yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Windows Phone 7 General] brummiesteven:
Skype will be on (or is on) Windows Phone, Android, iOS, Blackberry (Possibly), Xbox with Kinect, Windows, Mac, Linux.

Facetime is on iOS, Mac OSX.

Skype will kill Facetime if implemented right on all devices because it will allow people to videocall everyone at anytime regardless of where they are or what device they use. You could video call from a Windows Phone to someone sitting in their lounge on their Xbox or someone on their PC.
[Windows Phone 7 General] SMG-UK:
Yeah i really hope this happens will be great :D.
[Windows Phone 7 General] vetvito:
I can agree with this 100%.

If its integrated into Facebook, its game over for the competition.

Thanks for answering my questions. Now we wait.
[Windows Phone 7 General] Avandor:
Cool article from WMPoweruser:

http://wmpoweruser.com/how-8-5-billion-for-skype-makes-sense/
[Windows Phone 7 General] andrew-in-woking:
Voice Codecs

Hi all

I think that Skype owned lots of patents on Voice Codecs which allow voice transmittion over a much lower bandwidth than any other IM/VoIP software. I think that that, and the brand, are what Microsoft were after.

Cheers

andrew-in-woking
[Windows Phone 7 General] N8ter:
It won't kill facetime because not everyone want to create an account on yet another spammer network (Skype) to chat with people. People will use FaceTime for iOS to iOS or iOS to Mac video chatting because it's more convenient and they don't need to do that. As it stands right now, Skype's privacy controls are pretty weak - at least on the consumer side (pretty sure it's better on the corporate side, it has to be...).

The fact that it costs money on Mac OS/X doesn't matter. If they paid for a Mac, they most likely don't care about the cost...
[Windows Phone 7 General] N8ter:
Pretty sure we made that conclusion last page.
[Windows Phone 7 General] brummiesteven:
How do you know you're going to need to make a new account and they wont allow use of Windows Live ID's... Something which Xbox users, Windows Phone users and Most Windows users already have.
[Windows Phone 7 General] N8ter:
iOS users who use FaceTime or Android Google Voice/Video Chat users will need a separate log-in to use Skype, and a lot of those people won't see the need to create yet another login.

That's what I'm talking about.

Most Window Users do not already have a Windows Live Login. The percentage of Windows Users who also use Windows Live Services is actually sort of small.

As a Windows Live, Zune Pass, XBox 360, and WP7 User/Owner... Skype does not make me excited.

There's also no way to merge the networks (i.e. port the logins from Live to Skype or vice versa) because of user name clashes unless they append @skype.com to every skype login and give all of them access to Windows Live services... And I'm not sure Microsoft even has the infrastructure to handle adding that amount of new users at once. Skype has more accounts than Facebook.
[Windows Phone 7 General] domineus:
oh that's not true at all...

I t may be true in America that the climate for microsoft live is small, but worldwide, you better believe microsoft is not small. Especially when it comes to their messenger services.

That said, it could mean anything with microsoft's acquisition of skype. Remember Danger was already acquired, what happened to them again =)
[Windows Phone 7 General] truffle1234:
some time you sound like the google manager who screw up the google bid for Skype....

know it all and over confident you are and as usual forcing your opinion on ppl..... MS have paid $8.75 BILLION... Billion.... and you think they will not want this product intigrated in the Windows live.... think again please...
[Windows Phone 7 General] sylau90:
LOL,Actually I would say google just smart,M$ just overpaid for this acquisition.

For sure,they gonna integrate this function into windows live,but I believe it gonna be a different approach that you thinking. Don't forget skype is not just an instant messaging service like google talk or facetime,which is something better than that,VOIP &etc...we can call international landlines or mobiles.
[Windows Phone 7 General] N8ter:
I clearly said proportional to their windows username, or words obviously to that effect.

Google was never seriously trying to buy from what we have heard. The deal was Inked weeks before the press got wind of it.
[Windows Phone 7 General] domineus:
One major thing that we all are forgetting is windows 8

it isn't much but you

can

associate your windows login with your live login. The issue is, for the "current" leaks is that the feature is very limited but it shows that microsoft is trying to merge the service families (at least for saving user settings via cloud)

It will be a matter of time before the login is both based on windows login and live credentials...
[Windows Phone 7 General] truffle1234:
about over paying for skype i will not say anything right now, but you are right about SKYPE that its not just another facetime or google talk, its a full VOIP where we will be able to call landlines and Mobile numbers...

there are lots of patents and IP rights which are coming along with Skype....

i will wait and see what it will bring to us as users.... few newspapers are talking about MS becoming a big global mobile service provider....
[Eee Pad Transformer General] GadgetMaddi:
Hi there,

I've found so much useful info here I thought I would join the forum to hopefully pay something back.

