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Blackstone, here comes Firestone!

Hey fellas,considered getting an aussie Blackstone.then my evil side says checkout pdadb,up pops the Firestone 100!! says it will replace T8282.600mhz CPU w/1000 max overclock.10/09 release.crap, it isnt even spring!!! evil says 50 usd from wife to hidin spot.that aussie Black still looks good though!

i didn't even understand your post sorry.
As far as i can tell, the only major upgrade is the 8mp camera, other than that, the screen is downgraded. The processor is faster by about 80 Mhz but again, who cares. If they don't provide the drivers then it's wasted potential anyways.
Knowing the camera off the HD, i don't think anyone will care about the 8mp camera on the Firestone.

I have a HD and absolutely agree with Post # 2 above. Personally I will wait till WM 6.5 is out and I have seen actual user reviews and also compatibility of my existing programs with 6.5. By that time I am sure HTC would have come up with a model which I can call a real upgrade to the HD. Just my views

I'm really hoping for a Tegra successor to the Blackstone with the same screen size (I believe Blackstone hit the sweet spot, Toshiba TG01 is waaaay too big).
Before that arrives, I think I'm good with what I have.

The OP didn't make any sense.
But just FYI the Chip used is a SnapDragon clocked @ 600Mhz.

is this the firestone
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I think is the YOTA model, which is only sold in Russia.

spikez93 said:
is this the firestone
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It is a WiMaX handset... nothing special about it
Processor -- Qualcomm ESM7206A clocked at 528MHz
Memory -- 288MB of RAM, 256MB ROM, and 8GB of flash storage
Display -- 3.6-inch touchscreen display with 800 x 480 resolution
Cameras -- 5 megapixel main camera with secondary VGA-resolution camera for videoconferencing
Wireless:
WAN -- Tri-band (900/1800/1900MHz) GSM/GPRS/EDGE and Yota Mobile WiMAX (2.5 to 2.7GHz)
WLAN -- 802.11b/g
PAN -- Bluetooth 2.0
GPS
FM receiver
Other I/O:
3.5mm headphone jack
miniUSB port
Video output (connector unspecified, but likely uses special dongle attaching to USB port)
Dimensions -- 4.46 x 2.48 x 0.54 inches (113.5 x 63.1 x 13.9mm)
Weight, with battery -- (151g)

HTC are shipping out to many phones to close to each other with no great improvement between them all.
Personally I would wait till WM 6.5 is released, let some cook do his thing then flash it onto your Blackstone. Why waste money on a new phone which isn't any better than the one you have!
Think I'll wait a while until something really special is released, until then I'm gonna sit on the blackstone!

spikez93 said:
is this the firestone
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Thatz the Quartz.
Firestone:
IMO, not that innovative. CPU and Camera upgrade, that's all.

UPDATE: BREAKING: This is the Galaxy S III

GsmHelpdesk Nederland got his hands on the first official picture of the Samsung Galaxy S III.
The Galaxy S III will use a 12 megapixel camera and a 4.7” Super Amoled HD screen (resolution 720 x 1280)
The screen is ultimate sharp with 313 pixels a inch.
The Galaxy S III will have a 1.5 ghz quad-core processor on board.
The phone size: 131,3 x 63,7 x 8 mm
Other specifications:
- Codename: GT-I9300
- Size: 131,3 x 63,7 x 8 mm
- Weight 125 grams
- 4.8” Super Amoled HD (313 pixels a inch.) (resolution 720 x 1280)
- 12 megapixel camera with LED
- 1.3 megapixel front camera
- 1.5 GHZ quad-core processor.
- Bluetooth 4.0
- NFC
- Wi-Fi a/b/g/n
- MicroUSB 2.0
- HDMI
- Battery 1750 mAh
- 32GB intern
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http://www.sammobile.com/2012/03/21/breaking-this-is-the-galaxy-s-iii/

Most the tech sites are saying this pic is fake. Google has asked manufacturers to no longer use hard or capacitative buttons as ICS will use soft buttons. Not sure if thats true or not but the consensus is that this pic is not real

Highly doubt its the final product its touchwiz 4 without the changes they had to make because of the whole patent war... Doesnt make any sense... Also the picture looks shopped if check up closely.

I hope it's a fake because this phone is fugly.

fake and we don't give a ****... these GS III threads are getting stupid...

This is FUGLY
LOOKS LIKE ANY OTHER HTC PHONE (No offence but HTC phones especially the back is so disgusting...)

I really hope its fake. The design is so 2010
Sent from my GT-I9100 using XDA

Introducing Galaxy S3
crachel said:
Please just use the existing thread here --> http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1401781
Thanks
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Closed.

Just gonna get this question out of the way...possible to upgrade hard drive?

