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Tango Video Chat App is now live

Tango has released their video chat for iOS and Android, you can find it in marketplace or at Tango.me
Might not show up in the Apple market just yet, they're a little slow.
I haven't tried it yet, but it looks promising.

So does this mean we can video chat with iPhone users as well?

Fring already lets you talk with iOS devices.
What does this do differently?

Thanks for the info, will check it out.

nyne7lac said:
Fring already lets you talk with iOS devices.
What does this do differently?
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looks full screen from the looks of it. if it doesn't have the stupid "push to talk" thing that qik does, i'm in. trying it now, waiting on my bro loading it up to try chatting, will post back.

Thanks for the heads up will try it now.
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Just got done installing on the old lady and my evos. Video quality is much better than Qik or Fring.

Wow, that's what I have to say about the App. Its awesome, no push to talk button like qik. Way better picture quality, and its full screen. Also has a small button on the top right of the screen so you can switch cameras. I love this App, let's Tango everyone.
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Thanks OP.... will check it out.
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Works great. Called my friend on her iPhone 4 and another on an EVO.

anyone know if its in the Apple store yet??
All my friends have IPhones

JArcher84 said:
anyone know if its in the Apple store yet??
All my friends have IPhones
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Not sure. But my friend got it for her iPhone 4 already. So perhaps yes?

bsod169 said:
Not sure. But my friend got it for her iPhone 4 already. So perhaps yes?
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i just checked with a friend and its in the apple store....she just has to update her phone

JArcher84 said:
i just checked with a friend and its in the apple store....she just has to update her phone
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Make sure she isn't holding it wrong.

Works great with EVO+ HERO!
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davebu said:
Make sure she isn't holding it wrong.
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I think I may have peed my self a little...

aayoo said:
Wow, that's what I have to say about the App. Its awesome, no push to talk button like qik. Way better picture quality, and its full screen. Also has a small button on the top right of the screen so you can switch cameras. I love this App, let's Tango everyone.
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agreed. sound quality wasn't the greatest with two EVOs on wifi, but def better than fring.

any1 wanna make a youtube of a call in action?

davebu said:
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I guess we were holding it wrong.
I downloaded Itunes to updated her IPhone, and the damn thing wouldn't even update(3G one) Took me 3 times to download the updated for some reason, and then it tried to backup her phone and itunes kept freezing. So she said i think i cant get a upgrade the the Iphone 4, so we log into he account(which takes about 3 min) her bill was 100 bucks and she had a 39.99 plan(i about pooped myself) but with all the additions(text,web, etc.) it brings her monthly bill up that high.
Man im so happy im with Sprint!!
edit: that reminds me i better uninstall that bulls!t program they call iTunes

My buddy can't here me talk on his captivate
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Google Support Knows Phone Is Rooted (I did not tell them.)

I was dealing with an app issue and app store support point out that my phone was rooted and they do not support that. I do not know if I should be concern that they snooped my phone or not but it does seem like a pretty big privacy issue.
It may be no big deal but I was quite surprised. What is your take on this?

Think Google made android for humanitarian purposes?
Foo they reading you texts and emails and listening in on yo calls!

What the hell? My phone! Stay out! Its my personal info stored not googles!
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Pfft, they feeding you ads from that info too, why you think they all advertising Evo 3d and porn??

yeah I get that. I am not that naive or paranoid.

Bet they just saw superuser app in your market list or saw software version. Dunno really

Was the app a rooted only app?
from my phone duh

CheesyNutz said:
Was the app a rooted only app?
from my phone duh
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Hahaha. That'd be funny. Call up google to see why you're having a problem with the app you stole off 4shared! Lol.

Yea I bet they saw your app list and noticed a root only app you may have on your phone, busted.

kids88yj said:
What the hell? My phone! Stay out! Its my personal info stored not googles!
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knowing your phone is rooted, for support purposes, is not the same as having access to your personal data. at all.
can't expect to have your car fixed without opening the hood, ya know?
and this is the risk we take when rooting, not getting "official" support.

Full e-mail log or it didn't happen.
No offense to OP, but I don't think anyone should take his word until there's proof.

No biggy, the app is RootExplorer. Its just associated with the wrong email account. I figured this out myself and they said that there currently is no way of changing the associated account with a particular purchase...so if you buy it with the wrong account you are out of luck.
He did say they are 'seriously' looking at add the ability to move an app to another account.

