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[pgtl_10]

Is the pope catholic? The fire is a gimped tablet anyways since it's a custom baked version of Gingerbread of which god only knows if it will ever see 4.0.

Yeah but it provides an e-reader and good content.

 

[Unknown Soldier]

Yeah but it provides an e-reader and good content.

You still can't access the regular Android Market Google Play with Kindle Fire. The Amazon App Store is hilariously terrible by comparison.

Any Android tablet can use the Kindle app though, so you don't need a Kindle Fire to read Kindle books.

anyone else have a problem with the daylight savings time shit?

My phone is set to automatically pull time and date settings from verizon, and it thinks daylight savings time is tonight. The time, date, and time zone are all correct right now, but my alarm is pushed an hour ahead to 3:45 am instead of 2:45.

I have to tell my phone that it's already monday just so it will wake me up in the morning. I'm really starting to hate this OS. Just another annoyance on a growing list.

Both my Best Galaxy and Touchpad automatically rolled the clock forward correctly, at 2 am on Sunday. So I'm thinking it's not Android's fault here.

 

[Ashhong]

anyone else have a problem with the daylight savings time shit?

My phone is set to automatically pull time and date settings from verizon, and it thinks daylight savings time is tonight. The time, date, and time zone are all correct right now, but my alarm is pushed an hour ahead to 3:45 am instead of 2:45.

I have to tell my phone that it's already monday just so it will wake me up in the morning. I'm really starting to hate this OS. Just another annoyance on a growing list.

I don't understand why your alarm is pushed ahead? The time is already correct...how do you know the phone thinks DST is tomorrow?

 

[pgtl_10]

You still can't access the regular Android Market Google Play with Kindle Fire. The Amazon App Store is hilariously terrible by comparison.

Any Android tablet can use the Kindle app though, so you don't need a Kindle Fire to read Kindle books.

In that case I'll wait. are there any other e-readers that are good?

 

[tino]

In that case I'll wait. are there any other e-readers that are good?

Huawei MediaPad.

 

[kehs]

Is the pope catholic? The fire is a gimped tablet anyways since it's a custom baked version of Gingerbread of which god only knows if it will ever see 4.0.

It'll get ICS in Decembet right along side the carrier GS IIs.

 

[Ashhong]

It'll get ICS in Decembet right along side the carrier GS IIs.

:lol December.

 

[Cipherr]

anyone else have a problem with the daylight savings time shit?

My phone is set to automatically pull time and date settings from verizon, and it thinks daylight savings time is tonight. The time, date, and time zone are all correct right now, but my alarm is pushed an hour ahead to 3:45 am instead of 2:45.

I have to tell my phone that it's already monday just so it will wake me up in the morning. I'm really starting to hate this OS. Just another annoyance on a growing list.

Never heard of what you are describing. Mine moved properly.

 

[Vermillion]

I was thinking about getting a kindle fire but now I hear that Google is putting out a Nexus Tablet for $200.

Should I wait?

I'm wondering how good that would be. If it's good enough, I'll sell my Transformer in a heartbeat.

 

[pgtl_10]

I'm wondering how good that would be. If it's good enough, I'll sell my Transformer in a heartbeat.

It depends on what you are looking for. For me Kindle fire is enough but if I can get something more for the same price then why not?

 

[pgtl_10]

Huawei MediaPad.

I meant what e-reader software for Android is good?

 

[Kagami]

EzPDF, Perfect Viewer.

EzPDF is good.
Perfect Viewer's PDF plugin, unless it's changed, seemed to be rendering PDFs at lower resolution and then scaling them up the screen, giving it a uniquely blurry look that other PDF readers don't have (at least on higher res phones).

 

[kehs]

Ive always been okay with documents to go that comes bundled with nexus devices.

 

[Gucci Messiah]

So when are we getting Temple run? This wait has been unbearable, last I heard was sometime before the summer...

 

[Ashhong]

So when are we getting Temple run? This wait has been unbearable, last I heard was sometime before the summer...

http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2401211,00.asp

March 27

 

[tino]

EzPDF is good.
Perfect Viewer's PDF plugin, unless it's changed, seemed to be rendering PDFs at lower resolution and then scaling them up the screen, giving it a uniquely blurry look that other PDF readers don't have (at least on higher res phones).

