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Android Thread - 2011 Edition | Stuffed on Gingerbread, Hungry for Honeycomb!
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Nice...I don't even have 2.3 on my phone and it's up to 2.4.
T-mobile shares longer videos of Honeycomb:
Overview:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C5LNJ9rjTlY
Books:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=66u7lzve1e8
Browser: First Look:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YU1Y62IP-b4
GTalk:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NHZWAE1kKzY
Maps: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qk3wGXmtQBU
So, as a reminder, today is the first official day of the show.
11:30 AM EST
Gary Shapiro, CEA President and CEO, will give the keynote address kicking off the show talking about the state of the consumer electronics industry (expect shit tons of stats about smartphone penetration).
Immediately following him will be Gary Shapiro, Verizon CEO, who will probably tout LTE and then move into a lineup of phones to match or blowout whatever AT&T showed off yesterday.
11:30 AM EST
Gary Shapiro, CEA President and CEO, will give the keynote address kicking off the show talking about the state of the consumer electronics industry (expect shit tons of stats about smartphone penetration).
Immediately following him will be Gary Shapiro, Verizon CEO, who will probably tout LTE and then move into a lineup of phones to match or blowout whatever AT&T showed off yesterday.
Bboy AJ
My dog was murdered by a 3.5mm audio port and I will not rest until the standard is dead
So are we all in agreement that the Atrix is the best phone shown as of now? Very slick. I doubt I'd use the dock at all but the fact that it has the horsepower to do that is nice. I wonder what the battery life will be like.
So uh, did anyone notice this? A prototype LTE phone for At&t was spotted.
Download speed? 50mbits
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2375192,00.asp?kc=PCRSS03069TX1K0001121
Download speed? 50mbits
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2375192,00.asp?kc=PCRSS03069TX1K0001121
DrFunk said:So uh, did anyone notice this? A prototype LTE phone for At&t was spotted.
Download speed? 50mbits
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2375192,00.asp?kc=PCRSS03069TX1K0001121
I'm sure AT&T 3G was a couple times faster before a couple million smartphones (or however many/X square miles) were on it.
DrFunk said:So uh, did anyone notice this? A prototype LTE phone for At&t was spotted.
Download speed? 50mbits
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2375192,00.asp?kc=PCRSS03069TX1K0001121
i didnt think it was that hidden, 2H11 was when the LTE phones were supposed to start showing up
The "we" in my question above was referencing the consumer, not the manufacturer. Even so, not every manufacturer would necessarily want to compete on all these fronts. Every device running its own distinct OS implementation is going to require ongoing maintenance, updates, its own separate development track, essentially. Producing fewer core computing devices that can be used in conjunction with a number of dumb terminals in different formfactors could be an attractive alternative.Talon- said:
Now, admittedly, we're looking at a very nascent form factor in tablets that's largely been targeted at consumers insofar.
That laptop dock is going to make more sense for enterprise use. The fact that Windows 8 will support ARM speaks to how much more versatile smartphones are going to become in the future.
I guarantee folks at Dell, HP, [insert manufacturer here] have already put work into workstation docks for smartphones. Think of it as the next generation of laptop docks except with a much larger berth.
There's a reason Goldman Sachs put out that report estimating that PC sales will be cut by between 30-50% by 2015.
That laptop dock is going to make more sense for enterprise use. The fact that Windows 8 will support ARM speaks to how much more versatile smartphones are going to become in the future.
I guarantee folks at Dell, HP, [insert manufacturer here] have already put work into workstation docks for smartphones. Think of it as the next generation of laptop docks except with a much larger berth.
There's a reason Goldman Sachs put out that report estimating that PC sales will be cut by between 30-50% by 2015.
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Is it though? I mean we already know At&t is moving to LTE they just are behind the curve in terms of getting it up and running compared to their competition is Verizon. Obviously though since the LTE network was gonna go live later this year we'd be getting phones. It's just say 6 months in phone time is an eternity so most companies wouldn't bother right now.DrFunk said:
PS: I was more hyped about LTE and 4g in theory than actuality. Most of my phone time is already spent on WiFi anyways.
Looks like March/April for the LG slate and Optimus 2X on TMO (US):
http://www.tmonews.com/2011/01/lg-g-slate-and-optimus-2x-to-release-in-late-marchearly-april/
http://www.tmonews.com/2011/01/lg-g-slate-and-optimus-2x-to-release-in-late-marchearly-april/
This would be great for the end consumer, but we know how much these manufacturers like to pull an Apple and work with proprietary standards. It's why these smartphone manufacturers put skins over Android - they need to differentiate their product.kaching said:
Can't say I blame them.