I would love to be able to gift an app, i would buy RUA for everybody

lightiv said:
No biggy, the app is RootExplorer. Its just associated with the wrong email account. I figured this out myself and they said that there currently is no way of changing the associated account with a particular purchase...so if you buy it with the wrong account you are out of luck.
He did say they are 'seriously' looking at add the ability to move an app to another account.
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Since the app is Root Explorer, wouldn't that explain how they know your phone is rooted?.. ahahah

NewZJ said:
I would love to be able to gift an app, i would buy RUA for everybody
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that game has sucked so much of my life lately. that and rocket bunnies...
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NewZJ said:
I would love to be able to gift an app, i would buy RUA for everybody
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Don't laugh please, but what is RUA?
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only the best stupid game ever made for android, thats all. ;-)
(robot unicorn attack, by Adult Swim. it's actually kind dumb, but i love it.)

kingdazy said:
only the best stupid game ever made for android, thats all. ;-)
(robot unicorn attack, by Adult Swim. it's actually kind dumb, but i love it.)
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Lol. Alright. Preesh. Ima check it out now.
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It could be as simple as the fact that you have downloaded multiple root only apps. It's kind of a giveaway.
I'm surprised that you're surprised by the fact that Google knows your business. If you take a look at the permissions for the apps that come installed on the Evo stock, you'll find that they all have every permission out there... or almost.
Big brother's always watching. I used to care, now I've just learned to live with it. I know it's strange, but I don't really care if someone sells my browser history for marketing purposes. Meh.
EDIT: I either skipped over the last 50% of posts, or I'm just really slow. I did eat a sandwich while typing...
EDIT 2: Looking at the times, I just skipped over them. Oops.
(from... Evo/MIUI/Tapatalk)

kingdazy said:
that game has sucked so much of my life lately. that and rocket bunnies...
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Rocket bunnies is freaking awesome I swear by it! Its like the new angry birds but with cute Buck tooth bunnies lol. RUA has gotten a tad bit boring for me. Im hoping adult swim release way more games on android pretty soon.
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Call Log

Whos ingenious idea was it to include EVERYTHING in the call logs??
We have messages received, sent, rejected, calls recievd, made, rejected all in one giant list.
And if you called or messaged someone more than once then those entries are repeated that many times. This makes absolutely no sense to me and a nightmare to navigate and find a recent number.
I know that you can filter that list, but its very cumbersome and not practical to do that all the time.
I wish the call log was just that - a calls only log. And it would group the same number dialed successively together so they don't eat up multiple entries.
Nobody else baffled by this?
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Totally agree. I don't even use the Call Log anymore.

Probably the same genius that decided the app drawer should be sorted by install date ;-)
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These really simple things are an example of how Apple gets all parts of the OS right and whole experience is so seamless and natural.
The devil is in the details as they say
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Yup, very annoying.
Just rang up the wrong girlfriend, the one I just texted with. Quite a mental shock I can say....

tanseerj said:
These really simple things are an example of how Apple gets all parts of the OS right and whole experience is so seamless and natural.
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No need to jump on the iPhone bandwagon, there are thousands of other phone that doesn't do this as well. If Apple gets so much right, then why are you in a Galaxy S II forum? Join an iPhone forum.

I very much prefer it the way it is

ronj1986 said:
No need to jump on the iPhone bandwagon, there are thousands of other phone that doesn't do this as well. If Apple gets so much right, then why are you in a Galaxy S II forum? Join an iPhone forum.
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Please don't be a child. I love many aspects of the phone and enjoy it as much as I enjoy the iphone.
In my opinion there are quite a few things about the Sgs2 OS that can use some polish to make it a truly stand out product. Hardware wise seems as though Samsung have nailed it
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tanseerj said:
These really simple things are an example of how Apple gets all parts of the OS right and whole experience is so seamless and natural.
The devil is in the details as they say
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Yup, so too the HTC and, correct me if i'm, the stock android log. In fact i think this horrible deformity is limited only to samsung phones.. i first experienced it on the original SGS.

tanseerj said:
These really simple things are an example of how Apple gets all parts of the OS right and whole experience is so seamless and natural.
The devil is in the details as they say
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Well if I remember correctly from my short time with using an iPhone, it sorts apps based on install date as well. I do agree about the call log though.
Joe

jpasint said:
Well if I remember correctly from my short time with using an iPhone, it sorts apps based on install date as well. I do agree about the call log though.
Joe
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Yes but the catch there is that there isn't a separate Home Screen and Apple Drawer so its only about organizing your home screen the way you see fit.
In android we have home screen organization and apple drawer organization which again is not neccesary.
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Eclypz said:
Probably the same genius that decided the app drawer should be sorted by install date ;-)
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hi hi true that

What do you mean by app drawer ?

Dr.Sid said:
What do you mean by app drawer ?
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Your installed applications list...
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Mine are all alphabetical ..

i dont really understand the argument
yes the log shows everything, but its in time/date order so should still be easily manageable..

Darkside Agent said:
i dont really understand the argument
yes the log shows everything, but its in time/date order so should still be easily manageable..
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Yeah but it isn't terribly useful when you quickly want to see the last few calls you got and this is what you see when you open up the logs

I agree .. the messages should not be there ..

