I tried to download it, but on the market it says it has been blocked by my service provider (Sprint). I have an Evo 3D, and I'm trying to do as little as possible to be able to make it a wireless hotspot. If I just unlock it via HTC's unlocked bootloader method, will I be able to load a wireless tethering app?
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I tried to download it, but on the market it says it has been blocked by my service provider (Sprint). I have an Evo 3D, and I'm trying to do as little as possible to be able to make it a wireless hotspot. If I just unlock it via HTC's unlocked bootloader method, will I be able to load a wireless tethering app?
I know this is a stupid question, but I hope someone can help me out.
I listen to a lot of podcasts. I strongly value being able to subscribe to various podcast on itunes where they are automatically downloaded. Also, they are played as podcasts and not just music files, and their progress is saved and transferred when synced with my PC.
If I get an android device, is there some way that I can duplicate this functionality? Can I put itunes directly on an android device or is there some clone or alternate software that someone can recommend?
Again, I know this may seem stupid, but I don't know anything about music software outside of itunes.
I listen to a lot of podcasts. I strongly value being able to subscribe to various podcast on itunes where they are automatically downloaded. Also, they are played as podcasts and not just music files, and their progress is saved and transferred when synced with my PC.
If I get an android device, is there some way that I can duplicate this functionality? Can I put itunes directly on an android device or is there some clone or alternate software that someone can recommend?
Again, I know this may seem stupid, but I don't know anything about music software outside of itunes.
poppabk
Cheeks Spread for Digital Only Future
Beyondpod. The full version that automatically downloads podcasts while you sleep is 7.99 and is totally worth it. The basic version which I think duplicates the iTunes functionality you ate talking about is free. Works great and is feature packed. Having the 5am news podcasts downloaded and ready to play on my drive in to work is priceless. Smartplay playlists mean I don't even have to mess with the controls.
Hero_of_the_Day
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In case you didn't see, they updated Bejeweled 2 so it works now.
There are much better solution that iTunes. BeyondPod or DoggCatcher. Both download podcast to phone directly.
Yup, everyone should simply download via the web store and then get their apps on their devices later. It's retarded but a solid work around.
Thanks guys.
Edit: I just checked those out. They don't seem to have widows versions. In order to keep data transfer down, I generally prefer to download on my PC (over wifi) and then sync. Also, I sometimes like to listen to podcasts on my PC so it's nice that the progress in any given podcast is retained across the sync.
Can you think of any other software that would allow this?
HAHAHA how many of you android users have this rootkit on your phones.
http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/...r-tries-to-silence-critical-android-dev-1.ars
gotta love that openness!
http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/...r-tries-to-silence-critical-android-dev-1.ars
gotta love that openness!
Nothing better than finding out that the users of another phone than you use might have harmful software on their phones, right?
Circle T
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The sad life of fanboys. The Samsung Ad thread is just filled with it. It is pretty pathetic, really, that so many things these days reach such a low level.
"LOL, your team is stupid, my team rules!!!
I don't really understand what the software in question is and what phones supposedly have it installed, but apparently it affects Nokia, Android and Blackberry phones (for some reason minus_273 singled out android with barely concealed glee). If the article is true that would give the company access to hundreds of millions of text messages each single day. I doubt they would be very interested in reading my text messages anyway so I don't really care either way.
The phone companies already have access to this and your location 24/7, so I don't really find this that alarming. And I wouldn't be surprised if Apple did the same in the name of "improving your experience". It's sort of like Google or Microsoft being able to access all your e-mails - the insane amount of data makes it a moot point unless they dedicate some serious hardware into finding out what you and your girlfriend chats about...
The phone companies already have access to this and your location 24/7, so I don't really find this that alarming. And I wouldn't be surprised if Apple did the same in the name of "improving your experience". It's sort of like Google or Microsoft being able to access all your e-mails - the insane amount of data makes it a moot point unless they dedicate some serious hardware into finding out what you and your girlfriend chats about...
I really couldn't care less about phones sending data back to companies. I just don't see how it could ever affect me. I don't care if my browsing habits are shared either. What is it that people think is going to happen to them if a company data mines their usage habits? The only real thing I can think of is that they'll use the information to make their products better in the next generation.
THE HORROR.
THE HORROR.
Hero_of_the_Day
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Oh man, burn! I'm selling my shit and switching back to Apple today!
Today is too late. You should have done it yesterday. THEY'RE COMING FOR YOU!
You can set them to download podcasts via wifi only.
You can also listen too podcasts via google reader, which keep track of the played/unplayed status for you.
Or you can use one of those iTunes android sync software. There are at least 3.
Circle T
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Quadrant isn't a real precise benchmarking tool, but generally anything over 3,000 is usually pretty snappy. So yea, 4,500 is nice. Is it overclocked?
So I just started my full switch over to Google Music. I've had all my music there for a while but still didn't really use it.
