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Don Lapre posted:Why do you care about customizing the home screen more than changing the wallpaper and putting your shortcuts where you want them?
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May 2, 2012 16:15
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My Linux Rig posted:Have you gotten any development projects that are exclusively for Android? I haven't gotten any development project that was exclusive to either of the major mobile OS's. Though I routinely deal with clients who want iOS interfaces in their Android applications, to the detriment of just about every piece of the user experience on Android devices. Don Lapre posted:Why do you care about customizing the home screen more than changing the wallpaper and putting your shortcuts where you want them? I like the Calendar and Gmail widgets for displaying information and quickly getting to particular tasks. On my tablet I use the Books widget as well as I like just opening the Books app directly to my book of choice (though this really is just a glorified, prettier, app launcher). The aesthetic of these widgets are really nice as well. With the 3.0+ music controls being handled beautifully within the settings I find the music widget pretty unnecessary but I used to use it as well. It's definitely pretty in any case. On my mobile I use the Soundhound widget because I like being able to identify a song without bothering to open the app entirely. I used to use the power strip widget as well but now most of that lives within my statusbar. I also used to use a weather widget which was pretty, but now I just have the temperature always displaying in my status bar and if I want to see more I pull the shade down. It's nice to be able to break up the home screen and organize it various ways, this certainly helps with my own muscle memory of where things are located.
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May 2, 2012 16:15
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Matlock posted:Amazon's got a daily special on refurb Kindle Fires, wherein they are $139. Not bad, given the hardware. Wow, that is really compelling, I guess it's time for my first tablet.
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May 2, 2012 16:30
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Glimm posted:I haven't gotten any development project that was exclusive to either of the major mobile OS's.
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May 2, 2012 18:01
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My Linux Rig posted:So nobody has come to you saying they want their Web app to look like an Android app? Actually I lied in my above statement, I've done one app that was solely on the iPad and 2 that are solely on Google TV. And no. I don't make Web apps, so I've never had a client come to me about making one.
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May 2, 2012 18:27
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Stick100 posted:Wow, that is really compelling, I guess it's time for my first tablet. Time for my first tablet too, I just placed my order. Hopefully I'll have it on Friday in time for work this weekend.
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May 2, 2012 19:26
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My Linux Rig posted:So nobody has come to you saying they want their Web app to look like an Android app? That would be a meaningful question if Android had anything resembling a "look". The design culture at Apple is all about narrow focus and specialization. Having a home screen resembles a desktop paradigm and also brings up unnecessary technical challenges since most users don't care. I can accept some glitchyness as a tradeoff for flexibility but my mom can't.
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May 2, 2012 21:10
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They delivered my keyboard dock without the tablet today. drat you Fedex!  edit: Nevermind, the delivery guy came back after he realized he forgot to drop it off! Awesome! edit2: How important is it to let this thing charge all the way before I use it for the first time? I'm an impatient 5-year old and want to use it now. 
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May 2, 2012 23:17
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Kynetx posted:I can accept some glitchyness ... but my mom can't. I've had glitchy experiences on both platforms, the most annoying (to me) on iOS (iTunes randomly wiping devices and removing their backups). So I guess I'd recommend your mom not use any tablet device?
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May 2, 2012 23:42
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Glimm posted:I've had glitchy experiences on both platforms, the most annoying (to me) on iOS (iTunes randomly wiping devices and removing their backups). So I guess I'd recommend your mom not use any tablet device? iTunes is pretty much out of the equation with iOS5. Also those things probably didn't happen.
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May 2, 2012 23:48
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El Duke posted:iTunes is pretty much out of the equation with iOS5. Also those things probably didn't happen. Yeah, it's nice that iTunes is no longer required - I was just pointing out a particularly glitchy experience I personally had with iOS/iTunes. Also, you're probably a complete douche.
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May 2, 2012 23:50
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Glimm posted:I've had glitchy experiences on both platforms, the most annoying (to me) on iOS (iTunes randomly wiping devices and removing their backups). So I guess I'd recommend your mom not use any tablet device?
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May 3, 2012 01:18
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Glimm posted:I've had glitchy experiences on both platforms, the most annoying (to me) on iOS (iTunes randomly wiping devices and removing their backups). So I guess I'd recommend your mom not use any tablet device? Now you're being a jackass. Any tech product can have a unique catastrophic failure. Your highly uncommon and hyperbolic device failure is no more valid for condemning iOS than something equally rare on Android or WP7.
