wml7 wrote:
;D
IS that photo worth me hacking your hotmail account for me to see?
IS that photo worth me hacking your hotmail account for me to see?
iphone
IS that photo worth me hacking your hotmail account for me to see?
vansmack wrote:wml7 wrote:
;D
IS that photo worth me hacking your hotmail account for me to see?
You decide.
oh, do you guys not see the photo??
ok fixed now you should be able to see the photo ;D
ok fixed now you should be able to see the photo ;D
wml7 wrote:
oh, do you guys not see the photo??
EDIT: Much better.
Engadget loves that Galaxy S2, basically crowning it the best smartphone ever.
http://www.engadget.com/2011/04/28/samsung-galaxy-s-ii-review/
I didn't like touchwiz a whole lot when I had the epic, but they seem to have improved it a bunch. I use launcher pro anyway now.
http://www.engadget.com/2011/04/28/samsung-galaxy-s-ii-review/
I didn't like touchwiz a whole lot when I had the epic, but they seem to have improved it a bunch. I use launcher pro anyway now.
The GS2 is why I'm passing on the Nexus S when it comes to Sprint next month. I really want a dual-core phone on a 4G network as my next phone.
I haven't seen any improvements in TW3.0 that justify me using it over Launcher Pro Plus, so you've made the right choice. I really want a straight Google phone as I'm tired of waiting for carrier/manufacturer updates, but since the non-straight Google phones are far surpassing the straight Google phones at this point in terms of hardware, with places like XDA and the general openness of the software, I'm learning to cope.
It also helps that Google gave me a Dev phone to play with so I'm not always missing the latest and greatest OS treats…
I haven't seen any improvements in TW3.0 that justify me using it over Launcher Pro Plus, so you've made the right choice. I really want a straight Google phone as I'm tired of waiting for carrier/manufacturer updates, but since the non-straight Google phones are far surpassing the straight Google phones at this point in terms of hardware, with places like XDA and the general openness of the software, I'm learning to cope.
It also helps that Google gave me a Dev phone to play with so I'm not always missing the latest and greatest OS treats…
Up to now I have not rooted my phone…Been using launcher pro over top of sense. I'm starting to consider it though, but am scared off by a few things. My main reason for putting on a new ROM would be to improve performance, esp battery life, and to get off the bloatware. And I'm just not convinced yet that going to vanilla gingerbread would do that. Secondly, since Ive never done it before I'm somewhat worried about bricking my phone. I'm very tech saavy, but I know it happens. And I really don't feel like having to lay down the $$ for a new phone if I turn mine into a paperweight.
And no, I had no hand in last night's South Park.
Jaguar wrote:
The average person will be intimidated enough to hand anything over to a cop, especially one that might act like a bully.
Electronic Frontier Foundation
Every country and every society in the world is a police state to the easily-cowed. Always has been, always will be.
So back to the topic at hand…
Steve Jobs has claimed that Apple's little file was a cache to make it quicker for the iphone to determine its location. Having had an Iphone and then an Android, I think there might actually be something to that – my Android takes noticeably, annoyingly longer to get a location fix than the Iphone did.
Steve Jobs has claimed that Apple's little file was a cache to make it quicker for the iphone to determine its location. Having had an Iphone and then an Android, I think there might actually be something to that – my Android takes noticeably, annoyingly longer to get a location fix than the Iphone did.
Herr wrote:
So back to the topic at hand…
Steve Jobs has claimed that Apple's little file was a cache to make it quicker for the iphone to determine its location. Having had an Iphone and then an Android, I think there might actually be something to that – my Android takes noticeably, annoyingly longer to get a location fix than the Iphone did.
You have a Samsung phone right? Samsung did a poor job with the hardware implementation of its GPS hardware on the Galaxy Series - that's why it takes so long to lock a location. I've seen better performance since my Froyo update, but it's far from perfect. One other fix is to clear the GPS cache, which is supposed to help as well.
However, what Jobs is talking about is not GPS, but location based services, which Google turns off by default. I think you'll find by turning on Location Based Services and Use Wifi Hotspots on your Google phone, it will lock much faster.
Apple's explanation Still doesn't explain why the file was not encrypted, data was kept forever (including transferring to new phones), location based services working fine on the phone before the update and why the file was kept even when location based services is turned off. But OK. Steve has spoken so it must be over….
vansmack wrote:Herr wrote:
So back to the topic at hand…
Steve Jobs has claimed that Apple's little file was a cache to make it quicker for the iphone to determine its location. Having had an Iphone and then an Android, I think there might actually be something to that – my Android takes noticeably, annoyingly longer to get a location fix than the Iphone did.