The messages appearing in the call log used to frustrate me something rotten. I now use Go SMS Pro and the messages no longer appear in the call log. Perfect!

App like siri for our vibrants?

Any app which is like Siri?
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Speaktoit or Vlingo. I use neither because it doesn't work well enough for me.

Just found iris. Not bad.

Iris? Never tried that one, I'll have to give it a whirl.

The iris app is still in alpha stage, but its an interesting start. To tell you the truth I just use the built in Google voice search which looks like might get an update with ice cream sandwich. Otherwise I know many people like Vlingo.
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Iris? Sounds like Siri... Gotta check it out... Too bad it's just alpha

Are we all aware iris is siri spelled backwards.....oh we are ....good just checking
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there's a great story behind iris: it was developed in only 8 hours during a hackathon last weekend. it's not very good yet, but it has a lot of promise.

Iris
Download Iris. It is alpha and at this point just for fun.
Vlingo is another option.
Or Google Voice Search which in my opinion is no different than siri.

+1 to Vlingo. Used it back when I had my BB and used it since I got Android. Voice search, dial, reads my messages while I'm driving. Love the ability to yell at the phone to wake it up and have it do what I need, totally hands-free.

i would be very supprised to see anythink like siri work properly on android. i;ve tried several apps mentioned here, and most seem far too laggy to really be of any use.... and that is if the app doenst crash on you. speektoit was insain on craching last i tried it....
i have my doubts siri actually works as good as the comercial, the jury is still out for me till i get my hands on one to test it...

teddyv said:
i would be very supprised to see anythink like siri work properly on android. i;ve tried several apps mentioned here, and most seem far too laggy to really be of any use.... and that is if the app doenst crash on you. speektoit was insain on craching last i tried it....
i have my doubts siri actually works as good as the comercial, the jury is still out for me till i get my hands on one to test it...
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ALL these apps ,including Siri, depends on Really good data connection... so, yes if your data connection is poor, it will seem laggy .... so far speaktoit seems really good (TO me ) , but like i said, they all depend on a great data connection... best be,t try them on a wifi connection ....
PS .. I take great offence with you saying "i would be very supprised to see anythink like siri work properly on android ".... fact is google voice search ,an app built in to all android phones, does all that siri does plus more, and it is well integrated into the OS ... the only difference is voice search will not answer you with voice ,but with text.. its been around long before siri just not popular ,but once again ,this is why Jobs and his products were so successful ... He didn't invent the wheel , but he knew how to convince the masses that he redesigned and streamlined it , and took full credit for its existence...
SO please don't put down the android OS, it is still young and growing, to the point that Jobs feared it ...

google voice search ,an app built in to all android phones, does all that siri does plus more, and it is well integrated into the OS ... the only difference is voice search will not answer you with voice ,but with text.
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Actually I disagree if you use siri you will find it is much better than google voice search and cooler as well. I am not dissing Android, bit could u tell google voice search "will u marry me" and it will tell you that's weird.
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ali1276 said:
Actually I disagree if you use siri you will find it is much better than google voice search and COOLER AS WELL . I am not dissing Android, bit could u tell google voice search "will u marry me" and it will tell you that's weird.
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Like I said ... The guy took what was already there and made it "COOLER " ,so now its the next best thing... its like video calling, doesn't sound as cool as "face time-ing"......
Back to on topic ... all of the above apps works great .. maybe even better than siri, but we will never know of siri bugs, because as you know, negative feedback about apple products never last long in apple forums or on the net ...

ali1276 said:
Actually I disagree if you use siri you will find it is much better than google voice search and cooler as well. I am not dissing Android, bit could u tell google voice search "will u marry me" and it will tell you that's weird.
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How is that useful for anything but novelty?
Let me guess: You have about 20 different sound boards on your phone, and a family guy wallpaper. Your ringtone is the sound of a fart. And you waste hours each day playing the "moron test" app.

Here are 3 great voice assistants for Android with review videos on all 3...
EVA voice assistant for Android
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=bzoyURulXNU
Download EVA FREE from Android market
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.bulletproof.voicerec.intern
Jeannie Voice Assistant for Android
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=TRk-fdiqqSA
Download Jeannie FREE from Android Market
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.pannous.voice.actions.free
Speaktoit Voice Assistant for Android
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=myE498nyfGw
Download Speaktoit FREE from Android market
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.speaktoit.assistant
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Siri ONLY runs on a dual core iPhone4S. Siri would suck on a single core iPhone4. Siri needs mega horsepower and even in the iPhone4S it's laggy. The point is that if you try any of the Android voice assistants, the more horsepower you have to throw at it, the faster it will respond. So don't try and compare a single core phone and expect to be the same as a dual core one.

