The original source has been updated (see: http://www.bgr.com/2011/02/03/google-will-not-bring-honeycomb-to-smartphones/ )
"It turns out there may have been a bit of confusion surrounding Kovacs’ comments at the Google event. Google reached out to clarify, supplying BGR with the following statement: 'The version of Honeycomb we’ve shown is optimized for tablet form factors. All of the UI changes are the future of Android. Yesterday’s event focused on tablet form factors, which is where you’ll first see Honeycomb.'"
I bought a Dell Latitude D630 back in early October of '07, and right around the new year the video failed completely. Fortunately, I purchased the notebook with Dell's 3yr Gold warranty and they were out the 2nd day (due to the holiday) to replace it with a refurbished board..... except that the refurbished board failed immediately. Once more the tech was out and this time I lasted until April--I was working on a job out of town when suddenly the video failed again. Fortunately for me (and thanks to the Gold support) I was up and running again the next morning.
I'm seeing a 4 month cycle here, which means I'd be due to fail again in August. I've upgraded to the new BIOS but as everyone else has noted, I'd imagine that's just a small band-aid-fix for a huge problem.
I don't know what I would have done without Dell's warranty. I had to replace another motherboard for an older Dell that was outside of warranty (unrelated problem) and it wasn't cheap. But even a great warranty can't make up for the fact that defective parts cause downtime.
I for one hope Dell/nVidia will do the right thing. This deserves a recall or a part swap of some sort at the very least. Even with a next-day-on-site warranty replacement, one day of down-time can be devastating in the middle of a large project.
I've heard of ML-PPP, but that was just two modems right? Is it really possible to have 3+ modems binded together? I've never heard of that being successful.
I've read the entire comment string so far and haven't found any helpful information about anyone's real experiences with Starband, other than "get DSL/Cable instead!"
Would someone care to enlighten any of us who might not have it yet but are looking into it, about speeds (peak and normal), reliability, problems you've had, etc?
I live in a very rural area and my two choices are 26,400bps dialup or 128kbps ISDN. No Cable/DSL yet (and probably not for another few years). I do a lot of large file transfers (not just MP3, business stuff too) over the internet and it would be nice to have something faster than ISDN.
So, is Starband worth the upgrade over ISDN?
I'd really appreciate someone who's actually used Starband to give a nice overview of their experience with the service and the pros and cons.
That's okay...it probably wouldn't hurt for people looking for More On Flexible Transistors to visit the slackware site... of course some people might be concerned when they click on the article about egghead's credit card db getting stolen and end up in an ftp site...
But the shack isn't exactly a chain store is it? I've always been under the impression that each shack location was independently owned and operated...hence why every shack's return policy is different and why different shacks offer different deals and stuff. Has this changed lately or am i thinking of Schlotzsky's Deli?
And I can still remember Bush Sr... "READ MY LIPS: NO MORE TAXES!"
It's so sad that our government has turned into an icon of hate, fear, and frustration by the people. The founding fathers would probably be rolling over in their graves if they knew what it's like now! =(
The NSA is actually encouraging people to get involved with the discussion and source code of the OS at this link! Who would of thought the NSA would do something like this? Sure creates a little bit of a different picture of the big security bully that we've all grown to hate.
Bill Gates...eat your heart out: "Linux was chosen as the platform for this work because its growing success and open development environment provided an opportunity to demonstrate that this functionality can be successful in a mainstream operating system and, at the same time, contribute to the security of a widely used system."
That's quite a broad generalization there. I would have to disagree.
1. Some people teach because they have to (that's all they know, or they can't get a job better than that).
2. Some people teach because they love to.
Obviously, you're going to run into some teachers in the first category who hate their job, hate the students, and might even hate life too. If you combine that with frustrated students, you're only asking for trouble. Unfortunately there are all to many teachers who fall into this category, and they are probably responsible for where the public school system is today.
The teachers in the second category are really the ones that CAN make school how it should be: EDUCATIONAL. Still though, if you have a teacher in the second category and a student who makes that teacher's job a hassle to him/her, you're still asking for trouble. This should be solved with the teacher realizing that they're just kids, and you've got to brush most annoyances off.
So there you have it. Often times, yes, the teachers are the problem, but not all the time. You've got to remember that an adult interacting with a group of teens going through puberty (or kids at any age) has got to be incredibly hard no matter what you're doing...
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The original source has been updated (see: http://www.bgr.com/2011/02/03/google-will-not-bring-honeycomb-to-smartphones/ )
"It turns out there may have been a bit of confusion surrounding Kovacs’ comments at the Google event. Google reached out to clarify, supplying BGR with the following statement: 'The version of Honeycomb we’ve shown is optimized for tablet form factors. All of the UI changes are the future of Android. Yesterday’s event focused on tablet form factors, which is where you’ll first see Honeycomb.'"
I bought a Dell Latitude D630 back in early October of '07, and right around the new year the video failed completely. Fortunately, I purchased the notebook with Dell's 3yr Gold warranty and they were out the 2nd day (due to the holiday) to replace it with a refurbished board..... except that the refurbished board failed immediately. Once more the tech was out and this time I lasted until April--I was working on a job out of town when suddenly the video failed again. Fortunately for me (and thanks to the Gold support) I was up and running again the next morning.
