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Silenus · December 19th, 2011, 20:53

Quick android app recommendation.

Tasker is awesome.
Total Automation.

Blown away by some profiles.

EX: Turn on wifi when you are at work, put on silent mode, tell you the weather anytime you like and many many more.
It's a geek's dream app.

Another great app is LBE privacy guard.
Ever felt affraid of your privacy with all those apps, don't be.
With LBE you can disable access to any app to your ID, Contacts, etc.

It's ****ing annoying that a game is asking for your ID and call records.
Give the finger with LBE to all those data miners.

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Samor · December 19th, 2011, 20:59

android's a bit scary like that anyways.
Chinese GO Dev Team makes awesome apps (launchers, custom keyboards, etc.), but who can assure me that they're not acquiring a lot of user data?

Phil · December 20th, 2011, 02:13

No way to tell really..

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runawayprisoner · December 20th, 2011, 02:32

Hm... came across an Xperia Play 4G (4G version is newer) today for a pretty good price.

What can I say? My qualms with the original version are gone. Screen is bright (very much so), sound is crisp and super loud, and the phone is a lot smoother than the original. They must have obtained some magical dusts from Apple's employees.

On a more serious note, I think it's quite possible that I'm liking this phone...

**SCHUMI_4EVER** · December 20th, 2011, 12:47

So you got it? Or still just contemplating it?

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Phil · December 20th, 2011, 13:56

It's rap. Of course he bought it.

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Silenus · December 20th, 2011, 13:58

Quote:

Originally Posted by Samor

android's a bit scary like that anyways.
Chinese GO Dev Team makes awesome apps (launchers, custom keyboards, etc.), but who can assure me that they're not acquiring a lot of user data?

Yeah Android is scary in that regard.

I use ADWLauncherEX.
Grabbed it for 0.10 last week.

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runawayprisoner · December 20th, 2011, 20:33

Quote:

Originally Posted by SCHUMI_4EVER

So you got it? Or still just contemplating it?

I got it. Awesome little retro gaming system. PSX emulation is bugged in some of the games I want to play (noooooooooo!), but GBA emulation and the rest is more awesome than the PSP Go. Definitely a good tradeoff.

Plus the screen is huge! And I don't have to put my fingers on it.

Now my only complaint is that the "analog sticks" are next to worthless.

Now to figure out why this device is so different from the original Xperia Play. It was like Sony made a completely different phone just for AT&T. The color is also more attractive (dark blue).

**SCHUMI_4EVER** · December 20th, 2011, 20:43

Ugh...I hate american network exclusive phones. Those networks should seriously get over themselves.

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runawayprisoner · December 20th, 2011, 21:11

Quote:

Originally Posted by SCHUMI_4EVER

Ugh...I hate american network exclusive phones. Those networks should seriously get over themselves.

They phone can be unlocked, though. The cost of a subsidized phone + unlock code is < factory unlocked phone if you're already in the US.

runawayprisoner · December 20th, 2011, 21:12

Quote:

Originally Posted by SCHUMI_4EVER

Ugh...I hate american network exclusive phones. Those networks should seriously get over themselves.

The phone can be unlocked, though. The (cost of a subsidized phone + unlock code) * 2 is < factory unlocked phone if you're already in the US.

It's insane how expensive some unlocked phones can be. Take the Galaxy Nexus for example. $799!

http://www.amazon.com/Samsung-I9250-.../dp/B005ZEF01A

On contract, the thing is like $299.

**SCHUMI_4EVER** · December 20th, 2011, 21:24

Doesn't help if it's non-GSM which those phones often are.

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runawayprisoner · December 20th, 2011, 21:54

Quote:

Originally Posted by SCHUMI_4EVER

Doesn't help if it's non-GSM which those phones often are.

You're confusing CDMA phones with GSM phones. CDMA carriers have exclusive phones regardless of which part of the world they are. In the US, it's Verizon and Sprint that are the two major players. CDMA phones use a completely different radio and no SIM at all.

The Xperia Play 4G is an AT&T phone, so it's still GSM, and can be unlocked.

**SCHUMI_4EVER** · December 20th, 2011, 22:06

Perhaps this is Sony taking the Ericsson out of the PLAY then?

