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[The second installment of Samsung's 2013 "Unpacked" event series is scheduled for the first Wednesday in September, just before the annual IFA consumer electronics show kicks off in Berlin. As the sketched invite above confirms, the Galaxy Note III will undoubtedly be the star of this show, which is set to begin at 7PM local time (1PM ET) on September 4th. We'll of course be there to cover the festivities live from the German capital, and Samsung's promised to provide a YouTube livestream feed that you can follow along with as well./QUOTE]

mmmm

 

[DrFunk]

So..phonearena has a Moto X 'review' already

 

[Husker86]

My company actually points me to an app I can download for free. But fucking pin lock up the wazoo. I am not paid to pin unlock my phone 50 times everyday. I will use company time to check the emails. This is a bad design Android let exchange apps to that. I should be asked to enter pin lock when I open the ex app, not when I use my phone.

Well, that's exactly how Touchdown works. Only need to enter PIN to open app.

And it's not Android's fault. It's a standard business requirement.

 

[tino]

So..phonearena has a Moto X 'review' already

...

Battery:

With its 2200 mAh battery, the Moto X pushed out a full day of battery with our normal usage. For power users, though, just expect to charge it once you’re done with your 8 hour work shift. It’s not one of the handset’s strongest aspects, but we’re still nonetheless pleased by what it’s able to churn out.

 

[Groof]

So..phonearena has a Moto X 'review' already

hey there everyone it's Joooooooooooooooooooooooooooohn V.

edit: damn that phone is way smaller than I first thought. Lol @ battery life.
Oh well, time to wait for proper reviews.

 

[kehs]

Dude couldn't dedicate more than one paragraph to the battery life. wow.

 

[Submarino Conversível]

Holy shit

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ltXlKog9bo

http://www.androidauthority.com/heres-how-big-the-xperia-z-ultra-really-is-252836/

 

[The Faceless Master]

My company actually points me to an app I can download for free. But fucking pin lock up the wazoo. I am not paid to pin unlock my phone 50 times everyday. I will use company time to check the emails. This is a bad design Android let exchange apps to that. I should be asked to enter pin lock when I open the ex app, not when I use my phone.

but exchange policy requires that the *device* be locked, not just the mail app.

 

[SirMossyBloke]

Actually had a guy come in and ask for the Moto X yesterday. Never thought I would.

 

[The Faceless Master]

Tablet Shipments Slow in the Second Quarter As Vendors Look To Capitalize on a Strong Second Half of 2013

Lacking a new product launch in March to help spur shipments, Apple's iPad saw a lower-than-predicted shipment total of 14.6 million units for the quarter, down from 19.5 million in 1Q13. In years past, Apple has launched a new tablet heading into the second quarter, which resulted in strong quarter-over-quarter growth. Now, Apple is expected to launch new tablet products in the second half of the year, a move that better positions it to compete during the holiday season. Meanwhile, the other two vendors in the top 3 also saw a decline in their unit shipments during the quarter. Second-place Samsung shipped 8.1 million units, down from 8.6 million in the first quarter of 2013, although up significantly from the 2.1 million units shipped in 2Q12. And third-place ASUS shipped a total of 2.0 million units in 2Q13, down from 2.6 million in 1Q13.

...

Not all vendors experienced a slowdown during the quarter. PC stalwarts Lenovo and Acer both re-entered the top five this quarter. Lenovo continued to make headway into the world of mobility and for the first time had shipments surpass the million unit mark in a quarter, shipping a total of 1.5 million devices. This was up 313.9% from a year ago and enough to capture 3.3% market share. Rounding out the top 5 was Acer, which shipped 1.4 million tablets in 2Q13 for 247.9% year-over-year growth and an increase of 35.4% over the first quarter of 2013.

Tablet shipments down from Q1, apparently a first, but up 60% YOY. doom and gloom.

Actually had a guy come in and ask for the Moto X yesterday. Never thought I would.

was he a nerd or a normal consumer?

 

[opensource]

Actually had a guy come in and ask for the Moto X yesterday. Never thought I would.

