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[Microsoft Surface] ka-la:
Even tho I dont like either (acer or samsung), I must agree, who in the right mind would buy this RT thingy for that price. and the keyboard add-on makes it even more expensive.

Microsoft just dissapointed me, I had high hopes for you, but now I dont know...
[Microsoft Surface] e.mote:
>those prices are crazy.

I'm wondering if MS expects people to line up at midnight for this. Then again, with a 1.8 BILLION dollar marketing budget, I'm sure MS can afford to hire a few extras for the photo-op.

I feel a little sad for Ballmer. I have a soft spot for the big lug, if for nothing else than giving us the Monkey Dance. I wanted for him to have at least one hit product under his belt to go out in style. But you can't teach an old dog new tricks, and this looks to be his swan song. Thanks for the (mostly lousy) memories, Steve. We'll have this to remember you by.

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[Microsoft Surface] ka-la:
Told you the price wont be cheap.
[Microsoft Surface] e.mote:
>Told you the price wont be cheap.

We're all here playing the guessing game. The thing about guessing is that you can only base it on a rational basis. You can't account for inexplicably dumb moves, even if said party has a long track record of dumb moves.

I keep looking at the calendar to see if it's April 1st. At any minute now I expect Ballmer's head to pop out of my laptop screen and yell TRICK OR TREAT! TRICK!!
[Microsoft Surface] rabilancia:
Since all pricing has now been removed from the Microsoft store, I have my fingers crossed that these inflated prices are nothing more than a temporary marketing/promotion ploy to spark coverage and discussion. I still remain hopeful for a lower price. If these prices hold true, I will not buy one.
[Microsoft Surface] ka-la:
I still hope its just bad joke too, maybe microsoft wants to know what people think about the price if it was 499 but I really doubt it.

So which tablet to get now....

EDIT: I still dont get why people seem to think its 100 less than iPad, because we really dont know how much the OS takes space, but I can only guess its quite a bit.
[Microsoft Surface] e.mote:
>I still dont get why people seem to think its 100 less than iPad

MS fans are out in force this morn preparing to defend their faith. I wouldn't qualify them as regular people.

Now that pricing is out, the next thing to watch is market (and buyers') reaction come Nov. My expectation is that Surf.RT sales will underperform, and the first pricing adjustment will be to bundle the cover into the base $499 price, perhaps as a Black Fri promo. There may be other sweeteners, such as free sub to XBox Music, etc. I don't see these being enough to arrest the slide, and we should see further price adjustments down the line.

Ultimately, my expectation is that we'll see this base model on Woot next summer for around $300. With keyboard cover.
[Microsoft Surface] nuprotocol:
judging by all of The Verge comments. People are justifying the price bc its $100 cheaper and comes with double the ram/space than ipad. Plus it comes with Office.

I'm a MS fanboy and still think those prices are $100 too high. Remove Office RT and make it an app to buy to drop the price. Or at least $499 including which ever keyboard you want. Not an extra 19.99 for color.
[Microsoft Surface] ka-la:
My thought was black friday also, or holidays at least, thats when I want to get my tablet anyways.

Also some say office costs so much, for me, uninstall it and charge 100 less, thats fine for me, I can do my typing work on web apps also, no problems.

Seems like Microsoft facebook page has something interesting to say to us: "Surface has something to share soon. Find out more on the Surface Facebook page: http://on.fb.me/V4hs0S"

Posted 45 minutes ago...
[Microsoft Surface] nuprotocol:
I agree. I really think its Office RT driving that cost up. Make it avail on the app store and drop SurfaceRT's price. Or at least do an intro 3day or 1week price to drive adoption. Something! lol
[Microsoft Surface] Miracle1980:
How is it possible that the warranty is just 1 year instead of 2? That is actually ''too weird''....
[Microsoft Surface] ohgood:
I thought it was a joke but checked m$ site, and it was true.

OK, they're charging apple prices for accessories too:

surface $500

keyboard $130

power brick $40

(optional)VGA adapter $40

(optional)HD adapter$40

so minimum is $670?

