looks like a Samsung :hmph: :andrea: :pQuote:
Originally Posted by CaptainRaiden
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looks like a Samsung :hmph: :andrea: :pQuote:
Originally Posted by CaptainRaiden
Good to know as I've just got my PAC code from O2 and will be ditching their sorry backsides very soon. I can't think that Apple will release anything likely to tempt me away from the S3, the rumours I've heard about the new iPhone are uninspiring to say the least (slightly bigger display, NFC, fingerprint lock, but nothing radical).Quote:
Originally Posted by CaptainRaiden
I've just ordered a 7" tablet with an SD slot, USB and HDMI out for £60, as a present for the missus. It's a third of the price of a Nexus (and a sixth of the price of an iPad) so I'm not expecting miracles, but it's got a reasonable processor and memory, and runs vanilla ICS with no dodgy manufacturer overlays so how bad can it be? The only issues on the reviews seem to be disappointing battery life, but I believe it takes an easily sourced Sony battery so we can keep a spare if that turns out to be the case.Quote:
Originally Posted by CaptainRaiden
All true, but as time goes on the rumours prove more and more accurate: I'm basing this on sources which have proved to be totally correct regarding specs of the last few iPhones and the last iPad. Don't forget that Apple manufacture very little themselves, and the supply chain gears up for new hardware months ahead (the new phone's on track for September, so will already be in production). So many people work on the components that accurate snippets of information do leak out.Quote:
Originally Posted by henners88
Hardware aside, Apple themselves have already announce iOS6 and there's very little of use contained therein, it's really a service pack which downgrades your maps and makes Siri a bit less hopeless.
Wow, that sounds interesting. Would be very helpful if you can post a review once you've gotten it. I was thinking about buying my parents a cheap Android tablet to swipe through photos from their digital camera straight through the SD card and to stay connected via Skype. Does it have a front facing camera by any chance?Quote:
Originally Posted by Dave B
Of course I was looking at Nexus 7 as a possible option, but the absence of a microSD slot is a huge downer, and other tablets are grossly overpriced for what they offer.
What's the product/model name for this 60 pound tablet? I have a friend coming over from the UK soon, maybe I can order it via Amazon UK and he can bring it over.
Underwhelmed by the iPhone 5 rumours so far. I'll probably get one but straight away? I dunno. The changing connector is a big issue as I have all sorts of stuff for the current dock connector. Not to mention my wife would require different chargers.
Crisis, what crisis?
An electronic media chain here in Spain announced a discount of 18% on all goods for two days, to "compensate" for the raise in IVA (VAT) as of September...
the place was absolutey packed, with some people buying 2-3 iPads at a time - paid for in cash of course :rolleyes:
Interesting. It only makes sense that OS upgrades would work fine on some hardware and not on others, but that seems like a really big decrease in efficiency. On my Droid Razr it didn't seem to change much of anything other than the interface. The phone still performs well, but overall for all the people screaming about OS versions to me it seemed like change just for the sake of change.Quote:
Originally Posted by henners88
I prefer my Ice Cream Sandwich in the freezer, where I can grab it for a snack. Otherwise I'm unimpressed with how it changes my phone. Maybe there are exceptions to this, but I think some of the people that get all excited at just in it for the novelty of the new OS.
Personally I feel it's a big step up from the older 2.3, especially in the way multitasking or media streaming is so much better and smoother than any other phone, particularly the under specced Apple phones. If you'd bothered to try these yourselves or look it up, ICS would seem much more attractive than it does to you right now.Quote:
Originally Posted by airshifter
You can resize your widgets, which is so handy when you're trying to cram 3 or 4 widgets on the same home screen as per your convenience. I don't have to open several apps to get my data or even swipe to another home screen. I get all my info fetched on the same screen. I can play pause my music, read news, latest tweets and change my network settings all on one screen. This makes it highly customizable.
Google Maps is so much better integrated with the OS that it's hands down the best GPS experience I've had, better than even standalone GPS devices.
It handles higher resolution media much smoother, as I just experienced playing a movie on a 42 inch screen through my phone using an HDMI adapter. Although this is where the phone's hardware matters more, and so the Galaxy S3 handles it better.
I use Chrome on the PC, laptop and also on the Galaxy S3 and have synced them through my gmail account. Once I press the sync button on the Chrome app on my phone, all the web pages currently open on my PC AND Laptop are brought onto my phone as respective tabs under their computer names, and it saves them for later use, which is an amazingly convenient feature and a huge timesaver especially if you are in a hurry. Also, it remembers all those pages until the next time you sync it. So, you can open all the pages on your PC, sync them with your phone and shut down the PC and go on a vacation. All those tabs will be at your fingertips every time you open Chrome on your phone.
For a better rundown of other features, I believe these links should suffice:
10 sweetest features of Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich - Technolog on NBCNews.com
http://mashable.com/2012/05/03/andro...ndwich-vs-ios/
Things have gotten even better with 4.1 jelly bean, and I agree with the people who say that whatever they have seen of iOS6 or used of it in beta looks underwhelming compared to Android's latest offering.
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This is quite amazing. The guy has connected the Galaxy S3 to a TV via an HDMI adapter, and a PS3 controller wirelessly via bluetooth, and is using it as a console to play Android games on the TV!
This can be a sneak peak of the Android based games console coming later this year.
Not that I'm particularly inclined towards playing phone games on a TV, but it's nice to know it's an option. Better gaming and streaming high resolution movies is where a phone's better hardware matters which just a smooth OS can't do.