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how do elves even know how to build a god damn Smartphone anyways

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  • TefTef Registered User regular
    It's this position that Apple have put themselves in where they're expected to produce a new phone every 12 months or so that just completely changes the game, which just ain't gonna happen.

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  • MarthMarth Registered User regular
    I'm more interested in seeing their TV. I'm not sure how you can revolutionize that.

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  • autono-wally, erotibot300autono-wally, erotibot300 love machine Registered User regular
    If mapple had the same map data as the old google maps but the new functionality, people would probably like it very much

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  • ScudoScudo Registered User regular
    I get really frustrated using the iPhone 3G/3GS, they're just so painfully slow nowadays

    I'm not saying the iPhone 5 is the phone to get, but speedwise it or any modern Android phone is going to be worlds better

    but then again, I guess it depends entirely on how your usage habits, and I do a lot of web browsing so the extra speed might just be more noticeable there

  • Blake TBlake T Do you have enemies then? Good. That means you’ve stood up for something, sometime in your life.Registered User regular
    Honestly the mapple is just pleasant to use.

    It just doesn't have the feature set that I need.

    I haven't had a mapping error on it yet though.

  • KalTorakKalTorak One way or another, they all end up in the Undercity.Registered User regular
    Upgrading from a 3G or 3GS just to a 4 would be worth it for the performance and screen boost.

    Plus they're free with a contract now that the 5 is out.

  • Blake TBlake T Do you have enemies then? Good. That means you’ve stood up for something, sometime in your life.Registered User regular
    I thought the iPhone 4 was running slow.

    Mind you I jailbroke the crap out of mine and I think I boned it so badly I'm currently unable to do a factory reset, so take that as you will.

  • ScudoScudo Registered User regular
    yeah, my 4 is showing it's age a bit, it's not just you Blake

  • autono-wally, erotibot300autono-wally, erotibot300 love machine Registered User regular
    With very android phones I think you're better off staying with 2.3.x roms, like Cyanogenmod 7. CM7 is especially nice because it incorporates the nice and cool features of pretty much every other thing and leaves out the suck, while still being small as hell.

    When I installed CM7 on my old Desire, I went from 180 MB available app space on the internal memory (not every app could be moved to successfully to sd back then, although many can, nowadays), to like.. 340, which was really cool.

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  • Blake TBlake T Do you have enemies then? Good. That means you’ve stood up for something, sometime in your life.Registered User regular
    Oh yeah tube it has LTE in it too which is a good thing if you want to download a lot of things.

    (I'm still using a 3G connevtion)

  • TefTef Registered User regular
    It's the busted home button and how everything has just started crashing recently, particularly the web browser (dolphin, chrome and safari)

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  • ButtlordButtlord Fornicus Lord of Bondage and PainRegistered User regular
    With very android phones I think you're better off staying with 2.3.x roms, like Cyanogenmod 7. CM7 is especially nice because it incorporates the nice and cool features of pretty much every other thing and leaves out the suck, while still being small as hell.

    When I installed CM7 on my old Desire, I went from 180 MB available app space on the internal memory (not every app could be moved to successfully to sd back then, although many can, nowadays), to like.. 340, which was really cool.

    i'm not a big fan of CM, i always liked AOKP better

    but who gives

    i have jelly bean now~

  • Blake TBlake T Do you have enemies then? Good. That means you’ve stood up for something, sometime in your life.Registered User regular
    Oh yeah. It feels like it has a different home button mechanism as well. So here's hoping it lasts the distance.

  • autono-wally, erotibot300autono-wally, erotibot300 love machine Registered User regular
    Are the slow downs from ios 6?

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  • autono-wally, erotibot300autono-wally, erotibot300 love machine Registered User regular
    meaning, are the features of ios6 maybe too much for the iPhone4?
    I know there's ICS roms for the HTC desire for example, but I doubt you'd be happy with them

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  • ScudoScudo Registered User regular
    nah, mine have been going on for a while. I updated to ios 6 yesterday and haven't noticed any appreciable difference.

  • WeaverWeaver Who are you? What do you want?Registered User regular
    I don't think I'll ever need to use passbook.

  • Blake TBlake T Do you have enemies then? Good. That means you’ve stood up for something, sometime in your life.Registered User regular
    No it was before I upgraded. By all reports things run a but faster in ios6. It's like it's been buttered up or something....

    My old 4 won't let me update either!

  • AbracadanielAbracadaniel Registered User regular
    Tube wrote: »
    So I've read a few iPhone 5 rundowns, correct me if I'm wrong here; there's absolutely nothing interesting about the new iphone at all. it's got a slightly longer screen, it's a little bit lighter. That's it. I thought Apple were supposed to be these amazing innovators? Aside from Siri and the retina display it doesn't appear to do anything that my second hand 3 doesn't do.

    Larger supposedly 'better' (more accurate colors) screen

    Lighter and thinner by a surprising margin

    Improved battery life on LTE and 3G without compromising the form factor by making the phone bigger or bulkier

    Significantly faster processor than your 3. Like, night and day.

    Oh and the new connector blah blah (it really is tiny and it's nice it doesn't matter which direction you plug it in)

    If you've got a 3 it would be a pretty nice bump up in specs.


    Apple innovates, then it iterates.

