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Android |OT2| - Patent pending
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Friend has an S3 with the crashing clipboard problem. I felt sad having to tell him that he either has to root his phone and manually delete a bunch of crap or factory reset to (TEMPORARILY) fix the problem.
GG TouchWiz. Can't believe they didn't even bother fixing it with the JB update.
GG TouchWiz. Can't believe they didn't even bother fixing it with the JB update.
Battersea Power Station
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It doesn't have to be unlocked. They can just sell the Verizon variant on their website, subsidized.
But currently Google sell its phone off contract. If the phone is subsidized then you'll be in a contract....therefore loosing the unlimited data.
Battersea Power Station
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I meant it would be subsidized by Google, as in they'll sell it at a loss. No contract though.
I dunno, it's just a rumor at this point so you could be right. We're all waiting for Pctx to get new info and pass it on.
I read that Verizon wouldn't allow that. They control what phones can access their network so Google can't sell those without the big red's approval.
Battersea Power Station
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Yes, I'm speaking about a Verizon-approved device, the kind that Amazon sells at sometimes steep discounts.
You still have to sign a new contract or renew your Verizon contact. So basically Amazon/Wirefry act as indirect dealer for Verizon.
Battersea Power Station
Member
What gives you that impression? I just looked up a RAZR M on Amazon with no contract required. Really not sure why you guys are fighting me on this, but I am curious as to where this misinformation began.
You said deep discount. Where is the deep discount. Its 540 on Amazon, 550 on Verizon's own site.
Battersea Power Station
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Omg the point is Google can sell a Verizon phone off contract and they can do so at a loss, and it would be to their advantage to do so.
The Faceless Master
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those petitions are a joke. waste of time.
http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20...g-to-hand-picked-crawl-canned-responses.shtml
Yeah, that's why they upped it to 100k. Pretty sure as a result of the death star thing.
The Faceless Master
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good luck with that. the only half decent (spec wise) KB phone released lately is the Motorola Photon Q, and its CDMA. the lack of high end QWERTY sliders is a big part of why i got a Note 2.
Unknown Soldier
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They actually responded to the Death Star thing and it was funny. They ignored all the stupid petitions asking for certain states to secede from the US after Obama was re-elected though.
Vanillalite
Ask me about the GAF Notebook
Doesn't currently exist other than maybe the Photon Q as mentioned.
At this point you just have to wait and hope that Motorola throws out maybe another hardware keyboard phone successor to the Droid lineup this year.
If it doesn't have to be an Android phone Nokia E7 is an excellent choice but Symbian, Another option is HTC 7 pro but Windows Phone 7.
The best one specs wise is probably Motorola Milestone 3, even then it's not really very high end.
Bboy AJ
My dog was murdered by a 3.5mm audio port and I will not rest until the standard is dead
Your wishful thinking doesn't equate to advantageous for anyone but you. You're asking Google to sell and subsidize a one use phone.
Unknown Soldier
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Google seems to like playing ball with Verizon though. The only official US version of Galaxy Nexus was the Verizon variant (until the mostly ignored Sprint Gnex came along 6 months later), and the Chromebook Pixel is going to ship in a variant with a Verizon LTE modem built in. I don't know what Google and Verizon exactly have going with each other but it's definitely a vaguely friendly business relationship. It might be something that goes back to the days of the original Motorola Droid, which Verizon pushed hard to compete with AT&T and iPhone but which also really put Android on the radar for the first time. Google owes Verizon big time for really launching Android in the US with the Droid, and Verizon owes Google big time for making Android in the first place and giving Verizon something to fight back with against the unholy marriage of AT&T and Apple's iPhone exclusivity. Both Google and Verizon have benefited from this on-again, off-again relationship. Now that there are universal GSM and CDMA basebands and modems like the one in my Galaxy Note II, it makes sense for the next Nexus to be compatible with all the major US carriers. Hell, if the next Nexus uses Nvidia Tegra 4, it could have a software modem and the owner could re-image the modem on the fly to make it work with the LTE on the carrier of their choice.
Kiraly
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http://www.sammobile.com/2013/02/23...xynos-inside-new-galaxy-s-iv-with-bootscreen/
Some new 'rumors'
LCD instead of AMOLED
Snapdragon 600 instead of Exynos
140.1 x 71.8 x 7.7mm
Plastic back with aluminium sides
Some new 'rumors'
LCD instead of AMOLED
Snapdragon 600 instead of Exynos
140.1 x 71.8 x 7.7mm
Plastic back with aluminium sides
The Faceless Master
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ouch. i wonder how many will wait for Note 3 now.
This isn't the winmo thread.
brotkasten
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Why would they ditch AMOLED screens?
brotkasten
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LCD2 and LCD3 >>> AMOLED at this point. I love the black levels, but the color accuracy and sharpness is just incredibly hard to beat.
I would be quite happy if Samsung dropped OLED for the S4 until they can get standard arrangement RGB on the 1080p scale with good color accuracy. But they probably won't.
