I dunno about you, but I'm still waiting on decent Win7 x64 ASIO drivers for some of my interfaces... XP: Buffers set to absolute minimum, no problems. Win7 x64: Crackling at anything anywhere near real-time...
It's the sole reason I keep a dual-boot XP install on my desktop replacement...
Are you sure? What happened to the new Galaxy Tab firmware that apparently upgrades your bootloader to an encrypted one that doesn't allow downgrading OR custom ROMs?
While that would be fantastic, I doubt that will be the case. That would likely lead to the collapse of the whole industry... compare, for instance, the pricing in Germany and Austria - minutes cost 10cts (Germany) vs. 1cts (Austria) on average. Many operators would just go out of business with such an abrupt transition.
Of course, anything's possible, and I hope you're right:p
Because with VoIP, you can swap out your SIM card for a local prepaid card with a data flat when abroad, and everyone can still reach you over your VoIP number.
I've been doing it for over a year now (frequent trips to the Netherlands & Belgium, as I live right on the border), and it works perfectly as long as I've got 3G access. EDGE or GPRS not so much, but hey, it's better than paying 10 for a 5 minute phone call.
Watch it again? I'd say streaming is about watching it once, just not on TV, but on a device of your choosing - and being able to do that immediately is just essential these days...
I've gotten rid of most of my separate devices (DAP, nav unit and so on) and now only carry an Android smartphone and a battery pack (About 20Wh)... gives me about 3 full phone charges). It's much less to carry, and having one device that does it all just gives me a warm fuzzy feeling inside;)
Just out of interest... what counts as "decent latency" in your book? I'm using a regular old DSL line without Fastpath, and the latency is fantastic for everything expect maybe twitch gaming... what exactly are you looking for? LAN-typical latencies within your state/area code?
Wohaaaa, wait a sec. Available burst bandwidth is nothing like actual available sustained bandwidth... sure, most countries in Western Europe have relatively fast internet access available (16MBit for about 25-35 a month here in Germany), but the pipes aren't utilized as heavily as you might think.
Nobody uses Netflix here, or streaming video in general, other than Youtube type sites. Hardly anyone will stream feature length films or even TV shows, and much less in higher resolution than 480p... Hell, I can't even GET a decent VOD streaming service here. I'd kill for Netflix instant streaming o.O
Netflix and other VOD services are services that MANY people in the US seem to be using more and more, and I'd definitely understand if it were clogging up the pipes - especially if everyone gets home from work at the same time and then plunks down in front of the TV to watch their favorite show or a movie via HD streaming. It's not like other bandwidth-heavy applications, which usually don't all start at the same time...
"People like to rip on the App Store because of fart apps (as though they make up the bulk of the hundreds of thousands of apps or something), but in terms of top quality apps, the App Store has the Android Market beat hands down."
I don't have ready access to an iOS device, but do play with one every once in a while, and lately, I've got to disagree with this. Do you have any current examples of this, or is it still the same "opinion" that most people have had for the last year or so? And yes, I'll readily admit that it was very true - iOS apps were just more polished and, in many cases, better - but with current Android devices, running 2.2? I doubt it.
I'd love to hear some examples to support your claim though... preferably other than the Facebook app;)
There are APK files floating around the web for pretty much every Android app. Just download 'em and send the dev a few bucks (most can be contacted by E-Mail or via their own support forums/bugtrackers and subsequently paid via PayPal)...
If you're talking about games, sure - Apple's got a pretty big leg up, what with the crappy GPUs and broken MultiTouch on most last-gen Android devices. If you're talking about actual apps (productivity, lifestyle etc.), nope. Android apps may not always be as polished, but they more than make up for it with additional functionality that's just not available on unjailbroken iOS (take Sipdroid as an example)...
And since you mention getting work done and then say Apple gets your vote because of that, I'm pretty sure you haven't used Android apps lately...
Interesting. Isn't this a very similar situation to the one with the browsers on Windows in the EU, only worse (since on Windows, installing alternative browsers isn't blocked)?
I'm surprised nobody in the US has picked that up as a reason to sue... what with litigation being the primary form of communication between corporate entities these days and all.
Personally, I just won't buy that crap and won't let my friends or family buy it either. Learned about locked down devices the hard way (Milestone), and won't be falling for that again soon... now if only everyone else could get on board.:(
Yes, that's definitely started happening, but it's never been stated that the core apps would not be shipping with handsets. That would be an entirely different scenario... and an unlikely one at best.
They're already on the right track with Maps/GMail and other market-updatable core apps... other than the fact that the updated APKs are then placed in/data/app/ instead of/system/app/, this is most definitely the way to go. And on modern phones (2GB+ of space for user apps is becoming the norm) this isn't a problem at all...:)
So how do they get all the devs to migrate from the Android Market?
I doubt this is a viable option when the switch is within a single platform. End users will just sideload the Google apps onto their phone and that'll be the end of it...
The whole point of a smartphone (and Android) is that you can run all the apps on all the phones (the fragmentation that prevents this in some cases is NOT a positive aspect)... Screw non-standard preloaded apps, that's the exact evil thing we're trying to get away from.
