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I beg to differ. I have my sports teams on there and so when I am on the go and don't have time to check the scores in depth (like who scored, etc) it comes in handy for sports. Same with the weather. I use Weatherbug and the widget is on my home screen, but this one looks a bit nicer and seems to sync more often than WB. I know I can change that, but I like the Google one's look that much.
Also, the traffic and ETA there is huge too since I drive to the clinic every day, and it's usually a 25-40 minute drive everyday. Since it knows the route I take, I can usually see if I have a few extra minutes to chill in the morning or if traffic is fucked and I need to leave ASAP. Actually, yesterday I used it when there was a long line down this road I always come home on. At least a mile long and I saw the issue was at the traffic light. Didn't know what it was, but I opened the app and saw my route home and saw there was about 100 yards of red, meaning there was traffic congestion. There were people that were turning around to drive back and take a much longer route back home. But since I knew traffic was still moving and the holdup was only for a football field's length away, I stuck it out for another five minutes and avoided a 15 minute detour I didn't even know existed.
That's more Google Maps' doing, but it was awesome that I had the info. to just stick it out a little bit and that it wasn't serious.
Also, the traffic and ETA there is huge too since I drive to the clinic every day, and it's usually a 25-40 minute drive everyday. Since it knows the route I take, I can usually see if I have a few extra minutes to chill in the morning or if traffic is fucked and I need to leave ASAP. Actually, yesterday I used it when there was a long line down this road I always come home on. At least a mile long and I saw the issue was at the traffic light. Didn't know what it was, but I opened the app and saw my route home and saw there was about 100 yards of red, meaning there was traffic congestion. There were people that were turning around to drive back and take a much longer route back home. But since I knew traffic was still moving and the holdup was only for a football field's length away, I stuck it out for another five minutes and avoided a 15 minute detour I didn't even know existed.
That's more Google Maps' doing, but it was awesome that I had the info. to just stick it out a little bit and that it wasn't serious.
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50% off on accessories if you register. Took 2 minutes to get the email. Gonna get me a dock, maybe.
50% off on accessories if you register. Took 2 minutes to get the email. Gonna get me a dock, maybe.
Sharp starts production of 5-inch smartphone displays with 1080p resolution
Sharp (SHCAY) announced on Monday it has begun production for the next generation of smartphone LCD panels. Measuring at 5-inch in diagonal width with a 443 pixel per inch (PPI) density, Sharp’s new LCDs will sport a whopping full-HD resolution of 1920 x 1080. Sharp says the new display uses “CG-Silicon technology” to fit “the same number of pixels in a smartphone-size screen as there are in a full-HD LCD TV.” Google (GOOG) is rumored to be partnering up with HTC (2498) to build the 5-inch Nexus smartphone with a 1080p resolution display. Aside from the Oppo Find 5 that uses a 5-inch 1080p LCD, most smartphones and “phablets” usually top out at 720p (1280 x 720 resolution). Sharp’s new LCDs will usher in a new age of visual clarity on smartphones.
Number of pixels 1,080 x 1,920 (full HD)
Pixel density 443 ppi
Application Smartphones
By: Raymond Wong | Oct 1st, 2012 at 10:05AM
Filed Under: Mobile
Sharp Begins Production of 5-Inch Full-HD LCD Panels
Sharp Corporation has started production of 5-inch full-HD (1,080 x 1,920 pixels) LCD panels for smartphones with a pixel density among the highest in the world. Production began at the end of September at Mie Plant No. 3 and full-scale production will begin in October.
This LCD panel employs CG-Silicon technology*2, a new pixel design, and an innovative production process to achieve the same number of pixels in a smartphone-size screen as there are in a full-HD LCD TV. The panel, which has approximately 1.3 times the pixel density of conventional LCD panels*3, can display crisp text, super-clear maps, and amazingly real HD images.
By providing ultra-detailed LCD panels to support the growing worldwide demand for smartphones, Sharp will contribute to smartphones with increasingly higher quality images.
LCD Panel Specifications
Display size 5 inchesNumber of pixels 1,080 x 1,920 (full HD)
Pixel density 443 ppi
Application Smartphones
This product will be displayed in the Sharp booth at CEATEC Japan 2012
(Tuesday, October 2 to Saturday, October 6, 2012 at the Makuhari Messe convention center, Chiba City, Chiba Prefecture).