Vanillalite
Ask me about the GAF Notebook
WINRAR!
zomgbbqftw
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In what way does this picture look good!? It looks like a cluttered mess.
Bboy AJ
My dog was murdered by a 3.5mm audio port and I will not rest until the standard is dead
I assumed he was being sarcastic. Because it's absolutely hideous.
The Faceless Master
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because they can't make enough 5" 1080p screens to meet the demand for a major rollout.
its the #1 style of notification screen that Android users see every day.
zomgbbqftw
Banned
And that means what? Still looks like shit.
Vanillalite
Ask me about the GAF Notebook
That's just because despite advancements both Android and especially iOS still have a long way to go tablet wise.
This is pretty nice. Think Ill drop the widget at this point since the GBar is present on all my home screens. Very nice touch. I do still like the widget though because of the history feature. I'll ID like 4 or 5 songs and just use the history to remember them later.
The Faceless Master
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i've found their ID system to be garbage. misses a lot of stuff that SoundHound and Shazam don't.
Google is basically building their own notification system inside of Google Search/Now.
Allows them to throw slim pickings to AOSP while still doing their own flashy up to date design through their own services.
All I want is to delete email from my notif screen.
And facilitate the suicide of their evergrowing scroogled database? psht
Looks iPad mini-sized. lameazoid
The developer of Falcon Pro said on Twitter earlier today that the app has hit the token limit. That means that he hit the 100k limit set by twitter. Out of the 100k, 40k have purchased the app from the play store. He has contacted Twitter about getting more tokens and was apparently told unless he is a meets set guidelines that it is not possible to get more tokens. If you tried Falcon Pro and no longer use it they are asking you to revoke access on twitter so others can activate the token.
It seems like the biggest problem is people still being able to purchase the app and then not being able to activate a token and therefore having a useless app. I don't know a lot about what options you have for this situation but he has said he can either pull the app from the store or set the price so high that people will not purchase it. To me it would make sense to allow a developer to keep people from buying but allow people that own the app to update it. The developer set up a petition to try and get more tokens and I attached the link but I really do not see anything coming from it.
Link to an article on it.
Link to petition.
https://twitter.com/falcon_android
It seems like the biggest problem is people still being able to purchase the app and then not being able to activate a token and therefore having a useless app. I don't know a lot about what options you have for this situation but he has said he can either pull the app from the store or set the price so high that people will not purchase it. To me it would make sense to allow a developer to keep people from buying but allow people that own the app to update it. The developer set up a petition to try and get more tokens and I attached the link but I really do not see anything coming from it.
Link to an article on it.
Link to petition.
https://twitter.com/falcon_android
crimsondynamics
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Hey so what gives?
I thought the new Google Play Music supported gapless. Why is it that I still hear a pause between songs?
Is there a setting I'm missing? Or is this only enabled for Jellybean (I'm on Ice Cream Sandwich)?
How hard is it for Google to offer gapless music playback?
I thought the new Google Play Music supported gapless. Why is it that I still hear a pause between songs?
Is there a setting I'm missing? Or is this only enabled for Jellybean (I'm on Ice Cream Sandwich)?
How hard is it for Google to offer gapless music playback?
-Pyromaniac-
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Holy shit am I reading this right. I don't know if it was posted but here it is:
Is that display the same as the HTC One display? Because if so....mega orgasm. Those dimensions are on the big side though. Interesting that they are going back to more of an S2 design.
Is that display the same as the HTC One display? Because if so....mega orgasm. Those dimensions are on the big side though. Interesting that they are going back to more of an S2 design.
The Faceless Master
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140.1 x 71.8 x 7.7mm
vs
Sony Xperia ZL: 131.6 x 69.3 x 9.8 mm (5" 1920 x 1080 screen)
LG Nexus 4: 133.9 x 68.7 x 9.1 mm (4.7" 1280 x 768 screen)
Samsung Galaxy S3: 136.6 x 70.6 x 8.6 mm (4.8" 1280 x 720 screen)
Sony Xperia Z: 139 x 71 x 7.9 mm (5" 1920 x 1080 screen)
Huawei Ascend D2: 140 x 71 x 9.4 mm (5" 1920 x 1080 screen)
HTC Droid DNA: 140.9 x 70.6 x 9.7 mm (5" 1920 x 1080 screen)
ZTE Grand S: 142 x 69 x 6.9 mm (5" 1920 x 1080 screen)
Lenovo K900 142 x 69 x 6.9 mm (5.5" 1920 x 1080 screen)
going for 'thin' i guess
-Pyromaniac-
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Overall it's negligible since it's only slightly bigger than the S3 IRL, or at least the droid DNA is. But it's definitely big. If it has a big battery though I'll let it slide. Does make you realize how damn impressive the ZL is though tech wise.
I'm just glad there's a possibility they will have the best in class screen on their device. I don't mind amoled but lets face it the latest HTC phones have mindblowing screens. I hope it's the same.
I'm just glad there's a possibility they will have the best in class screen on their device. I don't mind amoled but lets face it the latest HTC phones have mindblowing screens. I hope it's the same.
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