-
Hey Guest. Check out your NeoGAF Wrapped 2025 results here!
Android Software Thread - Tasty Desserts, Tastier Apps
- Thread starter ThatObviousUser
- Start date
- Status
Mercury Fred
Banned
This x10000000000kaskade said:
Speedymanic
Banned
Anyone used the ZTE Blade?
I'm tempted to pick up one as a way to introduce myself to Android phones (it's only £90) and was hoping for some user feedback.
I'm tempted to pick up one as a way to introduce myself to Android phones (it's only £90) and was hoping for some user feedback.
brain_stew
Member
Speedymanic said:Anyone used the ZTE Blade?
I'm tempted to pick up one as a way to introduce myself to Android phones (it's only £90) and was hoping for some user feedback.
Check out the hardware thread, lot of (positive) impressions. Mine's wrapped up for Christmas.
Best smartphone deal on the market.
Give Giff Gaff (for trully unlimited data) and Tesco Mobile (shitload of minutes + 500MB data) a look, Orange's tariff's are terrible.
SimleuqiR said:
if its true that the delay was both hardware and software (multicore support), then most definitely could be running the single core version on the N1 currently. Google normally doesnt drop the bomb (putting the gingerbread man out there), and then go silent... they were definitely caught off guard. I wonder if the community backlash for such an "average" flagship phone had something to do with the retool
that being said my contract is up soon and tmobile is much cheaper then ATT. If this phone is dual core and support HSPA+ i may be jumping ship to tmobile.
from Phandroid.com:
"A bit more from their talk with Schmidt. When asked about the Google Phone Store and a new Nexus, before they could even finish asking him, Schmidt clearly states: I said thered never be a Nexus 2′, with extra umph on that 2′. So Schmidts biting his tongue about something, and we think we know what it is. He also stated that Gingerbread and most likely the Nexus S thatll be the first phone to don it will be out within the next few weeks."
"A bit more from their talk with Schmidt. When asked about the Google Phone Store and a new Nexus, before they could even finish asking him, Schmidt clearly states: I said thered never be a Nexus 2′, with extra umph on that 2′. So Schmidts biting his tongue about something, and we think we know what it is. He also stated that Gingerbread and most likely the Nexus S thatll be the first phone to don it will be out within the next few weeks."
Luckyman said:
yeah so i think its safe to say that this phone has that chip, has there been any real talk of it catching on in the US?
Also there is the whole restructuring of the way the phone handles motions with some extra sensors that this phone will also be the first to have
NFC is essentially RFID with a different name (that's a gross oversimplification, but just go with it).
It requires the device to have an onboard chip. Eric sounded like Google is going to push for future Android devices to have this chip, in order to push the NFC functionality onto users.
He mentioned that your phone would also double for your credit card (and any other number of cards you might have in your wallet).
It requires the device to have an onboard chip. Eric sounded like Google is going to push for future Android devices to have this chip, in order to push the NFC functionality onto users.
He mentioned that your phone would also double for your credit card (and any other number of cards you might have in your wallet).
Jamesfrom818
Banned
SimleuqiR said:
Japan has been using it forever.
Balsillie, co-CEO of RIM, just said at the Web 2.0 summit "we'd be fools not to have it in the near-term, and we are not fools" referring to NFC.
The only way I could see this taking off is if all the mobile OS camps decided on a standard to use, which sounds like it's happening?
The only way I could see this taking off is if all the mobile OS camps decided on a standard to use, which sounds like it's happening?
Futureman said:
all operators agreed on a standard, i'm sure it will be in the next iphone, right now they have a piggyback to get it to work. It looks like they are trying to get it standard on android and RIM is jumping on board as well.
Not sure about the CC companies though. I think... Visa... is doing the trial in NYC
Jamesfrom818
Banned
SimleuqiR said:
Thats true. Their economy has been in the shitter way before everyone else.
thespot84 said:
The lesser of two evils, when it comes to mobile.
US mobile carriers want to locked down the wireless internet. Mobile is the future and they want to control it. I wish our mobile industry was more like Europe's.
I have my own issues with the credit card industry and banks. But I will fight that battle on another playing field.
BattleMonkey
Member
What would be the best Android phone AT&T offers? Or is there a new awesome one coming up next month. Wife wants one and says to hell with Iphone due to no Flash support, so going to get her an android for her Birthday next month. We are in contract with AT&T right now.
BattleMonkey
Member
Futureman said:
Cool was looking at that little while ago, liked the big ass screen on it.
Corran Horn
May the Schwartz be with you
Captivate is a good phone. Not sure if any other android phones are coming out soon for ATT but that has been the best one. But it has some issues like with GPS and some phones randomly shut off. Im guessing those are more issues with the first batch of phones but my GPS is still shitty and I starting to doubt it will ever be fixed like they said they would do.BattleMonkey said:
So I don't see this posted here, but it was on a few tech blogs earlier today as well
This morning I received this email
and then a correction about an hour or two ago
and now i just saw on http://www.androidpolice.com/2010/1...mo-videos-high-res-app-icon-feature-graphics/ that features have already been added for developers, including:
- hi-res icon, (most likely also for tablets)
- larger promo graphics,
- link to youtube for a "trailer" of sort for your app
(these are already available to fill in for me, so i assume that is also the case for all other developers)
this all mostly hints towards market for the pc browser coming very soon, since clearly they didn't need to bring the publishing site down to update the developer interface, it's already done
I'm almost more excited about that than gingerbread
This morning I received this email
and then a correction about an hour or two ago
and now i just saw on http://www.androidpolice.com/2010/1...mo-videos-high-res-app-icon-feature-graphics/ that features have already been added for developers, including:
- hi-res icon, (most likely also for tablets)
- larger promo graphics,
- link to youtube for a "trailer" of sort for your app
(these are already available to fill in for me, so i assume that is also the case for all other developers)
this all mostly hints towards market for the pc browser coming very soon, since clearly they didn't need to bring the publishing site down to update the developer interface, it's already done
I'm almost more excited about that than gingerbread
mobile editing of gdocs on 2.2+
http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2010/11/editing-your-google-docs-on-go.html
http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2010/11/editing-your-google-docs-on-go.html
Hey guys, I have a Droid 2 that has all the latest updates. I'm thinking about rooting my phone, but I have a few questions.
1. What advantages would that bring? Is it really worth it? (I'm not sure if I want to install a custom rom or not)
2. How likely is it that brick my phone? Are the changes irreversible?
3. What kind of stuff could I do with root access?
1. What advantages would that bring? Is it really worth it? (I'm not sure if I want to install a custom rom or not)
2. How likely is it that brick my phone? Are the changes irreversible?
3. What kind of stuff could I do with root access?
- Status