You don't really know how economies work. Europe is collapsing because the Euro is essentially behaving like gold. The EU bank refuses (or perhaps can't legally) print more money to bail out the failing countries, and those countries can't inflate their way out of their debts b/c they are stuck on the Euro.
This has nothing to do with "spending too much". Some of those failing countries, like Ireland, actually had a surplus before the recession, or had very low overall debt/GDP ratios. Countries like Spain only began experiencing debts when they went on the Euro and everyone but their grandmother began loaning them far more money than before on the belief that the Euro was backed by the EU bank.
Because the Euro is essentially fixed in its overall supply (due to the EU bank not printing anything), Germany's annual massive surpluses due to their incredibly advanced industrial sector are essentially a drain on all trading countries.
What it boils down to is that the Euro was a terribly constructed and horrifically planned currency. Countries that are on their own currency, such as Japan, have significantly higher debts without any financial panic ensuing.
Gobi 4000... is from Qualcomm. It's the first chip with LTE integrated into the same chipset as 2G and 3G. You only have to power that one chipset to run all the radios. Right now 4G phones become extremely hot because of having to power two chips.
Of course when Verizon turns on VoLTE nationally in 2013 and shuts down 2G and 3G the point will be moot unless you're looking for a global phone. Future chipsets are set to integrate LTE radios capable of using all freqs from 700 - 2600 MHz.
Oh god yes... don't make me weep. Now we're stuck with iOS and very likely WP8 will replace Android in the long-term future. They're fine but... jeez. Freaking Elop.
That makes a lot of sense. Are you an Android developer?
At any rate, every OS built after iOS handles the UI input better than Android. WebOS, WP7/8, MeeGo/Maemo, Vita OS, even Blackberry's new QNX OS. In fact I'm guessing this is why RIM bought QNX instead of rebuilding their entire antique OS. Android's the only holdover left. I like to think that in a truly competitive market, one where OS's don't depend on the major carriers pushing them onto its customers, Android would not have succeeded against its technically superior competitors.
right... that article was already discussed on slashdot. the gist of it was that the workers are treated like animals. regardless, wages are steadily rising in China and foxconn is now moving some plants over to Brazil where wages are lower.
2G and 3G will be quickly phased out with the introduction of VoLTE. The spectrum will be repurposed as 4G networks are all IP and far less costly to operate.
Uh no. VoLTE handover to CDMA is not ready yet. It just doesn't work, which is why Verizon is delaying its implementation until late 2013. VoLTE handover to WCDMA however works fine.
Google's dumping of a free OS drove everyone out of the market. Palm went bankrupt, Intel backed out of pushing MeeGo/Maemo. Samsung isn't bothering to bring Bada over to the west. It sucks. Google destroyed the mobile industry Renaissance we were about to have with their piece of trash OS.
Always keeping your phone at such high charge will cause the battery to degrade. You want to cycle it every now and then. Optimal charge for storage is 40%.
And yet in the end it doesn't matter. Android will lag no matter how much power you give it because its UI thread it locked to the same priority as the apps thread. Here's an example of a very sluggish web browser that renders the UI thread at the highest priority: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eWXxCFmKUlQ&feature=player_detailpage#t=40s
No matter how slowly the page is rendered, the Vita's browser will give you a silky smooth, 60 fps experience. Android OTOH chugs when the phone is loading up heavy web pages, and the more apps you install the more the phone slows down. Tegra 3 is meaningless in the end. Google's attempt to avoid fixing their OS's most frustrating issues by covering it up with "MOAR POWER"ful hardware is the opposite of where the mobile industry is heading. If Google doesn't fix their OS's major problems (lag, standby battery drain, a garbage collection and VM that drains battery much faster than all other OS's), WP8 (and Windows Phone Tango) is going to swallow up all their marketshare.
Better analysis is to look at the first pie chart, which has both iOS and Android. iOS has a little less than 75% of crashes. From Crittercism's own data, about 75% of the 200+ million app launches they tracked were from iOS.
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You don't really know how economies work. Europe is collapsing because the Euro is essentially behaving like gold. The EU bank refuses (or perhaps can't legally) print more money to bail out the failing countries, and those countries can't inflate their way out of their debts b/c they are stuck on the Euro.
This has nothing to do with "spending too much". Some of those failing countries, like Ireland, actually had a surplus before the recession, or had very low overall debt/GDP ratios. Countries like Spain only began experiencing debts when they went on the Euro and everyone but their grandmother began loaning them far more money than before on the belief that the Euro was backed by the EU bank.
Because the Euro is essentially fixed in its overall supply (due to the EU bank not printing anything), Germany's annual massive surpluses due to their incredibly advanced industrial sector are essentially a drain on all trading countries.
What it boils down to is that the Euro was a terribly constructed and horrifically planned currency. Countries that are on their own currency, such as Japan, have significantly higher debts without any financial panic ensuing.
Yeah sorry I'm an idiot. (it's a little over double though based on GDP).
Gobi 4000... is from Qualcomm. It's the first chip with LTE integrated into the same chipset as 2G and 3G. You only have to power that one chipset to run all the radios. Right now 4G phones become extremely hot because of having to power two chips.