Anyway, I added a few more songs that successfully uploaded and can be played from the Google Music web app. However these two are not showing up on the GM app on my phone. They DO show up on my Galaxy Tab's GM app though. I've uninstalled/reinstalled and cleared data several times but they just refuse to show up. Anyone experience this? I can't think of there being any way to fix it but I just want to know I have company in this.
Anyway, I added a few more songs that successfully uploaded and can be played from the Google Music web app. However these two are not showing up on the GM app on my phone. They DO show up on my Galaxy Tab's GM app though. I've uninstalled/reinstalled and cleared data several times but they just refuse to show up. Anyone experience this? I can't think of there being any way to fix it but I just want to know I have company in this.
Is this a good Quadrant score for my Nexus S?
ICS?
The Faceless Master
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good thing there's roms with CIQ removed!
OPEN
run Smartbench 2011 instead. Quadrant score without pro isn't so useful...
jobber
Would let Tony Parker sleep with his wife
This HTC Flyer deal is really good.
HTC Flyer 16gb 1.5ghz 7" Android Tablet Open Box $180 or Refurbished for $158.37 plus shipping.
http://slickdeals.net/forums/showth...:+SlickdealsnetHT+(SlickDeals.net+Hot+Topics)
HTC Flyer 16gb 1.5ghz 7" Android Tablet Open Box $180 or Refurbished for $158.37 plus shipping.
http://slickdeals.net/forums/showth...:+SlickdealsnetHT+(SlickDeals.net+Hot+Topics)
Unknown Soldier
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HTC Flyer is a single-core tablet running Gingerbread. How about no.
You can get a Transformer for $250 at Best Buy on Black Friday. You'll have to fight the crazed mobs for one, but it would be a far superior tablet to the Flyer.
You can get a Transformer for $250 at Best Buy on Black Friday. You'll have to fight the crazed mobs for one, but it would be a far superior tablet to the Flyer.
You can't compare a 10" tablet to a 7" tablet. They don't have the same use at all. I have both a 7" and a 10" android tablets.
Regardless its a very good price for a tablet that's more hackable than the Kindle Fire, and you can sell it on ebay for close to $250 after you get bored with it. Try to understand the concept of used market price curve.
Thats weird my lil cousin's Incredible keeps prompting her to upgrade to 2.3.4, been doing this for about a week now so i know verizon is pushing out the OTA.
What a pain in the ass. Bell dropped the Galaxy S i9000 (thus, no longer supporting it), so that means I won't be getting ICS unless I wait for a CyanogenMod 9 and even then I don't want to. It'll take forever to get a stable ROM from them... it'll happen when Android 5.0 comes out or something.
It already had two os upgrades, not too bad.
Should have been banned a few weeks ago.
TouchMyBox
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market.android.com?
If you already own said phone, it will tell you which games can and cannot run on your phone, but samsung is pretty popular so almost everything will run on it.
The Friendly Monster
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There are tens of thousands of them
I received the update about a month after verizon started pushing them out.
I'm tempted on picking up a xoom 4g, anyone here have one?
I finally got the chance to play around in ICS after loading a build--Koush's Alpha 9-- to a family members nexus S. What an incredible OS update. The complete opposite of the feeling I had with GB. It's unprecedentedly smooth, even in this alpha build. Everything actually looks like it belongs together now: From the menus, to the awesome notification panel, to the 'people' hub, to the music player, to gmail--all of it. So awesome.
Vanilla ICS/ Cyanogen will be my rom of forever when it's released for the Evo4G. I'm using Miui atm.
Vanilla ICS/ Cyanogen will be my rom of forever when it's released for the Evo4G. I'm using Miui atm.
Can you turn off the virtual buttons?
There are no virtual buttons in Koush's build.
Yeah, as noted above, there are no virtual buttons, and the physical/capacative work as intended.
Boozeroony
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Yay, my first smartphone: Samsung Galaxy Ace. Experiences?
You shouldn't have virtual buttons if there are physical ones available. I'm still impressed with how smoothly they work on the Galaxy Nexus, but will be happy to live without them when ICS hits the Desire.
The Faceless Master
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you mean ones that plug into the Micro USB port?
Maybe. Whatever it is that can extend battery life.
I would have thought some sort of extended battery replacement would be available too though.
I have a Xoom WiFi and I love it. It's exquisitely built, Honeycomb is great (at least 3.2 is), comics and video look fantastic on it, web browsing is a dream, and it should get Ice Cream Sandwich by the end of the year. I typed this whole post on mine.
This was me a week ago. Now I find my SGS2's screen too small! I also find myself able to use the Note one-handed for most purposes (on Zeam Launcher + SwipePad).
Circle T
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Given how the battery is inserted into the Inspire, an extended battery is impossible. Extended batteries, in the traditional sense, are just larger batteries with a replacement back for the phone that has room for it. The Inspire doesn't allow that to happen, with its slot-in battery.
An external battery pack that plugs into the Micro USB is an easy solution, though.
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