This is what I use. Slim and simple. Great for protecting from wear and tear, and adds no extra bulk to the phone (which is a killer for me). Don't know how well it protects from legit drops though.
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Samsung Galaxy S III (new flagship Android phone from Samsung)
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This is what I use. Slim and simple. Great for protecting from wear and tear, and adds no extra bulk to the phone (which is a killer for me). Don't know how well it protects from legit drops though.
I ended up getting this one: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0089YS4CK/?tag=neogaf0e-20
Watched a video and it looked like exactly what I want. We will see once it and my phone get here.
Watched a video and it looked like exactly what I want. We will see once it and my phone get here.
The white one is gorgeous in person. Usually a black man, but I'm really liking this one.
Just downloaded SwiftKey. What a joy. Typing is so much more enjoyable with this keyboard. I might actually start posting through mobile GAF now. My only complaint is that you can't use double space to insert a period with predictive text on.
Edit: nevermind, looks like you can.
Edit: nevermind, looks like you can.
Give Swype a try too. I like it way better than any other keyboard because it allows speedy one handed typing.
Thank you very much. I'm still overwhelmed by everything but I'm getting there.
I saw that instapaper is available. Is it any good? And what's the RSS reader you guys are using? So many apps to chose from.
HammerOfThor
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So I got an alert saying Verizon has an update, but totally forgot the URL they gave me.
Anyone have it?
Anyone have it?
The Faceless Master
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Jazzy Network
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Just go to software updates and update it.
If you're switching from iOS you should definitely take a look at the upcoming Windows Phone 8 devices. Absolutely beautiful looking phones.
When posting on GAF from my GNex I pretty much exclusively use voice dictation unless I'm in a place where its not appropriate. The voice recognition works fantastic in 4.1 at least. I need to try these new keypad options if they truly take some of the slow 'tap tap tap' out of smartphone keyboard text entry.
The Next Big Thing is Already Here -- Samsung Galaxy S III
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nf5-Prx19ZM&feature=player_embedded
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nf5-Prx19ZM&feature=player_embedded
The mom/dad killed me.
Got damn at the guy holding the spot in line for his parents, cold blooded. Please god no thread for it.
someone at NeoPAF get on this... asap
The Faceless Master
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not me.
Who are they trying to capture with this ad? Seems like they're shitting on iPhone users, basically.
"Oh, you're still using THAT? Pfff, this is the new shit."
The Faceless Master
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worked well the last time... this is in line with the same series of ads that helped propel the Galaxy Note into being a big success for Samsung.
I was finding the phone a bit big at first, and unwieldy to use one handed...but you know what? I tried my iPhone 4 again yesterday, and I can't go back. The screen is so small. Videos are especially so much more enjoyable now on a big screen.
Also, Emit is an absolutely incredible video streaming app. Interface sucks, but the quality is incredible. Far better than Air Video. A video at 150kbps looks as good as a video at 384kbps on Air Video. Very impressive.
Also, Emit is an absolutely incredible video streaming app. Interface sucks, but the quality is incredible. Far better than Air Video. A video at 150kbps looks as good as a video at 384kbps on Air Video. Very impressive.
planar1280
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how did it work well?
Spiritreaver
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I hate this thread. I have been going back and forth over returning my VM EVO 3D and picking up a contract and this phone. Mostly because Sprint will likely never offer 4G in my area (Oklahoma City).
But is a $60~ increase in service charges worth it? I don't know. I'm in college so WiFi is everywhere, the only time I use mobile data is for Spotify while I'm on the go. I only ever seem to have my iPad around when I'm near a WiFi connection.
Ugh, someone help me justify buying this.
But is a $60~ increase in service charges worth it? I don't know. I'm in college so WiFi is everywhere, the only time I use mobile data is for Spotify while I'm on the go. I only ever seem to have my iPad around when I'm near a WiFi connection.
Ugh, someone help me justify buying this.
Are those ads responsible for its success?
I dunno, it just seems like a strange marketing tactic. It's one thing to show off superiority of your product but it's another to basically insult those using a competing device.
MarkMclovin
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Shitty advert is shitty, but if people are talking about it, it's done it's job.
The Faceless Master
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seems it worked well enough for them to continue with that theme...
it's a tried and true marketing tactic employed by many before.
damn, Samsung keeps copying stuff!
planar1280
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but how did it work well?