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runawayprisoner · December 20th, 2011, 23:35

Nah. It happened before the merge. Either I got a rare batch, or this one flew under the radar. Makes sense, though, because AT&T US is the only company in the entire world that sells it.

Now I just have to wait until next month to start using it... My billing cycle just ended last week right before I got the phone.

**SCHUMI_4EVER** · December 20th, 2011, 23:43

Pics?

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Silenus · December 21st, 2011, 14:34

Quote:

Originally Posted by runawayprisoner

They phone can be unlocked, though. The cost of a subsidized phone + unlock code is < factory unlocked phone if you're already in the US.

Beauty of Android is you can unlock them way easier than iPhones.

My GS2 is the AT&T i777 version, couldn't pick the Sprint because it was cdma and the T-Mobile uses a Qualcomm chipset, way slower than Exynos, and the Skyrocket uses Qualcomm too.

So one hour after I got my i777 I unlocked it free with an app from the Market.

Now I'm thinking of getting a class 10 Microsdhc card.
Best price I can find is 50bucks for 32gb samsung class 10.
At least they are reliable, the reviews say they perform very good.
Not sure yet.

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Samor · December 21st, 2011, 18:43

Quote:

Originally Posted by Silenus

Yeah Android is scary in that regard.

I use ADWLauncherEX.
Grabbed it for 0.10 last week.

ADWLauncher is pretty cool... don't really need it for my phone (HTC) since it has Sense (and I quite like that), but it could be nice for my tablet, which runs a pretty much vanilla Android version.

Silenus · December 21st, 2011, 20:22

Yeah I'm using it on my GS2 and my Touchpad.
A lot of options and smooth animations.

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runawayprisoner · December 23rd, 2011, 22:55

Quote:

Originally Posted by SCHUMI_4EVER

Pics?

Yep.

Shameless plug for new iPhone 4 back! But that aside, the two ain't too different size-wise. The Play is 50% thicker, but the iPhone 4 is deadly thin anyways.

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December 19th, 2011, 20:53	#1401
Silenus Pilgrim Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Hyperion Posts: 6,873	Quick android app recommendation. Tasker is awesome. Total Automation. Blown away by some profiles. EX: Turn on wifi when you are at work, put on silent mode, tell you the weather anytime you like and many many more. It's a geek's dream app. Another great app is LBE privacy guard. Ever felt affraid of your privacy with all those apps, don't be. With LBE you can disable access to any app to your ID, Contacts, etc. It's ***ing annoying that a game is asking for your ID and call records. Give the finger with LBE to all those data miners. __________________ DELL XPS 13 ULTRABOOK ...Mis sueños son mentiras que algun día dejarán de serlo...*

December 19th, 2011, 20:59	#1402
Samor crill stazy Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: NL Posts: 7,600	android's a bit scary like that anyways. Chinese GO Dev Team makes awesome apps (launchers, custom keyboards, etc.), but who can assure me that they're not acquiring a lot of user data?

December 20th, 2011, 02:13	#1403
Phil 339.9 Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: USA Posts: 14,777	No way to tell really.. __________________ Vision is the art of seeing what is invisible to others

December 20th, 2011, 02:32	#1404
runawayprisoner Level 9998 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Java Posts: 9,377	Hm... came across an Xperia Play 4G (4G version is newer) today for a pretty good price. What can I say? My qualms with the original version are gone. Screen is bright (very much so), sound is crisp and super loud, and the phone is a lot smoother than the original. They must have obtained some magical dusts from Apple's employees. On a more serious note, I think it's quite possible that I'm liking this phone...

December 20th, 2011, 12:47	#1405
SCHUMI_4EVER Hackin 'n Slashin Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Most-expensive-Internet-on-the-Planet Land : South Africa Posts: 26,321	So you got it? Or still just contemplating it? __________________ Intel Core2Quad Q9550 (2.83Ghz stock) \| ASUS P5Q \| 2x2GB Transcend JetRam DDR2-800 \| ASUS ENGTX260\HDTP\896M \| Windows Vista Home Premium 64bit SP1 The Champ has retired but may his Legacy live on FOREVER !!!! No$GBA DS FAQ 2.0 Get it right fools! The glass is HALF-EMPTY, not half-full!!! !!! WARNING: Emulation requires a brain !!! WARNING: Emulation =/= Piracy !!!