Point 1: "Ohnoes, Bing's being used as the default search engine on a few Verizon phones!" Let's see... how important is this really? Anyone who cares will simply use Google (from the Market, or just in the browser, or if needed by sideloading)... as for revenue from search? I'm guessing much more of the revenue comes from things like Admob and the rest of the Google-infested web, not to mention priority placement of items in apps like "Places" and Maps searches.
Point 2: "Ohnoes, Baidu is rolling its own 'G-Apps' to replace Maps, Search, Nav, Market, Talk and so on!" Let's see... native Chinese stuff made by Chinese guys for the Chinese - sounds like a perfect idea to me. I'm sure the integration with Baidu and Chinese culture in general will make for a very usable operating system in China... outside of China, however... what's the point?
And if Google continues improving its proprietary apps at the current rate, it's very unlikely that Baidu will be able to keep up. That market will sort itself out... as we've seen with all other devices without G-Apps (tablets, for instance).
Why the hell would Baidu or Bing be profiting from Android if Google weren't? Just because Google's main business is a search engine? Have these people ever actually used Android? Maybe if they had, they'd know it isn't just a mobile platform for Search... o.O
Oh well, I'm going to read the article now... checking back in 5 minutes to confirm whether my prediction (article=utter crap) was right...
Obviously if you can't touch type in the first place, there's nothing much for you to adapt to. Stop trying to bring the rest of us down to your level;)
"Yeah, they'd weigh the same, but they definitely aren't used the same. I would think the ipad (or any tablet) would be more convenient than a laptop since it is designed to be used with one hand while holding it with the other. Laptops most likely need to be fastened to the ISS in some way in order to type on them. You can't simply use a laptop while floating in zero-g as it'd need a force to counter the force of your typing. If the astronauts were to have tablets instead, then they could take notes (or whatever astronauts do on the ISS) from any orientation."
I can just imagine all those astronauts floating around the ISS like hunchbacks, bent over to pin a laptop to their lap with their palms... bouncing off walls and all. Sounds a lot more fun than just holding a tablet in your hand:p
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I dunno about you, but I'm still waiting on decent Win7 x64 ASIO drivers for some of my interfaces... XP: Buffers set to absolute minimum, no problems. Win7 x64: Crackling at anything anywhere near real-time...
It's the sole reason I keep a dual-boot XP install on my desktop replacement...
Are you sure? What happened to the new Galaxy Tab firmware that apparently upgrades your bootloader to an encrypted one that doesn't allow downgrading OR custom ROMs?
http://www.xda-developers.com/android/warning-leaked-galaxy-tab-firmware-comes-with-protected-bootloader/
Has this been resolved?
WTF, Slashdot ate my Euro-symbol.
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Before each of those exclamation marks was a Euro symbol... :|
These are the same people who quadrupled their fees for Christmas background music on the Christmas market here in Aachen this year.
Jumped from 3000 to 12000...
Your reaction is far too measured...
Seems like just yesterday I was deleting my Gizmodo account...
While that would be fantastic, I doubt that will be the case. That would likely lead to the collapse of the whole industry... compare, for instance, the pricing in Germany and Austria - minutes cost 10cts (Germany) vs. 1cts (Austria) on average. Many operators would just go out of business with such an abrupt transition.
Of course, anything's possible, and I hope you're right :p
Because with VoIP, you can swap out your SIM card for a local prepaid card with a data flat when abroad, and everyone can still reach you over your VoIP number.
I've been doing it for over a year now (frequent trips to the Netherlands & Belgium, as I live right on the border), and it works perfectly as long as I've got 3G access. EDGE or GPRS not so much, but hey, it's better than paying 10 for a 5 minute phone call.
Watch it again? I'd say streaming is about watching it once, just not on TV, but on a device of your choosing - and being able to do that immediately is just essential these days...
I've gotten rid of most of my separate devices (DAP, nav unit and so on) and now only carry an Android smartphone and a battery pack (About 20Wh)... gives me about 3 full phone charges). It's much less to carry, and having one device that does it all just gives me a warm fuzzy feeling inside ;)
It's doable. :)
Just out of interest... what counts as "decent latency" in your book? I'm using a regular old DSL line without Fastpath, and the latency is fantastic for everything expect maybe twitch gaming... what exactly are you looking for? LAN-typical latencies within your state/area code?
Same here. MSSE has been stellar in the time it's been available... glad I switched from AVG :)
Wohaaaa, wait a sec. Available burst bandwidth is nothing like actual available sustained bandwidth... sure, most countries in Western Europe have relatively fast internet access available (16MBit for about 25-35 a month here in Germany), but the pipes aren't utilized as heavily as you might think.
Nobody uses Netflix here, or streaming video in general, other than Youtube type sites. Hardly anyone will stream feature length films or even TV shows, and much less in higher resolution than 480p... Hell, I can't even GET a decent VOD streaming service here. I'd kill for Netflix instant streaming o.O
Netflix and other VOD services are services that MANY people in the US seem to be using more and more, and I'd definitely understand if it were clogging up the pipes - especially if everyone gets home from work at the same time and then plunks down in front of the TV to watch their favorite show or a movie via HD streaming. It's not like other bandwidth-heavy applications, which usually don't all start at the same time...
