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Re: Everything Android - The Official Android Thread
« Reply #700 on: August 17, 2013, 02:46:00 PM »
Moto X should be launching this week.

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One thing I will say about it is its getting accessory support as quick as the iphone does. It took the nexus 4 a while before everything for it came out. The new nexus 7 model was pretty good in regards to this as well.


Will be sure if the its android built for iphone users rings true.  [/size]
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Re: Everything Android - The Official Android Thread
« Reply #701 on: August 18, 2013, 08:41:32 PM »
Iphone 5!?
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« Reply #702 on: August 18, 2013, 08:43:54 PM »
Okay, I'm putting my foot down here. If you're going to post random tangentially-related memes, which I'd personally prefer you didn't, please keep them confined to the funhouse. We don't need them cluttering up the non-insane parts of the forums.
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« Reply #703 on: August 18, 2013, 08:52:45 PM »
O.k sorry i'll stop....
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« Reply #704 on: August 18, 2013, 09:32:31 PM »
Okay, I'm putting my foot down here. If you're going to post random tangentially-related memes, which I'd personally prefer you didn't, please keep them confined to the funhouse. We don't need them cluttering up the non-insane parts of the forums.


Where were you when pokepal (or was it Tendo?) did this a few months ago?

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« Reply #705 on: August 18, 2013, 09:34:30 PM »
Okay, I'm putting my foot down here. If you're going to post random tangentially-related memes, which I'd personally prefer you didn't, please keep them confined to the funhouse. We don't need them cluttering up the non-insane parts of the forums.


Where were you when pokepal (or was it Tendo?) did this a few months ago?
it was me but I have mostly let them drop down to the funhouse at this point...

which reminds me...

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« Reply #706 on: August 18, 2013, 09:49:10 PM »
Okay, I'm putting my foot down here. If you're going to post random tangentially-related memes, which I'd personally prefer you didn't, please keep them confined to the funhouse. We don't need them cluttering up the non-insane parts of the forums.


Where were you when pokepal (or was it Tendo?) did this a few months ago?

I like to be as loose as possible with my moderation. One person doing such things, now and then, I may not like, but I'm not in a rush to shut it down unless it's pretty egregious. If it keeps spreading, I may step in and try to correct it if I feel it's becoming a problem.
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« Reply #707 on: August 18, 2013, 10:49:37 PM »
We stopped it. They are mostly fine now.
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« Reply #708 on: August 19, 2013, 12:37:37 AM »
I did say sorry insanolord ::)
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« Reply #709 on: August 19, 2013, 03:48:07 AM »
Okay, I'm putting my foot down here.

Which foot. This is important.

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« Reply #711 on: August 29, 2013, 08:27:27 PM »
Got my nexus 4 replacment phone and its sweet. Playing with the Play Games a[[ and the new youtube.
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« Reply #712 on: August 29, 2013, 11:15:06 PM »
The new YouTube app is awesome. Oh, and the best thing on YouTube is Norm MacDonald Live.
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« Reply #713 on: September 03, 2013, 10:51:34 PM »
So I was at Best Buy earlier and was surprised to see the new Nexus 7 there.

The Nexus 7 is one weird looking device. The top and bottom bezels make it look too long.
 
Next to the Nexus 7 was a Galaxy Tab 3. I compared the two devices and they both seem pretty similar, except the Galaxy Tab has an inferior screen and only 8GB of storage (which is a dealbreaker for me).

Why are these manufacturers still putting only 8-16GB of storage on these devices? Apps are getting bigger every year, with mobile games reaching the 1GB size. They should follow Google and Amazon's example of offering more storage for a cheap price (32GB of storage for only $250 seems reasonable).
 
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Re: Everything Android - The Official Android Thread
« Reply #714 on: September 03, 2013, 11:06:55 PM »
The Galaxy Tab 3 is crap. I'm a big fan of the Galaxy S 3 and 4, but the look does not translate well to actual tablets. The Nexus 7 also does not have very big top and bottom bezels (yes they are ever so slightly bigger than the original Nexus 7), it just has very small left and right bezels. I'm not a huge fan of bezels to begin with, but put the thing in landscape orientation and look at your thumbs and you'll see why they are necessary (besides to accommodate for the size of the battery and other things).
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Re: Everything Android - The Official Android Thread
« Reply #715 on: September 03, 2013, 11:12:32 PM »
Well the Galaxy Tab 3 has a much better design than the new 7-inch Lenovo IdeaTabs.
 