Carphone Warehouse DO have the bundle in stock today (Tuesday 10th). I'm not relying on the website - I've spoken to them. If you are placing an order I'd recomment phoning them and getting them to check the bundle is still in stock (not just the tablet).

they have previously shown 'in stock' on their website when they didn't have any, so I made a complaint to them and kicked up huge fuss. they got mixed up over the tablet and the bundle stock levels, so promised to call me when the bundle was definitely available. They called at 10 this morning, but I've had to wait until lunch time to be able to post this.

I'm having mine delivered to store - hopefully collecting tomorrow :D.

I'm not at all a developer - just someone who likes what her gadgets can do for her, so I'm not sure I'll get a chance to help out any other way. I hope someone gets their bundle from this. Thanks to those of you who are making useful contributions that us lurkers get benefit from!

Maddi

PS - when making my complaint CPW told me to just buy the tablet and then get the keyboard separately. the sales guy said "I mean, what will it be - £20. "£30". He was so proud of himself he told me he'd convinced a few people to do that just that very day. Given CPW aren't selling the £100 keyboard separately, and WONT split the bundles because of 'systems issues' there will be some annoyed people out there with very little redress. Don't believe the sales hype!
[Eee Pad Transformer General] Geekbabe:
Hi Maddi,

How wonderful to see another woman here and how nice of you to register to try to give useful info to the community. :)

I also love my gadgets and even though I'm not not a developer either (yet:) folks like us can be really helpful to the dev's so welcome to the forums !

Btw, I'm from across the pond, Boston to be exact, you might remember us? :D
[Eee Pad Transformer General] testicle:
Spoke to Lasksys Friday

I phoned Laskys last Friday and they said they would have stock today and had an update on delivery on Monday now for Friday - However EBuyer had 22 now its back to 1st June like Amazon - I think they may have sold 22 combo units in 15 from a Facebook posting!!! Looks like the linited stock are going like hot cakes!!!
[Eee Pad Transformer General] DrCropper:
Well well GadgetMaddi, thanks 4 that, got mine for delivery tomorrow from Carphonewarehouse, the last one of 3 they had! Can't wait.... :)
[Eee Pad Transformer General] GadgetMaddi:
Well done Dr Cropper. didn't realise they had so few - glad I warned people to phone. here's hoping they turn up on time. Don't think I'll sleep properly tonight!

Hi Geekbabe, thanks for the welcome. Feels a bit wrong I'm drinking a cuppa while chatting to a Bostonian ;) So far my only experience of Boston was being whisked in and out of the airport on a business trip to Connecticut. Looked beautiful though! It's definitely on the list for a proper visit when I get my next passport (there's a boring story - it ends with the US changing the rules and I can't get in with my current passport unless I go through a nightmare visa process, so can't wait until I get my new passport next year).

I shall take your words to heart and stick around on the forum for a while.

Are you trying to get your hands on a transformer too?
[Eee Pad Transformer General] testicle:
Delivery Confirmed by Laskys :)

"Dear Mr ***** ********,

Thank you for your email.

Please can I advise that your delivery will be made on 13/05/11 between the hours of 07:00AM-18:00PM and will be delivered by Parcel Force I hope that this is satisfactory for you.

Kind Regards,

Steven Lawrie

Laskys Customer Care"

Result!
[Eee Pad Transformer General] GadgetMaddi:
well done!

shall we check in tomorrow and see whether we got our transformers on time.

(I nearly said, "shall we three meet again". maybe not....!)
[Nexus S General] smok3thekid:
Just wounding where I can get the update it's not under system update.
[Nexus S General] aerobahn:
There are plenty of 2.3.4 roms available on the developer sub-forum. If you're looking for stock only rom, checkout dusters: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1065392
[HD2 General] qdochemistry:
Hi all,

I would really appreciate if someone can help me reverse this process. I have an HD2 that i need to restore it back to factory ROM/condition and return it to US T-Mobile. I previously have WP7 on nand, Android on SD, Radio 2.15, with Mgldr 1.13 with HSPL 3.

