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Htc hd mini , is the worst phone i have buy , i think i shell and buy htc hd 2 and finally i find a good phone .. possibility to flash rom , all program run , games etc etc ..
mini is bad becouse fondamentally because resolution of screen isn't supported by a lot of program / application , so phone result particular , an labouriosly ..
really pity because , this phone is for dimension one of the best ..
That you can't handle the Mini doesn't mean that the phone sucks. Really, if you had done your research before buying this phone..you would have known that the resolution can be bit of a problem. Until now I have found enough applications that just work on the Mini. With a bit of reading you can find many solutions for the so called problems you experience... If you wanna have a working phone out of the box, I can recommend an Iphone.
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That you can't handle the Mini doesn't mean that the phone sucks. Really, if you had done your research before buying this phone..you would have known that the resolution can be bit of a problem. Until now I have found enough applications that just work on the Mini. With a bit of reading you can find many solutions for the so called problems you experience... If you wanna have a working phone out of the box, I can recommend an Iphone.
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Iphone sucks what are you talking about?!
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Iphone sucks what are you talking about?!
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It was with sarcasm
illfab said:
Htc hd mini , is the worst phone i have buy , i think i shell and buy htc hd 2 and finally i find a good phone .. possibility to flash rom , all program run , games etc etc ..
mini is bad becouse fondamentally because resolution of screen isn't supported by a lot of program / application , so phone result particular , an labouriosly ..
really pity because , this phone is for dimension one of the best ..
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one more frustrated...if you buy a phone without to check if it suits your needs...is not HTC HD Mini fault!
I usually do a lot of research before i buy tech stuff. Cellphones, laptop, digicam, etc.
What inspired me to get mini was HTC Magic. I don't want a virtual qwerty phone that requires me to use 2 hands to type. Most touch screen phones are qwerty. Very few have T9-equipped numeric pad.
I saw a friend sporting a brand new Magic one day. So i gave it a test drive. To see how Android works. And also, to check out what's all these fuzz on "HTC" was all about. i was instantly captivated by the virtual keypad. I thought i'd never switch to full touchscreen because of the lack of proper virtual keypad. But now, i see the perfect keypad for touchscreen. With T9, and switchable English-Chinese.
But then, I will never cross over to Android at the point in time. Because of Google's war with Microsoft, they made sure to deny or cripple interconnection to anything "pc" or "windows". i hate the "everything in the cloud" concept. It will never survive for me.
So my research finally brought me to a touchscreen phone, with Windows Mobile, and the exact Magic keypad... HTC HD mini.
I made sure to check it first on gsmarena.com review to see that this keypad is also available in HD mini.
.... and the rest is history.
And yeah, i still hate the "everything in the cloud" concept. So, as long as Google wages war with Microsoft, and continue to enforce its "war of attrition" crazy attitude, i can never cross over to Android. I need any phone i buy to work smoothly with my pc, and Windows system.
I dont get sucha type of posts, whats the point writing subjective crapp like that in a HD Mini section where all ppl usualy have that phone and are not up to change that? So enjoy your HD "showel" 2 phone and stop posting subjective crapp opinions based on your lame reading, flashing, handling the Mini skills.
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I found this rather bad article whilst going through some arc pictures on Flickr.......
http://zomgitscj.com/2011/05/15/analyst-wp7-to-beat-android-by-2013-not-2015/
while i thinks it's quite possible because of Nokia's humongous market share in asia,wat do you guys think???
nah....i thinks is a joke....not overtake....
the term is compete.....i think people will prefer "free"
than all that WP have is "paid"....my opinion only...
forever android for me....
Android for life, no matter what.
I don't think WP7 will overtake android as WP7 is made out of mostly high end devices, and android has all sorts of devices. So the situation is like android vs iOS.
Won't happen...
Wp7 has none of the appeal of android, it will stay a niche product...
Wp7 sucks imo.
