The software buttons on the homescreen are slightly transparent. Is that already possible in stock Android?
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The software buttons on the homescreen are slightly transparent. Is that already possible in stock Android?
Galaxy SII (with overflow button enabled and the menu key re-bound to multitasking, thanks CM!)
No, it's part of the Motoblur skin.
I think it's security fix update, I did the 4.3 a few weeks ago, it did help tremendously though. I've just been using my mba cause I better use it with what it costs.
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I know my review skills in general suck.
So instead you can now read the full AnandTech Review of the Nexus 7 2013 Edition!
So instead you can now read the full AnandTech Review of the Nexus 7 2013 Edition!
I got an MBP for work, i have no idea how to use Mac. This will be fun
Multifinger gestures are amazing. Make sure you dig into the preferences to turn them on tweak them. I'm pretty close to getting an external touchpad for work and see if I can mimic all that good stuff on w7.
Everything else isn't too different tough, but I spend most of my time in chrome anyways, heh.
Be prepared to never go back to god awful Windows except to play games.
Your review was good dude!
I'm reading through the AnandTech review right now, even though I should be studying. Their reviews are always real interesting to read!
I think there's about a two week learning curve there.
1. You have to realize that Apps don't close by just pressing the red button in the corner, it just closes the instance. You need to actually quit from the File menu or the Dock.
2. Installation/Uninstalling is stupidly easy. Just drag and drop. Some apps will have installers but very rarely. Install: Drag and drop the application into the Applications folder. Uninstall: Drag the application in the trash can. This screwed me up for a while.
3. Dat Trackpad. Seriously. Best part of using a Mac. Multitasking is such a breeze once you have Spaces/Expose turned on and you're flying from window to window with gestures.
this entire post confuses me. It makes me feel like i'm 80
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Main thing is once you get into a program it'll work like it should. I mean Chrome is Chrome be it on Windows, OSX, or Linux.
It'll seem daunting at 1st, but honestly the transition won't be that hard. It'll just be a few little things.
Meanwhile you'll get spoiled by dat track pad!
Don't worry man. I didn't know Expose was a thing until 6 months after I bought a Mac.
A revelation.
Ephemeris
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YOU'VE COME TO THE RIGHT PLACE. : D
ThatObviousUser
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Chrome OS has a three-finger "workspace switcher" flag and it's super janky but also pretty useful.
Square Triangle
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Not minty as all. More florescent green to me.
ThatObviousUser
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It's more vibrant than minty to me.
Someone with a great monitor tell me if this is more cool/minty or vibrant. I don't trust my work monitors at all for judging color.
Mate that's hella green
Someone with a great monitor tell me if this is more cool/minty or vibrant. I don't trust my work monitors at all for judging color.
More like Homer Simpson radioactive green.
Blame it on uncalibrated monitors EVERYWHERE
arrrggghhh damn you Dell!
Junior Mint
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Man I keep thinking about how great the Moto X looks and feels in my hand but literally nothing about the phone appeals to me besides its looks. The size is amazingggggggggggg
Ephemeris
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The Faceless Master
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yea, it's crazy how you gotta read the blogs and the AP teardown to know what changed.
I'm reading in a number of reviews that the real world battery usage is much better than the other flagship phones.
Between my wife and I, have had the G1, G2, G2X, One X, S2, Galaxy Nexus, Note, and One. (some of those were when we were trying out both Verizon and AT&T to see what gave better reception where we live)
Neither of us have had a phone that lasts from the moment I wake up to when I go to bed with medium usage. My Note would when it was still on Gingerbread, not since though.
The Faceless Master
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dat battery
SirMossyBloke
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We just got two dummies of the shitty Moto X.
Check out the tag, haha.
Check out the tag, haha.
Dat silver award. With both Tested and AnandTech giving it this raving reviews, my upgrade is more than settled. No more laggy shit.
It lives on!
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Yay! I hope my review didn't over hype things, but in an era of electronics where most things tend to over promise and under deliver (even if they are still good in and of themselves) the new Nexus 7 delivers on basically every level especially for the price!
cuevas. PhD.
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5 minute impressions:
XFON vs ONE
I spent a few minutes with each phone today. I knew the One felt great in my hand but damn that XFON actually one upped it. It is made out of plastic but it sure doesn't feel like it. All the hate about the under-specced phone? Using them side to side it felt better and smoother than the One. Perhaps if I had the Google Play edition to play with it the One would fare better but alas I am stuck on verizon so that's not an option. As of today I am going to the X over the One.
I played with the new Droids and while the don't look awful in person they are not great to hold at all. For my hand size I can use the X and the One as I currently do my iPhone with one hand, yet not so much with the new droids. They were just as smooth as the X though so that was nice if you're looking for a 48hour battery life.
XFOOOOOOOOOOOOOOONE
XFON vs ONE
I spent a few minutes with each phone today. I knew the One felt great in my hand but damn that XFON actually one upped it. It is made out of plastic but it sure doesn't feel like it. All the hate about the under-specced phone? Using them side to side it felt better and smoother than the One. Perhaps if I had the Google Play edition to play with it the One would fare better but alas I am stuck on verizon so that's not an option. As of today I am going to the X over the One.
I played with the new Droids and while the don't look awful in person they are not great to hold at all. For my hand size I can use the X and the One as I currently do my iPhone with one hand, yet not so much with the new droids. They were just as smooth as the X though so that was nice if you're looking for a 48hour battery life.
XFOOOOOOOOOOOOOOONE
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cuevas. PhD.
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It was just as all the reviewers said, you really have to use it to get it.
SirMossyBloke
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Honestly the main thing I can't get over is the look. It's so cheap looking and the edging around the front looks like it has a cheap case on it. Maybe it's just the white, I haven't seen the black.
Plus I just can't get past the phone costing the same as the One or the S4 and being specced lower. It seems like a rip off to me.
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Some quotes from the Anandtech wrap up on the Nexus 7.
ThatObviousUser
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You didn't overhype anything, it sounded pretty much in line with what any other reviewer (might even go as far as to say every person!) is saying, hardware and software issues aside. If I was crazy enough I'd import one, but I'll just try to wait it out until it either hits these shores or I go mad.
cuevas. PhD.
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I was right there with you thinking it looked bad but honestly not in person. The hump looks bad in pictures.
Hmmm, might buy for my mom for her birthday. She's using a G2 right now... you know the one with the keyboard.
Surely a worthwhile upgrade right?
SirMossyBloke
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I'm talking about in person lol
Yeah seriously. When my gf bought her S3 and I saw the extra battery and battery charger I lost my fucking shit. She was like "they're not supposed to?"
That's still a terrible solution
Battersea Power Station
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My father-in-law is looking for a new phone; he has about $350 to spend on an off-contract VZW device. I'm thinking Note 2, since he's wanted a big phone for a while. Do we know when the Note 3 announcement is supposed to come? I might tell him to wait for that since more of the 2s will go on CraigsList and the like.
But it's still better than having to buy extras.
In other news, I just got the 1.8mb security update pushed to my phone. Whoo.
edit: hmm, build number is unchanged. It errored out on my during update but when I hard reset my phone it did the standard "updating apps" thing.
edit2: apparently the problem lies with SuperSU and the way it handles root on 4.3. Manual flash, go!
Meh. Can't complain about getting a free first party battery.
My top secret insider source tells me 4th September. Please don't tell anyone this highly confidential information.
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