Well iPhone 4s with dual core and a little bit of multitasking ( if one can call it that) , and behold it has the same issues that other dual core real multitasking phones are suffering form ....
Look at some of the settings being turned off or tweaked, to extend battery life ...... siri.
www.todaysiphone.com/2011/10/how-to-improve-battery-life-on-the-iphone-4s/

SamsungVibrant said:
Download Iris. It is alpha and at this point just for fun.
Vlingo is another option.
Or Google Voice Search which in my opinion is no different than siri.
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1. Iris is pretty terrible, imo.
2. Vlingo is good, I recommend it.
3. You have absolutely no idea what you're talking about. Siri makes voice actions look like dirt. They aren't even that comparable, imo.
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teddyv said:
i would be very supprised to see anythink like siri work properly on android. i;ve tried several apps mentioned here, and most seem far too laggy to really be of any use.... and that is if the app doenst crash on you. speektoit was insain on craching last i tried it....
i have my doubts siri actually works as good as the comercial, the jury is still out for me till i get my hands on one to test it...
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go to a carrier store and try a 4s. It works as well a the commercials. The fact that you doubt something that takes 5 minutes to test in one of 3 carrier stores (here) is laughable.
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Additionally, the synthesized voice on android is markedly worse than on iOS or WP.
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[INFO] Google creates similar app like Siri but much clearer

Apple's Siri voice control system is as a 'digital personal assistant' designed to allow you to talk to your phone like you talk to other people.
Many Google Android functions already have similar apps built in - although not quite to the specifications of Apple's much-hyped control systems.
Now it seems Google may be about to unveil an official Android rival to Siri - called Majel after Majel Barrett-Roddenberry, the actor who played the voice of the Starship Enterprise in Star Trek.
The name was reported by sources speaking to the Android and Me blog this week.
The name tallies with earlier comments from Google staffers about a 'Star Trek'-like approach.
Google is definitely working on such a system - and this week announced that it had acquired the company Clever Sense, which offers a voice control app.
'I say this year because I’ve heard that engineers at Google X are working around the clock on finishing the first release and the NYTimes previously reported that one product would be released by Google X this year,' wrote Android and Me.
Google X is the search giant's 'blue sky ideas' division - a secretive lab where engineers are free to go wild with ideas such as talking fridges and lifts that take you to space.
'A January or February release might be more realistic,' said Android and Me. 'Other more advanced features like controlling phone actions and applications with natural language commands are expected to come later.'
In earlier interviews, Google acknowledged that it was indeed working on such as product - and that it would be rather like the voice of the Starship Enterprise.
'Our approach is more like Star Trek, the Starship Enterprise - everything is voice-aware,' said Google's Matias Duarte.
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Looks like a good idea, and I can't wait to reboot my phone and hear, Last time on your nexus S!

Hope there will be a French support version ...

OMG! my dream has come true

Im glad they are doing away with the quirks and making it more serious, I don't really like the idea of my phone making jokes when I ask it to do something for me

This doesn't seem to be that big of a deal. I have never found a use, really, for Voice Recognition on my phone.

PromaneX said:
Im glad they are doing away with the quirks and making it more serious, I don't really like the idea of my phone making jokes when I ask it to do something for me
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Lol
tapa tapa tapa

Watch, Apple will try and sue. lol

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Watch, Apple will try and sue. lol
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Why wouldn't they?! They invented the telephone, all software, and talking, so it's a clear violation...

Skv012a said:
Watch, Apple will try and sue. lol
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Apple will do it 100%.. they cant keep up with us
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Not really a fan of voice command.. dun think it will be that useful as well
might just be me

pwsfinest said:
Why wouldn't they?! They invented the telephone, all software, and talking, so it's a clear violation...
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Haha this was to funny
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pwsfinest said:
They invented the telephone, all software, and talking, so it's a clear violation...
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The talking part made me spit my drink out of my mouth from laughing... so thanks for that.
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Siri-like function is really not useful in non-English-speaking countries. So I don't expect it at all.

pwsfinest said:
Why wouldn't they?! They invented the telephone, all software, and talking, so it's a clear violation...
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Apple invented ALL THAT?! youmust be f*cking kidding me
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why apple is always the first one ?
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pwsfinest said:
Why wouldn't they?! They invented the telephone, all software, and talking, so it's a clear violation...
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Lol, can't tell if serious or just really dumb.
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Well, apple just applied for a patent on, well basically multitasking. Something their phone doesn't even really do.
I wonder how long it will take for them to blow all their cash suing other companies.
The sooner the better IMO.
I hope Google gets majel to do the voice for this app. Then fire a couple quantum photon torpedoes at Apple and make them have no patents and have to pay licenses to every single tech company in the world.
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bmt25 said:
Apple invented ALL THAT?! youmust be f*cking kidding me
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Sarcasm bro ...
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dope
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