OK, woot, when is the fire sale?
[Microsoft Surface] e.mote:
>OK, they're charging apple prices for accessories too:

Good spot. Yes, video out is proprietary and requires an expensive adapter, just like iPad's. The VGA adapter is horrendously bulky, just like iPad's. It looks like MS is copying the iPad whole hog, both the good and the bad.

I'm further and further underwhelmed by the MS offering. A premium-priced product needs premium components, more than just the fancy shell, and the Nvidia T30 SoC is a dated design already used in $200 low-end Androids. It boggles the mind how badly the product is being positioned, and the design decisions made. Then again, all this feels like deja vu, after all MS' other disastrous launches.

While pricing is important, more important is the value proposition. If MS wants to sell Surface RT for $600+, it needs to articulate a compelling pitch of why people should jump in. I've not seen that USP, and from what all we all know of Win RT, no such USP will be possible.

There's a silver lining for this Surface RT launch: it simplifies people's decision, by removing RT as a buying option this year. Win8 launch will already be confusing enough, with all the various form factors offered.

Intel must be jumping for joy at this announcement, as it gets another year for breathing space against the ARM competition.

Apple just went official with the Oct 23 announcement of iPad Mini. The Mini's rumored $250 base price, if true, will provide a further kick to Surf.RT's overpriced nuts.
[Microsoft Surface] sidthegreatest:
I was holding of on the purchase of a tablet just to see what MS comes up with..

While the price is cool if they competing with the iPad, but there is no way I am buying a WinRT tablet at this price. I would prefer a cheaper Android tablet or of course there is always the Windows 8 based tablets that I hope are priced reasonably.
[Microsoft Surface] nuprotocol:
What about the Samsung Series Slate 5 for $749? You get the full Windows 8 experience, 11.6' screen, and keyboard.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834131399&name=Tablets
[Microsoft Surface] sidthegreatest:
Exactly, at this price point complete Windows 8 is available, so I really fail to see the point of the Surface RT at this price..
[Microsoft Surface] BostonDan2:
I'm guessing/hoping that Microsoft will keep the high prices and offer sales. Unlike apple, Microsoft products go on sale at significant discounts all the time to make people believe they are getting a bargain. By Christmas I think/hope we start seeing prices of $299 for the Windows RT tablet, $399 with keyboard.
[Microsoft Surface] Ace42:
I wish that the RT was 249.99 since it has a very limited version of W8. And lets not forget that many traditional Windows apps cannot be used which makes RT similar to iOS(iPad) or Android(Nexus 7).
[Microsoft Surface] BostonDan2:
to help increase the value, i think I read that windows 8 RT is going to include office so there won't be a separate office app to buy.
[Desire HD General] ebod:
Hi all, my DHD is 18months old and I'm approaching an upgrade in a few months ( probably a G-S3 ).

The DHD didn't last very well compared to other HTC phones I've had over the years. Presently the internal LCD is cracked due to overheating at the poolside on hols, and the volume button is badly worn/loose.

I wanted to keep the phone running for one of my kids, so I've got a new volume button and also bought a used internal LCD off fleabay.

I have done dismantling jobs before on Kaisers / Hermes and even Nintento DS's so I do have tools & a steady hand.

I just wondered has anybody successfully attempted a DHD screen replacement task and are there any tips/advice.

I've seen youtube vids which are hard to follow and worryingly it seems 'heat' is required to split the touch screen from the LCD.

Can anyone provide links to a pictoral guide and especially what is required to split the screens apart.

Thanks in advance :)
[Desire HD General] GuyInTheCorner:
You will need some heat to split the LCD from the digitiser as they are glued together

Sent from my Desire HD with BlackIce.

