High res panels for monitors aren't too hard to come across, and getting an Achieva / catleap / shiimian (sp?) will get you the same panel as an Apple Cinema display at 1/3rd of the cost.
As for laptop screens, Asus Zenbook UX31A with the 1080p IPS screen even though it is glossy:(, or the 900p _matte_ PLS screen in Samsung Series 9 13" are the standard to beat for me.
AMOLED screens are where the future is. Samsung saw this, and invested £££/$$$ into it many years ago, and are now in a position to reap the benefits of it.
Although Super LCD 2 panels look really nice too (HTC One X. I'd say it beats the "retina" display in iPhone4/S)
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The Bad Guy @DamnLes Apple needs to stop whoever is converting their programs.. Now android have temple run and instagram.. its not special to have an iphone
Michael @Periphereality @DamnLes I agree they need to stop the guy who keeps converting the iPhone apps! It should be illegal isn't it against copywright?!1
Except Prime Minister has never been an elected position.
From Wikipedia:
British Prime Ministers have never been elected directly by the public. They have all become Prime Minister indirectly because firstly, they were members of either the Commons or Lords; secondly, they were the leader of a great political party; and, thirdly, they either inherited a majority in the Commons, or won more seats than the opposition in a general election.
Good point. Although there was a time when you couldn't get some of the GAPPS via market.
Come to think of it, you still need to jump through a few hoops to get GAPPS on your device, like faking another device's market profile in your build.prop, or sideloading them on. I think Google filter them from showing up on non-GAPPS devices, and have experienced a few times with the touchpad where the GAPPS never showed up.
And the OEMs probably can't ship it in a fashion where they show up without licensing from Google, or risk getting their asses sued for infringement. Google have to enable each device's fingerprint used in the build.prop IIRC
Market is dependant on meeting the requirements. GAPPS is separate, and needs a license. I actually thought the same thing a few months back, before someone corrected me.
Google doesn't make money from Android OS itself, Google makes money from the sheer volume of Android devices out there. Be it app purchases, targeted ads, search or whatever, the revenue Android brings in comes from everything except the OS. It wouldn't make sense for Google to close source it.
Close, but not 100% correct. While the core OS is open source, their GAPPS package (GMail, Google Search, Maps, and soon to be Chrome etc) is closed-source, and OEMs pay Google for access. At even $5 per GAPPS package, I make that out to be more than $1bn
Of course, there are OEMs that don't include GAPPS at all. Like Archos for their lower end tablets, and B&N/Amazon. But that's a different story all together.
As far as I'm concerned, WebOS is still light years ahead of both iOS and Android in terms of UI ease-of-use. It was never really given a proper shot to succeed and deserves a much more significant spot in the market than it's gotten.
There's the android browser named "browser" (and the ICS version is pretty decent) that'll possibly/probably still be available. Besides, nook/kindle use their own browsers anyway.
They'll roll chrome in GAPPS and merge nice stuff from"browser" into it in time for the J release of android methinks.
That's exactly what they're going to do... Chrome will be a part of GAPPs, and will get regular updates. Because of some of the advanced features, they had to decide to make it for Android 4.x+ only.
They're not looking at who can run it today, but who will be able to run it in the future.
On a side note, I think it's a good thing that the app is not part of the core OS, (like Gmail was removed from the core OS a few versions ago) and can as such be updated separately.
That's great. But when I was in the market for an SSD, their were three options: M4, Samsung or a Sandforce. Intel was more expensive, and the SandForce SSDs had reliability issues. Samsung SSDs have a great track record for reliability too
Samsung is a dangerous competitor in the SSD space. Not only does it make its own controller, DRAM and NAND, but it also has an incredible track record in terms of reliability It's also worth pointing out that Samsung SSDs are also one of the two options Apple rebrands and delivers in its Mac lineup. To continue to hold on to Apple's business for this long is an impressive feat on Samsung's part.
It's amazing to see Samsung come so far in the enthusiast space. From a drive that I simply wouldn't recommend to building a downright competitive solution backed by a near flawless track record.
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Are Google burying the news of Andy Rubin's departure?
If only someone had found a way to fix this :(
Mod parent funny please.
High res panels for monitors aren't too hard to come across, and getting an Achieva / catleap / shiimian (sp?) will get you the same panel as an Apple Cinema display at 1/3rd of the cost.
As for laptop screens, Asus Zenbook UX31A with the 1080p IPS screen even though it is glossy :(, or the 900p _matte_ PLS screen in Samsung Series 9 13" are the standard to beat for me.
Made by Samsung. Lumia 800/900 screens? Also made by Samsung. PS Vita screens? Samsung.
AMOLED screens are where the future is. Samsung saw this, and invested £££/$$$ into it many years ago, and are now in a position to reap the benefits of it.
Although Super LCD 2 panels look really nice too (HTC One X. I'd say it beats the "retina" display in iPhone4/S)
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Spot on. My mistake.
