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Quote: Originally Posted by SockRolid They're mostly in China. No-name "whitebox" iPhone and Galaxy clones not connected to any Google service or the Play store. See what happens when all you care about is ad revenue? Chaos. …
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Quote: Originally Posted by BuddyRevell The fact that you have to trade in your current phone makes this a crappy "deal." A 6-12 month old iPhone would go for quite a bit of money if you sold it used on eBay or Craigslist. T…
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gwmac wrote: » I pay $50 a month on Sprint and get unlimited talk minutes, unlimited text, and unlimited data which includes LTE. I often exceed 10 or even 15GB of data. Nearly all plans here now include unlimited talk minutes. I have many Europea…
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Quote: Originally Posted by drblank What happens if you brick the phone? Can it happen? Yup. Does it happen? It may not be frequent, but it does happen. When it does. You now have to buy a new one because it's not supported/…
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Quote: Originally Posted by koop I'll never understand the need for widgets. They're so boring and it really isn't that hard to dig into an app you need like weather to get better information quickly. Back when I had an android …
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Quote: Originally Posted by SmileyDude I don't think the question is necessarily implying that Samsung isn't selling *any* units. If that was the case, clearly they wouldn't be able to sustain that. But it is a fair to question of t…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Corrections Imagine how easy it would be to send out update notices for Facebook that install a new version of the app that looks to the system like the one it "securely" installed via Google Play. Broken. …
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Quote: Originally Posted by Corrections If nobody "sideloads" apps, then why do Android proponents cite it as a primary feature of the platform? Also, 2% of statistics unfavorable to one's personal wishes are just pul…
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Quote: Originally Posted by steveH This one (and not very atypical one at at that): 1) Speaks/reads/writes English and Spanish, reads Italian, German, some French, struggles with Dutch, has forgotten most of his writte…
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Quote: Originally Posted by nagromme They're not "equally guilty." Android is far MORE guilty. The fact that iOS hasn't always been 100% perfect doesn't change that it's far better. That's like saying a vitamin tablet …
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Quote: Originally Posted by trumptman I owned one for a while. I also owned a Samsung Galaxy s3. It seems like every Android device deteriorates in performance after a while, especially if you load a large number of apps on them. I've…
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Quote: Originally Posted by yensid98 I must say though that I've never understood people keeping hundred and hundreds of pictures going back years and decades on their iPhone. I guess it's just the way I use the device, but it's not n…
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Quote: Originally Posted by jfc1138 It's the realtime updates (user contributed?) about stoppages, delays etc. that seemed to be Waze's forte. I have found Google's traffic layer remarkably accurate - at least in Atlanta. It'…
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Quote: Originally Posted by genovelle They only made it available to developers 6 months after apple. http://appleinsider.com/articles/13/05/22/googles-new-3d-maps-destroy-manhattan-in-the-wake-of-apples-flyover. I'm not convinced…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Filmantopia Looks like Google is working hard to catch up after the devastation caused by Apple Maps. ;p That was certainly worth a laugh! About the only devastation caused by Apple Maps would…
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Quote: Originally Posted by chabig He is serious. Apple introduced vector maps and 3D flyovers. A year later, Google introduced vector maps and airborne flyovers... From 2.5 years ago http://downloadsquad.switched.com/2010/…
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Quote: Originally Posted by MacBook Pro "With existing versions of iOS, something as simple and common as shutting off WiFi typically requires around 4 clicks" Except that shutting off WiFi isn't common since shutting off WiFi i…
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Quote: Originally Posted by geekdad I can't comment on the speed difference. But is that how the SpeedTest app looks on the iPad? My God, that's garish!
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Quote: Originally Posted by Alfiejr my wish item is a universal fingerprint-based password API. so every app could use a fingerprint reader in the home button (i assume) instead of conventional text. god i hate passwords. that wou…
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Quote: Originally Posted by festerfeet The issue is not really a radio one, it is just about two of the biggest companies in the world who are both used to getting what they want not being able to compromise. China Mobile want a bette…