The lack of profiles on ios and android is annoying to say the least (Nokia's were amazing). But, 3rd party apps take care of that...some of them to an incredible degree of granular control. Tasker anybody?
It doesn't matter that carriers hate iPhones. Consumers love them, and as long as the average person still buys an iPhone, carriers will change their finances to make them more profitable.
You know the biggest thing missing from iphones? That sick version of brick breaker that comes with each blackberry.
No seriously, I know a bunch of gamers that got the iPhone specifically it was a great gaming machine. Hell where else can you get a anniversary version of Secret of Mana!? Posted by Endlesswave on Feb-09-2012 00:24:
I bought Crono Trigger as a result man and a bunch of other RPGs. So fun.
Dunno which phone I'll end up getting when my contract expires but who knows. All I will do is not upgrade the OS and hopefully my baseband will be hacked soon, so very annoying not being able to travel with it. Ah well.
Posted by Vanos on Feb-09-2012 02:01:
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I remember when bbm was broken... 3 people I knew went out and bought an iphone. Also, don't think I could give up the keyboard. Touchscreen sucks when you have long nails... and I'm not giving up long nails! (Yes REAL nails... not Shanaynay nails) :P
All this no keybord rant again and again. There is actually quite a few nice Androids with physical keyboards. My prev phone (g2/ htc desire z) had an awesome physical keybord which is more convinient than blackberry. Bigger buttons ))) are always nice. Too bad Android phone manufacturers are moving away from physical keybords nowadays (its more about the look than functionality now). I just bought a nexus galaxy, which is an amazing & very fast phone but sometimes the touch screen keybord irritates me. Yes it is not that bad and you can get used to it but still you cant type nearly as fast and switching between layouts (e.g. to get @ sign or "" or something) is irritating compared to a physical keyboard phone.
Posted by infinity HiGH on Feb-09-2012 04:56:
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Originally posted by GGM
Samsung makes the Nexus. Google has a bit of sway in the design but for the most part it's pure Samsung parts and mostly them calling the shots. Most believe that's why there's a few specs that aren't as high as they could be (5mp instead of 8mp, 1.2 dual core instead of 1.5) in order to not make their own product line look inferior.
The fact Nexus has the buttons as part of the screen makes a huge difference. If I were buying an Android now and didn't want the Nexus I'd for sure wait for the new models made for ICS specifically come out.
My buddy from work got a Nexus a couple of weeks ago and ever since we've been comparing our phones and, while trying to remain as unbiased as possible, I think my SGSII is the best Android phone you could get right now. The only thing the Nexus has over my phone is screen size which only comes into play when you're watching videos. When using the actual phone itself the screens are the same size theoretically, because the extra space provided on the Nexus is used by the Home/Settings/Back buttons. In terms of phone usability though, the physical Home button as well as the Back and Settings buttons work a lot better on the SGSII versus their touchscreen counterparts on the Nexus.
On top of that the actual picture quality itself is way superior on the SGSII (even I was shocked by this). And lets not ignore memory expansion. The Galaxy Nexus has no support for that; meanwhile the SGSII supports up to 32GB; although if you go on XDA or Android Forums there's people using 64GB microSD cards on the SGSII's.
Factor in the price and it's really a no-brainer as to which phone is the better purchase.
As to your last sentence (waiting for hardware made specifically for ICS): why? I'm really curious because I've had ICS on my SGSII for a few days before I went back to 2.3.6 (ICS was too glitchy), but I honestly do not see why a phone needs to be made specifically with that firmware in mind. It's good and all...but not the be-all, end-all Android version. In my honest opinion, Cyanogenmod should be made into the "official" Android flavour. That mod is like 5 steps ahead of whatever Google is putting out.
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Originally posted by Endlesswave
Crono Trigger
Posted by Skipper on Feb-09-2012 08:05:
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Originally posted by jon jon
lol @ del starting a cellphone thread, the guy takes 3 days to reply to any msg u send him hahahah
lol
I gave up my BB for a number of reasons, first being I had several different handsets and multiple times in a row, it malfunctioned causing me to get a loaner from telus and lose my contacts etc when it was replaced. BBM also drove me mental - it was impossible to shut it off.
