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Offline tri.ad

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Re: The Official Android Thread
« Reply #560 on: February 25, 2011, 03:34:26 AM »
Hey guys, looks like I'm going to get an Android mobile phone soon.

So, what would you recommend: HTC Desire or HTC Desire Z? At the moment, the Desire is about € 50 cheaper (which is a good thing because I don't want to spend more than € 350 (+/- 5%), but I really dig the physical keyboard of the Z and I don't think that the extra weight would be that much of a downer for me. But still, I'm torn.
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Re: The Official Android Thread
« Reply #561 on: February 25, 2011, 03:48:34 AM »
I have the Desire and I love it. The on screen keyboard initially put me off as well, but I've had no issues with it and I'm glad I decided to go with it. It's so sleek, stylish, and goddamn awesome.
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« Reply #562 on: February 25, 2011, 05:25:51 AM »
Interesting.
I was told to hunt down an e-reader for my inlaws. So I bought a pair of Pandigital Novel readers. They seem to do nearly everythign..but none of it particularly well. But, because they run Android 1.5 hackers have gone crazy trying to open them and have basically turned a mediocre reader into a mediocre tablet. There's only about a dozen or so apps that will run on it.

anyone else have one of these things?
Pandigital has even put one of the software hacks up on their site and endorsed it for people wanting to crack these things into an full~ish android device.
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Re: The Official Android Thread
« Reply #563 on: February 26, 2011, 04:17:48 AM »
@tri.ad I had a quick demo on a desire z in a shop and the keyboard mechanism felt like it would break very easily!
I initially hated touch screen keyboards but when a friend showed me swype I was instantly converted. I was so impressed that I went out and got myself an android phone! In short, I think you ought to save the money as I think a slidey typing app is actually better than a physical keyboard.
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Re: The Official Android Thread
« Reply #564 on: February 26, 2011, 04:37:13 AM »
Quote from: TimmyHiggy on February 26, 2011, 04:17:48 AM
@tri.ad I had a quick demo on a desire z in a shop and the keyboard mechanism felt like it would break very easily!
I initially hated touch screen keyboards but when a friend showed me swype I was instantly converted. I was so impressed that I went out and got myself an android phone! In short, I think you ought to save the money as I think a slidey typing app is actually better than a physical keyboard.

I wouldn't trust a display model for durability.  I have the original Motorola Droid with slide-out keyboard, and the display model felt horrible, but mine was perfect. 
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Re: The Official Android Thread
« Reply #565 on: February 26, 2011, 10:01:33 AM »
Quote from: rumborak on January 31, 2011, 02:18:52 PM
Quote from: zerogravityfat on January 31, 2011, 01:50:05 PM
well no, but that's the good majority, the starbucks dwellers who buy iphone because they are told it's the best phone.

It's quite amazing really. You can go into a Starbuck's, and far more than 50% of the people there have an Apple.

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The last time I was in Starbucks, all I saw was Dells... I hate stereotypes.
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Re: The Official Android Thread
« Reply #566 on: February 26, 2011, 10:32:05 AM »
I think I'm gonna get the Nexus S once my contract is up.
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Re: The Official Android Thread
« Reply #567 on: February 26, 2011, 10:59:07 AM »
Quote from: webpoet73 on February 26, 2011, 10:01:33 AM
Quote from: rumborak on January 31, 2011, 02:18:52 PM
Quote from: zerogravityfat on January 31, 2011, 01:50:05 PM
well no, but that's the good majority, the starbucks dwellers who buy iphone because they are told it's the best phone.

It's quite amazing really. You can go into a Starbuck's, and far more than 50% of the people there have an Apple.

rumborak


The last time I was in Starbucks, all I saw was Dells... I hate stereotypes.
Na, you just hate stereotypes that you fall under.
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Re: The Official Android Thread
« Reply #568 on: February 26, 2011, 11:01:39 AM »
ZING!
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Re: The Official Android Thread
« Reply #569 on: February 26, 2011, 02:48:32 PM »
Quote from: Dimitrius on February 26, 2011, 10:32:05 AM
I think I'm gonna get the Nexus S once my contract is up.