Make sure you change the image smoothing filters to bottom ones.

 

[Kagami]

I checked EzPDF and Perfect Viewer again just now, and they appear 100% identical, so whatever it was that I experienced before seems to be gone.

 

[gcubed]

anyone else have a problem with the daylight savings time shit?

My phone is set to automatically pull time and date settings from verizon, and it thinks daylight savings time is tonight. The time, date, and time zone are all correct right now, but my alarm is pushed an hour ahead to 3:45 am instead of 2:45.

I have to tell my phone that it's already monday just so it will wake me up in the morning. I'm really starting to hate this OS. Just another annoyance on a growing list.

I would think that if it were an android problem we'd have heard about it since the media loves a good DST issue.

Edit... it seemingly was a Verizon bug which affected the providers phones not Android.

 

[Blackhead]

Mantano reader is good too for PDFs.

 

[TouchMyBox]

So who else's calendar is all fucked up thanks to DST?

Is there any solution to all of my events being an hour late now?

Also, I see there is finally a paid version of Diceplayer on the market, https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.inisoft.mediaplayer.a&feature=search_result#?t=W251bGwsMSwxLDEsImNvbS5pbmlzb2Z0Lm1lZGlhcGxheWVyLmEiXQ.. does anyone know if it's legit?

 

[Calibrated Chaos]

So what are some of the best ROMs right now for the AT&T Galaxy S2? I'm looking for great battery life/possibly some ICS features.

 

[Ashhong]

ICScrewd. Done.

Unoriginal might be good for battery life as well.

 

[Zombie James]

Readability is out.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.readability

 

[gcubed]

Readability is out.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.readability

what a bunch of fuck ups these guys are. Amazon App Store exclusive in the US? Yeah. Not using your app

 

[Zombie James]

what a bunch of fuck ups these guys are. Amazon App Store exclusive in the US? Yeah. Not using your app

It's a free app, I'm sure someone's already posted the APK on XDA.

edit: Yup.

 

[Divvy]

what a bunch of fuck ups these guys are. Amazon App Store exclusive in the US? Yeah. Not using your app

It's right here:

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.readability

 

[The Faceless Master]

what a bunch of fuck ups these guys are. Amazon App Store exclusive in the US? Yeah. Not using your app

wow, moneyhats on free mobile apps?

 

[Bboy AJ]

It's right here:

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.readability

Disabled for the US for a week. I'm not bothering with Amazon so I'll grab the xda apk.

 

[The Faceless Master]

It's right here:

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.readability

 

[Shawsie64]

So my wife's niece asked her to get her an Android tablet with Ice Cream Sandwich on it.. Im so out of the loop with Tablets its not funny.. Do these exist? Whats a decent one if so? Thanks for the help.

 

[Divvy]

So my wife's niece asked her to get her an Android tablet with Ice Cream Sandwich on it.. Im so out of the loop with Tablets its not funny.. Do these exist? Whats a decent one if so? Thanks for the help.

What size does she want?

 

[Shawsie64]

What size does she want?

She didn't mention size though id imagine she doesn't need anything too big..

 

[Divvy]

She didn't mention size though id imagine she doesn't need anything too big..

If she's okay with a 7inch one, you should wait for google to unveil theirs in the next two monthsish? It's supposed to be pretty powerful and cheap.

 

[zoku88]

She didn't mention size though id imagine she doesn't need anything too big..

What does she plan to do with this tablet?

 

[tino]

So my wife's niece asked her to get her an Android tablet with Ice Cream Sandwich on it.. Im so out of the loop with Tablets its not funny.. Do these exist? Whats a decent one if so? Thanks for the help.

Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7

 

[Shawsie64]

Who knows what she plans to do with it haha, she specifically requested Android with 4.0 so I assume she knows what she wants to do with it..

Cheers Divvy, I might wait for that..

Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7

Or if shes impatient ill look into it this.

Thanks for your help guys

 

[Divvy]

Uhhh the galaxy tab doesn't have ice cream sandwich yet.

 

[Shawsie64]

Uhhh the galaxy tab doesn't have ice cream sandwich yet.