Of course when Verizon turns on VoLTE nationally in 2013 and shuts down 2G and 3G the point will be moot unless you're looking for a global phone. Future chipsets are set to integrate LTE radios capable of using all freqs from 700 - 2600 MHz.
Oh god yes... don't make me weep. Now we're stuck with iOS and very likely WP8 will replace Android in the long-term future. They're fine but... jeez. Freaking Elop.
That makes a lot of sense. Are you an Android developer?
At any rate, every OS built after iOS handles the UI input better than Android. WebOS, WP7/8, MeeGo/Maemo, Vita OS, even Blackberry's new QNX OS. In fact I'm guessing this is why RIM bought QNX instead of rebuilding their entire antique OS. Android's the only holdover left. I like to think that in a truly competitive market, one where OS's don't depend on the major carriers pushing them onto its customers, Android would not have succeeded against its technically superior competitors.
right... that article was already discussed on slashdot. the gist of it was that the workers are treated like animals. regardless, wages are steadily rising in China and foxconn is now moving some plants over to Brazil where wages are lower.
I had no idea jobs was a left winger
Partial solution: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1179809
This will help you with your battery problem: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1179809
2G and 3G will be quickly phased out with the introduction of VoLTE. The spectrum will be repurposed as 4G networks are all IP and far less costly to operate.
No, this chipset will bring 4G phones back to normal power usage: http://www.qualcomm.com/media/releases/2011/11/15/qualcomm-announces-commercial-availability-gobi-4000-platform-4g-lte-conne
Apple's been waiting for the aforementioned integrated radio to deploy LTE on their handsets.
Of course since I have unlimited LTE on Verizon I don't mind being an early guinea pig. My data usage is... quite high.
You have no idea what you're talking about. There are literally two big squares on the motherboard where the cell radios reside. One square has the radios necessary for voice and 3G, and the other has LTE. Even when you're using LTE, the voice cell radio constantly has to be powered and connected/communicating with networks. This chipset will integrate the 4G radio: http://www.qualcomm.com/media/releases/2011/11/15/qualcomm-announces-commercial-availability-gobi-4000-platform-4g-lte-conne
Battery life will improve tremendously.
Uh no. VoLTE handover to CDMA is not ready yet. It just doesn't work, which is why Verizon is delaying its implementation until late 2013. VoLTE handover to WCDMA however works fine.
Uh... no. The reason is the 4G radio is separate and must be powered at the same time as the 3G/cell radio. You can see it in pictures of a 4G phone's motherboard on Anandtech. New chipsets from Qualcomm will integrate the 4G radio: http://www.qualcomm.com/media/releases/2011/11/15/qualcomm-announces-commercial-availability-gobi-4000-platform-4g-lte-conne
This will dramatically improve battery life. And this chipset is exactly what Apple's been waiting for. Not that complicated.
Look the article's stupid. The reason is because the 4G radio is separate from the other radios, so the phone has to power both radios at the same time. Once the 4G radio is integrated into the chipset (like here: http://www.qualcomm.com/media/releases/2011/11/15/qualcomm-announces-commercial-availability-gobi-4000-platform-4g-lte-conne ) then the battery drain will drop off dramatically.
Sorry to disappoint you, but nothing is as perfect or simple as you'd like them to be. Android suffers from massive standby battery drain issues:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1179809
Some people report losing anywhere up to 90% of their battery drain through the screen (or so it's reported in Android): http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1128219
Basically Android is a terrible OS that will never stop lagging because its UI thread is at the same priority as the apps.
Android nullifies any battery advantage because of its stupid garbage collection and VM.
I agree. I've been waiting for a 12" Windows 8 Transformer Prime-like tablet with keyboard dock for quite a while.
Google's dumping of a free OS drove everyone out of the market. Palm went bankrupt, Intel backed out of pushing MeeGo/Maemo. Samsung isn't bothering to bring Bada over to the west. It sucks. Google destroyed the mobile industry Renaissance we were about to have with their piece of trash OS.
Always keeping your phone at such high charge will cause the battery to degrade. You want to cycle it every now and then. Optimal charge for storage is 40%.
And yet in the end it doesn't matter. Android will lag no matter how much power you give it because its UI thread it locked to the same priority as the apps thread. Here's an example of a very sluggish web browser that renders the UI thread at the highest priority: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eWXxCFmKUlQ&feature=player_detailpage#t=40s
No matter how slowly the page is rendered, the Vita's browser will give you a silky smooth, 60 fps experience. Android OTOH chugs when the phone is loading up heavy web pages, and the more apps you install the more the phone slows down. Tegra 3 is meaningless in the end. Google's attempt to avoid fixing their OS's most frustrating issues by covering it up with "MOAR POWER"ful hardware is the opposite of where the mobile industry is heading. If Google doesn't fix their OS's major problems (lag, standby battery drain, a garbage collection and VM that drains battery much faster than all other OS's), WP8 (and Windows Phone Tango) is going to swallow up all their marketshare.
Better analysis is to look at the first pie chart, which has both iOS and Android. iOS has a little less than 75% of crashes. From Crittercism's own data, about 75% of the 200+ million app launches they tracked were from iOS.
Crittercism is funded by Google ventures.
Uh... I think you mean Verizon.