Posts by focher

Quote: Originally Posted by Apple v. Samsung  I got one last night but I think I will return it. The grass is not as green as I thought. To be honest this thing is more buggy than my nexus 4 running cyanogen mod 10.1...

Quote: Originally Posted by Corrections  LTE support for existing, unlocked iPhone 5 phones would be sort of useful (T-Mobile only has LTE up in a very few markets right now), but if this update also provides the new...

I'd like to see a socioeconomic comparison. I bet it's different.

This is nothing. There are 10s of people on the Ars Techica forum that will offset this purchase. But seriously, every time I hear the "Android is open" or "Android gives you choice" I just smirk. There's no Android. Only Samsung. The...

Quote: Originally Posted by kjohnst  As an engineer that makes a living testing avionics systems for EMI and EMC interactions, I can understand the FAA’s cautious approach to allowing more and more electronic devices to...

Quote: Originally Posted by cnocbui  These are fun:   .... Yeah, those are great stories. Irrelevant, but great. Perhaps it's important to understand the subject matter here. It's not about...

Quote: Originally Posted by allenbf  Finally, not to get political, but we have far bigger problems in the US than using a device on take offs and landings. Get real.   Absolutely! This single thing (of getting...

Quote: Originally Posted by iLoveStuff  Maybe the devices we use today might not cause navigation problems on take off and landing, but imagine five years from now a new popular device comes out, let's say some piece...

Quote: Originally Posted by cnocbui  Ooo, let me see, would I put my life in the hands of the mythbusters or qualified members of the IEEE.  Gee, that's a tough...

Quote: Originally Posted by entification    Nor has there been a single study, scientific or otherwise, justifying the FAA's rule that two pilots must fly commercial passenger airliners.  In fact,...