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May 3, 2012 01:39
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Dr. Video Games 0050 posted:How did iTunes remove your backups?
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Kynetx posted:Now you're being a jackass. Any tech product can have a unique catastrophic failure. Your highly uncommon and hyperbolic device failure is no more valid for condemning iOS than something equally rare on Android or WP7. I think your calling me a jackass (and saying my device failure story was hyperbolic) is being a jackass. For what it is worth I completely agree with the rest of your statement (in fact it was essentially my point). edit: DVG50 if you'd like to PM me for specifics I can explain in a bit more detail, it happened to a fair number of users (3 people I personally know had the same experience). Glimm fucked around with this message at 03:29 on May 3, 2012 |
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May 3, 2012 03:07
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Don Lapre posted:Why do you care about customizing the home screen more than changing the wallpaper and putting your shortcuts where you want them? I will say,one of the few things I miss on my iPad is widgets and multitasking. Android in my opinion just does them better. Every time I open my IM app it has to reload the new conversations.
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May 3, 2012 05:26
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I fully understand they fall flat in a lot of aspects, but are we at a stage where these cheap (Allwinner etc) tablets are good enough for just straightforward couch based web browsing and pdf viewing. Or are they even best avoided just for that? The missus would like a screen a bit bigger than her Pre2 to view the web and facebook. She's happy enough with the performance from her phone, just wants something a bit bigger. And as she is happy with the Pre2 Apps are obviously not a big pull for her. Or do I just tell her to carry on making do with her phone and the laptop for now? MeKeV fucked around with this message at 09:59 on May 3, 2012 |
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May 3, 2012 09:44
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MeKeV posted:I fully understand they fall flat in a lot of aspects, but are we at a stage where these cheap (Allwinner etc) tablets are good enough for just straightforward couch based web browsing and pdf viewing. Between build quality and support, those tablets will pretty much always be playing the lottery. If you can buy and return it at a local B&M I guess that minimizes the risk, but it doesn't seem worth the gamble to me.
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May 3, 2012 11:55
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MeKeV posted:I fully understand they fall flat in a lot of aspects, but are we at a stage where these cheap (Allwinner etc) tablets are good enough for just straightforward couch based web browsing and pdf viewing. Get her a Touchpad off Craigslist. She's already used to the interface and they're great devices.
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May 3, 2012 12:38
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I just got a TF300, and it's ok. Coming from a 7" tablet, the Transformer is huge. I'm not sure if like something that big. The problem is that it's widescreen, so if you aren't watching videos on it, and are instead reading, there's no comfortable way to hold it. My biggest gripe with it is that if it's downloading something, or maybe it's when it's writing to the SD card, the OS becomes so sluggish it's basically unusable. When I first logged in and it downloaded the 100 apps I had on my old tablet, it took a couple hours before I could use it. I ended up just canceling the download, rebooting, and then it worked perfectly. When I tried to download a 100mb file from a website, though, it did the same thine. I'm not sure if I like it. I may return it and try a 8.9" Galaxy or XYBOARD. However, I do like the basically unskinned buttery smooth Android 4.0.4 experience. I also ordered the knock off Apple smart cover. It's designed for the Tf201, but the dimensions are basically the same on the TF300, and the connectors are the same, so it should fit. I'll come back with a trip report and I'll have some comical accounts of my friends making fun of my fake iPad.
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May 3, 2012 15:30
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Jerk McJerkface posted:I just got a TF300, and it's ok. Coming from a 7" tablet, the Transformer is huge. I'm not sure if like something that big. The problem is that it's widescreen, so if you aren't watching videos on it, and are instead reading, there's no comfortable way to hold it. I think something might be wrong with yours. Mine downloaded around 150 apps when I turned it on, and I was browsing the internet and watching a movie while it was doing this with no hiccups.
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May 3, 2012 16:38
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Just got the Pad 300 as my first tablet a couple days ago and I'm really loving it. Screen looks great, feels solid, and handles any app I can throw at it. I've only played with a Prime in a store but the 300 feels like it performs just as well.