I mean, hell, it took until last year for micro USB to become the standard for chargers in Europe.
Maybe Google can save us nerds. Make a Cr-48 frame for a Nexus 5 or whenever. :lol
so i think its pretty clear that all this worry over dual core needs for honeycomb on phones was for naught. Its pretty clear its a tablet only build and that updates will continue to come to single core phones. How many updates has the Nexus 1 gotten (if you include the upcoming gingerbread?), i'm assuming that the nexus s will go through a few updates as well. The dual core Moto phone appears to be made that way in order to handle webtop.
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Is anyone else worried/confused about the Motorola XOOM being glanced over at the Motorola conference?
The rumor is that the XOOM will be Google's flagship tablet, but Andy Rubin was nowhere to be seen. Google is always at the unveiling of their Android flagship devices (Droid, G1, etc.), but they were nowhere to be seen yesterday, which is very strange.
To make matters weirder, T-Mobile and LG have shown more of Honeycomb and their tablet (G-Slate), and they haven't even had their conference yet.
Maybe Google and Motorola will host a "coming out" party as it nears release -- or maybe, the first Honeycomb tablets--LG and Motorola--will be collectively the flagship devices?
The rumor is that the XOOM will be Google's flagship tablet, but Andy Rubin was nowhere to be seen. Google is always at the unveiling of their Android flagship devices (Droid, G1, etc.), but they were nowhere to be seen yesterday, which is very strange.
To make matters weirder, T-Mobile and LG have shown more of Honeycomb and their tablet (G-Slate), and they haven't even had their conference yet.
Maybe Google and Motorola will host a "coming out" party as it nears release -- or maybe, the first Honeycomb tablets--LG and Motorola--will be collectively the flagship devices?
Vyse The Legend said:
it was pretty clear that honeycomb wasn't ready to be shown off... the fact that motorola was the only one to have it was evidence enough that it is google flagship tablet product. It made an honorary appearance but i expect a much better either MWC announcement (When is it this year?) or a google conference. Google can have a pretty decent size conference with Google publications, google music, google voice with SIP built in, gingerbread (and gingerbread 2) and honeycomb with Xoom.
yup, just saw that, right on cue :lolTalon- said:
Ephemeris
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T-Mobile presser at 11am PST. I doubt there's gonna be anything on par with the Atrix to show (aside from the dual-core LG phone I suppose). Here's to hoping the G-slate doesn't suck... *
* Anything less than Tegra 2, 512MB Ram, hdmi + card reader at around $400 is uncivilized and dead to me.
* Anything less than Tegra 2, 512MB Ram, hdmi + card reader at around $400 is uncivilized and dead to me.
brotkasten
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So, the Xperia Arc looks nice, huh? Too bad I'll never buy a SE Android phone. I don't like shit like this that much.
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brotkasten
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btw, there's no minimum CPU requirement for Honeycomb. That probably means an official 3.0 update for the Galaxy Tab.
And hands-on with the LG Optimus Black.
http://www.engadget.com/2011/01/06/lg-optimus-black-hands-on/
And hands-on with the LG Optimus Black.
http://www.engadget.com/2011/01/06/lg-optimus-black-hands-on/
tfur
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It feels like some timelines have slipped on Google's side, as far as the release of Gingerbread. I wonder what happened. Oracle/Java lawsuit related? They seem so quiet right now.
It is crazy to see all of these companies fawning over Android, and Google not being ready with Gingerbread or a solid showing of Honeycomb.
Also, where is the web market and music streaming service? I wonder if the media/content cock blocking that Google TV is getting, is also happening with their other planned services.
It is crazy to see all of these companies fawning over Android, and Google not being ready with Gingerbread or a solid showing of Honeycomb.
Also, where is the web market and music streaming service? I wonder if the media/content cock blocking that Google TV is getting, is also happening with their other planned services.
tfur said:
they pulled google tv from CES, honeycomb is behind schedule and it looks like they may have rushed out 2.3 gingerbread for the nexus S with 2.4 already on a phone at CES. A bit of a rough patch. If they delayed the full gingerbread release and 2.4 came with SIP calling through voice and gtalk video calling along with full hardware acceleration i'd be happy to forgive.
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