I followed the procedure for flashing through SD as it will remove the HSPL. So i downloaded the ROM from TmoUS website, renamed the file to LEOIMG.nbh, and put it on a 4gb class 2 (FAT32) card. Enter bootloader mode by holding down volume/power button. Then it said loading and ask if I want to write over the image, select yes ... then it start the process. Though, half way through i receive the error message! Now when i turn the phone on i can't get past the bootloader mode. Just the error message even when I try to flash again via SD (the process doesnt even start - just said "loading" then "not allow" error message). When i get it plugged in to flash via desktop, the device is not recognized by the update utility. I'm not sure what could have gone wrong .. but any help or tips to reverse this process is greatly appreciated.

Thanks guys!!
[HD2 General] T-Macgnolia:
What does it say in bootloader now?
[HD2 General] qdochemistry:
If i just power it on I get the blank screen that said "error installing rom" with the triangle and the exclamation mark in the middle. If I boot into bootloader mode it will first get to the screen where it said "loading" then shortly it will say "error" and "not allow" then take me back to the bootloader mode. though, I noticed that the SPL is now 3.03 instead of 2.08 .. but other than that, I couldnt find a way to flash it by SD or USB. Any suggestion on this? Thanks for your help Macgnolia!
[HD2 General] orangekid:
Sounds like it flashed the correct SPL and may be failing on the ROM flash, it sounds like it may be flashing the correct radio too.

What I would do is keep your phone completely off for about 3 hours, then turn it back on into bootloader, then try the flash again.

It might have some random overheat thing going on or something. Since you're back to stock SPL, go ahead and flash via RUU instead of SD and see if that does anything, it should let you since it's a stock ROM you're flashing.
[HD2 General] T-Macgnolia:
Yeah I am with Orangekid here it might help to let your HD2 rest for a while so the internal temp is reduced as it my be some kind of freak heat issue right now. The HD2 hates heat incase you did not know this. I would still like to know what the top line of your bootloader says so we will know if you have the right device I.D. and that you are not one of the unlucky people to get a their device I.D. mysteriously screwed up by a stock ROM flash.
[HD2 General] qdochemistry:
I'm at work and can't really play with it but definitely I will try it again jz to see if its the heat issue. Also, you think it could be the issue with the card by any chance? I was reading on flashing with SD and there were some conflicting opinions about the class and format for SD. And this is my wifes hd2 .. she'll probably freak out .. hehehe ... Thanks guys '-)
[HD2 General] orangekid:
card shouldn't matter as long as it's 8gb or less from my experience. Once it's off for a few hours just try to reflash stock via RUU and see what happens.

And yeah, go ahead and load up bootloader first to see what the top line says.
[HD2 General] qdochemistry:
I just tested it again .. same problem! at the top right corner it says "RUUNBH" then the series of lines in the red portion of the screen as follows:

PB81120 SS-B3

SPL-3.03.0000 XE

MicroP(LED) 0x05

MicroP(TOUCH) 0x50

Upgrade ROM code error

Please try again

and if I just power it on it goes to the error message .. then "loading" screen .. then "error" .. then "not allow" .. then back to bootloader mode but the third line now say MicroP-Wrong Platform (0x0)

any suggestion guys??
[HD2 General] qdochemistry:
I thought it might have been that the download rom was corrupted .. went to tmo and download another one .. I tried to flash again .. get from bootloader mode .. then to loading mode .. and just stuck there .. :confused:
[HD2 General] silverwind:
Have you try with different micro sd card?

battery pin check, whether it is bent.

Battery capacity should at least 50%

Did you rename the RUU_signed.nbh to leoimg.nbh?

When you transfer it to sd card, did you using card reader?

Anything is possible. Please take a look of the above check list :)
[HD2 General] samsamuel:
I'd be tempted to try a full change of spl, use hspl4 to drop spl from 3.03.0000 down to 2.08.0000 or 2.10.0000, then try first the 2.13 rom and then the 3.14 rom over USB again.
[HD2 General] qdochemistry:
Done!! THANK YOU!!!!!

For some odd reasons, my laptop (win7 ultimate) always seems to have connection issues even with chevron for wp7. I plugged it in to my wife's laptop (vista ultimate) and it connects. I was reading your comment on a similar issue in another thread and along with your suggestion here .. I figured it must be HSPL issue. I first used HSPL4 to reinstall 2.08 and immediately mgldr popped up. Then i flash the Tmo stock ROM over it. Then use HSPL4 to flash over (twice) with 3.03 (the one without the HSPL).