Just because Nokia decided to plump for WP7 doesn't mean their market share will help boost the market share of WP7. Let's be honest here, WP7 is a pile of **** so if anything it will just give Nokia a slap for making the wrong choice of mobile OS. I'd say by 2015 Nokia will have taken a pounding as their customer base leaves in droves to one of their Android competators.
there is no change in hell
google does knows exactly what to do
2013? Considering that Nokia won't have their first WP7 phone until late this year or early 2012, I doubt it.
But will WP7 make a dent by 2015? I'm sure it will. Nokia has said that they will start pushing it out to mid level devices (which will probably be the current scorpion chipset on smaller sized/res screens with the high end phones using a newer chipset). And if there's one thing Nokia can do, is flood the market with multiple phones.
Their developer tools are really good, xbox live mobile games are very good, the eventual inclusion of Ovi maps and Nokia hardware appears to be a good combination. The number of apps haven't been great but I was browsing their marketplace a couple days ago and found 3 new apps that i've been using on my x10.
Also, google hasn't been the white knight here and have appeared to irritate motorola and samsung (skyhook thing). Those documents showed how reliant moto is on Android - it doesn't surprise me that they're working on a lower end OS like Samsung (w/ their Bada OS).
However, Android will continue to get better (we'll see how the phone interface looks for 3.1) and iOS is branching out to more providers (coming to tmo usa and sprint soon). Not to mention that RIM is really pushing hard.
In all honesty, if Nokia releases a WP7 with the N8 12 mp sensor/optics/xeon flash (but no bulge)... I may have to follow my wife's lead and switch. It helps to remain subjective. Either way, if WP7 starts doing great, it just means that Android's improvement will accelerate.
Once WP7 starts releasing phones with better cameras and better video recording....goodbye to android for me in a heartbeat.
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Once WP7 starts releasing phones with better cameras and better video recording....goodbye to android for me in a heartbeat.
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the big long drawn out animations to cover up lag don't do it for me..
I think android, especially once it matures a bit more, will probably be a frontrunner for a very long time
Unless they support usb mode for file storage needs and no mandatory tethering to zune for media upload on the device I'll stay away. This is my biggest gripe with iOS currently. iPhone 4 is ready to be sold as soon as sgs2 hits Canada.
But I have more faith in MS+Nokia compared to Apple. If WP7or WP8 does open things a little bit, I won't mind. Nokia makes great hardware. It's Apple I think who will stubbornly stay on their old ways forever.
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the big long drawn out animations to cover up lag don't do it for me..
I think android, especially once it matures a bit more, will probably be a frontrunner for a very long time
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I wouldnt doubt that for a second. But for my personal preference, WP7 is excellent and I find it more enjoyable than android....just need Nokia or someone to bring out some good cameras before I would ever leave android.
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Currently WP7 doesn't have 3G hotspot support while X10 will get it in 3 months.
Moreover, WP7 is extremely picky on memory card, so this is NOT an option for me.
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Currently WP7 doesn't have 3G hotspot support while X10 will get it in 3 months.
Moreover, WP7 is extremely picky on memory card, so this is NOT an option for me.
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I had no problem at all with my sdcard in my samsung focus. The people who didnt seem to format them properly before inserting them did have issues however.
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Currently WP7 doesn't have 3G hotspot support while X10 will get it in 3 months.
Moreover, WP7 is extremely picky on memory card, so this is NOT an option for me.
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Currently WP7 isn't ready for me because:
No 3G hotspot: though I don't use it much, it's handy when I use laptop on the bus or the main internet is down.
Limited audio format support: more than 80% of my music library uses ogg vorbis format and currently I don't see any 3rd party player support this; in addition, other than streaming wma/wmv, I don't see any streaming mp3 application yet.
WP7 can display Far East language out of the box like iphone and Android, but I have to wait a couple more years to see the evolution (and probably Android 4 Jellybean will be out by then).
