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    Asus Nexus tablet confirmed by sources, launching as early as May

    in Tablets

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    Although it wasn't confirmed by Google or Asus, sources for Digitimes have revealed that Asus will build the rumored 7 inch Nexus tablet aimed squarely at the budget market currently dominated by Kindle Fire.

     

    Among potential partners, HTC had strong design capability but insisted on directing development of the co-brand model and was unwilling to develop a low-price model to impair its brand image, while Acer did not have in-house R&D capability, the sources indicated. Google finally selected Asustek because of its ODM capability and good product quality, the sources claimed.

     

    Even though the Xoom didn't really blow any doors off when it was released, the partnership on this tablet can put Asus even further "on the map" as an Android tablet manufacturer. The honeycomb platform was good for advancing Android tablets, but people want their phone and tablet on the same operating system. It is a pain to even switch off between Sense and Touchwiz, let alone Gingerbread and Honeycomb. The combination of a budget-friendly tablet and premium construction from Asus should sell in mass and could steal away iPad customers on a budget, where the Kindle Fire has failed thanks to some features absent from the Fire. Now we just need some leaks on the specs.

     

    Source http://www.digitimes...20308PD215.html

    Comments related to the NV Running List Thread

    in Network, Network Vision/LTE Deployment

    Posted

    Yeah I was surprised by that too, but they have roaming agreements to give some coverage there, and the population of Montana, Wyoming, South Dakota, and North Dakota combine to be 3,074,371. Take out Fargo ND and surrounding area, which is covered by Sprint and the number is more like 2.9 million, or the population of the St Louis metro area. That is a lot of fiber to run and a lot of equipment to install for the prospect of maybe a million new customers.

     

    Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using Tapatalk

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    Will Galaxy Nexus have both wimax and LTE radios?

    in Samsung

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    From everything I have seen, Sprint is not going to sell any more phones with WiMax. The antennas for WiMax and LTE wouldn't fit in the Nexus current form anyway. It would be really nice to have phones that would be capable of both 4G technologies in this transition, but sadly I don't see it happening. As far as Jacksonville getting LTE, it hasn't been announced yet but stay tuned to S4GRU.com for updates. New cities are announced in chat sessions and then on the wall the next morning.

     

    Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using Tapatalk

    Cell phone memory lane

    in Misc.

    Posted

    Pyroscott -

     

    Do you like the Nexus better than the Et4g?

    I played with the Nexus and I dont think Id like it as much as my Et4g.

    (although I love ics on my prime)

     

    I'm like so in love with my Et4g !

    That is saying something too!

    I get bored quick with cell phones!

     

    Sent from my Transformer Prime TF201 using Tapatalk

     

    Yeah, I loved my E4GT, but I love the Nexus even more. I think part of why I prefer the Nexus, is that I REALLY prefer AOSP over a skinned version. I also love the fact that the stock software is better than any custom ROM I could put on here. I was always looking for something better out of a ROM on the E4GT, but I am perfectly content with ICS.

    One week with the RAZR MAXX

    in Motorola

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    I thought the Razr was supposed to be on the top of the list for ICS. Also, I would have thought (hoped) that with the Goog-MMI merger, it would only improve updates.. based on the link below, so much for that.

     

    http://phandroid.com...s-and-droid-4s/

     

    I had heard that it would be late 3rd quarter or 4th quarter for the RAZR and MAXX. That is really weak for a flagship. When I was shopping for phones when I switched, the salesman pushed the RAZR line as though it was the end all be all of smartphones. Then I started spitting stats and facts comparing the Nexus and RAZR like the screen, bootloader lock, update frequency, replaceable battery, processor and current software he changed his tune. Don't get me wrong, the RAZR line has good phones, but there is a heaping portion of hype along with it. If Motorola didn't make, or have a reputation for making superior radios, they would be ostracized for their locked bootloaders and lack of timely updates.

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    Apple trying to spoil our Galaxy Nexus fun...

    in Samsung

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    Hello. New to the forums. I just want to add I'm

    hoping Google was smart enough to put that patent on lock.

     

    By now everyone should know how famous Apple has become for using others ideas & claiming it as their own.

     

    Sent from my rooted WHITE SGSIIE4GT via TapaTalk

    Welcome to the forums! I haven't seen anything about Google applying for a patent, but I hope they do.

     

    Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using Tapatalk

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    Cell phone memory lane

    in Misc.

    Posted

    Samsung Uproar-Not sure if this was my first phone, but if I had something before this, it was not memorable. This was the first ever MP3 phone and was really cool back in 2001 with its 64mb of storage for mp3s.

     

    Sanyo SCP-6000-Super thin, I called this phone "the tampon" as it was .39 inches thick and roughly the shape of a tampon.

     

    Sanyo SCP-4900-Phone broke, Sprint rep talked me into this phone which was one of the first color screen phones, but the screen broke almost the minute I walked out the door.

     

    Sanyo SCP-8100-Basic Flip phone with a camera.

     

    Samsung Something- Not just a flip phone but the screen also rotated so you could close it with the screen exposed...Pure junk.

     

    Samsung VGA1000- This got the most use of any phone. It was durable and had some lasting power. Either phones didn't progress much or I didn't care.

     

    Some 3rd world Nokia (maybe 5165)-Had this while I was deployed. $0.40 per minute on a prepaid, I didn't use it much.

     

    Motorola i265 - First Nextel work phone. This thing took a bath several times and kept on ticking, but it got scratched so bad I could barely read the screen and I begged for a flip phone.

     

    Samsung MM-A920 - Personal phone. Great combo of features, it got plowed into a snowbank at work and I called it, heard it ringing and dug it out of the snow. Never worked right after that, but the company reimbursed me $400 for a new one.

     

    Motorola i530 - Work phone. The ultimate durable Nextel phone. This was a tank.

     

    Motorola ic502 - Work phone tester. Sprint/Nextel Hybrid. Not that great, but it was decent.

     

    Motorola Renegade - Personal phone. SDC worked like garbage and killed the battery. I gave up on direct connect after owning this phone. It was a giant disappointment coming from the i530 and ic502. It didn't help that the wife had a "smart" phone and I was stuck with a flip phone.

     

    HTC Hero - I thought it was cool for a few months until the Evo blew it out of the water. The only way it was usable was with custom ROMs. I credit this phone with teaching me to root phones out of necessity.

     

    HTC Evo 3D - Had this for a few months, bought it off Craigslist to save my upgrade for LTE phones, then upgraded to the E4GT and gave this to my sister.

     

    Samsung Epic 4G Touch - Amazing phone, I could have easily kept this for the entire period until my next upgrade and possibly longer.

     

    Samsung Galaxy Nexus - This phone took the sting out of giving up my E4GT. I keep finding new things to love about this phone. LTE, AOSP, ICS, no shutter lag, good battery life. I don't know how I waited this long to own a Nexus. Love it.

     

    There was also a Motorola DPC-550 in there somewhere as a temporary work phone.

     

    P.S. 4ringsnbr started a similar thread here: http://s4gru.com/index.php?/topic/368-cell-phone-memory-lane/

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