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[Silenus]

PlayStation Phone playing RE2.

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Nice video Silenius however i personally find the PlayStation Phone ugly and preffer a Android 2.2 based smartphone myself.

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[Bill_gates]

Originally Posted by Silenus

MOTOROLA XOOM.





A really nice tablet.
Very interested in this one.

Apple needs to do something about the iPad and it's UI, I mean, that works on the smaller screen of the iphone but on the iPad you could do something about it's homescreen at least, they don't support widgets but that screen really needs an overhaul.
Unless you jailbreak and install LockInfo, Smartscreen and others, you just have the same lifeless homescreen.

This tablet recieved top honors at CES this year... I hope its more affordable than the iPad

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[Bubbafat]

I am hearing a lot of different android talk, but one phone i havent really heard much about is the G2. from the reviews i had seen it was nice but had its own issues. Anyone had any complaints?

*getting one tomorrow and cant wait

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[Silenus]

Should do your research before buying an android phone.
They have a lot of options.

The Galaxy S line is great, or the Nexus S.

I think Anandtech made a review of the G2, check it out.

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[makotech222]

im getting a new android phone for valentines day, for T-Mobile. Anyone have good suggestions? Right now, im leaning entirely towards the nexus S, but i assume 500 new phones will be out before valentines day. Anyone have any suggestions?

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If I was to go for a more upmarket smartphone I'd run with the Nexus S, looks like a very tidy phone, good support from Google, and the Super AMOLED screen and specs look very tidy. That 4.0" screen looks massive.



I have been looking at a new low-mid range android mobile phone recently and honed down on 3 phones

LG Optimus One
Motorola XT502
HTC Wildfire

All are around the same price bracket (going for unlocked phone, not one on a plan) and after weighing up the specs, software, screen and so on and so forth I think the LG will be the one to go for. Reviews say it has great fundamental phone capabilities, great battery, good enough screen, a huge amount of ram (for its range) and it can reportedly run gingerbread.

I was going to run with the Wildfire, mainly to play with CyanogenMod although the screen res was rather small, and I was disappointed with the XT502, mainly for lack of ram and being stuck with 2.1 (can run 2.2 and CyanogenMod 7 albeit with many bugs) although the gorilla glass screen made it rather tempting.

I think the Optimus will be the way to go, my KU990 has been a great phone and with the excellent reception and solid audio quality the LG looks very good. Does anyone have anything to comment on? Perhaps I have been overlooking a phone within this price range/market?

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I got to play with one of the LG Optimus models a few days ago and it was quite nice. Someone was selling it and I was considering picking it up as a backup or a ROM/kernel test bench . There was one small issue though: It was a Sprint (CDMA) phone, and I have AT&T (GSM).

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[Hy-Def]

@Mako HTC Desire HD.


Does Tablet include laptop-tablet twists? If it does, do not buy HP TX series. It gets a famous problem known as the Black Screen.

[Hy-Def]

Anyone know an Android with 8MP camera, 4+ inch screen (preferably 4.3+) and 1080p HD video recording? Those are the exact specs I'm looking for. And large Internal Memory.

[Silenus]

That's it guys, smartphones are the way to go.

@Mako, Maybe you could take a look at those dual core phones that are on the way, maybe one of them would be released before valentine's day.
Stop by the store and test drive some phones.

http://www.theandroidphone.com/dual-...in-2011-95851/

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Nvidia to open Android games store • reghardware

Seems Nvidia is really stepping up their Tegra efforts. Could the future of mobile 3D gaming be Tegra-based Android smartphones/tablets?

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[Bill_gates]

it was announced yesterday that Verizon users will have the chance to give Steve Jobs handjobs . But now that there are so many more smart phone options outside of the iPhone I wonder how well it'll sell...

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[runawayprisoner]

It'll sell like hotcakes. Some people like to use apps more than having a phone.

And one of the problems with Android phones currently is... although they are nice, you are lucky to get any usable update out of the official channel. Your best bet is to root the phone and go with custom ROMs, but then you're at the mercy of developers.

With the iPhone, you have access to a much larger selection of apps, much larger selection of accessories, and probably one usable update every other month or so. iOS has gone from 4.0 to 4.3 beta in the last 6 months, whereas a majority of Android devices are still waiting on official 2.2... 2.3? Only Nexus S has a fully working build with proper drivers so far as I know. The rest of the other devices have x things not working right for the most part. Even the Galaxy S phones are not getting much Gingerbread love despite the fact that the Nexus S is almost identical to the other 4 Galaxy S phones. Not that I have any problem watching Flash videos on my 1.2GHz Captivate, but I'd still love to see official 2.2 drivers.

So depending on whether it's apps you are looking for (PDA with phone function) or a phone you are looking for (phone with PDA functions), the obvious choices would be either iPhone or Android.

That aside, iPad 2 will most likely have fullscreen multitouch gestures, something the competition is still using buttons for:



Let's not rule out Apple. They started the touchscreen phone craze, and the tablet craze.

Edit: I didn't mention the "choice" of lock screen vs mute switch and the "choice" of enabling a mobile hotspot, or... 3G to WIFI tethering, since I realize that most of us don't believe in "choice" when it concerns Apple. But hey, it's there.

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[Demigod]

Originally Posted by Bill_gates

it was announced yesterday that Verizon users will have the chance to give Steve Jobs handjobs . But now that there are so many more smart phone options outside of the iPhone I wonder how well it'll sell...

It'll definitely sell well, although the iPhone 4 is not the best smartphone on Verizon (this is different with AT&T). What's interesting is surveys show that more than a quarter of AT&T iPhone users might switch to Verizon. However, this might prompt AT&T to diversify their phone line-up and finally get some high-end Android phones on their network (maybe even the sexy new ones sporting the Nvidia Tegra 2 chip). My guess is that the number of Android users on Verizon will drop but the number of Android users on AT&T will rise.