(Tuesday, October 2 to Saturday, October 6, 2012 at the Makuhari Messe convention center, Chiba City, Chiba Prefecture).
- *1 As of October 1, 2012 (based on Sharp research).
- *2 Developed jointly by Sharp and Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
(Head office: Atsugi City, Kanagawa Prefecture; President: Shunpei Yamazaki). - *3 Sharp’s 4.3-inch HD LCD (1,280 x 720 pixels, 342 ppi).
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LG Optimus G Nexus described as “Galaxy Nexus meets iPhone 3G,” could come in November
By Daniel Bader on October 4, 2012 at 9:27pm in Mobile News
We talked today about Google potentially expanding the Nexus pool to include any OEM that meets the minimum criteria for such a project. But it looks like that there still might be one Nexus device released this year, and that the hardware partner will be another newbie to the line, LG.
There’s been lots of talk about a LG Optimus G Nexus, a terrible name if you ask me, and that it would look like the Optimus G but run stock Android. Turns out that isn’t entirely accurate. A user who has apparently tested a prototype of the device describes it “surprisingly like the Galaxy Nexus… a silver ring like the iPhone 3G,” which sounds pretty ugly if you ask me. One of the Galaxy Nexus’ best qualities is its all-screen design and contoured edges that make it incredibly comfortable to hold despite its size.
If the information described above is correct, it’s describing a very iterative Nexus, one with a 8MP camera (not the 13MP module found in the Optimus G), running a new-but-familiar version of Android.
This whole thing sounds a bit fishy to me, and there are a lot of people very skeptical about LG’s ability to make a great Nexus phone. But judging from the Optimus 4X HD and Optimus G, the company has done an incredible job improving its design and manufacturing proficiency, and I wouldn’t be surprised at all to see LG’s logo underneath the Nexus insignia this fall.
The LG Optimus G Nexus is expected to be announced, and released, in November. Stay tuned for more details.
Source: Android and Me
By Daniel Bader on October 4, 2012 at 9:27pm in Mobile News
We talked today about Google potentially expanding the Nexus pool to include any OEM that meets the minimum criteria for such a project. But it looks like that there still might be one Nexus device released this year, and that the hardware partner will be another newbie to the line, LG.
There’s been lots of talk about a LG Optimus G Nexus, a terrible name if you ask me, and that it would look like the Optimus G but run stock Android. Turns out that isn’t entirely accurate. A user who has apparently tested a prototype of the device describes it “surprisingly like the Galaxy Nexus… a silver ring like the iPhone 3G,” which sounds pretty ugly if you ask me. One of the Galaxy Nexus’ best qualities is its all-screen design and contoured edges that make it incredibly comfortable to hold despite its size.
“I can confirm the next nexus is LG Optimus based. The phone looks surprisingly like the Galaxy Nexus and does not have sharp corners like the LG Optimus we already know. It has a silver’ring like the iPhone 3G around the outer edge of the screen which seemed to be similar to the Galaxy Nexus in size but was much better in brightness.
I couldn’t have said if it was larger in the few minutes that I had the phone. Also, it has Nexus written on the back like the Nexus 7 except there is a color element to it. The ‘X’ is in four colors. There was also the LG logo on the back.
Android 4.2 in its current state looked exactly like the 4.1.1 we love. There were no tabs on that build version for home-screens as you suggested from your other tipster. What I was amazed by is how fluid everything seemed to be from exiting apps, switching, etc. It seems like they’ve increased the number of transitions and their types. It still had the hodge-podge mess of multiple communication tools: Messenger, GTalk, Voice and SMS.”
If the information described above is correct, it’s describing a very iterative Nexus, one with a 8MP camera (not the 13MP module found in the Optimus G), running a new-but-familiar version of Android.
This whole thing sounds a bit fishy to me, and there are a lot of people very skeptical about LG’s ability to make a great Nexus phone. But judging from the Optimus 4X HD and Optimus G, the company has done an incredible job improving its design and manufacturing proficiency, and I wouldn’t be surprised at all to see LG’s logo underneath the Nexus insignia this fall.
The LG Optimus G Nexus is expected to be announced, and released, in November. Stay tuned for more details.
Source: Android and Me
Android 4.2 rumors bonanza: Nexus program, customization center, Project Roadrunner and more
http://www.androidauthority.com/and...stomization-center-project-roadrunner-120416/
http://www.androidauthority.com/and...stomization-center-project-roadrunner-120416/
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