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[THEV1LL4N]

The display is really great, so is the design.

One let down though: I cant connect the phone to my notebook. I already googled the problem and it seems to be a general problem.

could that be a problem with drivers? if so, they might have some driver updates in the support section of the website.

 

[Sebastian]

Already fixed the problem.

Thanks for your reply anyway.

Edit: I know ive asked this question before but, what is the best solution if i need a navigator on my phone? Is there an app or do i need to buy something else?

 

[Casey]

Already fixed the problem.

Thanks for your reply anyway.

Edit: I know ive asked this question before but, what is the best solution if i need a navigator on my phone? Is there an app or do i need to buy something else?

Just use Google Navigator. It's free and should already be on your phone.

Go to the Market, and ensure you have the latest update to Google Maps.

Once you have the latest updates, there should be a "Navigation" icon in your app tray.

btw, I'm totally jealous. That Galaxy S is a beast.

 

[masta247]

yup Galaxy S is probably my favorite current Android phone.

 

[Casey]

The Galaxy S, the HTC Evo 4G and the Motorola Droid-X are the 3 most impressive Android phones out right now.

The Galaxy S has the advantage of being international. Right now the other two are US-only.

 

[Cooper]

There's a nice stable Froyo ROM out for the desire. Also can get the Galaxy S launcher if you wish...

Gonna flash it tomorrow see what it's like.

 

[masta247]

Actually Galaxy's launcher is not all that great. I find "Launcher Pro" to be the most awesome launcher on the market. Smooth as hell, looks great and is practical, uses less resources than most other launchers and rocks heavy amount of customizations. Check it out

This is how it looks like:

 

[Cooper]

I use the Sense one now, but if I'm going to Froyo i'm gonna be using that one (Launcher Pro), already had a play with it

 

[Casey]

ADW launcher is the best. I use it on my G1 and was even able to install it on my uncles new Xperia X10 even though it still only runs 1.6.

Coop, let me know how that FroYo for Desire is. I still haven't gotten around to rooting my cousins Desire and since I'm going to Canada for a month, it'll have to wait. But I'm interested to know how stable it is.

CyanogenMod 6 (FroYo) should be out within a week and I'll be flashing it straight away. Can't wait for some delicious FroYo action.

 

[masta247]

I tried most launchers on my Spica. ADW and Helix launcher were the best untill Launcher Pro came out imo. I was stuck between ADW and Helix but when Launcher Pro came out I switched to it and am extremely satisfied. Check it out and I'm sure it'll also be smooth on your G1:thumb:
You can even customize performance levels (if you'd rather want it to be smoother or use less memory etc.) It's beta but it doesn't crash at all.
You can customize almost everything about its looks too.

 

[Casey]

The good thing about ADW is that it's open source, so Cyanogen is able to distribute it with his ROM.

 

[Casey]

Motorola bring another new form factor to Android.

Even though I still rock my HTC Dream/G1, IMO Motorola are bringing out the best and most innovative Android phones....on the top/power range with devices like the Droid, Droid-X, Droid 2...... and then on their mid/experimental range like the Devour, Backflip, FlipOut.......and now we have another mid-range Motorola with a new form-factor for Android.....this one is called the Motorola Charm and it's a little bit Blackberry-esque.

Usual rules apply -- we can't independently confirm this at the moment -- but a tipster has sent us what appears to be T-Mobile training materials for an upcoming Motoblur-infused candybar smartphone, the Motorola Charm. Only this Motoblur is allegedly powered by Android 2.1 and boasts the same scalable widgets as we saw on Droid X, in addition to improved Facebook / Twitter integration (hello, Like and Retweet) and the usual Eclair refinements.As far as the hardware is concerned, there isn't much to glean from it at this point, aside from a textured QWERTY keyboard reminiscent of the CLIQ and a "camera" button denoting some form of memory-capturing capabilities. Speaking of which, the materials mention that the enhanced Motoblur is heading to CLIQ and CLIQ XT. Let us bookend this entire post with another reminder that none of this is confirmed, but we do know more than a few T-Mobile users who would love to get their mitts on a candybar Android.