Do it, I <3 my galaxy S
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Re: The Official Android Thread
« Reply #570 on: February 26, 2011, 02:50:35 PM »
Yeah, I've played around with a Galaxy S, it really is amazing!

Though if that rumored HTC Pyramid becomes a reality... well I might just go with that one.
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Re: The Official Android Thread
« Reply #571 on: February 26, 2011, 07:51:36 PM »
Quote from: AcidRainLTE on February 26, 2011, 10:59:07 AM
Quote from: webpoet73 on February 26, 2011, 10:01:33 AM
Quote from: rumborak on January 31, 2011, 02:18:52 PM
Quote from: zerogravityfat on January 31, 2011, 01:50:05 PM
well no, but that's the good majority, the starbucks dwellers who buy iphone because they are told it's the best phone.

It's quite amazing really. You can go into a Starbuck's, and far more than 50% of the people there have an Apple.

rumborak


The last time I was in Starbucks, all I saw was Dells... I hate stereotypes.
Na, you just hate stereotypes that you fall under.

How do you know?  What phone do I have?  What desktops do I have?  Don't pretend to know me.
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Re: The Official Android Thread
« Reply #572 on: February 26, 2011, 07:56:04 PM »
Shit's getting serious up in here.
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Re: The Official Android Thread
« Reply #573 on: February 26, 2011, 08:37:40 PM »
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Re: The Official Android Thread
« Reply #574 on: February 27, 2011, 09:55:31 AM »
Looks like all the versions of the HTC Desire (Desire, Desire HD, Desire Z) and the Incredible S will be getting Android 2.3.3 by the end of June.
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Re: The Official Android Thread
« Reply #575 on: February 27, 2011, 09:59:09 AM »
I hope they don't get the screen discoloration that Nexus S owners are reporting after receiving that update.
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Re: The Official Android Thread
« Reply #576 on: February 27, 2011, 10:00:01 AM »
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Re: The Official Android Thread
« Reply #577 on: February 27, 2011, 10:04:16 AM »
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Re: The Official Android Thread
« Reply #578 on: February 27, 2011, 10:07:05 AM »
Jesus Christ, that's bad.
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Re: The Official Android Thread
« Reply #579 on: March 02, 2011, 10:51:24 AM »
make sure you don't download the wrong app.. (btw this isn't flaming but i haven't seen this posted anywhere. Don't want any fellow DT fans to get a virus or trojan.

https://venturebeat.com/2011/03/02/dozens-of-android-apps-pulled-from-market-due-to-malware-infections/

Dozens of apps have been pulled from the Android Market because they have been infected with malware. The infection is one of the worst to hit the mobile market, which has been relatively safe from malware attacks compared to the constant barrage of infections on PCs.

The malware attack shows that Android’s big advantage — the openness that gives it an edge over Apple’s closed mobile ecosystem — is also Android’s biggest disadvantage when it comes to protecting users against cyberattacks.

While Apple screens its apps, Google allows just about anybody to upload apps into the Android Market. It hopes to head off bad stuff by putting power in the user’s own hands to grant permission for apps when they want to access sensitive things.

Apps released by developers under the names “Kingmall2010″, “we20090202″, and  “Myournet” contain the DroidDream malware and have been pulled from the Android Market. Google could remove infected apps as well using remote technology, but it has not yet done so. Lookout Mobile Security has a list of all of the apps that have been pulled. The apps reportedly could compromise a user’s personal data.

The malware was discovered by a user named Lompolo on the popular news aggregation site Reddit. The user noticed that the developer of one of the malicious apps had posted pirated versions of legitimate apps under the developer name Myournet. Lookout also said that it identified a large number of other apps that also contain the DroidDream malware and it is working with Google to get those apps removed.

Lompolo found that two suspicious apps had been created in a way that allows them to break out of an Android app’s security sandbox, which isolates code to prevent security breaches. A blogger at Android Police verified that they contain code that can steal a user’s sensitive information.

