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Even Samsung isn't sure!dream said:
Some apps don't use the full screen properly, like Raging Thunder 2 for example, seems like it's running in an 800x480 or maybe 960x540 rectangle.dtrack said:
Fruit Ninja (the non-HD one) seems to be rendering at lower res and then scaling to the screen.
Other games looks gorgeous though, like Corby.
The non-game apps I've used seem to mostly adjust to the screen normally, but I haven't tried a huge number yet.
I imagine the situation is similar to tablets with the same resolution (1280x800).
Kagami said:Even Samsung isn't sure!
Some apps don't use the full screen properly, like Raging Thunder 2 for example, seems like it's running in an 800x480 or maybe 960x540 rectangle.
Fruit Ninja (the non-HD one) seems to be rendering at lower res and then scaling to the screen.
Other games looks gorgeous though, like Corby.
The non-game apps I've used seem to mostly adjust to the screen normally, but I haven't tried a huge number yet.
I imagine the situation is similar to tablets with the same resolution (1280x800).
HC gives you the opportunity to scale up to fill the screen, so once ICS hits the Note you shuld be good.
Mecha_Infantry
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Razr is out in the uk now for £479.99
Are you having the same issues with the stylus button that many of reviewers were having? (Is it something you could get used?) How robust is the Samsung note app? Can it make annotated PDFs?Kagami said:Even Samsung isn't sure!
Some apps don't use the full screen properly, like Raging Thunder 2 for example, seems like it's running in an 800x480 or maybe 960x540 rectangle.
Fruit Ninja (the non-HD one) seems to be rendering at lower res and then scaling to the screen.
Other games looks gorgeous though, like Corby.
The non-game apps I've used seem to mostly adjust to the screen normally, but I haven't tried a huge number yet.
I imagine the situation is similar to tablets with the same resolution (1280x800).
the cost of importing the Galaxy Nexus is slowly creeping towards the price of the Galaxy Note :|thuway said:
Zombie James
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I use Pulse. I was interested in Instapaper once, but after reading that guy Marco's blog I won't touch the thing.dream said:
RoadHazard
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Is anyone else having massive amounts of problems with Google Listen? I like that it uses Google Reader for feed subscriptions, since that means I can use Reader on my computer to manage them (I already use Reader for other RSS feeds), but other than that the app is almost unusable. Some of the problems I'm having:
- It doesn't automatically download new podcasts even though I've set it to do so.
- Clicking "Download" on an episode to make it happen manually does nothing. A download never occurs. The only way I can get an episode to download is to queue it up, navigate to it in the player (using the Previous/Next buttons), and hit Play. However...
- Buffering doesn't work. If I press Play on an episode that has not yet been fully downloaded, the app will try to buffer it, fail, and then proceed to download it while forcing me to wait for it to finish (pressing Play while it's downloading just causes the same thing to happen again).
- Downloaded episodes get deleted constantly. If I download an episode by using the "trick" described above (which, again, is the only way), I can listen to it if I do it right away, but if I wait for a bit (maybe I want to listen to it while commuting) there's no guarantee the episode is still there. Just as often (or more often, probably), the download has been deleted, forcing me to download it once again if I want to listen to it. Not much fun when I'm on my data connection (which is usually the case when I want to listen to something). If I want to make absolutely sure that I actually have an episode ready to be listened to, I have to check that it's really downloaded before I leave my Wi-Fi connection (even though it has been downloaded previously), and then start listening to it right away. Now, if I pause it for a few hours, there's a very high likelyhood the episode will be deleted when I want to continue listening to it. And no, this is not in any way related to the limit on the number of downloaded episodes you can set.
The only time the app actually works like it's supposed to is if I uninstall and then reinstall it. Then it works for a single episode (which is automatically downloaded, etc.), after which it goes back to being a broken piece of shit.
- It doesn't automatically download new podcasts even though I've set it to do so.
- Clicking "Download" on an episode to make it happen manually does nothing. A download never occurs. The only way I can get an episode to download is to queue it up, navigate to it in the player (using the Previous/Next buttons), and hit Play. However...
- Buffering doesn't work. If I press Play on an episode that has not yet been fully downloaded, the app will try to buffer it, fail, and then proceed to download it while forcing me to wait for it to finish (pressing Play while it's downloading just causes the same thing to happen again).
- Downloaded episodes get deleted constantly. If I download an episode by using the "trick" described above (which, again, is the only way), I can listen to it if I do it right away, but if I wait for a bit (maybe I want to listen to it while commuting) there's no guarantee the episode is still there. Just as often (or more often, probably), the download has been deleted, forcing me to download it once again if I want to listen to it. Not much fun when I'm on my data connection (which is usually the case when I want to listen to something). If I want to make absolutely sure that I actually have an episode ready to be listened to, I have to check that it's really downloaded before I leave my Wi-Fi connection (even though it has been downloaded previously), and then start listening to it right away. Now, if I pause it for a few hours, there's a very high likelyhood the episode will be deleted when I want to continue listening to it. And no, this is not in any way related to the limit on the number of downloaded episodes you can set.
The only time the app actually works like it's supposed to is if I uninstall and then reinstall it. Then it works for a single episode (which is automatically downloaded, etc.), after which it goes back to being a broken piece of shit.
dream said:
There's a bunch of recommendations in the comments of this post:
http://thenextweb.com/apps/2010/07/07/everpaper-android-finally-has-a-great-instapaper-client/
Bookmark that and try them out later. I just use the internet differently I guess. *shrug*
e: that's a really old link, lol my bad.
