them again. I expected this from HTC but not Google. Don't get me wrong, Android phones aren't horrible, but they are not at the level of practicality where Apple is yet. So I jumped the Iphone bandwagon 3 days ago and for now I'm glad I switched.
And thats my Android horror story.
- The thing is, your story is about HTC - and this phone is made by Samsung. They're two different companies.lukus_W
- ... sounds like a bad experience though.lukus_W
- I know, I'd just thought I tell my experience with my Android phone and Google. I have used Samsung phones in the past and they are ok. Not pretty looking but very durable and practical.spookykat
- that does suck dude. but again as lukus said, that's like blaming windows for a faulty hard drive. android and htc are different.Hombre_Lobo_2
- manonthestreet0
update complete...no problems...Android 2.3.4
Looks a bit better / different in UI...I can tell immediately that it's new.
Finally a 4g in my top bar...
- drgs0
Nothing to do with Android per se, dont know where else to post this
https://www.youtube.com/watch?ti…
- i_monk0
What's this "mobile web" nonsense, I want apps!