I got a used HD2 just for the purpose of testing WP7 and GOD NO, I hated just about everything about it. Having to use PC software to put any files on it just sucks. I flashed WM6.5 back on it but then decided that I might as well have two Android phones. So, X10 with Froyo MIUI and the HD2 with GB MIUI. Love them both.
I think this will never happen if WP7 won't change its whole structure.
I can just speak for Germany, but if you see which devices are preferred by ppl:
Just smatphones:
1.) Android & iOS
2.) BB RiM
3.) still Symbian
4.) WP7
WP7 was nearly dead before it was published. Also many Germans don't like Nokia anymore after they closed the fabrics here: many ppl lost their jobs and nokia built new factorys with the money they got from the country :'(
But thats just another point which leads me personally to the decicision that "I WILL NEVER BUY A NOKIA AGAIN"
Let's think this way: Nokias smartphones are nearly dead and simply not serving what ppl want this days.
WP7 is nearly dead too and doing just the same, ppl want to customize their phones and install many many apps etc. etc. They want a cute homescreen, big displays and the variety of devices. (Or they want a Apple product, just because it's apple )
So if you put this 2 products together:
Nokia + WP7 = "dead" + "nearly dead before release"
what will you get ?
dead + dead != superb
dead + dead == really dead
But that's just my point of view! Let's see what the future brings.
But what i can say is that i always see people looking at different devices in Shops and i see them mostly buy Androids.
On Saturday i was in the shopping mall and in one of the bigger electronic shops.
I saw a woman playing with an HD7, after a short while she took the DHD and said: "Wow this is much nicer, but it's almost the same device" !! And this is not the first time is see a behaiviour like this between WP7 and Android.
So now you can think yourself, if a standard customer behaves like this, how they want to be big together on this base ?
Also a nice point PRO Android: The german government decided to take a special customized Android System as the new platform for secure communication between members of the higher government levels!
The choice was between: stay with Nokia, go to WinMo or Android. They decided for Android.
You can read yourself, but you must take a online translator, because this article is in german (of course)
http://www.zdnet.de/sicherheits_ana...n_android_handy_story-39001544-41549815-1.htm
That's all from me now
Regards
Bin4ry
I love android, don't get me wrong, but WP7 will very likely pick up a nice chunk of the market..
WP7 and the various other versions that will come after will only keep getting better.
The operating system is actually good and getting better, and the minimum specs that WP7 requires of the manufactures insures that you won't get a lemon.
Updates are "supposed" to cover all the phones at the same time and make it seamless for the customers.
It's also Microsoft that were talking about, even if they lose money year after year, they'll just keep going! So is WP7 dead? Right now, perhaps.
But it'll get better and it's backed by Nokia and Microsoft, two HUGE companies with loads of cash.
I'm still rooting for Android!
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I got a used HD2 just for the purpose of testing WP7 and GOD NO, I hated just about everything about it. Having to use PC software to put any files on it just sucks. I flashed WM6.5 back on it but then decided that I might as well have two Android phones. So, X10 with Froyo MIUI and the HD2 with GB MIUI. Love them both.
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The storage partition on the device is only hidden and there is a registry hack that unhides it so it can be accessed just like any other mass storage device, but this is far from an ideal solution when it should be implimented as a matter of course. Only caveat is that you must have Zune installed but this would likely be the case anyway.
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I wouldnt doubt that for a second. But for my personal preference, WP7 is excellent and I find it more enjoyable than android....just need Nokia or someone to bring out some good cameras before I would ever leave android.
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same here. wp7 makes you realize how peiced together android really is.
Dear Gameloft.
What have you done to this game... New update made that game even worse, many players are dissatisfied, you have lost many stars in their reviews, they comply for the same things and it keeps piling up in Google Play...
I have three problems to describe.
First of all this update totally breaks Xperia PLAY controls - touchpad acting like a real thumbstick like on PS3 or XBOX 360 controller? Very VERY bad idea, we are barely able to aim, especially in multiplayer mode. We have TOUCHpad not thumbstick,
Second problem is you made the game slower. It started to lose FPS in many places, the whole gameplay is not fluent. The previous version was so beautifully looking and so fluent... Besides, changing graphics in main menu was a total nonsense. Why add bloom, HDR, blur? It runs so slow sometimes I must push the button twice to select some options.
