Android phones aren't battery hogs because of their high clock speed...it's mostly a combination of poor battery design by hardware companies and the inherent way Android functions. Newer Android phones (and the 2.3 version of the OS itself) are supposed to have enhanced battery life quite noticeably. That being said, switching my data connection from 3G to WiFi when possible usually extends my battery life by a solid 2-4 hours, depending on usage.
While the crap battery life on my Eris does kind of suck, I'm more or less always right next to a wall socket, so it doesn't bother me all that much.
Apple has typically released next-gen iPhones in June. If you have the patience, I'd say wait. Generally, there's little to gain when only jumping a single generation, especially when the newest version is closer to reality than the release date of the "current" version is in the past.
If nothing else, I'd say at least wait until they reveal the specs and make your decision from there.
First, a good reason to NOT be dual core is battery life - slower is better. iPhone hardware has always lagged the Android models - the original iPhone and iPhone 3G had 412MHz CPUs, while the G1 (same year) had a 524MHz CPU - nearly 25% faster. The iPhone 3GS sported a 624MHz CPU or so (50% faster than iPhone/iPhone 3G), at a time when the Android hotness was 1GHz CPUs (50% faster than iPhone 3GS). The iPhone 4 is supposed to have around an 800MHz CPU, and current gen Androids have 1.2GHz CPUs
Just for clarification, the clock speeds you cited are the downclocked speeds, not the "design spec" clock speeds. Look under "Processor" on this chart. Not saying you're wrong, just saying the performance is purposely reduced from its actual potential for extra battery life.
^This. With all the hubub surrounding Tegra 2 and various other dual-core SOC designs, I'd be very surprised if the next iPhone iteration maintained a single-core design, ESPECIALLY now that iOS supports multitasking. Same goes for the iPad.
Pretty much the only way is to ignore side quests and just blast through the storyline. Of course, at that point, what are you doing playing an RPG...?
Same way my wife feels about her second-gen iPod Touch. She's going to get an iphone 4 when they come to Verizon next month, so technically that will replace the Touch, but she's been quite happy with it. Granted, it can't play some of the newer games (Infinity Blade being a good example), but it still gets used quite a bit (although, at this point in its life, it functions mainly as a Netflix streamer/Plants vs Zombies player. It will be further demoted to a "music-only" device when it gets permanently docked at my desk at work, when she gets her iPhone.)
Hell, I'm still rocking a Rio Carbon as my main MP3 player:)
I think the rapidly decreasing time between product generations (with the exception of gaming consoles...that's an entirely different conversation though) comes down to a few, simple reasons:
1. The technology snowball is getting huge, and as such its speed is increasing (i.e. better technology allows you to make even better technology with less effort...look at the technological difference between 100-1000 AD, 1001-1799 AD, 1800-1950, and 1950-2011.)
2. Money, money, money. As gadgets and various doodads become less for dorks and more for the general public, the market increases. A larger market generally means more people that are likely to be manipulated via marketing, and thus people can be convinced a minor improvement is larger than it really is.
3. The need to always be "cutting edge", which is a big part of Apple's image. If they went an entire year without refreshing any of their products, Apple fans would lose their collective shit. Whether it be for status purposes or legitimate gadget lust, the end result would be the same.
Please note that I'm aware Plants vs Zombies started life as a PC title. According to her, though, it's much better suited to a touch interface than a mouse (or controller) interface.
From the time my wife has spent with our neighbor's iPad during our normal weekend movie marathon, it seems best suited (for home use, anyway) when sitting on the couch. She finds the tablet form factor easier to wield than a laptop when staying stationary for long periods of time. Then again, her as-yet unending obsession with Plants vs Zombies may have something to do with that.
I'm more of a traditional laptop guy myself, but I can see the appeal. That being said, the only reasons I could see in choosing the iPad over a different tablet is the battery life and if you're already locked into iTunes...other than that, the differences between it and other offerings are negligible.
It's precisely BECAUSE something could go wrong. A full day on a site like Facebook is more than enough time to see any major issues crop up, yet isn't long enough to deeply impact their service*.
*I know, I know..."Facebook" and "service" in the same sentence. Hurpadurp.
