Forum: Competitors
2013-01-05, 22:12
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Re: Why does Android feel so lacking?
This is not actually true. Android has supported activity based multi-tasking since API level 1, or the version before the first commercially released version of the OS. Some apps run completely as...
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Forum: Competitors
2013-01-05, 21:54
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Replies: 4,676
Views: 1,293,541
Re: The Epic Android Thread
According to some of the comments at the link, it came as far back as 2009. Put a more direct way, the SDK has always been closed; this certainly isn't a new development.
While the SDK may be...
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Forum: Competitors
2012-12-10, 12:38
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Replies: 4,676
Views: 1,293,541
Re: The Epic Android Thread
And now Nokia has sold its corporate HQ for the equivalent of $222M US to stay ahead of their expenditures... I seem to recall a statement about pant-peeing for warmth ;).
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Forum: Competitors
2012-12-04, 19:51
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Replies: 4,676
Views: 1,293,541
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Forum: Competitors
2012-12-04, 14:46
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Replies: 977
Views: 445,188
Re: Samsung Galaxy Note
Doh!
The client is a popular console app by the name of b-i-t-c-h-x (without the dashes). I don't use IRC, so I'm going on the testimony of others.
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Forum: Competitors
2012-12-03, 20:24
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Replies: 4,676
Views: 1,293,541
Re: The Epic Android Thread
In truth, it is for my g/f, and a development platform for me to test against. I have little need for a phone, as I don't use it very often, but I will certainly play with it thoroughly and report...
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Forum: Competitors
2012-12-03, 00:02
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Replies: 4,676
Views: 1,293,541
Re: The Epic Android Thread
Ok, so I just discovered the open-source "Terminal IDE" project for Android, and am smitten. I do a lot of work on the command line: I edit text files using VIM, use more than a few scripts, and...
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Forum: Competitors
2012-11-20, 15:48
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Replies: 4,676
Views: 1,293,541
Re: The Epic Android Thread
Yes, Miracast is a very exciting development. It is also one of those things that is far easier said than done.
The challenge of rolling out something like MIracast require a few things. It...
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Forum: Competitors
2012-11-19, 15:56
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Replies: 4,676
Views: 1,293,541
Re: The Epic Android Thread
I too really enjoy the iterative changes in Android 4.2. There are a few things that I would have preferred for the stock experience, but these have more to do with the default apps, minor UI tweaks,...
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Forum: Competitors
2012-11-15, 14:21
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Replies: 4,676
Views: 1,293,541
Re: The Epic Android Thread
It seems that the Nexus 7 has some issues with ssd write performance that affect the UI for different users. I am one of those users. My random write performance is really weak, and this can block...
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Forum: Competitors
2012-11-14, 14:15
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Replies: 81
Views: 19,884
Re: Google Nexus 4
I am not so concerned about local storage. I stream files from a drive in my home with over 1TB of storage, which is easily superior to carting info back and forth to my mobile as I had done with the...
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Forum: Competitors
2012-11-05, 21:46
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Replies: 4,676
Views: 1,293,541
Re: The Epic Android Thread
You guys may also want to check out boat browser. On the Nexus 7 it is simply the fastest browser that I have tried and it has nice features and a polished UI.
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Forum: Competitors
2012-10-31, 11:53
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Replies: 81
Views: 19,884
Re: Google Nexus 4
The mobile sector is changing the state of the way that we compute. I for one am glad that some legacy PC tech is being left behind in this shift.
I don't think that we can say definitively that...
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Forum: Competitors
2012-10-31, 11:38
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Replies: 81
Views: 19,884
Re: Google Nexus 4
Streaming on the road? I don't even own a cellphone.. And I am in Canada.. ;)
But I see your point. Why not consider external storage? Although externals storage is not supported natively it can...
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Forum: Competitors
2012-10-31, 11:33
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Replies: 36
Views: 12,519
Re: Android to beat Windows in 2016: Gartner
@benny1967
.. and how exactly does MS escape the three points listed? What about popular cross domain sites like disqus, livefyre, addthis, etc that collect intimate data and make business of...
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Forum: Competitors
2012-10-31, 11:06
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Replies: 81
Views: 19,884
Re: Google Nexus 4
I find it somewhat strange that among a 'hacker' community that has long championed the Nokia IT line that has required hack after hack, would find the omission of a micro SD card to be such a...
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Forum: Competitors
2012-10-29, 17:45
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Replies: 36
Views: 12,519
Re: Android to beat Windows in 2016: Gartner
Android is a freight-train. With the announcement of the Nexus 4, Nexus 7 refresh, and the Nexus 10, it should give Android another sizeable boost. Consider the starting prices of each $299, $199,...
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Forum: Competitors
2012-10-29, 02:21
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Replies: 36
Views: 12,519
Re: Android to beat Windows in 2016: Gartner
If you segment the market into specialities then yes, mobile chipsets will pale compared to the power of a dedicated gaming platform. I'm referring to the general market and sales specifically (not...
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Forum: Competitors
2012-10-28, 23:44
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Replies: 36
Views: 12,519
Re: Android to beat Windows in 2016: Gartner
Nope.
That Android will gain ground on Windows is practically a guarantee. This is the first time in decades that MS will have to share store display-space with at least two OSs that have...
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Forum: Competitors
2012-10-28, 23:30
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Replies: 36
Views: 12,519
Re: Android to beat Windows in 2016: Gartner
I never really understood the general attitude toward Google collecting information. If you take the time to read practically any privacy policy on the web (yes, including this site) you will see...
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Forum: Competitors
2012-03-04, 18:24
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Replies: 113
Views: 30,994
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Forum: Competitors
2011-11-04, 16:11
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Replies: 4,676
Views: 1,293,541
Re: The Epic Android Thread
I think it's not hype, just an idea blown out of proportion without real numbers behind it. It's a catchy idea that people have latched on to when denigrating Android. That's not to say that...
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Forum: Competitors
2011-11-02, 15:34
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Replies: 4,676
Views: 1,293,541
Re: The Epic Android Thread
C'mon, man. This is flat out false information.
I appreciate your efforts, but I don't think you understand what 'fragmentation' means.
Each API level brings new functionality, and each new...
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Forum: Competitors
2011-08-19, 16:05
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Replies: 242
Views: 60,669
Re: Chrome OS
Here's a BIIIG one: QUAKE in the browser via NaCl!
GAME LINK: http://nacl-quake.appspot.com/
As always, Zero-install, Zero-configuration! Play the game right now in your browser in as little as a...
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Forum: Competitors
2011-08-11, 20:10
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Replies: 4,676
Views: 1,293,541
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