Thanks don't hurt ya know?! :)
[Desire HD General] adilrenzu:
be careful while separating the LCD from Touch Screen they are really glued together n by together i mean tight, i tried to change the touch screen but ended up damaging the LCD so had to order complete LCD,so make sure that u really heat the touch screen on the sides and do not rush to separate them, give them time to separate, first separate the LCD assembly from the Chassis after that this will help u Hopefully http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F1LKEF1RAT0
[Desire HD General] ebod:
ok thanks so far, I do have hairdryers and paint-stripper heat guns too. But 1) does there need to be more adhesive applied to re-glue to the replacement LCD screen & 2) does the need to be any compression or re-application of heat to re-bond?

edit: also , would still like a link to a pictorial guide to get me to the point of extracting the screen assy :)
[Desire HD General] xbiggyl:
I have successfully replaced the digitizer on my old DHD.

However, after replacement the screen looks a bit out of place in the chassis. And as I have learned from others who have done so, the screen almost always appears to have been tempered with.

Also be both very gentle and

patient

as you carry on the dissassembly.

Good luck!
[HTC Desire S] tep_kubo:
Hi,

I followed the instructions here (http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1525100) and after trying to revert back (fastboot oem lock and then flash stock ruu), I now have RELOCKED on the bootloader as opposed to LOCKED. Is there any way I can solve this (preferably without downgrading hboot)?

Thanks in advance.
[HTC Desire S] Jack_R1:
No, there isn't.
[HTC Desire S] TatoValverde:
you can S-OFF and then take the S-OFF and UNLOCKED tags off with this:

http://www.xda-developers.com/android/bootloader-customization-now-open-to-more-s-off-htc-devices/
[HTC Desire S] Angel2k6:
in my experience after the downgrade the banner "relocked" disappeared... but just through the downgrade..
[HTC Desire S] tep_kubo:
i guess that's just what the older version bootloader looks like... i was looking for a way to do it for hboot 2.00 etc but i think the bootloader customisation is the only way...

thanks for the help guys
[HTC Desire S] adisan2002:
Jack knows. Believe it.
[HTC Desire S] tep_kubo:
TatoValverde thanks a lot, the program worked a treat.

to anyone thinking of unlocking via htcdev, don't... downgrade and then flash engineered hboot.
[HTC Desire S] bayusuputra:
From my experience, downgrading Hboot using the RUU can help to make it ***LOCKED*** again (which happened to me), but if you have ever used HTCDev, then although it is Locked, HTC would know that it is actually RE-LOCKED.. That's if HTC bother to dig out their database deeper during repair..

My advice: Don't use HTCDev, or if you have, don't bother about it, just enjoy your freed phone..
[HTC Desire S] jneapan:
Wouldn't something like this work for our device as well? The partition and offset would likely differ, but I think it's doable. http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1970252
[HTC Desire S] amidabuddha:
I have checked this some time ago but unfortunately on my device (htcdev unlocked to escape a bad brick) there is no HTCL nor HTCU on any partition so they probably used another methodology on the DS

Sent from my HTC Desire S
[HTC Desire S] jneapan:
Well that's a bit disappointing, it made sense in my mind that they would use the same method on all their phones, because of convenience if nothing else.
[HTC Desire S] amidabuddha:
I hoped they did...

Actually I have made a lot of digging in this area and for example on HTC Wildfire the Relocked/Locked state can be manipulated in the misc partition only. This differs from the guide you linked as well.

I have searched through all of the 30 partitions on my device and have found no trace of the manipulation the unlock_token did. So eventually I gave up, but if someone finds the solution I will be happy. There are still 6 months in my warranty :)
[HTC Desire S] jneapan:
I've still got 8 months left on mine, so I'll be waiting to see if anyone else figures this out. Times like this, I regret not learning anything about this sort of development/hacking, because I'd very much like to fiddle with this myself :D
[Kindle Fire Themes and Apps] icomrade:
Hi, could anyone post the epicurious.apk file from Amazon app store. I can't seem to find it anywhere and it doesn't show up in the Amazon app store for me. I tried the regular android app and it's rubbish.

Thanks.
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] fluxgfx:
Any one noticed?

One X

AT&T

USA

CRC

3.0.8

v4.0	97.7 MB

1.85.502.3_R2
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] GuyIncognito721:
Yeah, that's been available for a little while now. No signs of 2.20 yet...
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] bloodrain954:
Is this thread srs bsns?
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] fluxgfx:
It would be great to see the 2.20 popout...
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] npropanol:
Is it just me or do both links point to the same file?

