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Just a thought.
Are all these features found on the Samsung Galaxy S3 due to TouchWiz? They will probably not be featured on the Nexus version of the SGS3 that Samsung will release for Android 4.1 JB. For example, the video transmission (S-Video I think it's called). Also, I like the idea of Smart Stay, S-Beam (I think is meant to be faster than Android Beam), Pop-Up Play, and Best Photo.
Any thoughts on this?
Edit: It is not called S-Video. It is called AllShare Play.
However, we should get Google Now instead of S-Voice (which i've only really heard negative reviews about).
Are all these features found on the Samsung Galaxy S3 due to TouchWiz? They will probably not be featured on the Nexus version of the SGS3 that Samsung will release for Android 4.1 JB. For example, the video transmission (S-Video I think it's called). Also, I like the idea of Smart Stay, S-Beam (I think is meant to be faster than Android Beam), Pop-Up Play, and Best Photo.
Any thoughts on this?
Edit: It is not called S-Video. It is called AllShare Play.
However, we should get Google Now instead of S-Voice (which i've only really heard negative reviews about).
None of the Galaxy S3 exclusive software features is worth using them. None of them are better than apps meant to do the same thing or more that are available on the market. Apart from safe stay which doesn't work well on the SGS3 and uses up the battery real quick. The S-Voice app was the only one that really worked but now there's Google Now.
It's a good phone hardware-wise, but the first thing I'd do would be getting rid of Samsung's software from it as the phone contains more bloatware than your average Android phone. Mnufacturer-installed software features are rarely useful and it's almost never anything better than third party app.
It's a good phone hardware-wise, but the first thing I'd do would be getting rid of Samsung's software from it as the phone contains more bloatware than your average Android phone. Mnufacturer-installed software features are rarely useful and it's almost never anything better than third party app.
My friend at work asked me for advice on new phones and I said to get the SGS3 or the HTC One S. He likes the SGS3 but the size is too big for his liking. So I said the next best one is the One S. Now everyone who sits around him at work are all adamant about the iPhone 4S and are making up things about Android (i.e. that its difficult to use and not many people have the SGS3) lol.
So this could go either way. This girl said she's never seen an iphone with a broken screen.
I don't think they even understand what Android is.
I will send him that video where the guy compares the iPhone with the Galaxy Nexus. and the Google Now one, probably Google Chrome for Android one as well.
Any other short videos I can send.
This guy wants a good deal. I'd say the 4S which is nearly a year old is just as expensive as the SGS3 and more expensive than the One S. This guy is gonna get peer pressured into buying the iphone. At the end of the day, its his choice.
So this could go either way. This girl said she's never seen an iphone with a broken screen.
I don't think they even understand what Android is.
I will send him that video where the guy compares the iPhone with the Galaxy Nexus. and the Google Now one, probably Google Chrome for Android one as well.
Any other short videos I can send.
This guy wants a good deal. I'd say the 4S which is nearly a year old is just as expensive as the SGS3 and more expensive than the One S. This guy is gonna get peer pressured into buying the iphone. At the end of the day, its his choice.
HTC sells half of its stake in Beats Audio less than a year after initial investment
By Daniel Bader on July 23, 2012 at 9:39am in Mobile News
We were pretty shocked when HTC announced it was purchasing a 50.1% stake in Beats Audio; the two companies never seemed to have much in common aside from their digital upbringings. It’s been almost a year since that unlikely pairing and the Taiwanese giant is announcing it has sold 25% of its stake back to Beats itself for $150 million, losing essentially nothing on the initially investment.
This is a strange move for HTC, but something likely necessary to pad out the black ink on the ledger; they barely made a profit this last quarter and are focusing more closely on their core business, namely making great phones.
There’s no indication from this sale that HTC will stop including Beats Audio in its Sense Android software — the One series and the new Desire C come pre-loaded with Beats Audio sound profiles — and Beats promises continued mobile exclusivity for HTC. The two companies will continue to collaborate on future products, so to the average consumer this news will likely change nothing.
Source: Reuters
Not surprised really...