December 20th, 2011, 13:56	#1406
Phil 339.9 Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: USA Posts: 14,777	It's rap. Of course he bought it. __________________ Vision is the art of seeing what is invisible to others

December 20th, 2011, 20:43	#1409
SCHUMI_4EVER Hackin 'n Slashin Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Most-expensive-Internet-on-the-Planet Land : South Africa Posts: 26,321	Ugh...I hate american network exclusive phones. Those networks should seriously get over themselves. __________________ Intel Core2Quad Q9550 (2.83Ghz stock) \| ASUS P5Q \| 2x2GB Transcend JetRam DDR2-800 \| ASUS ENGTX260\HDTP\896M \| Windows Vista Home Premium 64bit SP1 The Champ has retired but may his Legacy live on FOREVER !!!! No$GBA DS FAQ 2.0 Get it right fools! The glass is HALF-EMPTY, not half-full!!! !!! WARNING: Emulation requires a brain !!! WARNING: Emulation =/= Piracy !!!

December 20th, 2011, 21:24	#1412
SCHUMI_4EVER Hackin 'n Slashin Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Most-expensive-Internet-on-the-Planet Land : South Africa Posts: 26,321	Doesn't help if it's non-GSM which those phones often are. __________________ Intel Core2Quad Q9550 (2.83Ghz stock) \| ASUS P5Q \| 2x2GB Transcend JetRam DDR2-800 \| ASUS ENGTX260\HDTP\896M \| Windows Vista Home Premium 64bit SP1 The Champ has retired but may his Legacy live on FOREVER !!!! No$GBA DS FAQ 2.0 Get it right fools! The glass is HALF-EMPTY, not half-full!!! !!! WARNING: Emulation requires a brain !!! WARNING: Emulation =/= Piracy !!!

December 20th, 2011, 22:06	#1414
SCHUMI_4EVER Hackin 'n Slashin Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Most-expensive-Internet-on-the-Planet Land : South Africa Posts: 26,321	Perhaps this is Sony taking the Ericsson out of the PLAY then? __________________ Intel Core2Quad Q9550 (2.83Ghz stock) \| ASUS P5Q \| 2x2GB Transcend JetRam DDR2-800 \| ASUS ENGTX260\HDTP\896M \| Windows Vista Home Premium 64bit SP1 The Champ has retired but may his Legacy live on FOREVER !!!! No$GBA DS FAQ 2.0 Get it right fools! The glass is HALF-EMPTY, not half-full!!! !!! WARNING: Emulation requires a brain !!! WARNING: Emulation =/= Piracy !!!

December 20th, 2011, 23:35	#1415
runawayprisoner Level 9998 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Java Posts: 9,377	Nah. It happened before the merge. Either I got a rare batch, or this one flew under the radar. Makes sense, though, because AT&T US is the only company in the entire world that sells it. Now I just have to wait until next month to start using it... My billing cycle just ended last week right before I got the phone.

December 20th, 2011, 23:43	#1416
SCHUMI_4EVER Hackin 'n Slashin Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Most-expensive-Internet-on-the-Planet Land : South Africa Posts: 26,321	Pics? __________________ Intel Core2Quad Q9550 (2.83Ghz stock) \| ASUS P5Q \| 2x2GB Transcend JetRam DDR2-800 \| ASUS ENGTX260\HDTP\896M \| Windows Vista Home Premium 64bit SP1 The Champ has retired but may his Legacy live on FOREVER !!!! No$GBA DS FAQ 2.0 Get it right fools! The glass is HALF-EMPTY, not half-full!!! !!! WARNING: Emulation requires a brain !!! WARNING: Emulation =/= Piracy !!!

December 21st, 2011, 20:22	#1419
Silenus Pilgrim Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Hyperion Posts: 6,873	Yeah I'm using it on my GS2 and my Touchpad. A lot of options and smooth animations. __________________ DELL XPS 13 ULTRABOOK ...Mis sueños son mentiras que algun día dejarán de serlo...