BootlegSnackz
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Just read the nexus s wont be getting 4.2
Yeah sure its a 2 year old phone buts thats kind of bullshit for pretty minor update over 4.1
which i think the Nexus S was running pretty sluggishly is what I heard...
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which i think the Nexus S was running pretty sluggishly is what I heard...
I've already switched from the crappy yakjuxx or whatever it was, but I still don't get OTA updates. And I starting to hate wiping my phone. I think I'll just do without 4.2 (until I can convince myself that a Nexus 4 isn't an extravagance.)
The antenna also needs to be configured for different bands.
BootlegSnackz
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i need to find a couple big items to sell so i can get a Nexus 10 lol. I need a new toy. Last one was in May and it got ruined by the GSIII. Not to mention the wife constantly complaining that i got a new phone in the first place. I was like this when she met me. she needs to deal with it.
shinshoryuken
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I can't decide if its worth upgrading a one X to a one X+....
BootlegSnackz
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the answer to that question is no. Get a GS3 or wait it out. That's what i say.
Besides, honestly would you be happy with a minor upgrade in the same exact shell? I wouldn't. (i'm looking at you apple)
-Pyromaniac-
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don't bother. Just wait for the galaxy S4 or the next round of HTC phones in the one-series.
shinshoryuken
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Had a gs3 already. I was swapping sim card back and forth with the one x. I ended using the one x more due to the better screen and the gs3 had some WiFi issues.. Performance was identical with cm10.
After using both for while, I'm with the minority that thinks the one x is better than the gs3.
I was thinking of the lumia 920 but my recent purchase of the pureview 808 was a total failure...didnt want to get another nokia..that crap of a phone belongs in the toilet.
funkystudent
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Never had a problem with it. It wasn't running as silky smooth as a nexus 7 but it got the job done.
Still its a pretty old phone so its understandable in that way. I guess this and the Nexus one mean that 2 years is the cut off point for nexus phones. Just wished the update cut off was before a major update instead of 4.2 which is just a few small visual tweaks and core app updates.
Maybe this is partly why they called it 4.2 instead of 4.15?
Google, Dish Held Talks to Launch Wireless Service
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324735104578121553147711538.html
How long until Google is everywhere and gets broken into little pieces?
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324735104578121553147711538.html
How long until Google is everywhere and gets broken into little pieces?
BootlegSnackz
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Yessssss... Google will never break up lol. Everything they do is to bolster their search revenue
Wish that they weren't partnering with dish though...I know they own spectrum but Google got money too. Hope its just licensing the spectrum from dish. I suppose I could read the article instead of speculating
TouchMyBox
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Wouldn't government and regulators have to disallow monopolies before that happens?
BootlegSnackz
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Where's the monopoly? Google has competitors in every market. And they are only winning in ad revenue from their search engine I believe
I was imagining Google would do what Amazon does with the free 3G for Kindles, but I suppose it wouldn't be too difficult to take that one step further and grow into a full-blown carrier. Then again, it's probably a lot more difficult than I imagine it to be.
It's telling that both Apple and Google wanted to work outside of the carriers and then decided it was too damn risky and expensive to do it.
Unknown Soldier
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The sheer amount of capital investment needed to even cover a fraction of the country with cell network coverage is essentially such a large barrier of entry that it results in natural monopolies. The only reason that AT&T and Verizon got to where they are today is because both are the products of many smaller carriers merging together. Attempting to build a nationwide carrier from scratch is just about economically impossible.
TouchMyBox
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Just you wait until it's Milton-Bradley's birthday. The entire Google frontpage will become a Monopoly then.
The Faceless Master
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this.
they're making a phone for Verizon, so the first things they have to worry about are making sure it works best there.... proper antenna paths so that SVDO/SVLTE and antenna diversity are set up are a must.
BootlegSnackz
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well played sir
Hope this cell service pans out though... it jives with Google's desires to be carrier-free.