The Faceless Master
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seems it worked well enough for them to continue with that theme...
planar1280
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I know but how. was it the ads or the phones themselves? The iPhone sales are rising at the same rate every year. more users are flowing from old phones to smart phones. On a Phone to Phone basis the iPhone sales are increasing 2 fold (ignore iOS to Android)
The Faceless Master
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ask HTC
planar1280
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I asked you lol
Doesn't that make it....not shitty?
The Faceless Master
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that wasn't a literal response and you know exactly what i mean
planar1280
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I am asking you how ads mocking iPhone users could have changed users minds more than the phones quality itself?
The Faceless Master
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ask HTC
planar1280
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tfur
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Iphone sales numbers rise, but as a percentage of the market place they do not. The global iphone market share has been flat lined for years now.
In the news yesterday. Note the year over year shrinkage for iphone.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/technology/worldwide-market-share-for-smartphones-a-market-dominated-by-apple-and-android/2012/09/18/fa3f8f56-019b-11e2-bbf0-e33b4ee2f0e8_story.html
I think anything that makes people question the value of competitors' product, can be a successful move. Certainly Samsung is doing something right, as the now, top smartphone vendor.
I do think the Android market share will have to stop growing soon, since it is so high.
I have a quandary.
It would seem that the copying and pasting function on my phone has stopped working. I can copy text just fine, but I can't paste it; when I press and hold, an option to paste never comes up, and pressing the "Clipboard" button that does come up does nothing. Furthermore, when I attempt to copy a body of text or an image, the application that I attempt to copy from crashes. For example, I attempted to copy the URL of a single post on NeoGAF earlier, and that crashed Chrome. I recently installed Japanese text input, so I'm thinking that might be the culprit. Otherwise, any ideas GAF? (I'm still on Touchwiz by the way)
It would seem that the copying and pasting function on my phone has stopped working. I can copy text just fine, but I can't paste it; when I press and hold, an option to paste never comes up, and pressing the "Clipboard" button that does come up does nothing. Furthermore, when I attempt to copy a body of text or an image, the application that I attempt to copy from crashes. For example, I attempted to copy the URL of a single post on NeoGAF earlier, and that crashed Chrome. I recently installed Japanese text input, so I'm thinking that might be the culprit. Otherwise, any ideas GAF? (I'm still on Touchwiz by the way)
Jazzy Network
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I don't even think the international grey is out yet.
Btw anyone who has AT&T there's a minor update available for the S3. I'm dling it right now.
Btw anyone who has AT&T there's a minor update available for the S3. I'm dling it right now.
Something I really hate about this phone. I go to subway a couple of times a week and subway is in Walmart, where I work. Well if I ever drive by Walmart, or leave work, it automatically will connect to subway Wifi hotspot, but it won't have enough of a signal to sufficiently grab data. Well, if I'm trying to listen to music with Google Music, it will just fail to start until I manually turn off WiFi or drive a good amount of distance away so it disconnects from the hotspot. Its just aggravating that ill be driving past walmart and suddenly my music will stop working. I don't want to have to manually turn off wifi every time I leave my house, i want it to just grab data from which ever connection it can get it from at that time, and if it cant grab that data from wifi it should grab it with the 3g connection. I dont remember having this problem with my previous WP7 phone.
If you choose to forget the network will it still try to connect?
Long press on that WiFi connection under options and click 'Forget this network". It wont connect to it again. Or select "Only use WiFi if the signal is strong" under WiFi options. That should work. These are the options on my Galaxy Nexus though, I dont know where they are on a GS3.
Its doesn't for me. Thats the only way I was able to keep my stuff from connecting to some of my neighbors WiFi (and their slow broadband) every now and then.
Jazzy Network
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Um every phone/computer/tablet does this. It's not just this device. The WP7 you had might've had a better or worse wi-fi connection so it either didn't connect to the Wal-Mart or it did and was able to use it.
Well I could do that, but I go there a couple of times a week and use the WiFi since its so much faster than 3G. It would just stink to keep forgetting the network every time I'm done.
Man, "only use WiFi if the signal is strong" sounds perfect. It unfortunately doesn't seem to be an option on this phone.
Wow really? Was that added in JB or something? I thought I remembered that from ICS. Seems like a weird thing to remove, its incredibly useful.
Yeah I'm not sure, here's all that's in the WiFi section. Maybe I'm missing something.
Spiritreaver
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Welp, I did it. Decided it's time to grow up and be an adult.