So, I find myself running out of room for apps...blah blah blah. Can we buy the exact same hard drive used in the nexus 7 but a bigger capacity? then install it...then reinstall the entire OS? seems possible right? or not?
I have no idea I just figured I would ask

To start, the Nexus 7 does not have a hard drive. Just a surface mount SD chip, which is not replaceable.

actually it is technically replaceable but you would have to replace a good 80% of the device with it, so there is almost no point. you might as well buy a 16 Gb if you have an 8 Gb now, and sell the old one

Good question / good answer.
Workaround I use is case that can hold my tiny USB. My device is basically a 32 gig unit now.
Sent from my Nexus 7 16gb, unlocked, rooted, trinity 7 kernel, stock OS using Tapatalk 2.
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Thanks for the answers guys...after doing a little digging, I realized that this isn't really a realistic procedure to do...I just figured I'll update you on what I found out.
The 8GB Nexus 7 uses the Kingston KE44B-26BN/8GB memory chip, while the 16GB Nexus 7 uses the Kingston KE4BT4B6A memory chip. Kingston make chips of the same 32nm types that come in 2GB, 4GB, 8GB, 16GB, and 32GB capacities. The dimensions of the 4GB-16GB chips are 12 x 16 x 1.2. While the 32GB chips are 14 x 18 x 1.4. So it appears that the 32GB chips would be much too big to fit anyway.
However, the 16GB chips only cost around $27...but no place has them in stock. I posted this on ifixit and will report back if they say anything.

Will Chuwi HI13 2IN1 Tablet PC Kill Surface Book For A Better Choice?

Right now i believe most users and media have been attracted by CES in Las Vegas, 2017, because i am also a fan of CES, and fond of unknown electronics. Yesterday, i have read some tech sites to know Chuwi will attend CES to release and show Chuwi HI13, which is the new year flagship, better and powerful than Chuwi HI12, but previously, i have guess this new tablet pc should call Chuwi HI14 according to their naming practice. It proves I was wrong. You can check this thread that i created before about Chuwi new tablet, i am also doubtful it should be Chuwi Lapbook 14.1 Notebook, so i changed the title from Chuwi HI14 to Chuwi Lapbook 14.1. Please forgive me for my wrong judge. Anyway, i have seen the Chuwi HI13 real photos before and know the main specs you may be interested. Check details as follow.
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Here are some detailed specs:
1. 13.5 inch 3000 x 2000 resolution 3:2 ratio screen.
2. Intel Apollo Lake Celeron N3450 CPU + Gen9 Graphics 500 GPU.
3. Windows 10 Home operating system.
4. 4 GB DDR3L RAM + 64 GB eMMC ROM.
5. Detachable keyboard + Stylus pen support.
6. 2.4Ghz/5Ghz Dual band Wi-Fi + Type-C Port.
But my point is that in terms of design, it looks like Surface Book so much, do you detect that?
So i think Chuwi HI13 can replace Surface book in the design and price, how about you? I like to choose competitive and affordable electronics.
Source: igeekphone
Chuwi Official Twitter

I'm very tempted... How much?

leclark said:
I'm very tempted... How much?
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about $350.

White Zephyr - New RTX Build

First, a photo of the completed build:
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I haven't built a brand new computer for over 10 years, so it was overdue. I upgraded bits and pieces, but after I started having a lot of issues with multiple dead hard drives, and being unable to determine the source of the hard drives dying, I decided it was time on a brand new build.
Parts list:
Motherboard: ROG Strix B550-F Gaming
PSU: EVGA 850GA Gold
CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
Memory: Corsair Vengeance RGB Pro 32GB (4x8GB) DDR4 3600MHz
GPU: GeForce RTX 3070
Case: Thermaltake S300 Snow Edition
SSD: Samsung 1TB 980PRO NVME M.2
HDD1: TOSHIBA 6TB 7200RPM X300 256MB
HDD2: Seagate 6TB 7200RPM
LEDs: Bitspower TouchAqua 120mm RGB fans
It took me a while to get all these parts together. The hardest thing to find was the RTX 3070 video card. In the end, I wrote a telegram bot that checks the Best Buy API every 30 seconds for various RTX products. It took a few tries when they came in to stock, but eventually I was able to snag one.
This was actually a super-fun project. I was trying to re-use parts from my old PC... notably the PSU, which was a 1000W PSU. I had all kinds of issues with picking up the hard drives - it turns out the source of all of my problems was that power supply. But, in the end I got a wicked fast PC - I can plan any modern game (and also mine a little crypto!).
AMA

Looks great! Very similar to a setup that I have right now. Capable of 4K gaming while being very affordable.

XDARoni said:
Looks great! Very similar to a setup that I have right now. Capable of 4K gaming while being very affordable.
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The nerdiest thing about this setup is how I learned to write a Telegram bot just to get a graphics card!