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The WP platform is getting more looks now that Nokia has a successful phone line up with the Lumia series. However, latest polls show that people are not attracted to the OS due to a weak ecosystem. MS & Nokia hope to remedy that.

Quote:

"only 37 percent of developers are keen to make apps for Windows Phone, showed the latest IDC/Appcelerator survey. That number, slightly down from the previous survey, compared with the 89 percent interested in iPhone and 79 percent in Android phones. "Mobile developers' interest for the Windows platform has been for the least very lukewarm over the last two years, with no sign of improvement."..."Microsoft and Nokia said they would invest a total of 18 million euros ($23.9 million) into a new mobile application development program."

http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/03/26/net-us-windowsphone-idUSBRE82P05Z20120326

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For those of us who are visual learners, here's a graph that shows the benchmark performance of the One X (EVO). Although this is a Qualcomm test, it's still impressive if performance holds up with the final build.

but the S4 looks like it's fast enough that the loss of the Tegra 3 shouldn't be too much of a worry.

http://www.theverge.com/2012/3/25/2902020/htc-one-x-att-benchmark-qualcomm-snapdragon-s4

Could this be the GSlll announcement date?

The site also notes that this same location was the exclusive retailer for the Galaxy Nexus when it launched, making the little meat that's currently here all the more juicy

http://www.engadget.com/2012/03/25/samsung-phones-4u-march-30th-uk-event/

Shot gun

It took forever and a day to push gingerbread out though. Nothing wrong with the phone, and I am actually impressed that they actually upgraded the phone. But it took forever.

The phone was certainly capable to handle it. It's a shame that Samsung waited till the phone was over a year old before it got GB. That's when I decided no Sammy phones unless it's a Nexus device. Even now I not so sure. The jury is still out for me about Samsung's promise about updating phones in a timely manner.

Rain storm

Only five more months before the New BB10 phone is launched. Will anyone notice?

Power wagon

A thread too.

http://s4gru.com/index.php?/topic/528-clearwire-data-usage-increasing/page__fromsearch__1

I was at BB today and took a Note for a test drive. Everything about it is great until you hold it to your ear. My son said I looked stupid holding a tablet to my face. If visual phone calls were more common, it would be perfect for that.

Painted ceilings

I don't know if Sprint wants Clear to sell spectrum (especially to those two) although if the revenue situation were to get dire, then they may have too. I think Sprint wants Clear to get viable and get wholesale and MVNO LTE agreements so it can make it on its own. Sprint already can and has signed up several groups for combined Clear LTE and its own CDMA services which it is allowed to do under their T&C.

Painted nails

Blown engine

V8 engine

Just from my informal research this is how I see updates as it use to be for phones. This is in rank order from fastest to slowest.

Google - Nexus line (Although Google gets a big fail with the Nexus S line)

HTC

Motorola

Samsung

LG & everyone else

Born Free

Home body

For those of us who have rooted or for those who are interested why Cyanogen has done things the way they do, They had a Q&A session and answered a bunch of general and technical questions that gives a better overview on how things are done.

http://www.androidcentral.com/required-reading-cyanogenmod-team-qa

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1DFgHAi7-xkXiRdU5S6WXsqx26lzmiI60tntQhqsz6Js/preview?pli=1&sle=true

I've heard that as well, and since Sammy has gone away from Qualcomm that radio issues have increased. Most of the complaints I've heard have in fact been from GNex owners. I'm thinking I may have to give closer scrutiny to the GNex and GSlll when they are launched since those were my top two choices to upgrade.

Safety first

I'm hoping as well. Since Sprint has a cozy relationship with Google, which is buying Motorola, I'm looking to see if we can start getting more Moto phones headed our way instead of the majority going to Verizon.

Brick house