The third problem is your multiplayer mode. It's slow, laggy, glitchy and easy to hack with tools that instantly sets the level to 50 and also there are many hackers with autoaim, god mode... They lasted for the whole match making their team a sure winner. Many players were quitting the matches because what is the fun with being killed more than 30 times by the same person and being unable to kill him?
So my (and many other users of Xperia PLAY phones and also many older phones users) is:
- revert for the previous controls OR at least make the right touchpad aiming "swipe to aim". For example Shadowgun guys made it better - their game had the same controls in the first version of the game - right touchpad acted like real thumbstick. Many people said this game had the worst aiming EVER. After the update they improved the controls, aiming is WAY BETTER.
- make the graphics FASTER, not BETTER. We don't need super ubercharged textures, awesome and jawdropping special effects (EVEN.IN.THE.MAIN.MENU...). We just need a nice shooter game which delivers us awesome experience and fun from playing such advanced and great game on our phones.
- finally improve the multiplayer mode. Make it faster, better, safer and more balanced.
I know the "iUsers" have better support on many games released by your company mainly because of frequent updates. Many people think you just sometimes forget about Android users. We want to play and have full experience and fun too!
Yours faithfully,
Roman Lepszy
Bydgoszcz, Poland
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What do you think? They surely support Apple devices much better than Android ones, this must end...
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I think they still don't understand, and will not. Gameloft is iOS lovers, Android is on 2nd place, always -.-.
PS: Polak potrafi, Romanie .
But i think the swipe to aim on the older version was much worse than the actual version. Thumbsticks work not bad if you get used to it and you cam turn arround much quicker wich is importend in multiplayer...
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Yeah I also think the controls are slightly better now, but still not perfect.
As long as Gameloft still have paying customers they won't give a **** whether they're happy or not
I agree.
I dont understand how you could make LEFT thumbstick works as a 8-way controller like arrow keys while on-screen controls work perfectly
RIGHT touchpad is slugish and has some weird latency while on-screen, again, works perfectly.
MC3, first game that forces me to use touchscreeb instead of dedicated controls...
Don't every buy a Gameloft game again. That's the only language they understand. Seriously, people, big companies are not there to serve you, they want you to serve them instead. They're deaf to you.
This is Gameloft. Myself and others notified them of a problem with Shadow Guardian that basically makes it impossible to complete the game probably 6 months ago. They have still not fixed it.
That said regarding MC3, I thought the controls improved with the update.....
Hm. I updated but haven't played the new update yet, so I'll have to check it out first.
The controls are annoying me. The buttons are direct to the other button so that you press sometimes the wrong button
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Gameloft isn't competent about handling issues on iOS either.
They make the cheapest product they can make to impress the casual gamer's eye, then do whatever they must to get the most money for it without caring how "good" the product actually is.
ShadowGun released with Xperia PLAY controls FAR worse than SC:Conviction or anything Gameloft ever did... took one dedicated update, and boom!... Shadowgun's controls are on Dead Space's level.
Gameloft's a very big company... bigger than Madfinger. They can be that competent, they just choose to rush products instead. Eternal Legacy was released without the native ability to walk in a straight line on the touch-pad. They've been aware of this for nearly a year now... and done nothing about it.
This is one of the many reasons I love iOS and Apple and Gameloft
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What do you think? They surely support Apple devices much better than Android ones, this must end...
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hey, i have problem with updating the MC3 to 1.1.1 when it is installed and the download has finished it wont start the game it just keep restarting itself.. any help here ? are u running the version 1.1.1 or what , and i hate gameloft because i tryed to follow their instucktions but it didnt help at all i just lost my rank and they give me this link to download MC3 v1.0.0 :/
This is what I've recieved.