I was in a Wal-Mart shortly after we moved into our current apartment. I was just looking for a tv-tray type dealie while we saved up for a decent table (we blew most of our "new furniture" fund on a kick-ass TV. Given the amount of netflix we watch and video games we play, it was a worthwhile investment:)) While I was there, I saw this long black poofy thing that looks like one of those single-seater gamer chairs, except you could adjust it. So I figured, what the hell, and bought it. Well, no surprise, the thing doesn't work for dick...no matter how much you tighten it, it always flattens. So, now it's used as a floor "bench" when we play MTG/DnD/Hero Quest:)
What I don't understand is why people are surprised when shelf-space in a retail store is no longer given to a product that doesn't sell well. I know it seems weird ordering a physical CD online, but at this point, that's the best place to go from both an availability and price standpoint...depending on shipping, of course.
I wasn't referring to what his lawyers said, I just meant in general. The media blitz, the condemnation from politicians, world leaders, etc. They all have tried to turn the public against Assange, rather than any of the hundreds (possibly thousands) of other people required along the way from classified info to the public's eyes and ears.
I know it's not the same thing, but this sorta reminds me of that TNG episode where two planets were suffering from a plague, and the cure was on one planet...but the cure was also a narcotic. One planet cured themselves of the addiction, but kept selling it to the other planet under the false pretense they would die if they didn't continue consuming it (their symptoms were withdrawal, not plague death.) I love how at the end of it, Piccard is like "Let's get as far away from this system as we can. Screw these loonies, let them duke it out." Can't remember the name of the episode, but I know it was in the first season.
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Tegra2 is just overkill for a PHONE.
640 KB should be enough for ANYBODY.
Android phones aren't battery hogs because of their high clock speed...it's mostly a combination of poor battery design by hardware companies and the inherent way Android functions. Newer Android phones (and the 2.3 version of the OS itself) are supposed to have enhanced battery life quite noticeably. That being said, switching my data connection from 3G to WiFi when possible usually extends my battery life by a solid 2-4 hours, depending on usage.
While the crap battery life on my Eris does kind of suck, I'm more or less always right next to a wall socket, so it doesn't bother me all that much.
Apple has typically released next-gen iPhones in June. If you have the patience, I'd say wait. Generally, there's little to gain when only jumping a single generation, especially when the newest version is closer to reality than the release date of the "current" version is in the past.
If nothing else, I'd say at least wait until they reveal the specs and make your decision from there.
Grade A, good sir :) Come on mods, parent said some funny shit. Mod it up!
First, a good reason to NOT be dual core is battery life - slower is better. iPhone hardware has always lagged the Android models - the original iPhone and iPhone 3G had 412MHz CPUs, while the G1 (same year) had a 524MHz CPU - nearly 25% faster. The iPhone 3GS sported a 624MHz CPU or so (50% faster than iPhone/iPhone 3G), at a time when the Android hotness was 1GHz CPUs (50% faster than iPhone 3GS). The iPhone 4 is supposed to have around an 800MHz CPU, and current gen Androids have 1.2GHz CPUs
Just for clarification, the clock speeds you cited are the downclocked speeds, not the "design spec" clock speeds. Look under "Processor" on this chart. Not saying you're wrong, just saying the performance is purposely reduced from its actual potential for extra battery life.
^This. With all the hubub surrounding Tegra 2 and various other dual-core SOC designs, I'd be very surprised if the next iPhone iteration maintained a single-core design, ESPECIALLY now that iOS supports multitasking. Same goes for the iPad.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_A4
Uh...no? Maybe you're confusing its SOC nature by combining a GPU and CPU, but it is most definitely not a dual-core CPU.
Pretty much the only way is to ignore side quests and just blast through the storyline. Of course, at that point, what are you doing playing an RPG...?
He didn't forbid them, he just refused to give them the part they needed to repair their ship. More like denied them. /semantics
Because most people don't understand it. Everybody is too busy drinking alcohol.
Fixed.
