The iPod Touch only has 256MB of RAM in the 3rd & 4th gen, 128 in the others. iOS takes up a good chunk (roughly 80MB). I see someone has edited the wikipedia page on the iPT to directly contradict this. If you read iFixit's teardowns they confirm my information.
You mean the Galaxy S2? The Nexus S is from December of last year. Also, they don't require the same activation via server that the iPhone does... It's almost like they thought ahead about this.
This is a big misconception. Unlike iOS where there have been plenty of API breaking changes, Android has been more stable. You can write for 1.6 and it will work on pretty much any device out there. Or if you want the new fancy UI stuff there is a package that will let it work on older devices provided by Google themselves.
The difference is there's only 1 store available, so anything not let through for content reasons is censorship. Now I realize there is a web browser built in, and in some ways that gets around this. However, they limit the functionality of that too in some ways.
The Samsung Galaxy S2 is outselling all iPhones currently. Currently they have sold over 3 million of them and it's not even available in the US (Android's biggest market).
Because companies like Disney only want their movies available for a certain time. So they are only available on Netflix for X number of months. I don't agree with it, but there's the conditions.
Apple has already shown they pretty much don't want to do business with Samsung in the future. Moving their chip fab and several other components to competitors.
There's been lots of Android customization without terrible problems. Just look at the default widgets, lots of customization options there to start with. I enjoy having a simple toggle for things without having to go through piles of menus. (wifi, wifi sharing, bluetooth, etc)
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Possibly Apple? Who did all of Steve Jobs' stock go to?
The iPod Touch only has 256MB of RAM in the 3rd & 4th gen, 128 in the others. iOS takes up a good chunk (roughly 80MB). I see someone has edited the wikipedia page on the iPT to directly contradict this. If you read iFixit's teardowns they confirm my information.
You mean the Galaxy S2? The Nexus S is from December of last year. Also, they don't require the same activation via server that the iPhone does... It's almost like they thought ahead about this.
I wonder when the Kindle for iPhone app was designed/started. It could potentially be prior art here.
As long as jailbreaking is possible you will need to worry about malware.
Sony has a touch screen reader.
Supposedly one of the current patents in the lawsuits is over a grid of icons. Possibly just a square grid? You could maybe go for a hex grid like some of the later Windows Mobile 6.5 variations. Nothing very specific here, but maybe it helps. http://arstechnica.com/apple/news/2011/04/bad-touchwiz-apple-sues-samsung-for-patent-violations.ars
Apple does have a patent on bouncy scrolling. They may have patents on other interactions too.
The Samsung Galaxy S2 is outselling Apple's flagship in parts of the world. Just look at the crazy amount of pre-orders: http://www.getyourgadgetsgoing.com/2011/05/09/3-million-samsung-galaxy-s2-have-been-preorderd/
Have you heard of the LG Prada? Because it was announced and in pictures before the iPhone was released. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LG_Prada_(KE850)
The parts are estimated at 50% of the price of the device on the market. That leaves lots of room for someone to come along and cheap them out.
Perhaps you ought to look at the difference in playing a movie from 3.x to 4.x, all using documented API's.
This is a big misconception. Unlike iOS where there have been plenty of API breaking changes, Android has been more stable. You can write for 1.6 and it will work on pretty much any device out there. Or if you want the new fancy UI stuff there is a package that will let it work on older devices provided by Google themselves.
The difference is there's only 1 store available, so anything not let through for content reasons is censorship. Now I realize there is a web browser built in, and in some ways that gets around this. However, they limit the functionality of that too in some ways.
To which I counter with: the home button is far too overloaded.
Just like they care about not having buttons? I dunno, sometimes Apple is just on another planet.
It's simple really... The Humble Indie Bundle is not representative of the larger market.
The Samsung Galaxy S2 is outselling all iPhones currently. Currently they have sold over 3 million of them and it's not even available in the US (Android's biggest market).
Because companies like Disney only want their movies available for a certain time. So they are only available on Netflix for X number of months. I don't agree with it, but there's the conditions.
Since 10.7 was released last week, you can't really say that 10.5 will be supported. In a month or two we may know the answer.
If by less than a year you mean a year and ~3 months, then yah.
Sounds great. Maybe by the time iOS 6 gets here it'll actually be doable. http://www.networkworld.com/news/2011/020711-ipad-security-how-a-hospital.html
I'd like to join your party! When I read the summary, this exact thing came to mind.
Apple has already shown they pretty much don't want to do business with Samsung in the future. Moving their chip fab and several other components to competitors.
There's been lots of Android customization without terrible problems. Just look at the default widgets, lots of customization options there to start with. I enjoy having a simple toggle for things without having to go through piles of menus. (wifi, wifi sharing, bluetooth, etc)