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masta247 · Oct 16, 2011

Yeah, it's really great with Xperia Arc. I prefer it over Samsung's Touchwiz really a lot. Actually I'd rather use Sony's launcher than all launchers that I've used. It's simple, intuitive, functional and looks nice. I love Sony's simple additions like the handles for selecting text, the "number roll thing" and that they replace some generic Android apps with really better versions. There are these cool, small details that make it really great to use.
A huge leap forward after previous-gen Android launchers and bloat-ware that they used, which sucked.

2 things that bother me though:
- They should include a better gallery that doesn't display downsized photos though, but I still wonder why Google didn't fix it.
- Bloatware! I think that there's no other manufacturer that puts more bloatware on their phones. Okay, it's not bloatware per se because most of these apps are somewhat useful.. but I don't need them! And you need root to remove them.

Casey · Oct 16, 2011

masta247 said:

I wouldn't go that far. It's defo better than TouchWiz, HTC Sense and MotoBlur..... but it's got nothing on Go Launcher EX.

masta247 · Oct 16, 2011

I tried Go Launcher EX once and didn't really like it that much. Might give it a second try in the future though because everyone seem to love it.

Anyway they release a lot of decent apps. I use the Go sms app. Replaced Chomp and Handcent for me. Sometimes I use Go keyboard too, but I think I prefer the stock Gingerbread one. Go keyboard is the best that I've tried from the market though.

Prize Gotti · Oct 17, 2011

Reference to Swype, I agree with you and Pitts. I was so used to the keyboard on the Sidekick and my G1 that made me not want to upgrade to the Defy, I had to upgrade cos even though I had CM on my G1, I needed better hardware. But when I used Swype I was overly pleased. I wasn't expecting it, so to find it was so easy to use was a big relief. Still don't like my Defy all that much though lol.

masta247 · Oct 17, 2011

Swype is okay for English text, doesn't work that well for Polish. Anyway just tapping the keys on a 4,3 inch screen is as comfortable (or even more imho) than a hardware keyboard mainly because the keys are bigger.

Casey · Oct 17, 2011

I'm staying up tonight to watch the ICS announcement, it's gonna be about 3am here in the UK.

Flipmo · Oct 17, 2011

I'm going to be in class doing a midterm... Horray............

THEV1LL4N · Oct 17, 2011

Casey Rain said:

tonight? i thought it was on wednesday... (19th oct)

Rukas · Oct 17, 2011

Casey Rain said:

I disagree Swype is faster than keyboard. I constantly beat my girlfriend and she has a Galaxy 1. We race, keyboard vs Swype. I always win. Most of my friends have the Galaxy or G2 as well. I always beat them. We actually race quite often, especially for drinks LOL.

Still, I think Ill get the Nexus Prime. Im just after something simpler and with no moving parts.

Casey · Oct 17, 2011

I've never had a race, i'm just saying the world speed text record was set on Swype lol. Maybe you should challenge the record holder!

Rukas · Oct 17, 2011

I probably wouldnt be as fast as them on either format LOL

Rukas · Oct 17, 2011

And actually, I dont believe your statement to be entirely accurate, as there appears to be different categories for texting using a touch screen, t9, and qwerty, not just one all encompassing record.

Flipmo · Oct 17, 2011

Wait a minute, I just re-read that it's taking place at 10pm EST tomorrow? I must have misread it, cause my exam is at 10am (which is what I thought was the original time for the conference)...

Anyways, woohoo - I get to see it.

Flipmo · Oct 17, 2011

Motorola Droid RAZR gets an early introduction ahead of tomorrow's launch

By Brad Molen

posted Oct 17th 2011 2:47PM

One thing we love about teasers: they oftentimes backfire, allowing the general public to see more of the product than the company intended. This is the story of the Motorola Spyder (aka Droid RAZR), its first teaser attempt spoiled when the phone's name was included on the image file. The second sneak peek is cleverly designed as an incomplete puzzle with the missing pieces added one-by-one as we get closer to the device's launch, but Motorola left a full image of the phone hiding in plain view. So what we see above is an uber-thin Verizon LTE device with kevlar backing and a Droid X-style hump on the top, a rear camera (presumably 8MP) with 1080p HD video capture, a front-facing cam, a standard set of four capacitive touch buttons and a redesigned Droid eye. We're still hoping to get a glimpse of the Xoom 2before the big event, but at least you can consider us sufficiently teased for now.

Rukas · Oct 18, 2011

^^ OOooo that looks interesting. Any idea of screen size?... Oh wait a minute... Motorola = locked bootloader and MotoBlur.

Casey · Oct 18, 2011

Rukas said:

Yeah, you're right. I looked it up. My bad.

Regardless, it's still the fastest touch input I've ever used and close enough for me to not miss the qwerty.

Casey · Oct 18, 2011

Flipmo said:

Yeah, it'll be in the evening for anyone living in North America... and the early hours of the morning for those of us in Europe.

Fuck, I'm excited lol. Since Larry was so enthusiastic about ICS at the earnings call, I've been even more pumped.

Casey · Oct 18, 2011

THEV1LL4N · Oct 18, 2011

............ the front looks nice. but im not too keen on the side, from what i see in that picture.

i'm still contemplating whether or not to trade my G2 in, or keep it for another year until the next nexus phone comes out, with jelly bean.

Flipmo · Oct 18, 2011

Motorola Droid Razr has a thickness of 7.1mm... wow, thin.

Official specs:

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