Yeah just noticed that a second ago when I looked it up

 

[The Faceless Master]

She didn't mention size though id imagine she doesn't need anything too big..

Archos 80 G9!

 

[pgtl_10]

Anybody knows a good e-reader app for an android tablet?

 

[zedge]

Official ICS for best GS2 starting to roll out.

http://mobilesyrup.com/2012/03/12/s...oday-for-some-but-not-just-yet-for-canadians/

 

[Ashhong]

Official ICS for best GS2 starting to roll out.

http://mobilesyrup.com/2012/03/12/s...oday-for-some-but-not-just-yet-for-canadians/

YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS

That means real ICS roms for my ATT GS2 should start rolling out. Finally

 

[thespot84]

Anybody knows a good e-reader app for an android tablet?

aldiko works pretty well, not sure about file support but the number of public domain books available is more than enough.

 

[Ashhong]

Hmmmm just found this on XDA for "free data" for Tmobile users.

APN: wap.voicestream.com
Username: TMobile.com 0000000000 (use your phone # in place of 0000000000)
MMSC: http://mms.msg.eng.t-mobile.com/mms/wapenc
MCC: 310
MNC: 260
APN type: Internet+MMS

I have no data plan on my phone, and usually keep the data off. When I normally turn it on and try to access data, it takes me to a tmobile web2go page or something. Used these APNs and it works! I don't know if they'll charge me later on though..

 

[Ripclawe]

any good site where you see prices on used phones? Ebay is all over the place and just need a bit of a guide on what are reasonable prices.

 

[pgtl_10]

aldiko works pretty well, not sure about file support but the number of public domain books available is more than enough.

If it allows me to buy E-books from Google then it is fine.

 

[tino]

Hmmmm just found this on XDA for "free data" for Tmobile users.

APN: wap.voicestream.com
Username: TMobile.com 0000000000 (use your phone # in place of 0000000000)
MMSC: http://mms.msg.eng.t-mobile.com/mms/wapenc
MCC: 310
MNC: 260
APN type: Internet+MMS

I have no data plan on my phone, and usually keep the data off. When I normally turn it on and try to access data, it takes me to a tmobile web2go page or something. Used these APNs and it works! I don't know if they'll charge me later on though..

Doesn't work. You got a xda link? You are missing APN name and user password on this info.

Let me get this straight, user name is "TMobile.com 0000000000" and password blank?

Or user name is "TMobile.com" and password is the phone number?

 

[Ashhong]

Doesn't work. You got a xda link? You are missing APN name and user password on this info.

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1541049

the APN name can be anything, and there is no password. I entered exactly that information into a new APN setting and it works for me.

It's also on a galaxy s2, AT&T, so maybe its phone specific? Dont see why it would be though.

 

[malyce]

YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS

That means real ICS roms for my ATT GS2 should start rolling out. Finally

Got one of these like 3 days ago, and was kind of sad I had to go back to gingerbread coming from a Nexus S, but it seems my timing was great... BEST GALAXY INDEED!

edit:

Hmmmm just found this on XDA for "free data" for Tmobile users.

APN: wap.voicestream.com
Username: TMobile.com 0000000000 (use your phone # in place of 0000000000)
MMSC: http://mms.msg.eng.t-mobile.com/mms/wapenc
MCC: 310
MNC: 260
APN type: Internet+MMS

I have no data plan on my phone, and usually keep the data off. When I normally turn it on and try to access data, it takes me to a tmobile web2go page or something. Used these APNs and it works! I don't know if they'll charge me later on though..

What is your monthly bill like?

 

[Ashhong]

There are a few ICS roms based off of the international GS2 that are fully functional for the most part. There is also the ICScrewd ROM that looks kinda like ICS, and works nicely. The release of ICS for the international GS2 doesn't necessarily mean ICS roms for us. It was the theoretical missing link. Crossing my fingers that it will come.

My brother currently pays the phone bill so I'm not sure.

We have 1500 minutes, unlimited nights, unlimited text, shared by 4 phones for a total of 100$ a month after fees. No data whatsoever. So I'm really hoping this APN trick works and doesnt charge us.