I've heard some people say that the real battle will happen later this year when Apple releases their next/refresher iPhone, which might have 4G/LTE capability. This is a pretty significant factor, since according a public poll on ZDNet some 57% of people would not get a Verizon iPhone 4 due to its lack of LTE support. Should be interesting how it plays out.

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[n_w95482]

Hey, we have the Samsung Captivate

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[Silenus]

I read the next iPhone 5 might sport a dual core A5 processor, the next iPad might bring it too.

Also I think is bye bye to the home button.

I wonder how the new DFU method will be. xd

I'm not sure if Apple will be able to maintain their year release cycle, I mean Android phones are released sooner and tech is growing really fast.

Gotta give props to them, being able to stay in the market with one device released yearly.


@n_w95482

By the way, I read that manufacturers and carriers are holding updates so they don't cannibalize new sells.
EX: Vibrant and Vibrant 4G.

http://www.dailytech.com/article.aspx?newsid=20658

That really sucks.

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[runawayprisoner]

Originally Posted by n_w95482

Hey, we have the Samsung Captivate

Hey, I have a Samsung Captivate. Friggin' good phone. Runs a heck of a lot faster than my iPhone 4.

Originally Posted by Silenus

I read the next iPhone 5 might sport a dual core A5 processor, the next iPad might bring it too.

Also I think is bye bye to the home button.

I wonder how the new DFU method will be. xd

I'm not sure if Apple will be able to maintain their year release cycle, I mean Android phones are released sooner and tech is growing really fast.

Despite the looks of it, most Android phones are actually very meh. I've never had a good Android phone that would at least be responsive enough until I got the Samsung Captivate. Previously, I went over the Motorola Milestone, Google Nexus One, then Sony Xperia X10, then finally to Captivate...

Sadly, because Android hardwares are often similar to iPhone, people from both sides of the equation mistake the true performance of these devices. iPhone owners would think Android interface is prettier and less bland than the iPhone's app screens, or Android owners would think iPhones would lag the same or even worse in operation. But there is only one truth: Android phones have pretty interfaces, and widgets, and live wallpapers... and all of these cool features and what-nots, but all at some insane expense for responsiveness. Think iPhone 2G taken a notch.

I still like Android phones far better because they are better integrated with Google services (Google Voice), but... if you're looking at hardwares to judge these devices, I dare say you are gravely mistaken. Go in the stores, take a gander at an Android phone, and just... try to swipe and tap on the screen for a bit. You'll see what I mean.

It's only at the Galaxy S line of phones that hardwares begin to catch up with the poor software stack of Android. That's why the Nexus S was manufactured by Samsung instead of HTC. Apple still has a much better software stack for their iOS devices. That not only benefits users, but developers are also more at ease when developing for iOS, knowing that the OS overhead wouldn't be so large and that they can harness the power of the OS without having to worry about overdoing it and making the experience horrible for users.

Don't get me wrong. I love Android. So much that I refuse to use an iPhone despite how fast and responsive it runs. There are some features on Android that... I can't get on an iPhone. But even so, I feel like Android has limitations of its own that are pretty jarring. Beyond using an Android phone as... a phone, I don't think you'll get as good an experience as with an iPhone. I've actually never dared to use my phones as more than phones prior to the Samsung Captivate. Even so, the Android browser still needs some major overhaul. It's slow, it's unresponsive on some websites, it needs major processing power, even more than PSX4Droid to run at full speed (yes, I run a lot of PSX games at full speed on my phone), and Flash just makes it worse.

By the way, I read that manufacturers and carriers are holding updates so they don't cannibalize new sells.
EX: Vibrant and Vibrant 4G.

DailyTech - Smartphone Manufacturers Withholding Android Updates

That really sucks.

Root the phone. You'll thank God for inventing "root". Vibrant gets some of the best custom ROMs ever.

Edit: In fact, the Galaxy S line gets some of the best features of Android mods that are not available anywhere else. Take, for instance... WIFI, bluetooth, GPS, silent, rotate switches in the notification bar. Then you can swipe the notification bar for brightness control instead of having to go anywhere else. You also have voltage control and overclock support from 1GHz to 1.6GHz. 1.2GHz is typical because it's more stable, and it's fast enough for most things. Including fullspeed PSX emulation. There is also hardware screen color calibration, vibration sensitivity, among other things... There's a reason the second Nexus phone is a Galaxy S phone. It's not just because of the hardware.

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[n_w95482]

Originally Posted by Silenus

By the way, I read that manufacturers and carriers are holding updates so they don't cannibalize new sells.
EX: Vibrant and Vibrant 4G.

DailyTech - Smartphone Manufacturers Withholding Android Updates

That really sucks.

I started assuming that a week or two ago. Other than possibly being extremely lazy, there's no other reason why Froyo isn't out on all of them yet. Once a stable Gingerbread ROM is released, I'll probably just update to that.

RAP: Have you installed any lagfixes on your Captivate or are you using the stock filesystem?

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[runawayprisoner]

I am using voodoo lagfix right now. I tried OCLF before but Voodoo does it best as I can see. Flash videos are absolutely smooth, which is a big plus.

Edit:

Wow, Apple, wow... they seem to really want to crush competition in the tablet space. On top of a dual-core A9 CPU running alongside a PowerVR SGX 543 chip that has a hardware multi-core scheduler (no more special SLI or Crossfire drivers), it'll have a 2048 x 1536 display?

http://www.macrumors.com/2011/01/15/...36-resolution/

It's mindblowing, and somewhat unbelievable. Come on...

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