You have a Samsung phone right? Samsung did a poor job with the hardware implementation of its GPS hardware on the Galaxy Series - that's why it takes so long to lock a location. I've seen better performance since my Froyo update, but it's far from perfect. One other fix is to clear the GPS cache, which is supposed to help as well.
However, what Jobs is talking about is not GPS, but location based services, which Google turns off by default. I think you'll find by turning on Location Based Services and Use Wifi Hotspots on your Google phone, it will lock much faster.
Apple's explanation Still doesn't explain why the file was not encrypted, data was kept forever (including transferring to new phones), location based services working fine on the phone before the update and why the file was kept even when location based services is turned off. But OK. Steve has spoken so it must be over….
Yeah, I have the Captivate. I've turned on Location Based Services, but for whatever reason certain key apps (like the built in camera app) don't use it.
vansmack wrote:
I'm telling you, they follow this thread:
Samsung Fixes GPS Lock with Galaxy II
aw crap, I should've waited a few extra months to buy my phone. :(
Herr wrote:
aw crap, I should've waited a few extra months to buy my phone. :(
I don't expect the GSII to be stateside until the end of the summer (I'm thinking August), though I would love to be wrong.
And you can't say I didn't warn you…
vansmack wrote:
Droid. The Captivate is awesome, but at&t announced 11 new Android smartphones for 2011, so you might want to hang on for just a little while longer to get an HSPA+ model to take advantage of 4G.
vansmack wrote:Herr wrote:
aw crap, I should've waited a few extra months to buy my phone. :(
I don't expect the GSII to be stateside until the end of the summer (I'm thinking August), though I would love to be wrong.
And you can't say I didn't warn you…vansmack wrote:
Droid. The Captivate is awesome, but at&t announced 11 new Android smartphones for 2011, so you might want to hang on for just a little while longer to get an HSPA+ model to take advantage of 4G.
tru dat! Of course there is always something better around the corner.
Jaguar wrote:
Apple's Chinese workers treated 'inhumanely, like machines': Investigation finds evidence of draconian rules and excessive overtime to meet western demand for iPhones and iPads
and therein lies the source of the "magic" Steve Jobs likes to refer to.
Herr wrote:Jaguar wrote:
Apple's Chinese workers treated 'inhumanely, like machines': Investigation finds evidence of draconian rules and excessive overtime to meet western demand for iPhones and iPads
and therein lies the source of the "magic" Steve Jobs likes to refer to.
i have no doubt that like in many other chinese factories, there are worker abuses going on here. but for an alternate take, read "1 Million Workers. 90 Million iPhones. 17 Suicides. Who?s to Blame?" (http://www.wired.com/magazine/2011/02/ff_joelinchina/). it was written by a guilt-ridden Wired reporter who was asking himself "did my love of iphone lead to these 17 suicides?". i got the impression that he wanted to find himself guilty, but among the conclusions: the workers were treated better by foxconn than by most other similar chinese employers, and the suicide rate was below the national average.
Wow. That new swipe down from the top notification bar/window is absolutely revolutionary. I know iOS 5 isn't out yet, but let me show you what it looks like from a picture I took of my Android last year:
The new Twitter feature and integrated contacts are also just like Android's "Share" and integrated contacts feature.
Reading List = Read It Later.
Tabbed browsing has been on Android since 2.0.
Camera button on the lockscreen and volume up to take picture to make up for the lack of dedicated camera button.
Over the air updates for your apps and OS. What a concept….
iMessage = Google Voice (although it does add MMS support which is sorely lacking from GV)
I'm really feeling the balance tipping a bit here.
I do like RTF support in the mail app and photo editing built in (though there are apps for the latter).
The new Twitter feature and integrated contacts are also just like Android's "Share" and integrated contacts feature.
Reading List = Read It Later.
Tabbed browsing has been on Android since 2.0.
Camera button on the lockscreen and volume up to take picture to make up for the lack of dedicated camera button.
Over the air updates for your apps and OS. What a concept….
iMessage = Google Voice (although it does add MMS support which is sorely lacking from GV)
I'm really feeling the balance tipping a bit here.
I do like RTF support in the mail app and photo editing built in (though there are apps for the latter).