(evita-ics-crc-3.0.8-271616b.zip)
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Asgharjoon:
I swear i did search!

Thats why i had to create an account and ask!

I use my provider data package and i dont have any problem with the galaxy s3!

But when im home i connect to WIFI and while im connected to wifi i dont get notification from Gmail,Viber,Facebook and so on..but for example whatsapp works fine!

And i have to say it wasnt like this!i dont know if Firmware update caused this or an App!

If i want to know what is happening i should disconnect then all the notifications start to pop up!

Anybody knows what is the problem with Wireless internet connection?:(

Thanks in advance,
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Asgharjoon:
Seriously?no one knows?

i thought i ll get an answer in this forum :(
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] life_hacker:
try changing your DNS to any universal one(search google for universal DSN servers) or use 4.2.2.2

I had the same problem on my iPhone and that fixed it.. never tried on S3 though.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Asgharjoon:
Thanks for your respond!

the problem is i can come online using wifi!there is no problem with surfing the net!

the only problem is i dont get notifications from facebook from viber and lots of apps!

i have no idea what coudl be wrong!
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] life_hacker:
yes dude, i understood your problem. and the solution i gave you is for the same issue. just try a universal DNS server, i hope that would fix it.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Asgharjoon:
How to change DNS server on samsung galaxy s3?

Thats the question now :)
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] life_hacker:
you can either use SET DNS form Play Store. or change it on your router by going to the configuration window.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Asgharjoon:
I did it!

i changed the DNS in router config change!

Nothing happened!problem still exists!
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Benyaminko:
UPnP

Please check the UPnP settings in your router, it should be on "enabled"
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Asgharjoon:
I couldnt fine this option in router setting page!

But i changed the DNS and it worked for a while now its again the same story its not stable sometimes its working good sometimes not!

anyone knows the best public DNS server for galaxy s3?
[Samsung Galaxy Fit GT 5670] teo2996:
I can use Whatsapp with all my contacts except to one contact that takes a long time to receive and send messages , I tried uninstalling and installing the app several times and he too but the result is the same

Thanks for the help and sorry for my poor english:good:
[Samsung Galaxy Fit GT 5670] TheRealFelix0212:
Guy, your contact doesn't have a fast internet connection! :D

Greetings....
[Samsung Galaxy Fit GT 5670] TeeJay3800:
teo2996, please use regular font in your posts. Extra large bold text won't get your question answered any faster. Thanks.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mug2k:
Is it easy to roll back to the previous LRG update as the battery seems to drain pretty fast on this firmware, LRG was pretty much perfect for me as I'd lose 3-4% battery overnight from a full charge but this has lost 15% in the same amount of time.

18hrs since fully charged

76% left (24% gone in 18hrs)

7mins screen time

Deep sleep for 16hrs
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] letters_to_cleo:
It's funny your getting this issue as I have the exact opposite experience with what your getting at. I was with stock Open Germany LRG before, and using that firmware.. I lost about 17% drain after a full charge overnight using it. When I changed Rom to LRK (and installing the latest speedmod kernel), now my phone's overnight battery % goes 1% every 4 hrs.. not bad right? I think you can try exploring other options like flashing kernels first (try speedmod) and see if there's some considerable differences (or not) with your phone's batt life.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Seyhan60:
Which way did you use to get LRK? On which kernel are you? Which ROM? Do you notice other bugs? (apps that freeze, wifi/gps not working...)

It seems that you have the deep sleep issue, but what's surprizing is that you get it by upgrading... ^^'
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mug2k:
hmm, what's special about the speedmod kernel and is it at all risky to flash it ?

Flashed via mobile odin, the kernel is as follows 3.0.15-N7000XXLRK-CL811902. I haven't noticed any bugs thus far. Seems to go into deep sleep according cpuspy
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Seyhan60:
The changelog and functions of speedmod are here : http://touristinparadise.blogspot.sg/2012/01/samsung-galaxy-note-speedmod-kernel.html

I really recommend it, it feels really smooth, and drains less battery imho. And CWM and superuser are included.