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May 3, 2012 17:11
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Kynetx posted:Get her a Touchpad off Craigslist. She's already used to the interface and they're great devices. They seem to be going for around £200 here in the UK. We'll wait a little longer.
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May 3, 2012 17:11
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Super Dude posted:I think something might be wrong with yours. Mine downloaded around 150 apps when I turned it on, and I was browsing the internet and watching a movie while it was doing this with no hiccups. Just curious what could possibly be wrong with it to make this happen? Like something defective with the processor? But honestly, though, I may just return it. I'm not sure if I want to deal with ASUS support.
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May 3, 2012 17:58
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Jerk McJerkface posted:Just curious what could possibly be wrong with it to make this happen? Like something defective with the processor? But honestly, though, I may just return it. I'm not sure if I want to deal with ASUS support. lovely flash memory? How long does it take you to copy a large file to the internal memory?
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May 3, 2012 18:53
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illicitporpoises posted:lovely flash memory? How long does it take you to copy a large file to the internal memory? That makes sense. All the items were downloading to my external SD card. Maybe that's the bottle neck. The SD card worked well in my other devices (SGS2, Nook Color, and Flyer), though. Although, I may honestly just return it for the Galaxy note 10.1. I'm hoping they announce that at the Samsung Conference.
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May 3, 2012 20:46
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Jerk McJerkface posted:That makes sense. All the items were downloading to my external SD card. Maybe that's the bottle neck. The SD card worked well in my other devices (SGS2, Nook Color, and Flyer), though.
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May 3, 2012 20:48
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KrustyKlassic posted:Just got the Pad 300 as my first tablet a couple days ago and I'm really loving it. Screen looks great, feels solid, and handles any app I can throw at it. I've only played with a Prime in a store but the 300 feels like it performs just as well. In Performance mode the 300T is 100 MHz slower than the TF201. The 300T however uses DDR3-667 RAM instead of DDR2-500 that is used in the TF201.
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May 3, 2012 21:56
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Doctor rear end in a top hat posted:Is there a reason you're putting applications on the SD card instead of the internal memory? Wouldn't you use the SD space for more transient things like pictures and videos and the internal space for more permanent things? During this time I was using aTorrent to download a couple four gig torrents. They were writing to the SD card at the time. I took the SD card out, and it looks like it's running better now. I did get a weird screen artifact on the side of the screen, but that went away after a reboot.
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May 3, 2012 22:05
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Jerk McJerkface posted:During this time I was using aTorrent to download a couple four gig torrents. They were writing to the SD card at the time. why would you do any of this?
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May 3, 2012 22:43
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El Duke posted:why would you do any of this? Because I just enjoy the feeling I get from writing ones and zeros to digital media.
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May 3, 2012 23:46
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El Duke posted:why would you do any of this? Android Tablet Thread: why would you do any of this?
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TildeATH posted:Android Tablet Thread: why would you do any of this? Android Tablet Thread: only 30% Android havers
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May 4, 2012 02:27
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Kynetx posted:Android Tablet Thread: only 30% Android havers To be fair this sounds about right given the Android tablet market share. 
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Android Tablet Thread: More tablet models than tablets sold
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Android Tablet Thread: Don't Be a Jerk, Buy Your Mom an iPad
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I'm thinking about getting a 7"-8" tablet to replace my Acer Iconia, but shopping just gave me a headache. I'd like a smaller device with a 4G connection. The Galaxy Tab 7 Plus is only $200 from t-mobile, while the 8" Xyboard from Verizon is almost $600. Is the xyboard really $400 better? I like my Iconia (and ICS made it feel like a brand new machine), but I'd much rather prefer a smaller unit I can connect with almost anywhere.
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May 5, 2012 01:44
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Has ICS been confirmed for the 7 Plus yet? Even if its been promised I wouldn't buy until you are certain it'll get the update.
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May 5, 2012 02:11
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Ice Cream Sandwich is only confirmed for a device the moment the update is released. Google doesn't actually care if anyone gets the update.
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Jerk McJerkface posted:I just got a TF300, and it's ok. Coming from a 7" tablet, the Transformer is huge. I'm not sure if like something that big. The problem is that it's widescreen, so if you aren't watching videos on it, and are instead reading, there's no comfortable way to hold it. Your tablets hosed, not even my tf101 does this
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