Speaking of Lenovo, why are their 7" tablets such **** compared to their other devices? All these low-end tablets should be following Google and Amazon's lead (high quality hardware that's affordable). It can't cost that much to cram 32GB and an HD screen in a $200 tablet...
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Re: Everything Android - The Official Android Thread
« Reply #716 on: September 03, 2013, 11:19:07 PM »
That's not saying much. I don't understand how Lenovo makes such shitty, shitty Android tablets. It's like they make them because they are contractually obligated or something.
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Re: Everything Android - The Official Android Thread
« Reply #717 on: September 05, 2013, 11:57:11 AM »
Because cloud. There's no incentive for Google to put more than 32GB when they want to push their cloud platform.


Anywho Next version of Android is 4.4 Kitkat showing that Google is going to milk the 4.0 until the next major Facelift. (Holo Cards)


Also Samsung has their smartwatch coming out next month.
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Re: Everything Android - The Official Android Thread
« Reply #718 on: September 22, 2013, 06:07:10 PM »
Are those no-name Chinese tablets and phones any good? Huawei, Nextbook, Hisense (Sero 7 Pro), Visual Land, Oppo, etc.?
 
Also, Nvidia Tegra Note for only $200... Mmmmmm.
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« Reply #719 on: September 23, 2013, 04:11:49 PM »
So I found out that asus has announced a new iteration of its padfone series. Its basically a tweaked version of their last model but when one of those tweaks is an SD card slot asus has really managed to get me on their hype train.
Are those no-name Chinese tablets and phones any good? Huawei, Nextbook, Hisense (Sero 7 Pro), Visual Land, Oppo, etc.?
well with Huewei my experience with them was an absolute atrocity. I had a phone of theirs die on me after 2 weeks and its two replacements were both dead in about a week and a half. not planning to touch them with an 80 foot pole any time soon
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« Reply #720 on: September 23, 2013, 06:41:08 PM »
I'd say try Xayomi the company Hugo Barra left Google for. (I personally think he left to pull a elop but that's not that relevant.

I love Google but I'm thinking of going all in on the Microsoft ecosystem. Have a nexus Phone and Tablet so should be good with stlll playing with Android from time to time.

Still the cheapest Android Tablet if you can still find one ig getting an HP Touchpad (**** you HP) and putting Android on it.

Similar news but Blackberry is almost dead. The company got sold and is going Private but ever since BB10 has been announced its personally felt like how Webos fan site felt when the Palm Touchpad stuff was announced.
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Re: Everything Android - The Official Android Thread
« Reply #721 on: September 23, 2013, 06:49:47 PM »
I would stay as far as from the HP Touchpad as possible. Android runs pretty horribly on it, mainly because it's terrible hardware. Again, the Hisense Sero 7 is the best bang for your budget buck. After that the Tegra Note or Nexus 7 (2013) are the best choice if you want to spend $200+.
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Re: Everything Android - The Official Android Thread
« Reply #722 on: September 26, 2013, 12:48:59 AM »
Oh my god, that Kindle Fire HDX looks amazing. Same specs (Qualcomm Snapdragon 800, 2GB RAM), resolution, and price as the Nexus 7 (2013).
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Re: Everything Android - The Official Android Thread
« Reply #723 on: October 02, 2013, 06:08:03 PM »

In other news, Dell is finally making new Android tablets. They're called the Venue 7 and Venue 8. Both tablets share the same specs (1280x800 IPS screen, 2GHz Intel "Clover Trail" chipset, 16GB & 32GB storage). The best part is the price. The Venue 7 starts at $149, and the Venue 8 starts at $179.
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« Reply #724 on: October 02, 2013, 09:39:24 PM »
The Streak was ahead of it's time (both models).
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