Problem with RIM these days is their business focused strategy was so heavily entrenched for so long that they didn't see it coming when consumers started being able to make decisions about their handset at work. It's interesting to see how the influence of a corporate IT department is shifting. It makes the consumer's shift away from RIM all the more damaging, when they can start pushing the blackberry out of their work environment as well as their home environment.
Posted by jon jon on Feb-09-2012 09:08:
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Originally posted by Endlesswave
Crono Trigger
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Originally posted by infinity HiGH
Posted by infinity HiGH on Feb-09-2012 23:30:
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Originally posted by jon jon
haha nice! the soundtrack in that game was epic (so was the game...hands down my fav RPG of all time)
Posted by djchez on Feb-10-2012 13:59:
Its Simple:
iPhone is a much much better device PERIOD!
get it now?
Posted by Dior Homme on Feb-10-2012 16:52:
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Originally posted by djchez
Its Simple:
iPhone is a much much better device PERIOD!
get it now?
Okay so its better. What's your point, should all devices fall off the face of the earth?
Posted by Cribby on Feb-10-2012 18:04:
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Originally posted by jon jon
Was about to post this too, hah!
Sick
Posted by geroin on Feb-10-2012 19:29:
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Originally posted by jon jon
i just dont get it, how do you put your name on a track that you didnt do anything to>?
Posted by Cribby on Feb-10-2012 20:51:
More thread hijacking. One of my fav 16 bit RPG songs ever was also from CT
/nerd
Posted by alex8t9 on Feb-11-2012 16:24:
went from iphone > BB 9000 > Android > iphone > BB 9900 and i think ill stay.
Ive jail-broken those iphones, rooted the droid, but in the end, i still wasn't satisfied. Plus I've come to realize that while apps n 'hacking' is cool and all, it still didn't serve me functionality speaking. I faced the facts, I text wayyyy more then I talk, plus I drive rather then taking public transportation (no need to play touch screen games etc).
In the end, I think people got off the BB bandwagon because their devices started getting bogged down hence people complaining it was slow.
Posted by infinity HiGH on Feb-11-2012 18:07:
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Originally posted by Cribby
More thread hijacking. One of my fav 16 bit RPG songs ever was also from CT
/nerd
k thats it. i'm dling a SNES emulator and playing this game again.
Posted by goodnet on Feb-11-2012 19:38:
It's the Jones' Effect, people! These are the same people who will jump onto the next product that gets heavy mass-marketing and affords them bragging rights for social-validation purposes. I wonder which company will be next to get thier brand to such a level... hmmm...
Microsoft reportedly planning to open a retail store in Toronto by the end of 2012
By Ian Hardy on February 10, 2012 at 1:17pm in Mobile News
Microsoft is apparently planning to open a �Microsoft Store� in Toronto soon. New reports from The Verge have Microsoft entering our fine land for the first time, directly going to compete with Apple�s 22 retail locations. The store will be located somewhere in Toronto � could be in the Eaton Centre or Yorkdale Mall � with timing of a grand opening set to happen before the holiday period.
As to what the Microsoft Store will sell � all Microsoft products. So software, keyboards, mice, Xbox 360 and Windows Phone handsets. Taking a look at the Microsoft Store site it shows that there are currently 16 locations across the United States, but Kevin Turner, Microsoft�s COO, stated last year that they plan to open 75 new Microsoft Stores within the next 3-years.
Posted by goodnet on Feb-11-2012 20:27:
Re: The tide shifting with Blackberry users going over to iPhones....
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Originally posted by Swamper
the reasons BB users stuck to their devices in the past are still there today (physical keyboard(on some models), email, bbm,etc.)
I once saw a senior executive say in an email "I love my new iphone. I miss typing with the Blackberry keyboard, but I'll get used to it". Sure sure, say whatever makes you feel better about your decision to have a less-than-a-blackberry typing experience.
I felt it was an example of mass marketing telling people what they "need".
I look forward to the new Blackberry OS10. Based on my experience with the excellent Playbook OS, it should have the coolness, fluidity, horsepower and enough apps to protect its _EXISTING_ customer base (me included), which is what will help it to grow. Pages (3): «12 [3]