  • T4CTT4CT BAFTA-NOMINATED NAFTA-APPROVEDRegistered User regular
    Weaver wrote: »
    I don't think I'll ever need to use passbook.

    sometimes I think that but the first time I buy a ticket on it I know that's all going to change

  • Blake TBlake T Do you have enemies then? Good. That means you’ve stood up for something, sometime in your life.Registered User regular
    Weaver wrote: »
    I don't think I'll ever need to use passbook.

    I dunno. Once there is good support for it. I can see it being pretty awesome.

  • Blake TBlake T Do you have enemies then? Good. That means you’ve stood up for something, sometime in your life.Registered User regular
    Also the three never had the notification centre which is a nice upgrade.

  • autono-wally, erotibot300autono-wally, erotibot300 love machine Registered User regular
  • autono-wally, erotibot300autono-wally, erotibot300 love machine Registered User regular
    HOLY SHIT PANIC

    http://www.extremetech.com/electronics/136835-apple-responds-to-iphone-5-scuffgate-scratches-and-chips-are-normal

    !!!!


    Or do as the hitchhiker's guide says and


    D O N ' T P A N I C

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  • BroloBrolo Broseidon Lord of the BroceanRegistered User regular
    In an interesting twist to Scuffgate,

    got this far and then my eyes rolled out of my head and under my desk

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  • autono-wally, erotibot300autono-wally, erotibot300 love machine Registered User regular
    indeed. it seems everyone wants to be fox news these days

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  • Blake TBlake T Do you have enemies then? Good. That means you’ve stood up for something, sometime in your life.Registered User regular
    Jesus Christ. Stopping sticking gate on the end of shit.

    Unless they go boom.

  • That Dave FellaThat Dave Fella Registered User regular
    Scuffgate, really?

    PSN: ThatDaveFella
  • LanglyLangly Registered User regular
    Schiller’s response complicates things, as it suggests that the aluminium itself is the underlying cause. It’s possible that Schiller, being a marketing guy, doesn’t understand the interplay of aluminium and anodization on the iPhone 5′s back and sides — but really, if that’s the case, should he really be replying to scuff-related emails in an official capacity? Still, for the sake of argument, let’s assume that the scuffing is actually caused by some intrinsic failure of aluminium.

    these people are serious about their scuff

    autono-wally, erotibot300
  • Goose!Goose! That's me, honey Show me the way home, honeyRegistered User regular
    That article was really awful to read. Don't want to read too much into it but lets do that right now anyway.

  • Shazkar ShadowstormShazkar Shadowstorm Registered User regular
    buttgate

    poo
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  • TefTef Registered User regular
    Having not looked at how bad the scuffing is at all, I will say that if I bought a brand new phone and it was scuffed up already? I'd be pissed off

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  • NaphtaliNaphtali Hazy + Flow SeaRegistered User regular
    wally, I tried the butt transfer thing again yesterday with the s3 vs g nexus

    it looks like the s3 tries to transfer the file, a popup in the notification bar on the s3 appears, but the g nexus never gets the file

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  • Goose!Goose! That's me, honey Show me the way home, honeyRegistered User regular
    edited September 2012
    Tef wrote: »
    Having not looked at how bad the scuffing is at all, I will say that if I bought a brand new phone and it was scuffed up already? I'd be pissed off

    If you bought a new phone and didn't immediately also buy a rubber case of some kind to protect it you would probably deserve to have it scuffed up already.

    Goose! on
  • AbracadanielAbracadaniel Registered User regular
    Steve Jobs would never have shipped a phone that scuffs.


    It's the end for Apple everybody pack it up, it's been a good run.

    Someone suggest some great apps for a Windows Phone 7 Phone 7 Phone.

    Tef
  • Goose!Goose! That's me, honey Show me the way home, honeyRegistered User regular
    Does iOS have swype or something like that keypad wise?

  • LanglyLangly Registered User regular
    tasty has a S3 while she waits for the new iphone 5 to come in, and the sbeam seems to work with that. we've done contacts and stuff.

  • NaphtaliNaphtali Hazy + Flow SeaRegistered User regular
    edited September 2012
    oh yeah it works s3 to s3, but we were trying to see if s3 to galaxy nexus would work

    if there's some arcane setting that needs to be done, I guess I've missed it. both phones have nfc and android beam on

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  • ArtreusArtreus I'm a wizard And that looks fucked upRegistered User regular
    Goose! wrote: »
    Tef wrote: »
    Having not looked at how bad the scuffing is at all, I will say that if I bought a brand new phone and it was scuffed up already? I'd be pissed off

    If you bought a new phone and didn't immediately also buy a rubber case of some kind to protect it you would probably deserve to have it scuffed up already.

    A) no
    B) he is talking about the phone being scuffed out of the box I think?

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  • Shazkar ShadowstormShazkar Shadowstorm Registered User regular
    Goose! wrote: »
    Tef wrote: »
    Having not looked at how bad the scuffing is at all, I will say that if I bought a brand new phone and it was scuffed up already? I'd be pissed off

    If you bought a new phone and didn't immediately also buy a rubber case of some kind to protect it you would probably deserve to have it scuffed up already.

    but my 4S has never been in a case and it does not scuff up

    poo
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