I said "iPhone idiots", not all iPhone users or w/e. That's an assumption you made yourself.
Facebook may never make that $1b back, but it's still smart. Instagram was the only thing challenging their dominance in photo sharing. Via Twitter
Here's their reaction to Instagram on android: http://www.androidpit.com/en/android/blog/404116/instagram-for-android
More here: https://twitter.com/#!/AndroidAGram
And my personal favourites:
The Bad Guy @DamnLes
Apple needs to stop whoever is converting their programs.. Now android have temple run and instagram.. its not special to have an iphone
Michael @Periphereality
@DamnLes I agree they need to stop the guy who keeps converting the iPhone apps! It should be illegal isn't it against copywright?!1
http://www.apple.com/uk/ipad/
Ultra-fast 4G. Full speed ahead.
Designed with next-generation wireless technology, the new iPad with Wi-Fi + 4G connects to fast data networks around the world.*
* Only in America. Fixed that for them.
Funny story: When the iPad on AT&T displays "4G", it's connecting to HSDPA or HSPA+. When it shows "LTE", it's connecting to 4G LTE.
The LTE modem doesn't work anywhere else in the world.
Then there's the whole DC-HSPA+ 4G "Faux-G" debate.
And, if you're on AT&T the new iPad will display 4G for HSPA+. Apple: fighting the corner of the users.
Nicely done sir, nicely done. Noted.
Except Prime Minister has never been an elected position.
From Wikipedia:
British Prime Ministers have never been elected directly by the public. They have all become Prime Minister indirectly because firstly, they were members of either the Commons or Lords; secondly, they were the leader of a great political party; and, thirdly, they either inherited a majority in the Commons, or won more seats than the opposition in a general election.
Good point. Although there was a time when you couldn't get some of the GAPPS via market.
Come to think of it, you still need to jump through a few hoops to get GAPPS on your device, like faking another device's market profile in your build.prop, or sideloading them on. I think Google filter them from showing up on non-GAPPS devices, and have experienced a few times with the touchpad where the GAPPS never showed up.
And the OEMs probably can't ship it in a fashion where they show up without licensing from Google, or risk getting their asses sued for infringement. Google have to enable each device's fingerprint used in the build.prop IIRC
Market is dependant on meeting the requirements. GAPPS is separate, and needs a license. I actually thought the same thing a few months back, before someone corrected me.
http://source.android.com/faqs.html#if-i-am-not-a-manufacturer-how-can-i-get-android-market
http://source.android.com/faqs.html#how-can-i-get-access-to-the-google-apps-for-android-such-as-maps
Google doesn't make money from Android OS itself, Google makes money from the sheer volume of Android devices out there. Be it app purchases, targeted ads, search or whatever, the revenue Android brings in comes from everything except the OS. It wouldn't make sense for Google to close source it.
Close, but not 100% correct. While the core OS is open source, their GAPPS package (GMail, Google Search, Maps, and soon to be Chrome etc) is closed-source, and OEMs pay Google for access. At even $5 per GAPPS package, I make that out to be more than $1bn
Of course, there are OEMs that don't include GAPPS at all. Like Archos for their lower end tablets, and B&N/Amazon. But that's a different story all together.
As far as I'm concerned, WebOS is still light years ahead of both iOS and Android in terms of UI ease-of-use. It was never really given a proper shot to succeed and deserves a much more significant spot in the market than it's gotten.
Ah, I see you haven't used WebOS on HP TouchPad.
There's the android browser named "browser" (and the ICS version is pretty decent) that'll possibly/probably still be available. Besides, nook/kindle use their own browsers anyway.
They'll roll chrome in GAPPS and merge nice stuff from"browser" into it in time for the J release of android methinks.
By part of the core OS I meant the open source portion of android, not GAPPs. Chrome is a part of the GAPPs package (maps, gmail etc)
That's exactly what they're going to do... Chrome will be a part of GAPPs, and will get regular updates. Because of some of the advanced features, they had to decide to make it for Android 4.x+ only.
They're not looking at who can run it today, but who will be able to run it in the future.
On a side note, I think it's a good thing that the app is not part of the core OS, (like Gmail was removed from the core OS a few versions ago) and can as such be updated separately.
That's great. But when I was in the market for an SSD, their were three options: M4, Samsung or a Sandforce. Intel was more expensive, and the SandForce SSDs had reliability issues. Samsung SSDs have a great track record for reliability too
Anandtech:
Samsung is a dangerous competitor in the SSD space. Not only does it make its own controller, DRAM and NAND, but it also has an incredible track record in terms of reliability It's also worth pointing out that Samsung SSDs are also one of the two options Apple rebrands and delivers in its Mac lineup. To continue to hold on to Apple's business for this long is an impressive feat on Samsung's part.
It's amazing to see Samsung come so far in the enthusiast space. From a drive that I simply wouldn't recommend to building a downright competitive solution backed by a near flawless track record.