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At the end of the day, some people are going to value getting the latest OS as soon as possible over having the absolute bleeding edge of hardware that you get with Nexus or GED's. I've been in both camps - I've had the Galaxy S2 since not long after it came out, which was the absolute cutting edge of 2011 hardware, and of course I had the G1 at launch, too, which was a GED.
Frankly, I miss having a GED and getting OS updates straight away. I took it for granted with the G1. Sure, the S2 blew me away and still feels like a very fresh device even using it today....... but I'd be lying if I said I haven't seriously considered trading it for a Galaxy Nexus. I want Jelly Bean, dammit. Sammy took WAY too long to get ICS up and running on the S2. For me it's only gonna be GED's from now on.
Frankly, I miss having a GED and getting OS updates straight away. I took it for granted with the G1. Sure, the S2 blew me away and still feels like a very fresh device even using it today....... but I'd be lying if I said I haven't seriously considered trading it for a Galaxy Nexus. I want Jelly Bean, dammit. Sammy took WAY too long to get ICS up and running on the S2. For me it's only gonna be GED's from now on.
Today I saw the most amazing app I've ever seen. My university, along with 23 other IT research centers around the world are developing an app for real time speech to speech translations. And it's amazing to see it work, well.. almost accurate. At least far better and more natural than Google solutions since in contrast to Google's translate this thing is being developed exclusively for speech to speech and is being worked on for over 3 years now.
They have a working Iphone app already and they'll be improving this for another year until it'll become publicly available for iOS and Android smartphones. This tech is going to be big and I can see an upcoming dawn of speech to speech translation apps.
There's some info on it here:
http://www.ustar-consortium.com/
They have a working Iphone app already and they'll be improving this for another year until it'll become publicly available for iOS and Android smartphones. This tech is going to be big and I can see an upcoming dawn of speech to speech translation apps.
There's some info on it here:
http://www.ustar-consortium.com/
I didn't wait for carrier updates on the S2, but there wasn't even a ICS LEAK until like February, and CM9 had stuff not working until like May. I flashed the Sammy leak straight away and then CM9 once everything worked.
With the Xoom 2 I have no choice but to wait for the update. Bootloader is locked and hasn't been cracked by anyone at XDA. Fucking Motorola.
With the Xoom 2 I have no choice but to wait for the update. Bootloader is locked and hasn't been cracked by anyone at XDA. Fucking Motorola.
Agreed. Updates take WAY too long. I wish there were manufacturers releasing at least optional ways to get a phone that would get a stock Android straight after the official code is released. Having to buy an exact piece of hardware just to run stock Android doesn't work for me. The latest Nexus phone had a pretty poor battery and mediocre camera and it wasn't even available here.
So I'm REALLY looking forward to those multiple Nexus devices from various manufacturers rumors to come true, and I hope they will become available worldwide as part of new line-ups.
So I'm REALLY looking forward to those multiple Nexus devices from various manufacturers rumors to come true, and I hope they will become available worldwide as part of new line-ups.
They also announced at Google IO, a Platform Developer Kit that will have the base code (I guess like the important framework changes etc) that will be given to the OEM's a few months before the full updates get announced/open sourced..... giving them extra time to put together their software. Hopefully that works.
XMBC, the very popular open-source media center software, has been successfully ported to Android. The folks at XMBC tell us this on their blog -
Today we announce XBMC for Android. Not a remote, not a thin client; the real deal. No root or jailbreak required. XBMC can be launched as an application on your set-top-box, tablet, phone, or wherever else Android may be found.If you don't understand just what this is, think of having Windows Media Center running on your Android device, fully customizable, open-source, and with full Python plug-in support. Now think of it on Google TV boxes, Android-on-a-stick style devices, or the Nexus Q. Music, video, internet apps like Pandora, all running on Android device. XMBC does all this, and more. Have a look at Wikipedia if you're not familiar with the media center concept.
For now, no public builds are available. There's still some things to iron out, and the folks at XMBC only want folks who can actively help fix the bugs using it. They've released the source code to make this happen, and you can find it (and more info) at the link below.
http://m.androidcentral.com/xbmc-an...-and-testing?utm_source=ac&utm_medium=twitter
Excitement.
Today we announce XBMC for Android. Not a remote, not a thin client; the real deal. No root or jailbreak required. XBMC can be launched as an application on your set-top-box, tablet, phone, or wherever else Android may be found.
For now, no public builds are available. There's still some things to iron out, and the folks at XMBC only want folks who can actively help fix the bugs using it. They've released the source code to make this happen, and you can find it (and more info) at the link below.
http://m.androidcentral.com/xbmc-an...-and-testing?utm_source=ac&utm_medium=twitter
Excitement.
SIM unlock? I'd imagine so, but it'd likely be easier to root, because then you could just use this:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.projectvoodoo.simunlock
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.projectvoodoo.simunlock
Rooting the S3 is fucking simple. Use the S3 toolkit.
This is the Verizon one -
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1746665
But I had to use the international one, as I have the international phone.
While you are at it, I suggest sticking on the Siyah Kernel. Better efficiency and performance.
This is the Verizon one -
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1746665
But I had to use the international one, as I have the international phone.
While you are at it, I suggest sticking on the Siyah Kernel. Better efficiency and performance.
Root is piss-easy these days on almost all devices. I literally rooted both my S2 and my Xoom 2 with "one-click" tools. It's not like the G1 days when you had to type commands into Terminal Emulator.
Anyway - Team Douche already posted a bunch of videos of CM10 almost completely working on a handful of devices. I reckon for those of us already running CM9, we won't be waiting too long for some Jelly Bean goodness
Android just hit 51% global market share..... Apple can go suck a fat one
Full changelog of Jelly Bean here:
http://www.android.com/about/jelly-bean/
Anyway - Team Douche already posted a bunch of videos of CM10 almost completely working on a handful of devices. I reckon for those of us already running CM9, we won't be waiting too long for some Jelly Bean goodness
Android just hit 51% global market share..... Apple can go suck a fat one
Full changelog of Jelly Bean here:
http://www.android.com/about/jelly-bean/
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