Why Android is better than iPhone.

iridebikes said:
Too bad its a beginner bike whereas the VFR800 is a world-reknowned top quality sport touring motorcycle.

Belt drive junk. VFR is like Apple to your F800 Blackberry. Exotic V4 engine, heavenly sound, and just exudes quality in every aspect. Perfect example of the BMW lower quality than its Japanese counterpart, but I guess thats obvious considered how cheap your bike is.
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If you say so.

UK's Bike magazine. A large UK mag, well written, massive readership, well respected.

March 07 issue. They declare the F800 as dethroning the VFR as best all rounder. And Bike magazine used to worship the VFR.

Quote...."The more I ride the F800 the more sense it makes..the BMW has more original, daring thinking in it than all the world's race replicas put together. It [the F800] asked questions of a Honda with 40% more power and 21 years old development..on the evidence of 10 days with both bikes the new VFR is a BM twin"

This is just one of many reviews and opinions, which in my eyes, will carry much more weight than yours.

Cheers.

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Moreno636 said:
Absolutely...because they dont DESIGN these products...they just manufacture them. Manufacture doesnt mean you get to copy Apple's designs.
I am sick of this...I want to see facts. Show me proof that LG/Sharp/Toshiba have the Retina Display. Not something that matches the Retina Display resolution. The EXACT same display. I'll wait.
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wow, what a load of nonsense.

samsung, lg, and sharp component and build quality are not at all determined by the cosmetic design given to them by a contractor. they build displays according to a technical spec sheet given to them, in this case, by apple.

lol, you make it seem like the magic pixies at apple somehow grant their contract order greater build or component quality than any other screens they produce. ridiculous.

there is no magic. the 'retina display' is simply an ips backlit lcd screen that pushes more than 300dps. q.e.d.

ask sharp: http://www.pcworld.com/article/2068...ches_iphone_4s_retina_display.html?tk=mod_rel
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i'm sure it's just a coincidence
 
They're lying! It can't match the I-awesomness :shock:
 
why you guys hype about something you are not holding in your hand, enjoying at the moment. Trying to play catchup are you, wow.

"Other things packed into Sharp's Japan-only smartphone include a 9.6-megapixel camera, contactless technology for payments, and a TV-tuner.

Sharp offered no word on whether the handset will be released outside of Japan."
 
from pc world.

You’re walking down the street and it seems like everyone is on their iPhone. Mindlessly pressing buttons, or staring at the screen waiting for a text message or a Facebook notification, they probably wouldn’t notice if Godzilla chose that moment to start his new rampage in your town. All you can think is, “How has the iPhone taken over the brains of so many people, and why isn’t anyone doing anything about it?”

The developers over at PLX Devices may have come up with a solution. It's called the XWave, and it’s supposed to “connect your mind to your iPhone,” in what seems to be an attempt to give your brain back the power in the iPhone-Brain relationship. Part of its function is “training your brain to maximize its attention span,” which sounds useful in today’s world of fickle minds and shorter attention spans, but I have my reservations. Strapping a device to your head to monitor your attention sounds kind of scary, but I guess if you’re doing it willingly then you’re also prepared to accept whatever it does to you.

The other big part of this device is meditation. All the tech specs really say is that it senses your meditation levels, so maybe if you meditate hard enough you can even learn to move your iPhone with your brain! To be honest, I’m not exactly sure how you can go from controlling your iPhone with your brain to controlling your environment with your brain, but at least that brings us a step closer to telekinesis, right?

No word yet on whether this device will be made available for the Android, but maybe (hopefully) Google will see this as the perfect time to finally launch their long-awaited gAmygdala.
 
HTC HD2 Hacked to Run Android (What Next?)
By Armando Rodriguez, PCWorld Dec 17, 2010 2:48 PM

XDA member DarkStone1337 has hacked an HTC HD2, replacing the Windows Mobile OS with Android, raising the question: what hasn’t been hacked to run Android yet?

What makes this hack so interesting is that he has managed to mount and load the entire OS into the device’s RAM, making it run much faster than if it was installed on either the internal storage or a SD card. The actual data is saved to the phone’s internal storage so if the battery dies, your data doesn’t go with it.