It was pctx wasn't it?

 

[Sky Chief]

So..phonearena has a Moto X 'review' already

Oh boy, the battery news is very underwhelming. What is the point of this device?

 

[tzare]

so, is going to be a unlocked version of moto x? I may visit the us next week and maybe would buy it if available and not too expensive.

 

[The Faceless Master]

Samsung to offer BBM in Samsung App store for all GALAXY Smartphone devices

Samsung has announced today that BBM will soon be available via Google Play and the Samsung App store for customers across Africa. While we've yet to hear much about an official release date for BBM on Android or iOS anywhere else, we've seen it pop up in the beta and expect it to arrive soon if all goes as planned.

Samsung gonna have BBM on the Samsung app store! cue more articles on Samsung forking Android...

Oh boy, the battery news is very underwhelming. What is the point of this device?

the review was underwhelming. looks like something they threw up as fast as possible for hits.

so, is going to be a unlocked version of moto x? I may visit the us next week and maybe would buy it if available and not too expensive.

there will be two, a 'developer' version for Verizon and an unlocked GSM version.

 

[tzare]

Thanks, any news when will be available?
is there any decent physical store in ny where to buy unlocked devices?

 

[AndyD]

but exchange policy requires that the *device* be locked, not just the mail app.

Yea, I hate that too.

 

[Vyse The Legend]

Thanks, any news when will be available?
is there any decent physical store in ny where to buy unlocked devices?

Unlocked phones are a rarity in the US still, so there's no real store to visit.

Also, there's no release date for the unlocked Moto X. It's probably not coming until September.

 

[zomgbbqftw]

Thanks, any news when will be available?
is there any decent physical store in ny where to buy unlocked devices?

Dude, it's going to be $625!

 

[Groof]

Holy shit

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ltXlKog9bo

http://www.androidauthority.com/heres-how-big-the-xperia-z-ultra-really-is-252836/

That's... a Nexus 7... by god.

 

[-Pyromaniac-]

hey there everyone it's Joooooooooooooooooooooooooooohn V.

edit: damn that phone is way smaller than I first thought. Lol @ battery life.
Oh well, time to wait for proper reviews.

I love the size. Come on googy. Same thing or smaller for nexus 5 please

 

[Vyse The Legend]

I love the size. Come on googy. Same thing or smaller for nexus 5 please

Taylor Wimberly
Shared publicly - Aug 1, 2013

As the conductor of the Android hype train, I'd like to point out that my inside source who got 98% of the Moto X details correct also said there would be a Motorola Nexus phone later this year. Let the rumors and speculation begin... (Moto Nexus 4 and LG Nexus 5 and Samsung Nexus 10 for Android 5.0?)

I hope he's right. Nearly all his Moto X information was spot-on.

 

[Rewrite]

Actually had a guy come in and ask for the Moto X yesterday. Never thought I would.

Maybe it was pctx.

 

[Groof]

I love the size. Come on googy. Same thing or smaller for nexus 5 please

Agreed. Still would like a bigger screen though, but reduce them bezels yo!

 

[-Pyromaniac-]

I hope he's right. Nearly all his Moto X information was spot-on.

would be nice. Hopefully they don't skimp on the battery for that one.

 

[Groof]

Lol YouTube making it impossible to watch that Xperia ZU video. Googs come on.

 

[Talon]

I hope he's right. Nearly all his Moto X information was spot-on.

"Carriers have this for launch on July 29th!"

 

[Vanillalite]

Holy shit

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ltXlKog9bo

http://www.androidauthority.com/heres-how-big-the-xperia-z-ultra-really-is-252836/

Like how it's shorter though I wish the side bezel was more like the nexus 7 for grip. Definitely shows how dumb the current Nexus 7 top and bottom is.

 

[kehs]

Like how it's shorter though I wish the side bezel was more like the nexus 7 for grip. Definitely shows how dumb the current Nexus 7 top and bottom is.