Hello,
Thank you for your letter. Sorry to hear about your problems.
I have forwarded your information to an appropriate department. They are going to investigate your issues. Please rest assured, we will do our best in order to resolve your issues as soon as possible, but it may take some time.
Sorry for the inconveniences and thank you for your patience.
Best regards,
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Natalia Kustovskaya
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That's the PR-ese translation for "Cool story, bro".
Yea, I think the same...
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This is what I've recieved.
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I got the same kind of reply about Shadow Guardian.... 4 months ago... they still haven't fixed it.
I was thinking of getting MC3 through the gameloft store (which supports paypal, unlike the android store -.-), but after reading this I think i should just wait for a better update.
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Hi everyone,
I'm new to this forum. I have a few issues and hope to resolve them. I'm a wholesaler of electronic gadgets and other merchandise. I have a bunch approx. 50 Verizon R800x in great working condition, but I have a few questions. I have conflicting report everywhere and trying to get to the bottom of it and figured developers and guys who know about this stuff would be the best to turn to
1. Is there a way to unlock the phones? Apparently the SIM card slot does exist but it's blocked off by a plastic blocker. I've been told it might be as easy as ripping the plastic blocker out, putting in a foreign sim and unlocking it using a PIN? However, from other forums I read that that's not possible.
2. Is there a place on this forum to sell merchandise or am I allowed to advertise the sale of these phones?
Thanks,
m3gtrfan said:
Hi everyone,
I'm new to this forum. I have a few issues and hope to resolve them. I'm a wholesaler of electronic gadgets and other merchandise. I have a bunch approx. 50 Verizon R800x in great working condition, but I have a few questions. I have conflicting report everywhere and trying to get to the bottom of it and figured developers and guys who know about this stuff would be the best to turn to
1. Is there a way to unlock the phones? Apparently the SIM card slot does exist but it's blocked off by a plastic blocker. I've been told it might be as easy as ripping the plastic blocker out, putting in a foreign sim and unlocking it using a PIN? However, from other forums I read that that's not possible.
2. Is there a place on this forum to sell merchandise or am I allowed to advertise the sale of these phones?
Thanks,
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Pretty sure the R800x can't physically load foreign SIM cards, since it's CDMA (which doesn't use SIM cards). The hardware is just left over because they didn't want to spend a lot of money changing the specs, but it's not useable
The Marketplace didn't allow professional sellers the last time I checked.
Hey guys, I'm new to the forums and I will be new to Android when my N7 ships hopefully soon.
I'm an Apple guy. I've had every iPhone and iPad. Currently rocking the 4S and iPad 3. Both on iOS 6.0 beta 2. I have also jailbroken every iPhone and iPad to customize it more, something XDA seems tailored to. I have never wanted to switch away from my iPhone because I enjoy it and honestly I haven't been impressed with many Android phone, until ICS. Now with Jelly bean 4.1, Android looks really solid, smooth, and mature. So I really want to give it a try. Again I don't want to switch phones and deal with all the carrier BS (bloatware, locked down, slow/no updates, etc) then Google unveiled the Nexus 7 for $200! So now for fairly cheap I can get a state-of-the-art Android device running 4.1, try a 7" tablet, and keep my iPhone.
So now my question is about unlocking/rooting the N7. With Android being as "open" as it is ie., being able to install non-app store apps, what's the benefits to rooting a Nexus device with no bloatware and the most up-to-date Android version? From my understanding the main reason people root their devices is to update their phone or to remove bloatware installed by the carriers.
Are there apps that you can only install if you are rooted? Are there more or less security issues with being rooted?
Rooting is awesome for many reasons, superuser rights (aka being able to play with files and commands that you don't have access to normally), but my main use for with a rooted phone is to freeze processes that I don't use, example i have handcent sms, so i usually freeze the sms client built into android.