This is definitely something to check out, especially if you have an old HD2 laying around that you don’t mind tinkering with.
 
my iphone needs charging
 
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8 Ways to Fix Google Android

Posted 12/03/10 at 12:35:17 PM by George Jones

We like Google Android. A lot. But despite this summer’s 2.2 solid Froyo update, we can’t help but feel that there’s something missing. Several things actually. Feel free to chime in with your own suggestions in the comments section.



1. Built-in flat-rate music service

Ask any Android user what they really want in their smartphone, and you’ll hear the same response over and over again: a music service that allows downloads, streaming music, and automatic syncing. This is the holy grail for the Android army, and it’s the one truly glaring weakness Google has in comparison to Apple’s iOS and Microsoft’s new WinPhone.

Don’t get us wrong; we appreciate that Android is open-ended enough that we can use a variety of media players and clients to upload/download our media. And more and more, the emerging presence of streaming players and services are releasing us from localized media. But no matter how you cut it, the ability to purchase and synch songs between your PC and your phone is a much-needed fix. If Google is really smart, they’ll mirror the WinPhone’s ability to synch wirelessly via Wi-Fi while plugged into an AC outlet.

Based on leaks from Google and other blog sites, it’s clear that Google is working on a Google Music service, probably as soon as the 2.3 Gingerbread Update. For details on what this might entail, click here.



2. Simultaneous upgrades across all devices

This is far and away our biggest complaint with the Google Android OS. The upside of the device’s open-source nature is proving to have a major downside for consumers: We’re repeatedly forced to wait for operating system upgrades because the handset manufacturers and wireless service providers have to work out kinks in their interface customizations. The Samsung Epic 4G is a great example of this; it has literally taken months for Sprint and Samsung to deliver the Froyo 2.2 update and, as of this writing, we still haven’t seen it. Google has to figure out a way to deliver across-the-board OS updates to all devices.

3. Increased resolution support

Support for resolutions up to 1280 x 760 seems like a no-brainer, particularly in light of the upcoming wave of Android tablets and big-screen smartphones. It sounds like higher resolutions are definitely on the to-do list for Android 2.3, which is scheduled for release at the end of the year, thankfully.

4. GPS and Google Maps

We hate to say it, but we’re beginning to suspect that there’s something strange going on with some combination of Google Maps and Android’s GPS services. Of all the mid-range and high-end phones we’ve tested, we’ve yet to see consistent (and fast) GPS lock-on and performance in any device. That’s a problem.

5. Increased privacy (in web browsing and more)

Theoretically, all smartphone browsers are private, particularly when protected with a password. But given how frequently our phones change hands – both intentionally and unintentionally – wouldn’t it be nice if we could maintain some kind of temporary or pass-word protected private-browse mode? All three major desktop browsers have some kind of private-browse mode for the same reason. We’ll go one step further here, however. In addition to (or instead of) a private-browse mode, we want the native ability to password gate individual apps, media, documents, and smartphone functions on our Android devices. This way, we can keep our slightly odd musical preferences to ourselves.
If you’re interested in private browsing via an application, check out the TorProxy and Shadow apps.

6. Gaming achievements

We appreciate the plethora of awesome games on the Android platform, but Microsoft’s implementation of Xbox Live-style achievements in the Windows Phone 7 operating system is a new standard. It’s a subtle but universal truth: Unlocking achievements is a powerful incentive to keep gamers hooked—even on mobile devices. The notion of a unified front around games is an ideological departure for Google, so this is not a likely evolution. Not any time soon at least.



7. Built-in screen shots

We’re a little biased because we frequently find ourselves taking screenshots of our smartphone devices for the stories we write. But we’re baffled as to why we have to root our Android phone in order to take screenshots. Apple’s iOS allows you to quickly and easily capture any screen on your phone by pressing the Home and Sleep button. Why not you, Google?

8. Improve battery life via OS/CPU optimization

Talk to any Android power user and you’ll hear the same complaint over and over again. Standard, out-of-the-gate battery life sucks. Initially, we theorized that this was because Android smartphones were overpowered for the OS. But then we considered that the iPad and iPhone 4 are built on a similar platform, and that Microsoft’s Windows Phones are also built on roughly the same hardware platform. Both of these competitive smartphone families deliver significantly better battery life. Our conclusion: Google needs to optimize their OS code to be more efficient. To be fair, Apple and Microsoft both have head starts on their mobile code. Google needs to catch up fast.
 
