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Ballar.
If you do a full 360 and still don't see Santa, your inner child is dead.
Aw crap.
On topic though. I want a Nexus Tab but I already own a Transformer, you think getting the Nexus would be superfluous. I wish it wasn't priced at $199. If it was more expensive I would be more hesitant to buy it.
*Buster Bluth* - I'M GOING TO WAR!
zomgbbqftw
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Nice price. I will wait and see what Samsung and Sony have available in the tablet space before committing, but I definitely like the look of that.
LyleLanley
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Not sure if this is the right place to ask, but is there a way in Android/Google Music (Google Play?) to have access to more than 20,000 songs?
With the touchpad?
Thirty two geebees dude, plus two hundred dollar seven inch nexus.
You put the extra songs in your microSD card.
LyleLanley
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But there's no way to keep all of my 25,000+ songs in the cloud?
Does anyone else with ICS use Google Voice? On GB there was a GV control widget I had where I could quickly tap to put my phone in Do Not Disturb mode. I don't see that option with ICS; I can add a 1x1 widget that toggles how GV is used to make calls, or I can use a 4x2 widget to display my inbox. It also has the dialer toggle on it, but no way to enable DND.
Bboy AJ
My dog was murdered by a 3.5mm audio port and I will not rest until the standard is dead
Yes and I don't have DND either.
Shining Sunshine
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same for the t-mobile gs2. there are a few minor bugs, but I love it.
funkystudent
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brotkasten
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Coming out 6 months from now.
You think it will take that long? I expect them to show off another by Fall.
Vanillalite
Ask me about the GAF Notebook
Am I crazy Android-GAF if I think I like the One X more than the Galaxy S3? Finally saw an American S3 in person and I think I like the One X better in both phone design and the screen. :/
The Faceless Master
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well, they'll *announce* it shortly, but take a while to release it...
jobber
Would let Tony Parker sleep with his wife
yo ugh
I got the tf300 and it looks and acts no different from the one I have sans the glass screen. Like I got this last month when it was released and it's already outdated!
The smaller the company, the longer the announcement to release wait time is. Apple > Samsung > HTC/moto >>> Acer > Asus > Meizu.
The only exception is Microsoft.
Isn't that like the opposite of being outdated?
Al-ibn Kermit
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Isn't the display resolution the only real difference?
jobber
Would let Tony Parker sleep with his wife
I'm not to start a flame war between Apple and Android users here.
I've had a 3rd gen iPads for about 2 weeks and a macbook pro retina for a week.
I've been using Android phones for 2+ years and 2 different android tablets for a month all in the name of finding the perfect combination of tools to lead a productive life.
I have apps on the iPad and android tablet that are suppose to be the same but the iOS versions work better for some reason. Like the Xfinity app. On iPad, I can see how much space is on my dvr, what I've recorded already, and upcoming recordings. The android version doesn't do any of that. The DVR Manager tab takes you to a website -_-
Then it's all the official live ESPN/Disney streaming apps that are on iPad and nothing for Android.
Are major companies really attempting to get behind Android?
The ones that do are all screwy. Like Flipboard won't let me download the app from the play store on the tf300 but I can with the Iconia 200.
I've had a 3rd gen iPads for about 2 weeks and a macbook pro retina for a week.
I've been using Android phones for 2+ years and 2 different android tablets for a month all in the name of finding the perfect combination of tools to lead a productive life.
I have apps on the iPad and android tablet that are suppose to be the same but the iOS versions work better for some reason. Like the Xfinity app. On iPad, I can see how much space is on my dvr, what I've recorded already, and upcoming recordings. The android version doesn't do any of that. The DVR Manager tab takes you to a website -_-
Then it's all the official live ESPN/Disney streaming apps that are on iPad and nothing for Android.
Are major companies really attempting to get behind Android?
The ones that do are all screwy. Like Flipboard won't let me download the app from the play store on the tf300 but I can with the Iconia 200.
that and the screen. $150 extra for a glass screen over whatever this screen is made out of.
Shadowhaxor
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And you just hit the nail on the head. The majority of issues is the lack of major companies putting either an effort to support Android or when they do they offer half-assed applications that aren't up to par with the iOS version of the application.
Sure I know the main issue is piracy, yada yada...... Google needs to address the fact that it's so easy to pirate apps on Android. They solve that issue and I promise that Android will see more support.