Welcome to Android. I think you chose the right device to test the water. Not too expensive, while able to show off Android capabilities without the extra layer of crapps that manufacturers and mobile operators tend to add. I for one would be very interested in your first impressions and how you think IOS and Android compares over time.
In response to your question: some applications only work on rooted devices. Examples: Titanium backup, ROM Manager, some apps to get rid of ads within free apps, etc. But you don't need to root. I never rooted my tablet, and didn't find a reason to root my Nexus phone until very recently (for Titanium backup), but all my previous phones are rooted mostly to enable tethering, which is not disabled in the Nexus anyway.
After spending some time reading your post, the main reason to root in my opinion is to allow the installation of kernels and custom ROMs. Of course you can get some amazing apps through rooting, i.e. titanium backup and wifikill.
Making an experience tailored for you seems to be the main selling point of Android, and rooting allows you customization to the EXTREME.
I root my android devices to flash custom roms. Stock android is fantastic but teams like cyanogenmod and aokp take stock to the next level with tweaks that just add to the customization of the roms you are on. Some of the tweaks aren't mind blowing but still fun to play with. You can overclock your device to use all the processor's power, at the expense of your battery of course. You can use root only apps such as titanium backup or wifi tether. There are many more root only apps but those are the 2 off the top of my head. There are many advantages to rooting even if you are on a stock android device. just look around and do a little research see if you're interested Rooting isn't for everyone. Good luck and welcome to the forums.
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I for one would be very interested in your first impressions and how you think IOS and Android compares over time.
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I'm sure I'll write a review of the Nexus 7 after a few weeks, then maybe I'll do a Android from an iOS user post as well. Thanks for all the other advice guys, I'm sure I'll root it at some point just to try it, I'm a bit of a tinkerer.
I believe root is also necessary if you want to use otg usb storage with the stickmount app. This allows you to attach a usb/microsd card, greatly increasing storage space
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I've had my N7 for a few days now and I'm really enjoying it so far. I really like the 7" size and the weight as compared to the iPad. Battery seems really good to. I have it rooted and working on getting a launcher setup that I like.
The app selection is TERRIBLE when compared to iOS, that for sure. I can't find a good twitter client or Google reader app.
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I haven't had the opportunity to compare available apps in both stores, but I keep hearing that comment. I haven't had trouble finding an app when I needed one, of course that might be because I'm not aware of everything that could be available. As an examples, I don't know what you mean by google reader. An ebook reader? News reader? Search engine? Something else? I can't help with twitter apps, I never understood what people need that for, I never tried it... Too old I guess... But since twitter is well known, there must be one among the half million apps in the play store? Perhaps its not yet compatible with Jelly Bean?
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Welcome to the Android world.
Like you I have been using IOS (as well as Android.. so not totally new to Android at all..).. every iPhone up to the 4S
I think the arrival of the Nexus has brought over a few from IOS, JB has helped with that... the one thing I heard from many who complained Android wasn't for them was they found it "clunky" and not as refined as an IOS device, I think the N7 has changed and will change that perception.
As mentioned already you will find Android Apps not as good overall compared to IOS (my opinion anyway.. especially games if you are a gamer) but I think you will love that fact you have have more control of your OS (instead of waiting for the Dev team to release the lastest jailbreak using Redsnow etc..) and you can say goodbye to horrible bloatware iTunes lol
Have you tried to tether from iPhone to the Nexus yet?? Reason I ask is I had a Samsung tablet and my 4s wouldn't connect to it, something to do with being an adhoc connection (although I think there is ways around this..) I know my Galaxy Ace connects no probs and has a great speed while tethering to the Nexus.
Enjoy your Nexus
I had problems tethering my N7 to my iPad 3, until I restarted the iPad. Since then its been working great.
For the other commenter, Google Reader is popular RSS feed aggregator. Basically its a way to see when website publish a new story, and you never miss an article. WWW.reader.Google.com
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I had problems tethering my N7 to my iPad 3, until I restarted the iPad. Since then its been working great.