I'm seeing a 4 month cycle here, which means I'd be due to fail again in August. I've upgraded to the new BIOS but as everyone else has noted, I'd imagine that's just a small band-aid-fix for a huge problem.
I don't know what I would have done without Dell's warranty. I had to replace another motherboard for an older Dell that was outside of warranty (unrelated problem) and it wasn't cheap. But even a great warranty can't make up for the fact that defective parts cause downtime.
I for one hope Dell/nVidia will do the right thing. This deserves a recall or a part swap of some sort at the very least. Even with a next-day-on-site warranty replacement, one day of down-time can be devastating in the middle of a large project.
Seth
If history is any indication, there will be a 2.0.1 release soon. I can wait ;)
"Get back foo! You're invading MySpace!"
Now I understand the whole Linux patent issue we've been seeing... It must be that Google is getting ready to launch GoogleLinux!
Why does this make me think of "Remember the Titans?"
I dont ^H^H't understand. Mine seems to work fine!
I dont ^X^X't understand. Mine seems to work fine!
Geeks ride motorcycles?? Where do you put your briefcase?
Are the defects in the clones always the same? For example...if you clone twice, will both clones have the same defects?
Maybe that's already been answered here, but I didn't see anything off hand (but I've been told I was blind before).
SethD
Mirror anybody?
why not?
Are you gay or straight?
:)
Just wondering after all the discussion over this issue with tech ppl earlier
With the way the trolls have been posting on slashdot, I'm confused... are we sure this news is true? ;>
I've heard of ML-PPP, but that was just two modems right? Is it really possible to have 3+ modems binded together? I've never heard of that being successful.
I've read the entire comment string so far and haven't found any helpful information about anyone's real experiences with Starband, other than "get DSL/Cable instead!"
:)
Would someone care to enlighten any of us who might not have it yet but are looking into it, about speeds (peak and normal), reliability, problems you've had, etc?
I live in a very rural area and my two choices are 26,400bps dialup or 128kbps ISDN. No Cable/DSL yet (and probably not for another few years). I do a lot of large file transfers (not just MP3, business stuff too) over the internet and it would be nice to have something faster than ISDN.
So, is Starband worth the upgrade over ISDN?
I'd really appreciate someone who's actually used Starband to give a nice overview of their experience with the service and the pros and cons.
Thanks
Seth
Isn't it obvious? Howard Stern definitely boils Hemos' bacon ;)
I nominate a hundred or so people to stream Metallica 24/7! =)
That's okay...it probably wouldn't hurt for people looking for More On Flexible Transistors to visit the slackware site... of course some people might be concerned when they click on the article about egghead's credit card db getting stolen and end up in an ftp site...
:)
...but such is life
But the shack isn't exactly a chain store is it? I've always been under the impression that each shack location was independently owned and operated...hence why every shack's return policy is different and why different shacks offer different deals and stuff. Has this changed lately or am i thinking of Schlotzsky's Deli?
And I can still remember Bush Sr... "READ MY LIPS: NO MORE TAXES!"
It's so sad that our government has turned into an icon of hate, fear, and frustration by the people. The founding fathers would probably be rolling over in their graves if they knew what it's like now! =(
The NSA is actually encouraging people to get involved with the discussion and source code of the OS at this link! Who would of thought the NSA would do something like this? Sure creates a little bit of a different picture of the big security bully that we've all grown to hate.
Bill Gates...eat your heart out: "Linux was chosen as the platform for this work because its growing success and open development environment provided an opportunity to demonstrate that this functionality can be successful in a mainstream operating system and, at the same time, contribute to the security of a widely used system."But I'm paying $5 a month for my music subscription on Napster! -- It's illegal to distribute intellectual property you don't own.
But I have MP3's of Britney Spears making out with Justin -- It's illegal to distribute intellectual property you don't own.
But The Offpring support Napster -- It's illegal to distribute intellectual property you don't own.
What about the eToys mess reported earlier by USA Today.
Goes right along with all the other "Dot-Com Desperation" reported in this article...just as sad! :P
That's quite a broad generalization there. I would have to disagree.
:)
1. Some people teach because they have to (that's all they know, or they can't get a job better than that).
2. Some people teach because they love to.
Obviously, you're going to run into some teachers in the first category who hate their job, hate the students, and might even hate life too. If you combine that with frustrated students, you're only asking for trouble. Unfortunately there are all to many teachers who fall into this category, and they are probably responsible for where the public school system is today.
The teachers in the second category are really the ones that CAN make school how it should be: EDUCATIONAL. Still though, if you have a teacher in the second category and a student who makes that teacher's job a hassle to him/her, you're still asking for trouble. This should be solved with the teacher realizing that they're just kids, and you've got to brush most annoyances off.
So there you have it. Often times, yes, the teachers are the problem, but not all the time. You've got to remember that an adult interacting with a group of teens going through puberty (or kids at any age) has got to be incredibly hard no matter what you're doing...
So, give them some credit