I thought it was accepted that both those things are better on the One X? GS3 is supposed to have other advantages.
Shadowhaxor
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The One-X is the better phone in design. Sadly since I'm on Verizon I'm boned but I do like the One-X over the S3.
The Faceless Master
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so basically, Google has to disable sideloading, ADB and not release source code?
anything else they do will be ineffective if they keep those 3 around so they would have to...
I love my E4GLTE. I take it over SGIII anytime of the day.....
Shadowhaxor
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Basically. Google needs to take a page from RIM. However if they disable sideloading that would also cause issues for the Amazon Appstore among other things. Actually extremetech.com had an article related to that arguement.
http://www.extremetech.com/computin...is-a-cesspool-but-what-if-google-agreed?print
*shrug* I have a tf201 purchased three months ago and I have no real need to upgrade to the Infinity. Sure, the ability to play 1080p natively sounds kinda neat, but I'm unlikely to ever actually do it (most of my content is 720p)
Little Green Yoda
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Ugh. I just realized after upgrading to ICS, the pictures attached to my contacts list are super small. Any way to enlarge these?
I like being able to glance quickly at my phone to see who's calling without my glasses. <_<
I like being able to glance quickly at my phone to see who's calling without my glasses. <_<
haha what?
ThatObviousUser
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Yes, piracy is the reason that free corporate apps are low quality. Makes total sense.
The Faceless Master
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can you clarify your point other than "google needs to do ... SOMETHING" please?
Manmademan
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If I'm not mistaken the 300 is just a gimped version of the transformer prime (tf201) so your tablet was out of date even before it released
Vanillalite
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Conflicted. I'm on AT&T and I'm OOC in like 2 weeks. I can't decide WTF I want to do.
Do I want to try and get a white GS3? Do I try and get the white One X off of Amazon instead since it's like $120 aka $80 cheaper?
Do I say funk it and wait for the fall and maybe a Nexus device knowing so far AT&T hasn't really gotten a Nexus device yet (unless I pay the full price for a GSM model from Google direct if available). Do I bank on something else from Samsung or HTC around the Holidays? Plus there will be more competition from WP8 and the new iPhone both of which I could also look into even tho I don't love the new WP8 home screen and never have really been an iOS guy UI wise.
Decisions Decisions....
Do I want to try and get a white GS3? Do I try and get the white One X off of Amazon instead since it's like $120 aka $80 cheaper?
Do I say funk it and wait for the fall and maybe a Nexus device knowing so far AT&T hasn't really gotten a Nexus device yet (unless I pay the full price for a GSM model from Google direct if available). Do I bank on something else from Samsung or HTC around the Holidays? Plus there will be more competition from WP8 and the new iPhone both of which I could also look into even tho I don't love the new WP8 home screen and never have really been an iOS guy UI wise.
Decisions Decisions....
There's rumors floating around that padfone is going to ATT soon, so there's that coming soon.
(just be warned there's padfone two down the pipeline too for 4th quarter, asus you so crazy!)
Get a nexus, and save your upgrade until something comes up, then just sell the nexus and recoup some of cash.
Vanillalite
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The nexus is expensive as fuck though for a GSM version even if I get a used one.
jobber
Would let Tony Parker sleep with his wife
that burns the soul
but my wifi doesn't cut out
I don't know man...I was using the Verizon NFL app to stream NFL network on my Sprint phone
ThatObviousUser
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Get an unlocked GN from Google Play. It's super cheap for an unlocked phone and you can dictate to ATT your terms and likely save a lot of money in the long run.
What? It's one of the cheapest unlocked pentaband phones out there.
Vanillalite
Ask me about the GAF Notebook
I live in an area where I can get LTE from AT&T though so I'd get fucked on that going this route.
I meant more in terms of getting a used one. There are a bunch of cheap used ones but they are all from other carriers. Since the only way to get the AT&T compatible one is through Google themselves going used wouldn't really be an option because there aren't a ton of the phones out there in the wild since you can't buy one from AT&T.
ThatObviousUser
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Plus if you get an unlocked phone, you can sell it later this year no problem when the next Nexus hits. It's a win all around. Get a Galaxy Nexus.
Not sure if we're talking about the same phone, all gsm galaxy nexus are the same and are compatible with att/tmo.
as long as it isn't the verizon version, any galaxy nexus will work on AT&T.
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