 

[Synful*Luv]

Casey, what do you think of the Garmin Phone? (Besides the fact that it's late and a large part of the market it could've had it won't get now bc of google maps and nav)

New Android Touch Screen Cell Phone |View the Garminfone Smartphone

 

[Casey]

Casey, what do you think of the Garmin Phone? (Besides the fact that it's late and a large part of the market it could've had it won't get now bc of google maps and nav)

New Android Touch Screen Cell Phone |View the Garminfone Smartphone

It's OK. Nothing special. Were you thinking of getting one? If so, I wouldn't. There are much better Android devices you can get in the same budget range.

T-Mobile in the US are getting the Samsung Galaxy S soon, renamed to the T-Mobile Vibrant. That's one of the best phones out right now, the same phone Sebby just bought.

If you're in the market for a new phone, I'd recommend you either get that, or if you don't mind waiting 2-3 more months, I hear that T-Mobile has something very special cooked up for the Fall this year (ie, the time when early G1 adopters will be done with their 2-year contracts). It's an Android superphone with the codename HTC Vision and/or "Project Emerald" and it is sure to be something very special. Rumors are suggesting it might be the world's first smartphone with a dual-core processor, Android 3.0, and an amazing 4.3" screen.

Many T-Mobile customers have been upset over the last 6-8 months as T-Mobile haven't had any top-line Android superphones along the lines of the Sprint's EVO 4G, Verizon's Droid/Droid-X, etc. But if these Project Emerald rumors are true, which I personally believe they are, then it's clear that T-Mobile have been holding back for an exclusive on something amazing.

As you can see, the rumor mill for this is really causing a fuss in the community:

http://www.electronista.com/articles/10/06/25/htc.vision.could.be.t.mobiles.project.emerald/

http://www.intomobile.com/2010/06/2...gerbread-4-3-inch-display-coming-to-t-mobile/
http://www.google.co.uk/url?q=http:...IoATAB&usg=AFQjCNE48eZ48G_u3Ciq4HKctTdecW7Vtg

 

[Synful*Luv]

Sweet, thanks for the info! Yeah I can definitely hold out until then.

Outside of making the phone run faster.. what else would a dual core processor do for a smartphone?

 

[ARon]

^The same thing it did for computing, change the game

 

[masta247]

Outside of making the phone run faster.. what else would a dual core processor do for a smartphone?

Well, a second core can't do much by itself, especially not on Android/any Linux based system in this matter.
The biggest difference will be a higher battery drain and a nice marketing gimmick. That is unless it rocks some new and cool architecture. Still it would require the whole Android to change/be optimized for a second core.

 

[ARon]

That kind of needs to go unsaid Masta, Google isn't dumb enough to make it and not make it usable

 

[masta247]

That kind of needs to go unsaid Masta, Google isn't dumb enough to make it and not make it usable

Yeah but I mean that even after that the difference probably wouldn't be all that great if it comes to performance. The way processes are handled in Android is specific and works fine on a single core processor. They would have to totally redesign it to make any significant use of multi-core processors.
Most of all I don't see a need for one. It'd be better to develop new, more efficient architectures and by that I mean those that would be more efficient using the same or less amount of energy.
2 cores require much more energy than 1 core. Considering that often it requires twice as much power and almost never gives twice as much performance it's pretty pointless. Actually it's more like 25-30% max on a linux-ish system. Sure you can consider it to be quite a lot anyway but I don't think it's smart to sacrifice battery life like that.
Actually even the whole idea of "ghz" wars is pointless. 1ghz is an overkill for an average mobile phone right now.

There are 500mhz processors that are more efficient than 1ghz ones and use less power. Damn, a 1ghz Snapdragon is not even half as fast as a 700mhz Pentium 3.
The point is that people will buy "1ghz" rather than "500mhz" and "dual core" rather than single core. That's the main reason why Qualcomm plans to release dual-core mobile CPUs (apart from their tablet/netbook use with Windows-based systems that really profit from multi-core CPUs).
It's a pentium 4 case all over. What we need is a pentium M and then we could have an efficient single-core cpu that wouldn't kill a battery within a day.

 

[Casey]

Android 3.0 (Gingerbread) will be optimized for dual core processors.

The HTC Vision will ship first and then Motorola will follow suit with a dual-core TI processor phone early next year or possibly even late this year. Motorola CEO Sanjay Jha already hinted at this in a recent interview.

I can't wait for Dual Core on an Android!