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	danramos	2011-04-22 , 21:46
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Originally Posted by Capt'n Corrupt

I agree, silly flaws indeed!

Pictures?

It's hard to please you people, but fear not.. for I shall produce photos for your macabre amusement and/or horror.

Originally Posted by Capt'n Corrupt

The Android army is now joined by the US army:

US Army picks Android to power its first smartphone
http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/news/...smartphone.ars

I'm not a fan of the military (or killing in general), though I thought that this was newsworthy!

Let's not forget that an Army exists for defense as well and that they don't just fight--they also lend assistance during disasters. I, for one, am glad to see Android making its way into the US military.

Originally Posted by lemmyslender

The Transformer looks like it has plenty of potential (although I won't buy a toy based on potential again after the N900).

I hear you, man. I learned my lesson, too. I wonder, sometimes, whether Nokia's executives and management are pleased to be the ones to have taught this lesson at the expense of their brand name and quality. I often think that they seem to be fine with it.

Originally Posted by lemmyslender

Does anyone know if the dock for the Transformer is reversible? Meaning that the tablet can be plugged in backwards and folded down screen up, leaving it in tablet mode, but increasing battery life, and adding the extra ports? That'd be a killer feature.

I would imagine that they would have shown that off, but I've never seen it shown at all--so I doubt it.

Originally Posted by Capt'n Corrupt

It looks as if the next version of Android may be 3.1!

Here's hoping that this is a major bug-fix version as well as optimization. I would also like to see this release work on something other than a tablet!

I thought I'd heard that 3.0 was intended for tablets only and that 3.1 would be designed to include phones as well. Maybe that was just part of our wishful timeline for development rather than an actual timeline or rumor. I forget.

Originally Posted by Capt'n Corrupt

Like to know how stuff works?

Download the How Stuff Works app fresh out of the oven for Android:

http://www.androidcentral.com/how-st...android-market
MARKET LINK: https://market.android.com/details?i...hreedivide.hsw

Very cool stuff indeed.

The downside? Many weird permissions, which make me a bit nervous to install. (eg. GPS... wtf?)

Yyyyyyeah, I'll stick with browsing the website and downloading their podcasts.

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	Capt'n Corrupt	2011-04-22 , 22:53
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Originally Posted by danramos

It's hard to please you people, but fear not.. for I shall produce photos for your macabre amusement and/or horror.

LOL catz...

Originally Posted by danramos

I thought I'd heard that 3.0 was intended for tablets only and that 3.1 would be designed to include phones as well. Maybe that was just part of our wishful timeline for development rather than an actual timeline or rumor. I forget.

The rumors suggest that you're supposition was correct. If 3.1 is to include phones, then it implies that 3.1 is a more polished release, as Android was supposed to be platform agnostic from the start (eg. dalvik, display density). It seemed as though 3.0 was rushed to market, and even Andy Rubin commented that they cut corners to make the release -- hence no releasing the source.

The speed at which android is iterating, I suspect we'll be hearing something at Google IO, which is around the corner, I might add. I expect that Google has been going full-steam on polishing 3.0 and that the 3.1 release will be quite significant.

I think the original iteration speed served the project better than the intentionally slowed iteration speed. It seems as if the Android project has problems setting an appropriate timeline for their goals -- Honeycomb should have been functional upon release. The shorter release schedule allowed them to release as quick as things were complete.

Originally Posted by danramos

Yyyyyyeah, I'll stick with browsing the website and downloading their podcasts.

Ditto. In fact, for so many of these 'apps' that rely on cloud-services (I don't care who hates that word), I would rather see a competent web app. HTML5 can't get here soon enough.

That begs the question: how compliant is Android's stock browser when it comes to HTML5 tech and standards like webGL?