$600 vs $300

 

[The Faceless Master]

$600 vs $300

$680 vs $230

 

[gcubed]

$600 vs $300

20% off at office max. Im probably in

 

[Vanillalite]

$600 vs $300

Yes cause you know price makes it so we have to have a ridiculously large top and bottom bezel. *rolls eyes*

 

[Vyse The Legend]

"Carriers have this for launch on July 29th!"

Things he got right and leaked first:

1. AT&T exclusivity deal, launching in August

2. Clear pixel camera with gesture controls (hand twisting)

3. Customizations, including the wood backing (everyone thought he was crazy for this one)

4. The zero-gap glass construction and how the screen is fused to it

5. Always-on listening

6. The 'X' phones being a brand of phones, not just a one-off​

 

[-Pyromaniac-]

Multiple Nexus rumour isn't even that hard to believe any more considering all the google edition stuff going on recently.

 

[Groof]

Multiple Nexus rumour isn't even that hard to believe any more considering all the google edition stuff going on recently.

So you mean that from now on we should just consider all Nexus phone rumours to be a GPe?

 

[Bboy AJ]

We're doing the multiple Nexus phone rumor thing again?

I just viewed the top posters for this thread. Wow.

 

[gcubed]

So you mean that from now on we should just consider all Nexus phone rumours to be a GPe?

If they continue to release as fast as these did, I'd be OK

 

[tino]

but exchange policy requires that the *device* be locked, not just the mail app.

Its like Citibank require the device to enable pin lock after you install a Citibank app. Exchange can suck my ass.

 

[Groof]

I just viewed the top posters for this thread. Wow.

... I should stop posting for a while.

 

[-Pyromaniac-]

You guys have nothing on me in the last thread.

 

[The Faceless Master]

We're doing the multiple Nexus phone rumor thing again?

I just viewed the top posters for this thread. Wow.

oooh, a special color highlighting the thread starter! that's new, right?

 

[Vyse The Legend]

We're doing the multiple Nexus phone rumor thing again?

I just viewed the top posters for this thread. Wow.

Hope springs eternal.

I personally think it will just be LG again. If there are two phones, the internals will need to be the same (Snapdragon 800) in order to maintain the Nexus program's vision that the new version of Android is built with one processor/hardware in mind.

And so, any differences between multiple Nexus phones would, theoretically, be largely cosmetic (screen size/design) with some minor differences in non-core internals (maybe resolution, storage size, battery).

 

[thespot84]

Continuing the Moto X love in Wired has posted some background as to hownthe phone came about and why Google bought Motorola

http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2013/08/inside-story-of-moto-x/

did anyone else read this?

My biggest problem is that there are features in this article that I didn't know up about until now. That's just shitty marketing. where is the $500 million going again?

 

[Vanillalite]

We're doing the multiple Nexus phone rumor thing again?

I just viewed the top posters for this thread. Wow.

How do we check those stats?

Yes I am a n00b!

 

[tino]

$680 vs $230

Its close to the price difference of a Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 7.0 and a Galaxy Note 8.0 anyway. You get better stuff when you pay more.

 

[kehs]

Yes cause you know price makes it so we have to have a ridiculously large top and bottom bezel. *rolls eyes*

Yes? Research/development isn't free.

 

[-Pyromaniac-]

How do we check those stats?

Yes I am a n00b!

click on the post count where it shows the list of threads

 

[kehs]

Phonedog says shitty battery life, CNET says long battery life.

Fight of the early reviews with no details!

 

[unpopularblargh]

So Rush Limbaugh is equating Apple to how Republicans are treated by the supposed liberal media. He's not joking.
http://m.cnet.com/news/rush-limbaugh-apple-is-republicans-google-is-democrats/57596861

 

[Vanillalite]

Yes? Research/development isn't free.

Higher better industrial designers? I know some that would gladly take a crack at it (for the right price). Not like the big bezels being stupid is exactly rocket science anyways. Though I have an aerospace friend that would probably love to do the design.

 

[Bboy AJ]

oooh, a special color highlighting the thread starter! that's new, right?

I think that's new, yup.