I'm really looking forward to those Little Big chips from ARM. For some reason while I think A15 will be great I'm especially excited about A7 architecture. That's always where I though mobile chips should go.
Picture mobile SOCs 1/5 the size of A8/A9, a few times more energy efficient and slightly faster. That means you can get an A7-powered device that will be faster than the SGS2 while using only a small fraction of energy the SGS2 would use to perform the same tasks.
You could power a low-end device with a 500mAh battery that would last for a week granted you wouldn't use a huge LCD.
Picture mobile SOCs 1/5 the size of A8/A9, a few times more energy efficient and slightly faster. That means you can get an A7-powered device that will be faster than the SGS2 while using only a small fraction of energy the SGS2 would use to perform the same tasks.
You could power a low-end device with a 500mAh battery that would last for a week granted you wouldn't use a huge LCD.
Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 to come with 2GB, phone capabilities?
By Daniel Bader on July 24, 2012 at 9:39am in Mobile News
A recent unboxing of the upcoming Galaxy Note 10.1 — which could be released in August — reveals that Samsung did to the tablet what they did to the North American version of the Galaxy S III: add 2GB of RAM to the spec sheet. This future-proofing technique will make it easier for users to take advantage of those PC-like multitasking capabilities we have yet to see in action.
As expected, the Note 10.1 also comes with a 1.4Ghz quad-core SoC, likely the same one that’s inside the international Galaxy S III, as well as a 5MP back camera and, in some cases, HSPA+ support. We’d expect the North American carrier-released version to be LTE-capable, but that will have to wait until later this year.
One potentially disappointing aspect of the Note 10.1 is the 1280×800 resolution screen. We’ve been spoiled with the recent crop of 1920×1200 Android tablets like the Asus Transformer Pad Infinity — and of course the new iPad — so anything less than full HD on a 10.1-inch screen just seems boring. The Note 10.1 also looks to come with a massive 7000mAh battery and an IR blaster alongside the requisite WiFi/Bluetooth/GPS support.
The back of the tablet, like the front, looks almost identical to the Galaxy Tab 2 recently released in Canada. But you can clearly see the slot for the S Pen, which will be the major differentiating feature of the tablet. And though it may not make it over to our shores, it looks like the Note 10.1 can act as either a passthrough for your smartphone or will be able to make calls on its own, much like some variants of the original Galaxy Tab.
Source: Brave Post
Via: The Verge
Via: The Verge
Samsung: Apple wouldn’t have sold a single iPhone without stealing our tech
Another day, another Apple (AAPL) vs. Samsung (005930) trial. The two consumer electronics companies are preparing to do battle in San Jose, California next week, and now-public court documents shed light on the positions each firm is taking. On Tuesday, Apple told Samsung exactly what it thinks its technology patents are worth (spoiler: barely anything at all), and subsequent filings from Samsung reveal that the South Korea-based company has a few choice words for Apple as well.
As highlighted by The Wall Street Journal, Samsung’s trial brief pulls no punches in telling the court exactly where it stands regarding Apple’s repeated patent-related accusations. In short, Apple is the thief here, not Samsung. A few key excerpts (emphasis is ours):
It’s clear that we’re in for yet another action-packed adventure when the trial kicks off next week.
By: Zach Epstein | Jul 25th, 2012 at 10:30AM
Filed Under: Legal
Another day, another Apple (AAPL) vs. Samsung (005930) trial. The two consumer electronics companies are preparing to do battle in San Jose, California next week, and now-public court documents shed light on the positions each firm is taking. On Tuesday, Apple told Samsung exactly what it thinks its technology patents are worth (spoiler: barely anything at all), and subsequent filings from Samsung reveal that the South Korea-based company has a few choice words for Apple as well.
As highlighted by The Wall Street Journal, Samsung’s trial brief pulls no punches in telling the court exactly where it stands regarding Apple’s repeated patent-related accusations. In short, Apple is the thief here, not Samsung. A few key excerpts (emphasis is ours):
It’s clear that we’re in for yet another action-packed adventure when the trial kicks off next week.
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Quite the pissing contest going on.
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