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I started using Press with Google Reader, so it's what I'm accustomed to, and since the only free RSS service Press is currently compatible with is Feedly, I've been using that. I've read a few complaints that Feedly's web layout is too much a departure from Google Reader, but I'm almost always using Press, so I never interact with it. Feedly also has its own app, but it's a bit too busy.
I've moved on to Press+Feedly as well. I was on Google Currents for a while, but I recently switched back. Will probably stick to this for the foreseeable future.
Bboy AJ
My dog was murdered by a 3.5mm audio port and I will not rest until the standard is dead
Yep. Just using Feedly as a backend for Press. It's like Google Reader never died. It just got old and decrepit, which explains Feedly Cloud's slow syncing speeds.
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I don't use any RSS. News just comes to me.
Nicktendo86
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I just use flipboard now really with a splash of feedly
What telepathic news service are you using?
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don't tell anyone
My only gripe with these services is widget quality. I only really want something that intelligently organizes a scrollable headlines setup. Everything I've tried chooses flash over function and will have one frickin image at any given hour. At least blink feed is quickly scrollable, even though I have to use its pre-chosen news sources. Ugh.
The original Nexus 7 is better than that thing, so yeah you should probably wait.
Yes
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android tablets are 99% percent garbage. the 1% is pretty much the nexus 7 and maybe that new sony one lol.
Has anyone put any thought into what could seriosly be coming in this MOTO X?
Designed by you? OK got it, what aspects will be customisable?
If we cross reference the leaks for where the leak on the customisable design came from months ago, what else was said?
The MOTO page also says the next billion people getting a smart phone are targeted so it would have to be cheap if it is indeed targeting developing countries where a shit ton of people are going to come online soon. On the other hand didn't Dennis Woodside say it would be going up against the iPhone 5 and Galaxy et al, how is that meant to be a cheap device?
I am confused - is MOTO X a range of devices, that have a kind of common denominator, where you can customise screen size, resolution and battery size but CPU and RAM are fixed heck those should only account for ~ $80 of the total price. Cos changing up the SoC means that different ones have different performance characteristics. But you have to have a crap SoC if you going for cheap, or maybe different devices all together tied by common Android platform and other web services tailored to each device.
Designed by you? OK got it, what aspects will be customisable?
If we cross reference the leaks for where the leak on the customisable design came from months ago, what else was said?
The MOTO page also says the next billion people getting a smart phone are targeted so it would have to be cheap if it is indeed targeting developing countries where a shit ton of people are going to come online soon. On the other hand didn't Dennis Woodside say it would be going up against the iPhone 5 and Galaxy et al, how is that meant to be a cheap device?
I am confused - is MOTO X a range of devices, that have a kind of common denominator, where you can customise screen size, resolution and battery size but CPU and RAM are fixed heck those should only account for ~ $80 of the total price. Cos changing up the SoC means that different ones have different performance characteristics. But you have to have a crap SoC if you going for cheap, or maybe different devices all together tied by common Android platform and other web services tailored to each device.
The Faceless Master
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you're giving it too much credit, like recent rumours say you'll be able to customize case and also apps and stuff that come on the phone or something like that. Simply no way they are building individual phones to order with different screen sizes.
All in all it sounds like it's going to be a value oriented phone. I'm expecting a price of $249-$299 MAX. To separate from the pack I could see it having the best battery life of any smartphone which seems up motorola's alley.
Junior Mint
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So how does Google all access compare to Spotify in terms of selection? I'm trying out Spotify right now and the app seems pretty nice to me.
I'm also from Canada so there is a severe lack in options. Don't know if i can even get all access here whereas Spotify is pretty easy to get around.
I'm also from Canada so there is a severe lack in options. Don't know if i can even get all access here whereas Spotify is pretty easy to get around.
As far as the customisation aspect of it goes, I'd wager it'll be nothing more than personalising the colours of it. I personally don't believe they'll let people customise the specs of it or screen resolution and whatnot. Maybe screen size, but I think even that's a stretch.
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At THE MOSTTTT and this is really pushing it, they'll have two phones with two different spec sheets and from there you'll be able to pick the colour and apps and shit. But yeah zero chance they are letting people pick from a variety of screen sizes and specs. That's str8 loco.
If all you can do is customise the colour Nokia have allowed me to do that since the 3210 why bother with an ad campaign at all.
But I agree SoC and screen are a big stretch maybe two distinct lines not too far apart in performance and customisable case not just colours but entire designs think user created drawings like tattoos and material finish and software customisation. Maybe the skin tattoo gets embedded in the software and wallpapers like too.
Gonna guess snapdragon 600 for SoC.
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lol s600....the rumours all seem to pointing to the dual-core 1.7GHz s4 plus.
hence the low price. I was thinking that to make up the average specs they'll probably excel in battery life. We'll see though.
Probably because 90% of most smartphones these days come in black, and in some cases white. More colours have started popping up, but not to the degree there used to be.
Fantastic news and a real FU for Twitter.
This has to force Twitter's hand now. They either shutdown the public API, killing all third party apps or give the developer more tokens.
I don't see different screen-sizes, but I can see them doing different panels.
Somewhere around 4.5". Either the Motorola soft touch plastic (in the vein of the RAZR M) and metallic option. I guess they love carbon fiber, so maybe that instead of the metal.
qHD for $249 <-I will slap the shit out of you, Moto.
720p for $299
1080p for $399
:jnc qHD
Somewhere around 4.5". Either the Motorola soft touch plastic (in the vein of the RAZR M) and metallic option. I guess they love carbon fiber, so maybe that instead of the metal.
qHD for $249 <-I will slap the shit out of you, Moto.
720p for $299
1080p for $399
:jnc qHD
Slow down dudes, it's only custom colors and engravings:
http://www.engadget.com/2013/07/03/moto-x-smartphone/
http://www.engadget.com/2013/07/03/moto-x-smartphone/
Junior Mint
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This phone gets more disappointing with each article lol
yeah but twitter will probably just stop the public APIs out of spite or something
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lol it's the golden rule of android, when the rumours sound to good to be true they are 10000% of the time, when the rumours suck they are probably true.
But yeah. I want a phone with sick battery life and there's a good chance moto x will specialize in that but Iit'd be dumb not to wait to see the nexus 5 unless you were in a rush or something considering they'll be kinda close to each other.
It'd be hilarious if the Moto X was "always listening."
For the record, I've always thought that Moto's smart actions were pretty cool.
Junior Mint
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hahhahahahahahhahahahahhahahhahahahhahahahhahahahhahahahhahah
worse than samsung
worse than samsung
Kill Your Masters
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Old? Going to be 16 colors at launch. Is the Motorola symbol a recess in the back plate?
Oh, yes.
Soft plastic.
Mmm...
I need to get a room.
EDIT:
These just look like removable backs.
Oh man, is it going to be like the sick old Nokia phones?
Junior Mint
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Nokia's color choices for the 920 are so much better
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I'd still get black.
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