Could you give us a few examples of these apps whose equivalents are so much better on iOS?
"People like to rip on the App Store because of fart apps (as though they make up the bulk of the hundreds of thousands of apps or something), but in terms of top quality apps, the App Store has the Android Market beat hands down."
I don't have ready access to an iOS device, but do play with one every once in a while, and lately, I've got to disagree with this. Do you have any current examples of this, or is it still the same "opinion" that most people have had for the last year or so? And yes, I'll readily admit that it was very true - iOS apps were just more polished and, in many cases, better - but with current Android devices, running 2.2? I doubt it.
I'd love to hear some examples to support your claim though... preferably other than the Facebook app ;)
There are APK files floating around the web for pretty much every Android app. Just download 'em and send the dev a few bucks (most can be contacted by E-Mail or via their own support forums/bugtrackers and subsequently paid via PayPal)...
If you're talking about games, sure - Apple's got a pretty big leg up, what with the crappy GPUs and broken MultiTouch on most last-gen Android devices. If you're talking about actual apps (productivity, lifestyle etc.), nope. Android apps may not always be as polished, but they more than make up for it with additional functionality that's just not available on unjailbroken iOS (take Sipdroid as an example)...
And since you mention getting work done and then say Apple gets your vote because of that, I'm pretty sure you haven't used Android apps lately...
Interesting. Isn't this a very similar situation to the one with the browsers on Windows in the EU, only worse (since on Windows, installing alternative browsers isn't blocked)?
I'm surprised nobody in the US has picked that up as a reason to sue... what with litigation being the primary form of communication between corporate entities these days and all.
Personally, I just won't buy that crap and won't let my friends or family buy it either. Learned about locked down devices the hard way (Milestone), and won't be falling for that again soon... now if only everyone else could get on board. :(
Yes, that's definitely started happening, but it's never been stated that the core apps would not be shipping with handsets. That would be an entirely different scenario... and an unlikely one at best.
They're already on the right track with Maps/GMail and other market-updatable core apps... other than the fact that the updated APKs are then placed in /data/app/ instead of /system/app/, this is most definitely the way to go. And on modern phones (2GB+ of space for user apps is becoming the norm) this isn't a problem at all... :)
So how do they get all the devs to migrate from the Android Market?
I doubt this is a viable option when the switch is within a single platform. End users will just sideload the Google apps onto their phone and that'll be the end of it...
Do you have a source for that? Do you mean no Google apps at all? No Maps, Street View and so on?
Or are you just talking about stuff (bloatware) that carriers like to preload...? That would be a step in the right direction.
Have you actually used Android?
The whole point of a smartphone (and Android) is that you can run all the apps on all the phones (the fragmentation that prevents this in some cases is NOT a positive aspect)... Screw non-standard preloaded apps, that's the exact evil thing we're trying to get away from.
And as I predicted, utter crap.
Point 1: "Ohnoes, Bing's being used as the default search engine on a few Verizon phones!" Let's see... how important is this really? Anyone who cares will simply use Google (from the Market, or just in the browser, or if needed by sideloading)... as for revenue from search? I'm guessing much more of the revenue comes from things like Admob and the rest of the Google-infested web, not to mention priority placement of items in apps like "Places" and Maps searches.
Point 2: "Ohnoes, Baidu is rolling its own 'G-Apps' to replace Maps, Search, Nav, Market, Talk and so on!" Let's see... native Chinese stuff made by Chinese guys for the Chinese - sounds like a perfect idea to me. I'm sure the integration with Baidu and Chinese culture in general will make for a very usable operating system in China... outside of China, however... what's the point?
And if Google continues improving its proprietary apps at the current rate, it's very unlikely that Baidu will be able to keep up. That market will sort itself out... as we've seen with all other devices without G-Apps (tablets, for instance).
Why the hell would Baidu or Bing be profiting from Android if Google weren't? Just because Google's main business is a search engine? Have these people ever actually used Android? Maybe if they had, they'd know it isn't just a mobile platform for Search... o.O
Oh well, I'm going to read the article now... checking back in 5 minutes to confirm whether my prediction (article=utter crap) was right...
Obviously if you can't touch type in the first place, there's nothing much for you to adapt to. Stop trying to bring the rest of us down to your level ;)
"Yeah, they'd weigh the same, but they definitely aren't used the same. I would think the ipad (or any tablet) would be more convenient than a laptop since it is designed to be used with one hand while holding it with the other. Laptops most likely need to be fastened to the ISS in some way in order to type on them. You can't simply use a laptop while floating in zero-g as it'd need a force to counter the force of your typing. If the astronauts were to have tablets instead, then they could take notes (or whatever astronauts do on the ISS) from any orientation."
I can just imagine all those astronauts floating around the ISS like hunchbacks, bent over to pin a laptop to their lap with their palms... bouncing off walls and all. Sounds a lot more fun than just holding a tablet in your hand :p