It took away the Energy boot screen, now I'm on 3.14 with 2.15 radio. I checked bootloader and it saids the following:

PB81120 SS-B3

SPL-3.03.0000 XE

MicroP(LED) 0x05

MicroP(TOUCH) 0x50

Which is a problem because I checked on the refurbished device they sent and it has SPL 2.10. And so, I put HSPL 3.03 back on there to flash via SD again. Now i run into the same problem I orginally did .. about 20% into the update process and it stops and said update error. Could this be something obvious that I'm doing wrong? and also is there a way to get spl 2.10 without SD flash??

Thanks bud :-)

Edit: I did it again a couple times via SD and it worked! I checked bootloader and it said spl 2.10 so I guess everything is back to stock now. I guess I'm gonna throw it back in the box and send it off. Thank you everyone for the fast reply and for all the help on this issue ... you guys are awesome! Thanks :-p
[Nook Color Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] K41N2358:
This a basic question, but its the only real thing that always makes me pause on flopping my nook to custom roms.

Has anyone figured out a way to port the built in reader so magazine subscriptions can still be read?

Thanks~
[Nook Color Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dsf3g:
There was a project to do this, but it appears to have been abandoned for a couple of months now.

Shame, because I really like my subscription to The Economist. It's one of the things keeping me on rooted stock.
[HD2 Android Themes and Apps] wry007:
i have NexusHD2-Gingerbread_V2.2_NAND_(Android-2.3.2) can anyone tell how to intall theme?
[HD2 Android Themes and Apps] calvinfoo:
download theme file from rom dev and flash via CWM?
[HD2 Android Themes and Apps] wry007:
tried it but failure
[HD2 Android Themes and Apps] wry007:
can any body recommend any better themes for Nexusgingerbread
[HD2 Android Themes and Apps] wry007:
themes for nexushd2 gingerbread

can any body recommend any better themes for Nexusgingerbread
[HD2 Android Themes and Apps] wry007:
so nobody have any suggestions??
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] makedaes:
hello, who shared install this rom.

Have you managed to record video?

a greeting.
[HD7 General] hismir:
Does anyone knows is it possible to install java app on WP7, and how to do that
[HD7 General] Shahab2500:
No. It's not.
[HD7 General] Epsylon:
If it would be possible, You could download files to your device with Opera mini, or You could browse/edit the files on the HD7 with java file managers, and these two things are forbidden in WP7... Pff.....
[Galaxy S II Accessories] Dwayne01:
Hi All,

Was shopping around the internet and found this:

http://www.kingofgadgets.co.uk/products/samsung-galaxy-s-ii-i9100-spare-battery-power-pack.html?null

Has anyone got something like this or tried it.

I myself and thinking of buying 1 but im not to keen on the shape
[Galaxy S II Accessories] tonynz:
It's friggin ugly!! ewwww I would rather buy a spare battery or carry around a charger.

Would not like to be seen in public with that.
[Galaxy S II Accessories] JJEgan:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1066631

PLEASE lets save the mods having to move post all day long .

jje
[Galaxy S II Accessories] dk206:
I was going to come in and say that lol
[Galaxy S II Accessories] ma10:
Seems to be 15 GBP cheaper over here:

http://www.mobilefun.co.uk/genuine-samsung-galaxy-s2-i9100-extended-battery-case-p28950.htm
[Galaxy S II Accessories] dazzer1975:
all I can say is that my mobile wouldn't be having much fun with that strapped to its back lol
[Galaxy S II Accessories] dainys:
It looks quite interesting but wtf with the knob in the upper left side? It makes the case look so ugly...
[Galaxy S II Accessories] stoney73:
the one for the S2 doesnt have that knob at the top. The one with the 'knob' is for the original Galaxy S which has the mico usb connection at the TOP of the device.
[Galaxy S II Accessories] mikell:
Samsung make one and it is cheaper than the one you are looking at.

Try searching for Samsung Galaxy S2 i9100 Extended Battery Case.
[Galaxy S II Accessories] js931:
its starting to pop up at amazon germany:

http://www.amazon.de/Samsung-EEB-U2...m=A3JWKAKR8XB7XF&pf_rd_r=1T0CKA0P8A9J2RFRYPPC
[Galaxy S II Accessories] zkyevolved:
http://www.accesoriossmartphone.com/bateria-original-samsung-galaxy-s-ii-p-1510.html

There's the OEM battery if anyone cares, it seems to be cheap.

Then here is the extended case: http://www.accesoriossmartphone.com/bateria-original-samsung-galaxy-s-ii-p-1510.html

Free shipping (at least for me! hehe), I'll probably get it if my battery life sucks.
[Galaxy 3 General] expertz:
Recently I hav found out from battery use option in settings tat GALLERY is connsuming the major part of my battery.........I tried not to open gallery but it still shows so...........also tried task killing applications but the problem still persists!!:confused:
[Galaxy 3 General] ron_gangte:
Go to Settings > Accounts and sync and disable syncing Picasa.