Users who have downloaded the infected apps may have had their data compromised. Lookout said it has pushed out an update to its users of its mobile security software that will protect them from DroidDream attacks.
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Re: The Official Android Thread
« Reply #580 on: March 02, 2011, 10:55:38 AM »
I'm waiting for the day an app as popular as say Angry Birds comes out with a delayed cirus and bricks millions of phones all at once.
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Re: The Official Android Thread
« Reply #581 on: March 03, 2011, 12:42:05 AM »
According to Jordan's Facebook (and twit), he is working on Morphwiz for Andriod...

this pleases me
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Re: The Official Android Thread
« Reply #582 on: March 03, 2011, 02:18:19 AM »
Morphwiz for android would also please me greatly. Especially if he makes a paid-for ad-free version and a free but ad-laden one so I could try it for free!
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Re: The Official Android Thread
« Reply #583 on: March 03, 2011, 05:41:04 AM »
Quote from: JayOctavarium on March 03, 2011, 12:42:05 AM
According to Jordan's Facebook (and twit), he is working on Morphwiz for Andriod...

this pleases me

yup, I'd have tons of fun on it with my galaxy s.
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Re: The Official Android Thread
« Reply #584 on: March 03, 2011, 07:59:17 AM »
Quote from: ReaperKK on March 03, 2011, 05:41:04 AM
Quote from: JayOctavarium on March 03, 2011, 12:42:05 AM
According to Jordan's Facebook (and twit), he is working on Morphwiz for Andriod...

this pleases me

yup, I'd have tons of fun on it with my galaxy s.
So there's a version already out?
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Re: The Official Android Thread
« Reply #585 on: March 03, 2011, 08:25:57 AM »
He said he WOULD have fun with it.
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Re: The Official Android Thread
« Reply #586 on: March 03, 2011, 08:30:46 AM »
NO U!
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Re: The Official Android Thread
« Reply #587 on: March 03, 2011, 09:52:58 PM »
Anybody else have Evo 4G?  How is your battery life?  Mine was horrid until I removed almost all of the widgets from my home screens.  This seems to have dramatically helped, but seems to have neutered one of the better features of Android.  Is Android its own worst enemy?  Or does HTC suck?

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Re: The Official Android Thread
« Reply #588 on: March 03, 2011, 10:00:27 PM »
Do you get 4G?
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Re: The Official Android Thread
« Reply #589 on: March 04, 2011, 04:49:49 AM »
The Evo 4G just has horrible battery life.
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« Reply #590 on: March 04, 2011, 06:03:45 AM »
Quote from: webpoet73 on March 03, 2011, 09:52:58 PM
Anybody else have Evo 4G?  How is your battery life?  Mine was horrid until I removed almost all of the widgets from my home screens.  This seems to have dramatically helped, but seems to have neutered one of the better features of Android.  Is Android its own worst enemy?  Or does HTC suck?



Turning off the 4g may help if you're getting it, hell I run my vibrant with 3g off most of the time and I get great battery life.
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Re: The Official Android Thread
« Reply #591 on: March 04, 2011, 06:59:03 AM »
Quote from: ReaperKK on March 04, 2011, 06:03:45 AM
Quote from: webpoet73 on March 03, 2011, 09:52:58 PM
Anybody else have Evo 4G?  How is your battery life?  Mine was horrid until I removed almost all of the widgets from my home screens.  This seems to have dramatically helped, but seems to have neutered one of the better features of Android.  Is Android its own worst enemy?  Or does HTC suck?



Turning off the 4g may help if you're getting it, hell I run my vibrant with 3g off most of the time and I get great battery life.

I keep it off unless I need the speed. 
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Re: The Official Android Thread
« Reply #592 on: March 04, 2011, 09:58:55 AM »
i have evo and the battery sucks, it is what it is, big screen and lots of shit running. i hear the gingerbread will solve the battery issues a bit, so i'm hoping they release it soon. i am this close to rooting but too lazy/nervous to go down that road.
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Re: The Official Android Thread
« Reply #593 on: March 04, 2011, 10:18:18 AM »
I have little to no battery issues with my Droid X. I think it's just the Evo.
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« Reply #594 on: March 04, 2011, 12:18:27 PM »
Fun thing to do: Take your phone and dial "* # * # 4 6 3 6 # * # *". Hidden menu!

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