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	Capt'n Corrupt	2011-04-22 , 22:58
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I didn't even realize that Samsung's Galaxy Tab micro-site has been updated:

http://www.samsung.com/global/microsite/galaxytab/

What's very interesting is that they have a link to the 10.1v (the original Tab 10.1) and it lists the SoC as "1.0GHz tegra20 Dual Core Application Processor", but the new thinner 10.1 SoC as "1.0GHz dual core processor".

Is there a different brain in the beast?!

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	Capt'n Corrupt	2011-04-22 , 23:05
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The third Galaxy S II commercial has been released:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sEU83IiGTT4

Here are the previous 2:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-tyfxEl22Ac
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bwEVV7PMn10

BONUS: Official site: http://www.samsung.com/global/microsite/galaxys2/html/

They are really pimping the 'Voice Talk' feature.. And rightfully so, people will go crazy when they discover this feature.

Again, the phone is woken by 'Hi Galaxy'. Interesting...

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	Capt'n Corrupt	2011-04-22 , 23:19
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There are a couple interesting things about the upcoming 10.1" Dell Streak Pro:

http://www.androidcentral.com/dells-...ell-streak-pro

Here they are:

The SoC is listed as the Tegra T25, which may imply a 1.2GHz clocked unit with a 400MHz GPU.
The modem is modular which could imply a mini pci express card.. LUST!
The 10.1" latitude has full pen support, though this is missing from the Streak Pro. A sign of things to come?

Lets hope that their prices stay low, and the screen quality improves.

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Cue	2011-04-23 , 08:10
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I'm really contemplating whether or not to get a HTC flyer simply because it comes with an active digitizer. The HTC flyer is high on my list but are there any other tablets or convertible laptops with good pen/stylus input that people can recommend?

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	Capt'n Corrupt	2011-04-23 , 12:42
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Originally Posted by Cue

I'm really contemplating whether or not to get a HTC flyer simply because it comes with an active digitizer. The HTC flyer is high on my list but are there any other tablets or convertible laptops with good pen/stylus input that people can recommend?

This seems to be the *only* modern (mobile SoC) tablet that has an active digitizer. All of the other ones rely on touch input or 'capacitive' stylii.

The only other tablets that have active digitizers run Win 7 by default and ship with notebook CPUs (ie. 4 hour battery life -- in a rather heavy package 3-4 lbs).

I really applaud HTC for moving on this, though I would like to see more manufacturers follow suit. The Tab 8.9 with pen would be so killer...

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	Capt'n Corrupt	2011-04-23 , 13:04
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The rumor mill is a churnin' and it seems that the suggest Google is looking to spotify (partnership or purchase) for their music services:

http://www.ubergizmo.com/2011/04/goo...music-service/

Amazon has already laid down their hand for cloud streaming, and Apple is reportedly quickly approaching the mark. This leaves Google in last place in the release chain.

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lemmyslender	2011-04-23 , 13:32
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Originally Posted by Cue

I'm really contemplating whether or not to get a HTC flyer simply because it comes with an active digitizer. The HTC flyer is high on my list but are there any other tablets or convertible laptops with good pen/stylus input that people can recommend?

I think later this summer Asus is supposed to release a 7" tablet, the MeMo. It is supposed to ship with an included phone like bluetooth headset (cool) and.....

an included pen for drawing / note taking.

Sounds similar to the flyer, but perhaps better specs? As well as the Transformer is being received, this could be a tablet to keep an eye on. Supposedly about $499.

edit.
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2375326,00.asp
http://www.electronista.com/articles...memic.handset/

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	Capt'n Corrupt	2011-04-23 , 14:09
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Originally Posted by lemmyslender

I think later this summer Asus is supposed to release a 7" tablet, the MeMo. It is supposed to ship with an included phone like bluetooth headset (cool) and.....

an included pen for drawing / note taking.

I had completely forgotten about that one.. Way to go Asus...

I'm hoping that these devices have very fine-resolution input for the pen. It would be nice to be able to write as one does on paper. This includes the right amount of friction between the pen nib and the display surface. A tough Matte screen would be ideal in this situation -- something not prone to scratches.