That should solve it. :)
[Galaxy 3 General] expertz:
didnt solve!!
[Galaxy 3 General] ron_gangte:
Then install SGS Tools from Lestat's Thread and download Modded Gallery from the App. :-)
[Galaxy 3 General] maverickgenius:
install Quickpic from market and use it instead of the stock gallery app.

as for removing it from the Battery Use menu, just restart your phone.

cheers :)
[Galaxy 3 General] mohit_16194:
use task manager and in the setting option choose auto kill,and download quick pic from the android market..i use the same thing
[Galaxy 3 General] rjpalmeida88:
Replace Gallery with QuickPic.

Install quick pick from market, and next unistall Gallery with Root Uninstaller
[Galaxy 3 General] schoenselaars:
I experience the same problem since the froyo update. As long as I don't start the Gallery after a restart, battery consuming is normal and the gallery does not show up in the battery graphs. But as soon as I use the gallery once, it starts draining my battery.

Through the Accu history (see Any Cut -> Activity -> Accu history) I found out that the Gallery uses the sensors excesively. I guess the Gallery is not properly stopped and keeps on using the accelerometer sensor for UI auto-rotate. So the more you wiggle your phone, the more the Gallery reads the sensors, the faster your battery drains.
[Samsung Mesmerize] ketchkev000:
I had installed Google Voice and my phone and I never had a problem with it.

I went into USCC and they said that they didnt know how to fix the problem.

I can't figure out how to contact Google. I don't know even know if its on their part.

Sooo

All I know is that I can't receive incoming calls anymore.

Any help?
[Samsung Mesmerize] ChromWolf:
While there *is* an in-coming calls issue USCC is aware of, my understanding is that it's intermittent, and you should certainly receive at least *some* phone calls.

I'd start with uninstalling google voice, if it will let you. If that didn't work, I'd probably get Titanium Backup, backup all my stuff, and flash back to stock 2.2 (or if you're running an AOSP-based ROM, reflash that), if it were my phone. Or, if you have a Nandroid backup from just prior to installing Google Voice, I'd restore from that.
[Samsung Mesmerize] snowgod76:
I just had the same problem, my account was set to immediately forward. To fix it just dial *710, that is all he had me do and it cleared up right away.
[Samsung Mesmerize] ketchkev000:
Thank you. Incoming calls are now receivable.
[Samsung Mesmerize] snowgod76:
No problem, glad I could help.
[Samsung Mesmerize] i4get75:
The app sets up your voicemail forward wrong. It is supposed to be *740000000 where the 0's are your 10 digit Google number. It dials *71 instead which forwards all calls, not just no answer calls.

*71(10 digit number) - forward all calls

*710 cancel

*74(10 digit number) - forward no answer calls

*740 cancel
[Samsung Mesmerize] cpfeifer:
I talked to a US Cellular technical agent for a while and she was willing to work with me to test a few ideas out while I had her resources available.

The Google Voice app adds in "Google Voice" as a Carrier under "Call Settings" for voicemail. I only had this problem while running the ED01 Fascinate's Community ROM V1.3 so I do not know if this is a problem on USCC ROMs.

But it took her taking my phone off the towers, and re adding it for incoming calls to work again. The trick to using Google Voice on USCC phone is dialing

*74 + 10 digit google voice number

As a previous member stated.
[Samsung Mesmerize] speederpeter:
Thank you thank you thank you
[Defy Android Development] WIIstpM:
Hi everybody!

So I am using CyanogenMod 7 Beta5.1 And I'm having huge battery problems...

It's draining abnormally fast (30% lost during night).

It started to happen when I got problems with my Defy and flashed 3.4.3-11

And now updated to 3.4.2-117.

Before these problems it usually drains only 3% during night!!

Also everytime I boot my phone, when it's completely booted I hear the camera sound (when you open camera app,it makes a physical sound).. It never happened before...

I overclocked my phone to 1100Mhz but I don't think it really affects the battery (when screen off it's set to 500Mhz)

Please help me!....
[Defy Android Development] schultzy001:
I was having that problem and I turned fast boot off and it solved the problem for me. The phone doesn't really shut down all the way if fast boot is on.
[Defy Android Development] WIIstpM:
fast boot? The one from setvsel?
[Defy Android Development] Jokerchris2000:
how can u shutdown fastboot? wanna give this a try...