Forum: Off Topic
2011-05-17, 07:39
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Replies: 4
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Re: Javascript PC Emulator
No, the hardware is emulated but it's just an ordinary (small) linux instance which presumably would run on any similar x86 system. See the 'technical notes' linked from below the emulator.
It...
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Forum: Competitors
2011-01-02, 19:19
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Replies: 4,676
Views: 1,324,345
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Forum: Competitors
2010-12-31, 12:12
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Replies: 4,676
Views: 1,324,345
Re: Samsung Galaxy Tab Info Thread
It is in the Market priced at about £1.28 whatever that is in your currency. Market reviews seem to be fluctuating between 5 star ("This is a beautifully designed app") and 1 star ("This is a $2...
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Forum: Competitors
2010-12-24, 10:42
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Re: Samsung Galaxy Tab Info Thread
Consumer's association 'Which?' have reviewed the Galaxy Tab and made it one their three tablet Best Buys (the other two being the iPad).
If you're not a member you won't be able to read much of the...
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Forum: Competitors
2010-12-20, 15:41
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Replies: 4,676
Views: 1,324,345
Re: Samsung Galaxy Tab Info Thread
There's an easy way to remove ads when you're playing angry birds: just long-press power and select 'flight mode' before you start the game. It also works for 'Angry Birds Seasons' except that the...
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Forum: Competitors
2010-12-14, 09:29
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Replies: 4,676
Views: 1,324,345
Re: Samsung Galaxy Tab Info Thread
Looks good, and it supports using Google openid logins, so no need to remember yet another set of account details.
Edit: having tried it out I'm not impressed: it doesn't support the basic Android...
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Forum: Competitors
2010-12-13, 09:29
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Replies: 4,676
Views: 1,324,345
Re: Samsung Galaxy Tab Info Thread
I'm pretty sure the default is actually the other way round: Samsung's own keyboard is the default but you can switch to Swype as you describe or by press & hold on any input field and select 'input...
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Forum: Competitors
2010-12-09, 19:57
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Replies: 4,676
Views: 1,324,345
Re: Samsung Galaxy Tab Info Thread
I would, but it won't accept my IMEI number. There's quite a discussion going on at xda-developers whether the offer applies retrospectively or not.
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Forum: Competitors
2010-11-25, 17:49
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Replies: 4,676
Views: 1,324,345
Re: Samsung Galaxy Tab Info Thread
CPW current rates include: phone cost/monthly cost/months/GB
£0 £40 24months 5GB
£99 £35 24months 5GB
£339 £17.50 24months 1GB
£454 £10 1months 1GB*
£454 £15 ...
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Forum: Competitors
2010-11-24, 19:22
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Replies: 4,676
Views: 1,324,345
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Forum: Competitors
2010-11-13, 12:45
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Replies: 4,676
Views: 1,324,345
Re: Samsung Galaxy Tab Info Thread
Thanks. It works great for taking pictures of the home screen, but can be really frustrating in an app as it's impossible to tell whether the back button will or will not have had any effect before...
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Forum: Competitors
2010-11-10, 13:36
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Replies: 4,676
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Re: Samsung Galaxy Tab Info Thread
It would have been more convincing it he hadn't had a screen protector on the Tab. I'd like to know how the screen would have handled the impact without the protector taking.the initial impact.
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Forum: Competitors
2010-11-09, 08:39
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Replies: 4,676
Views: 1,324,345
Re: Samsung Galaxy Tab Info Thread
Slightly odd. The article says "The two best value packages appear to be from Three and Talk Talk" and then doesn't list any of the TalkTalk options.
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Forum: Competitors
2010-11-02, 13:37
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Replies: 4,676
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Re: Samsung Galaxy Tab Info Thread
At lunchtime today I walked to the nearest Carphone Warehouse and walked out with a Galaxy Tab for £499 (with a 1 month rolling contract so I can decide what do to longer term). I verified that it is...
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Forum: Competitors
2010-11-02, 08:15
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Replies: 4,676
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Re: Samsung Galaxy Tab Info Thread
So this morning I get an email from Amazon apologising for the delay and giving a new shipping date: "Estimated arrival date: November 24 2010 - December 17 2010". Somehow 3-6 weeks until dispatch...
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Forum: Competitors
2010-11-01, 20:33
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Replies: 4,676
Views: 1,324,345
Re: Samsung Galaxy Tab Info Thread
Amazon, Tesco and Carphone Warehouse are all priced at about £529 without a contract, but because Amazon are now quoting 1 month delivery a search tends to come up with a marketplace seller asking...
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Forum: Competitors
2010-11-01, 17:57
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Replies: 4,676
Views: 1,324,345
Re: Samsung Galaxy Tab Info Thread
This is a bit strange: I pre-ordered a Galaxy Tab on Amazon UK, it is sitting there saying estimated dispatch date 1st November (i.e. today), but hasn't yet dispatched. Meanwhile, if I were to try to...
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Forum: Competitors
2010-10-24, 14:49
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Replies: 4,676
Views: 1,324,345
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Forum: Competitors
2010-10-18, 13:12
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Replies: 4,676
Views: 1,324,345
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Forum: Competitors
2010-10-04, 08:13
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Replies: 4,676
Views: 1,324,345
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Forum: Competitors
2010-09-28, 12:22
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Replies: 4,676
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Re: Samsung Galaxy Tab Info Thread
I don't know what you consider 'reasonably priced', but play.com (http://www.play.com/PC/PCs/4-/16596574/Samsung-Galaxy-Tab-Bluetooth-Stylus/Product.html) have the bluetooth stylus priced at £49.99
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Forum: Competitors
2010-08-19, 12:50
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Replies: 13
Views: 8,383
Re: my defective android tablet: help anyone?
You're running a very old version of Android (there have been three major OS releases since 1.5) so even if you do get the market working properly you will find most of the good apps won't be...
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Forum: Competitors
2010-08-12, 11:33
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Replies: 18
Views: 8,706
Re: N900+Maemo5 vs Galaxy S+Android2.1
I think you are confusing the O/S with the application. Android does support multi-tasking, but most of your issues seem to be that the default web browser doesn't multi-task. That's a problem with...
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Forum: Competitors
2010-03-08, 13:11
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Replies: 3
Views: 3,222
Re: N810 vs Droid (CDMA users)
I was a confirmed n810 user until Google I/O last year when Google tempted me with an Android phone and I pretty much abandoned my n810 overnight. Nearly, but not quite completely. There are a few, a...
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Forum: General
2010-02-06, 17:10
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Replies: 7
Views: 6,046
Re: PAYG/prepay 3G data access in US
When you make a chargeable phone call in the US the company you use to place the call keeps all of the money for that call no matter whether you are calling someone on the same network or another...
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