MotoStark said:
See post 1.

Note, they are comparing the two "universes". Not the actual physical device only.

One can't deny that the Android makers are continuing to evolve and churn out latest and greatest handsets. There is no stopping as many different manufacturers continue to pump out handsets with latest and new features.

This is a big win for the customer. Or you can wait 2 years for iPhone 5.

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yeah, i'm still waiting for clear reasons...

5- i don't care if the phone is open source or not, i want it to work, not to tinker with it.
4- ok so they multi task differently, one makes it so your phone is less likely to crash the other bogs your phone down
3- flash - i end up turning that **** off on my regular computer cause it's sooo poorly done, most websites have flash and non flash versions and i couldn't imagine trying to run flash on a machine that small.
2 - ok lots of choices of hand sets (most of them rebadged windows mobile handsets) but only a handful of them are worth owning and cost just as much as the iphone if they are even available here. my limited experience with htc is that they make junk (3 junk phones from them)
1 - carriers - none of them serve canada and the 4 major carriers in canada carry iphone. this is a moot point in canada. all the other carriars use the big 3's networks except for one which has a limited network anyways.

so again, how is android clearly better? most of it's preference... you may want a toy to play with, i want a phone that won't give me any grief. if that makes me a sheeple i can live with that i also want the same thing out of my bike and truck.
 
MotoStark said:
Here is something for you guys to chew on in the meantime from today's Toronto Star :

Why BlackBerry's PlayBook looks like a hit

http://www.moneyville.ca/blog/post/902123--why-blackberry-s-playbook-looks-like-a-hit?bn=1

quote : "To demonstrate the power of the processor – which is only running on one "core" instead of two, at this point in time – a 1080p high-definition video was launched (BBC's "Life in the Blue"); Neale then swiped upwards to minimize the window, before selecting a website on the browser (which supports Flash), followed by opening a photo after that. All three windows were running simultaneously, which you can see side by side.

Clearly, Neale was showing off the processing (and multitasking) power of the tablet – and even though it wasn't yet optimized for peak performance, it was mighty impressive."


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Anyways, this is all besides the point, going back the first post, its "Why Android is better than iPhone"

Keep posting guys, I couldn't pay for better entertainment.

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By the way, HPAlm called, they want their Webos operating system back, including the "gestures" and universal search features.

Trade Mark wars once again
 
Survey Says Smartphone Users Not Brand Loyal

Posted 11/29/10 at 02:51:00 PM by Ryan Whitwam

If you only paid attention to internet forums and comments, you might think that all smartphone users were diehard supporters of their current platform. But a new study detailed by Reuters seem to say quite the opposite. In all, 56% of global smartphone users were found to be willing to consider a different type of phone when they next bought. Only 25% were definitely planning to stay loyal to their current smartphone OS.

The loyalty rates varied wildly for individual mobile operating systems. Apple has a commanding lead with 59% planning to stick with the platform. Microsoft was at the low end with only 21% loyalty. RIM's Blackberry platform enticed 35% to claim they will stick with it. Google's Android OS only garnered long term support from 24% of users in the survey.

Smartphone sales have nearly doubled in the last year, and the demand probably isn't going away anytime soon. If anything, this data shows that new entrants in the market, like Microsoft Windows Phone 7, might actually have a shot at attracting converts.
 
i should install android on my spare iphone and check it out.
 
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Poser said:
why you guys hype about something you are not holding in your hand, enjoying at the moment. Trying to play catchup are you, wow.

"Other things packed into Sharp's Japan-only smartphone include a 9.6-megapixel camera, contactless technology for payments, and a TV-tuner.

Sharp offered no word on whether the handset will be released outside of Japan."
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so let's keep changing the criteria by which you will be proven wrong? is that how it works? lol. sad.

and i'm not even delving into the fact that the retina display is not a big deal anyways, since it isn't even the highest res phone being produced:

http://www.taranfx.com/better-than-retina-display

or the even larger debate about whether samsung's oled displays are already superior:

http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/24/iphone-4-retina-display-vs-galaxy-s-super-amoled-fight/

i hope little stevie sticks to his guns on ips and continues to be stubborn about oled, because in short order he's going to be left way, way behind.
 
Now that's a phone I want.....



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