They will truly be carrier free when they are their own carrier.
not yet, although people on XDA are claiming they got their OTA
I ("yakju" with the "samsung" flavour) tried to apply the update from Google (link obtained via XDA) but it said it wasn't valid (assertion during install pre-flight check.) So now I wait to see whether I ever get the OTA...
I still think T-Mobile is a better place to spend your money
No, you need the ROM developed for that device. Simply flashing over any ROM won't work
http://youtu.be/60-PDO7cJuU?t=1m41s
I don't like having to wait for empty white space to fill in when I scroll quickly. The few advantages Chrome has over other browsers don't come close to making up for this WebOS-like performance.
Kill Your Masters
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Ok now I'm getting reboots on the Gnex.
4.2 is killing my devices slowly... yesterday the N7 went haywire (display not working, wont charge) and today it works again.
No google I don't want to buy a N4/N10 yet.
4.2 is killing my devices slowly... yesterday the N7 went haywire (display not working, wont charge) and today it works again.
No google I don't want to buy a N4/N10 yet.
That would be epic and destructive all at the same time.
Then again I read that Verizon is pre loading the amazon store with some new phones? Are Google services enough to keep the two big carries at bay, and not replace the play store entirely?
Guys,
Is there an alternative player to Google Music? I used to use Meridian which I loved with the gestures, but using Google Music app now seems limited in the controls which I find annoying. Meridian seems unable to scan the folder containing the music that Google Music has stored.
Is there an alternative player to Google Music? I used to use Meridian which I loved with the gestures, but using Google Music app now seems limited in the controls which I find annoying. Meridian seems unable to scan the folder containing the music that Google Music has stored.
Mine was running fine other than Google Now opening very sluggishly. Eh, idk
Amazon app store isn't very successful, Verizon just shut down their store because it was a failure. I think its a big enough juggernaut that it can't really be ignored. Play is still a bit behind Amazon media offerings, but with the latest Warner deals they basically have all the big guys in music.
It would be both awesome and interesting to watch how things shake out. I could easily see Verizon throwing the biggest hissy fit... mostly because Verizon is the only one that COULD throw the hissy fit... ATT is just a dumb pipe with Google subsidizing phones now. i just don't see how there is any money at all in building a new carrier in the US. I think its cheaper in the long run to just buy an established company. You have a decent network with Tmobile/MetroPCS, with a good amount of spectrum (for a 4th place carrier). Offer a $299 off contract phone that works on your network, the big guys will not be happy.
Also... Google Match is working in the UK
The Faceless Master
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tee hee
Apple, what have you done!?
alternatives that will stream from your Google Music Cloud? none.
Not stream, Google Music has already downloaded the music from Google, just for playback.
unfortunately when Google Music downloads the music from its servers it doesn't store them as mp3's
The Friendly Monster
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I love amoled, Nexus 4 will be a downgrade for blacks...(until Nexus 5?).
tee hee
Battersea Power Station
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I thought Double Twist could play your "keep on device" Google Music. Did they remove that functionality?
They are on my sd card as MP3's in this path /Android/data/com.google.android.music/files/music/
A load of MP3's
I started a thread in another forum with the title "I think the smartphone hardware will reach its limit soon". Most people disagred with me and none could give me compelling example of new hardware to stuff in the phone.
Completely agree.
Innovation for smartphones is going to be driven by software from here on.
ah, maybe its just the cached ones that aren't .mp3
Third Strike
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I think the camera is a big opportunity for most smartphone manufacturers. I hope we will get to see more phones with cameras that are as good, or even better, than the Pureview 808. And although I don't know how feasible this is, but maybe phones with interchangeable lens. The phones could still keep their small form factor, but will have the ability to change to a wide assortment of lens. Similar to the Nikon J1, but even smaller.
Still not working for me. I think the guy from the Verge is talking bollocks as well. He says his scan & matched Dark Knight Rises soundtrack album was 256kbps when he downloaded it, but that album is marked as 320 kbps on Play Music.
Definitely working for me. I can see files 'uploading' instantly from some albums, but dragging on for more obscure or unpopular tracks (why do I have to slowly upload my limited collection of Christan Folk Rock music?
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