For the other commenter, Google Reader is popular RSS feed aggregator. Basically its a way to see when website publish a new story, and you never miss an article. WWW.reader.Google.com
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I understand now. You're looking for a news reader. I'm no expert on this, and only tried two of the following, but check out the links to reviews of what some consider the best news readers on android currently. Maybe one of these will work? Sometimes it takes time to find the best app, so keep looking if none of these are right.
http://www.bestandroidtablet.us/taptu-a-cool-news-reader-for-android-tablet/
http://geekshavelanded.com/android-news-reader-showdown/
On Digitimes "Samsung reportedly to phase out from microSD card market" as you can see it is being reported that Samsung plans to phase out microSD cards http://www.digitimes.com/news/a20130507PD224.html. Also, consider if they go the way of Amazon, Nexus and the rest with no microSD cards--no way for users to warehouse their own data. Therefore requiring an internet connection to access your own data, then there will be few products out there with microSD cards and the storage you buy will be all you have unless you want to store your information on remote servers "cloud" to be accessed only if you have a web connection.
To voice your opinion about microSD cards you can email [email protected] and input. The more people who input on wanting them to continue to use microSD cards/slots in their future products the better chance they will keep the technology. I know this is a matter of choice and everyone feels differently about it, but, if you value having microSD please contact Samsung.
UPDATE:
Samsung did respond to my email and said they have inquired about who issued the statement, to the division that handles the microSD card products. At this time, they will work to validate the info for additional review & consideration. Of course, they appreciated the interest & input. One thing my email did was let them know someone appreciated having the microSD slots & cards.
It is very ugly that every company is getting more greedy to get money out people's pocket. This reminds me about someone who have thoughts about companies making larger apps for android in order to make a bigger storage devices just to earn more money. The whole concept about android is the open source codes, but now you have the codes but lack the devices. Android is getting more like apple I guess.
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It is very ugly that every company is getting more greedy to get money out people's pocket. This reminds me about someone who have thoughts about companies making larger apps for android in order to make a bigger storage devices just to earn more money. The whole concept about android is the open source codes, but now you have the codes but lack the devices. Android is getting more like apple I guess.
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Think about when you install a custom rom using clockwork mod and installing the zip from the externalSD card and that not being there and having to use your laptop if the devs have to develop roms that you have to side-load then install the zip using the device's install system. With 16GBs on-board you are lucky if you get 11GBs free space after the system apps are loaded on. To get 32GBs or higher than you have to buy that out the door. Not like they are making tablets that you can just out-the-box hook to an external drive.
AllThingsD (Wall Street Journal) published an article yesterday that 21st century currency is user information and that users need to get used to "not having any privacy" using technology as rent payment for accessing digital content.
All I Can Say is wow!!! I'm choosing the S4 over the HTC one for 2 Reasons and one of them happens to be the sdcard Slot, the other of course is the Replaceable Battery. If they had removed the option this go around I would be sporting an HTC one right now.
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It is very ugly that every company is getting more greedy to get money out people's pocket. This reminds me about someone who have thoughts about companies making larger apps for android in order to make a bigger storage devices just to earn more money. The whole concept about android is the open source codes, but now you have the codes but lack the devices. Android is getting more like apple I guess.
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I agree, well to a point, android's OS is still way more lenient. I'm just glad someone acknowledged Google's hand In this. It is not just Samsung, Google is trying to move away from using sdcards and towards bigger internal memory, so it's just a matter of time before the vast majority of companies move in that direction, IMO.
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Think about when you install a custom rom using clockwork mod and installing the zip from the externalSD card and that not being there and having to use your laptop if the devs have to develop roms that you have to side-load then install the zip using the device's install system. With 16GBs on-board you are lucky if you get 11GBs free space after the system apps are loaded on. To get 32GBs or higher than you have to buy that out the door. Not like they are making tablets that you can just out-the-box hook to an external drive.
