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Android Hardware Thread - 2009 Edition
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CrayzeeCarl
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Who knows? I was fixing a family member's computer last night and opened up IE. It apparently had just upgraded to IE 8 and wanted me to set some settings. It decided that Google should be the default search engine. Really, MS? Google?? :lolDrFunk said:
DrFunk said:
Someone said that they had signed a contract. I guess Yahoo is paying AT&T to install/use Yahoo as the default search provider.
Mobile users are the future, Yahoo and Bing want to make sure Google doesn't control all mobile search queries.
I assume that the Android version on these AT&T phones will not be "with Google" and if you are a heavy Google user you should stay away from them.
BrLvgThrChmstry
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How do I reset/restore to factory settings my mytouch 3G while the phone boots up?
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SimleuqiR said:
As long as they all have the Android Market and not some AT&T crapware store, I don't really have a problem with what they're doing. It highlights the openness of Android. Don't like Yahoo? Complain and maybe AT&T will change it, or vote with your dollar and switch providers.
prodystopian
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Andrex said:
If they make Yahoo the default, can't I still change it to google when I get the phone?
ThatObviousUser
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We're all waiting on the 2010 thread. 
You could probably root it/get Google's apps illicitly from somewhere. It is strange Google's apps aren't actually on the Market, they'll probably change that soon.
prodystopian said:
You could probably root it/get Google's apps illicitly from somewhere. It is strange Google's apps aren't actually on the Market, they'll probably change that soon.
prodystopian
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Andrex said:We're all waiting on the 2010 thread.
You could probably root it/get Google's apps illicitly from somewhere. It is strange Google's apps aren't actually on the Market, they'll probably change that soon.
I guess we'll just have to see when it releases.
*waits impatiently*
OriginalThinking
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Andrex said:We're all waiting on the 2010 thread.
You could probably root it/get Google's apps illicitly from somewhere. It is strange Google's apps aren't actually on the Market, they'll probably change that soon.
Has the thread already been created and not published? If it hasn't been created i can help out with some words if required.
ThatObviousUser
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OriginalThinking said:
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I still have a bunch of cards to whip up for the various devices. Words isn't what's necessarily holding it back.
OriginalThinking
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Andrex said:
What is holding it back then? Mod approval? Or something else?
ThatObviousUser
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OriginalThinking said:
Time constraint from making the required templates and filling them in with info.
Subliminal
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HTC HERO 2.1 SOON!!!!
Orange better be quick with this shit i'm gagging for some eclair
Orange better be quick with this shit i'm gagging for some eclair
Vyse The Legend
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HTC Incredible:
Rumored launch date: March 23rd, but the source who posted the new pictures says that may have slipped to May.
Other "insiders" claim the Incredible shares the same touchscreen as the Desire and Nexus One, which, as you may have heard, suffers from poor multi-touch accuracy. Apparently, Verizon may delay the Incrdible and the Nexus One launch until HTC fixes the issue.
Rumored launch date: March 23rd, but the source who posted the new pictures says that may have slipped to May.
Other "insiders" claim the Incredible shares the same touchscreen as the Desire and Nexus One, which, as you may have heard, suffers from poor multi-touch accuracy. Apparently, Verizon may delay the Incrdible and the Nexus One launch until HTC fixes the issue.
ThatObviousUser
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Vyse The Legend said:
Is that your speculation or the insiders?
Vyse The Legend
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Andrex said:
Insider's speculation. They claim it was slated for this month, but the bad press surrounding the touchscreen sensor HTC currently uses on all their phones may be the reason it gets delayed.
ThatObviousUser
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Vyse The Legend said:
If the Verizon Nexus has a fixed touch screen and fixed 3G it could really be a home-run. :lol
SimleuqiR said:
No, I agree with your comment, I just lol at their futile attempts. :lol The gap is far too huge, by the time Yahoo gets where it wants to Google (and Android) will have expanded considerably. Everyone knows that.
I would really love the HTC LEgend if it had a bigger screen
But now I'll just get the Desire
ThatObviousUser
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gcubed said:
The AT&T one was always supposed to come after the Verizon version so probably.
jonnybryce
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Vyse The Legend said:
Wow, the power of the internet.
It's confusing, some users say they don't have any issue and make it out to seem no one would realize the issue if it weren't for an app showing it so clearly. Youtube videos of multitouch gestures on the Nexus One seem smooth and accurate, so I wonder if this is a true issue or just geek controversy. I get that it would be highlighted in a multitouch game, like something from Gameloft, but even then most games have the controls in both corners...the probability of running into that problem, real world, seems pretty slim.
It's inexcusable for a flagship device, but seems to me like it's made out to be worse than it is.
ThatObviousUser
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Straight from an iPhone dev's blog, "Seven Differentiators of Notion Inks Adam Tablet: The first real iPad Challenger." Stop hyping me up darn you! :lol
Slashgear has a Legend: http://www.slashgear.com/htc-legend-video-unboxing-0576838/
Yeah *shifts eyes to Andrex* someone's dragging ass a little on that thread.kaching said:The real question is whether we get a 2010 Android hardware thread before the Adam launches
It doesn't need to be perfect
Come on, Andrex. Even an incomplete thread has to be better than nothing. I haven't looked at the OP of this thread in months. PEACE.
Jamesfrom818
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Andrex said:
I'm either going to buy this or a Courier.
ThatObviousUser
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kaching said:The real question is whether we get a 2010 Android hardware thread before the Adam launches
It doesn't need to be perfect
Nothing I do is perfect anyways so no worries there.
ThatObviousUser
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gcubed said:
Honestly I'd be fine with stock 2.1 (hope it's an option, or the thing gets rooted and a good ROM community), but I think Google should fork a special large-screen version of Android. It would have better support for icons on the homescreens, and the status bar would be expanded to show the currently running apps (long press to bring up a menu to close them, etc.) Also should have support for running apps in cascading windows.
OriginalThinking
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Vyse The Legend said:
Not going to happen. Dunno who this insider is, but i highly doubt that this touch screen issue is going to change anything. Given the tiny level of internet 'fury' and the fact that the Desire is launching at the end of this month it would be too late and too expensive to halt manufacturing for the sake of something which isn't exactly a deal breaker for the vast majority of mr and mrs phone users.
Kamakazie!
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Andrex said:
Personally I am hoping for a Chrome OS release that supports ARM processors and is highly touch friendly. Something like that would be perfect for tablets as well as netbooks / smartbooks.
Android just seems a little too limited for use on more productivity based devices, I see it suffering from similar problems to that of the iPad.
A touch friendly Chrome would really have no competition until MS or the Linux community came up with a viable alternative.
ThatObviousUser
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Kamakazie! said:
But Chrome OS is the definition of limited. :lol Not a knock against it, but it is what it is. Android is a more capable OS.
I put 2.1 on my Sprint Hero via Gumbo's rom. This is FAST. Faster than the Modaco rom I was running before, which was faster than the stock install. Only problem is, where the hell are the animated bgs? PEACE.
EDIT: Oh yeah, no camera support, but it seems everything else does. I read there's some issue with marketplace listings too. But I don't use my camera enough to sacrifice this speed boost.
EDIT: Oh yeah, no camera support, but it seems everything else does. I read there's some issue with marketplace listings too. But I don't use my camera enough to sacrifice this speed boost.
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