Same way my wife feels about her second-gen iPod Touch. She's going to get an iphone 4 when they come to Verizon next month, so technically that will replace the Touch, but she's been quite happy with it. Granted, it can't play some of the newer games (Infinity Blade being a good example), but it still gets used quite a bit (although, at this point in its life, it functions mainly as a Netflix streamer/Plants vs Zombies player. It will be further demoted to a "music-only" device when it gets permanently docked at my desk at work, when she gets her iPhone.)
Hell, I'm still rocking a Rio Carbon as my main MP3 player :)
Note that GP was referring to a new product generation, not a new product.
I think the rapidly decreasing time between product generations (with the exception of gaming consoles...that's an entirely different conversation though) comes down to a few, simple reasons:
1. The technology snowball is getting huge, and as such its speed is increasing (i.e. better technology allows you to make even better technology with less effort...look at the technological difference between 100-1000 AD, 1001-1799 AD, 1800-1950, and 1950-2011.)
2. Money, money, money. As gadgets and various doodads become less for dorks and more for the general public, the market increases. A larger market generally means more people that are likely to be manipulated via marketing, and thus people can be convinced a minor improvement is larger than it really is.
3. The need to always be "cutting edge", which is a big part of Apple's image. If they went an entire year without refreshing any of their products, Apple fans would lose their collective shit. Whether it be for status purposes or legitimate gadget lust, the end result would be the same.
Oooohhhhhhhh, THAT story.
Please note that I'm aware Plants vs Zombies started life as a PC title. According to her, though, it's much better suited to a touch interface than a mouse (or controller) interface.
From the time my wife has spent with our neighbor's iPad during our normal weekend movie marathon, it seems best suited (for home use, anyway) when sitting on the couch. She finds the tablet form factor easier to wield than a laptop when staying stationary for long periods of time. Then again, her as-yet unending obsession with Plants vs Zombies may have something to do with that.
I'm more of a traditional laptop guy myself, but I can see the appeal. That being said, the only reasons I could see in choosing the iPad over a different tablet is the battery life and if you're already locked into iTunes...other than that, the differences between it and other offerings are negligible.
"With a word like Snuckers, it has to be racially insensitive!"
"I can see why you've been having problems, see, this isn't actually a computer...it's a briefcase." -Roy
christ I love The IT Crowd.
I can't see the video at work, but can someone tell me if this is the same thing as the mock-up Engadget spotted?
It's precisely BECAUSE something could go wrong. A full day on a site like Facebook is more than enough time to see any major issues crop up, yet isn't long enough to deeply impact their service*.
*I know, I know..."Facebook" and "service" in the same sentence. Hurpadurp.
I was in a Wal-Mart shortly after we moved into our current apartment. I was just looking for a tv-tray type dealie while we saved up for a decent table (we blew most of our "new furniture" fund on a kick-ass TV. Given the amount of netflix we watch and video games we play, it was a worthwhile investment :)) While I was there, I saw this long black poofy thing that looks like one of those single-seater gamer chairs, except you could adjust it. So I figured, what the hell, and bought it. Well, no surprise, the thing doesn't work for dick...no matter how much you tighten it, it always flattens. So, now it's used as a floor "bench" when we play MTG/DnD/Hero Quest :)
What I don't understand is why people are surprised when shelf-space in a retail store is no longer given to a product that doesn't sell well. I know it seems weird ordering a physical CD online, but at this point, that's the best place to go from both an availability and price standpoint...depending on shipping, of course.
"I felt a great disturbance in the Force, as if millions of rootkits suddenly cried out in terror."
I wasn't referring to what his lawyers said, I just meant in general. The media blitz, the condemnation from politicians, world leaders, etc. They all have tried to turn the public against Assange, rather than any of the hundreds (possibly thousands) of other people required along the way from classified info to the public's eyes and ears.
I know it's not the same thing, but this sorta reminds me of that TNG episode where two planets were suffering from a plague, and the cure was on one planet...but the cure was also a narcotic. One planet cured themselves of the addiction, but kept selling it to the other planet under the false pretense they would die if they didn't continue consuming it (their symptoms were withdrawal, not plague death.) I love how at the end of it, Piccard is like "Let's get as far away from this system as we can. Screw these loonies, let them duke it out." Can't remember the name of the episode, but I know it was in the first season.