AllThingsD (Wall Street Journal) published an article yesterday that 21st century currency is user information and that users need to get used to "not having any privacy" using technology as rent payment for accessing digital content.
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One does not really need to use an external SD, he can always install internally.
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bluecarbon said:
I agree, well to a point, android's OS is still way more lenient. I'm just glad someone acknowledged Google's hand In this. It is not just Samsung, Google is trying to move away from using sdcards and towards bigger internal memory, so it's just a matter of time before the vast majority of companies move in that direction, IMO.
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One does not really need to use an external SD, he can always install internally.
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In there defense, the cost of internal storage is dropping and the capacities are finally where they need to be to be viable to not need an SD card to have enough storage on a device. the only bad thing is that now we HAVE to buy the highest capacity instead of the lowest one and just adding a card.
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In there defense, the cost of internal storage is dropping and the capacities are finally where they need to be to be viable to not need an SD card to have enough storage on a device. the only bad thing is that now we HAVE to buy the highest capacity instead of the lowest one and just adding a card.
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Good point, and I understand their other concerns, like having apps on the sdcard, coupled with multi users could cause problems. It just sucks, because many people enjoy having the ability to have convenient, removable storage.
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bluecarbon said:
Good point, and I understand their other concerns, like having apps on the sdcard, coupled with multi users could cause problems. It just sucks, because many people enjoy having the ability to have convenient, removable storage.
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I am on your side, I don't like having to pay top dollar to get the capacity I want, so I won't be in the market till my tab 2 breaks. Apple as much as I hate them did this for a reason and the other companies are following that reason now, the reason is sdcards vary greatly in speed and reliability so if they don't let you use one they control the flash memory 100% and it allows them to optimize the device for the particular flash memory they use, ultimately it gives you better overall performance not having some random cheap sdcard in the device and thats what they are trying to do and I can understand that even if I don't like what it means cost wise.
bluecarbon said:
I agree, well to a point, android's OS is still way more lenient. I'm just glad someone acknowledged Google's hand In this. It is not just Samsung, Google is trying to move away from using sdcards and towards bigger internal memory, so it's just a matter of time before the vast majority of companies move in that direction, IMO.
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One does not really need to use an external SD, he can always install internally.
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Yes, you do when installing custom roms instead of side-loading the zip from a laptop to the device. Also, good for easy swapping and having unlimited storage capacity. I store a couple in my tablet case because I have different things on different cards & total over 500 apps. Last thing I want is having to "need" a web connection to access my own info. Also the DOJ is now saying they don't need a warrant for digital content--email, FaceBook, Twitter or cloud storage to access the info they need despite 4th amendment protection. MicroSD cards gives you some data privacy everyone doesn't want to live a public life.
I agree with the value of removable cards, much more flexible.
However the article doesn't say Samsung is considering removing SD card slots, but is considering moving out of the manufacture of SD cards.
It is possible that may be their final intent though.
It is apparent they have now established a specification difference from htc by retaining them,I don't think they'll be in a hurry to abandon that advantage.
How many of us would have considered an htc one if both had the same lack of ,or inclusion of SD card slot .
I would have
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Yes, you do when installing custom roms instead of side-loading the zip from a laptop to the device. Also, good for easy swapping and having unlimited storage capacity. I store a couple in my tablet case because I have different things on different cards & total over 500 apps. Last thing I want is having to "need" a web connection to access my own info. Also the DOJ is now saying they don't need a warrant for digital content--email, FaceBook, Twitter or cloud storage to access the info they need despite 4th amendment protection. MicroSD cards gives you some data privacy everyone doesn't want to live a public life.
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I agree that it makes it much easier, and love having an external sdcard, but you can also download a ROM to your device, and install it from there. Just did it earlier today, because my sdcard is getting full. And i guess it would also suck if you were building ROMs, so i do see your point.
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Samsung should have really allowed the Tab 2 to save apps and whatnot to the external SD card. They clearly marketed it with 16gb of storage with 32gb expansion, but not that the expansion will be as limited as it is.
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