RoadHazard said:
Listen, that app is pretty much a dead horse. Unless Google decides to kick it once in a while.
This is awesome:
http://www.androidguys.com/2011/11/...announce-beacon-universal-remote-for-android/
Might actually buy this.
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SimleuqiR said:
Yeah, I figured as much... It's too bad, since I think it's a good app when it does what it should (which it doesn't). Are there any decent free alternatives, preferably with Google Reader integration (I like having all my feed subscriptions in the same place)?
What's the precise use? A universal remote?SimleuqiR said:Listen, that app is pretty much a dead horse. Unless Google decides to kick it once in a while.
This is awesome:
http://www.androidguys.com/2011/11/...announce-beacon-universal-remote-for-android/
Might actually buy this.
Because if you use a PC as source, XBMC+free RC app is the surefire way to go.
Lesiroth said:
All leaks/rumors point to Q1 2012 in the USA.
In the UK - Nov 17th.
Rest of Europe - Sometime in December?
FoxSpirit said:
Yes, I use XBMC and it's Android app, but that doesn't allow me to control the A/V receiver, my cable box, TV, etc.
It's either this, or the Logitech one that came out. Not sure which one I will get.
I find the button a little hard to locate. Might have been nice if they'd colored it. Wonder if we'll see third parties selling colored ones.Greyface said:
I haven't really used the note app much; for me the stylus is just a way to poke at the screen more precisely than with a finger, when I'm doing things for which that's useful, like clicking on densely-packed links on web pages without needing to zoom in, or controlling my Windows machine over remote desktop.
I don't think Samsung's note app can export anything other than text and jpeg.
Lesiroth said:
Canada? I think Canada is in an even bigger limbo in regards to the Nexus Prime/Tuna.
Someone here can correct me if I'm wrong, but in North America the only carrier officially releasing this is Verizon. So a GSM model is out of the question for now.
It might be easier to import from Europe at this point.
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Having play around with the Mrs' HTC Sensation, damn Sense is a memory hog. Put LauncherPro on to see if it made a difference, now up to 280mb free memory (though I still think that's poor for a phone with 768mb of total memory).
I guess that's HTC off my shopping list then.
I guess that's HTC off my shopping list then.
Seeing as how Google has said they are axing Google Buzz, I decided to click the "disable Buzz" thing in Gmail.
Whenever you do that, it says it will delete your Google Profile? Uhh what? I don't want Buzz, but I want a G-profile.
should I just wait until Google disables it themselves?
Whenever you do that, it says it will delete your Google Profile? Uhh what? I don't want Buzz, but I want a G-profile.
should I just wait until Google disables it themselves?
jayb said:
Of course there are. Korg had one at launch and now has at least 2 on the marketplace. Moog just released Animoog that is a full synth that can be controlled via midi keyboard (which is currently $.99 for another week or so). Rebirth is up right now which has an 808, 909, and a 303. I'm sure there are others like FL studio along with Garage Band but I haven't delved too deep into it. I know that many people have been using iTouch and iPad to control Reason for years now with TouchOSC. I was just checking to see if any such developments were ocurring on Android. (talking about iPad specific apps for the most part here)
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TouchMyBox
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Since people are talking about how much google listen sucks now, what are people out there using to listen to podcasts?
I use both Doggcatcher and Stitcher
Doggcatcher is pretty solid, but sometimes it gives me grief over downloading episodes of certain shows over my 3G connection.
Stitcher is pretty good, but it once lost my favourites list, and the bitrate for the show is pretty low, which isn't a huge deal for the majority of podcasts, but for a few it's quite noticeable.
I use both Doggcatcher and Stitcher
Doggcatcher is pretty solid, but sometimes it gives me grief over downloading episodes of certain shows over my 3G connection.
Stitcher is pretty good, but it once lost my favourites list, and the bitrate for the show is pretty low, which isn't a huge deal for the majority of podcasts, but for a few it's quite noticeable.
Submarino Conversível
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Hey folks, how can I force the market to look for updates for my apps? I was updating 20 apps at the same time, then the market force closed and now it doesn't show the updates available. And one app that was updating, already update and shows like there's one available.
pr0cs
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I'm really digging the idea of the padfone, I wonder how well supported Asus devices are though. After dealing with Samsung's shit opensource support for the SGS (or lack thereof) I'm looking for a device with better support. I like the idea of the Nexus but the device seems to have a lot of downfalls.
pr0cs said:
I'm very pleased with their update time frame. Besides Motorola with the Xoom, Asus is the fastest to bring updates on to the Transformer (Tablet)
Not sure if ASUS will bring a custom UI to their "phone", but it's highly unlikely. They might have some pre-installed ASUS apps to add some sort of "value".
Submarino Conversível
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Husker86 said:
Thanks man, i'm dumb. Cleared the cache before, didn't notice the clear data option.
I haven't tried it yet, but BeWeather Pro looks decent. free on getjar this week:
http://www.getjar.com/mobile/248959/beweather-pro
http://www.getjar.com/mobile/248959/beweather-pro
RoadHazard
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tino said:
I've looked at this one, and while it seems good the price is too high for a podcast manager IMO. And the free trial only lasts 7 days, then the app reverts to a gimped lite version. But ah, I guess I'll try it out, can't live with the horrendously broken Listen anymore.
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