All flashes have a risk (but it's minimal), this kernel is known to be safe (you can wipe data/factory reset = MMC superbrick-proof)

In battery settings, what drains the most your battery?
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] plupien79:
I've got this phone and am trying to get it to work with U.S. Cellular. I've got voice and SMS working but no data. I've tried umteen thousand APN settings to no avail.

Is there more that needs to be done? Can it be done, is the data service even on the same Frequency.

Yes, I've updated the PRL. Yes, it's one that supports data.

Remember this is a CDMA carrier not GSM.
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] plupien79:
1X is better than nothing

I've managed to get the 1X running.

3G would be nice, but doing things that are not supported usually doesn't come with much help.
[Motorola Droid and Milestone Q&A, Help & Troublesh] rolley:
Hello ladies and gents,

I ahve a very simple question, i want to follow the CyanogenMod thread to change roms on my milestone because it is acting up on me and it def. needs a refresher, but my main problem is that my power button does not work anymore, and i'm afraid the only way i have for it to turn on is if i connect it to a computer...when i just connect the phoen to a wall it just shows me charging...but as soon as i connect it to a computer it officially turns on.

So, do i need my power button to be able to complete the rom change, AND, is there such a thing as a rom or an app that would allow me to turn the phone on with a different button????

Thanks for your help peeps it is greatly appreciated!!! :laugh:
[Motorola Droid and Milestone Q&A, Help & Troublesh] nagabushan.c:
Did u tried alt+shift+del button combination on phydical keyboard to reboot?
[Motorola Droid and Milestone Q&A, Help & Troublesh] scoutme:
Anyway: you can use the cable workaround to flash any rom, by pressing camera button while connecting to pc
[Motorola Droid and Milestone Q&A, Help & Troublesh] extrem0:
Maybe 'reboot recovery' through adb or terminal emulator.
[Motorola Droid and Milestone Q&A, Help & Troublesh] rolley:
yes but no reaction!!

are you saying that the camera button will work to turn it on while doing a ram flash? confused a little.

what? lol
[Motorola Droid and Milestone Q&A, Help & Troublesh] scoutme:
I think I misanderstood your problem... what do you need power button for while flashing?
[Motorola Droid and Milestone Q&A, Help & Troublesh] rolley:
Since my power button is broken, if ever it shuts down or needs to restart and doesn't automatically, i don't want to have to unplug it and/or temper with it...so basically well, that was exactly my question; will i ever need my power button while flashing/changing roms on the device?

If not then i will go ahead and do the rom change.

My 2nd question was, since my power button is broken, my screenlock/unlock is also unfunctional and if ever my phone shuts off i can't turn it back on unless i connect it to a computer. Is there such a thing as an app or a feature(from a specific rom) that would allow me to configure the phone to turn on with a different button? Same thing for the screenlock/unlock.

I hope i explained myself better :o

Thanks for your time!!
[Motorola Droid and Milestone Q&A, Help & Troublesh] Quentin himself:
Can't help you for the first question... Think it's impossible to boot without power button nor plugged USB.

But for the second, it's known that all CM (at least since 7) have this option : wake up with volume buttons ;)

Some other ROM include it but can't tell you which one. Sorry.
[Motorola Droid and Milestone Q&A, Help & Troublesh] nagabushan.c:
What scoutme saying is correct, when the mobile is turning on and if u have pressed the camera button, it will trigger boot to recovery mode.

One more suggestion, why don't u use quick reboot widget, it has option to reboot to recovery. It does all what physical power button does. Try it out...
[Motorola Droid and Milestone Q&A, Help & Troublesh] Abu3792:
I've been dealing with this problem for about 6 months or so, if you are about to start from the scratch like sdcard partition and sbf and applying stuff I guess there's' no way you can do it...

All I did was downloaded the required ROM and placed in OR and I got a app for getting to recovery which is "Quick Boot"

Search on play store, its free ;which has got 4 options in it namely reboot, recovery ,boot loader and power off ...did it that way

Hope this helps