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[Windows Phone 8 General] katamari201:
I don't know why people are complaining that HTC didn't put more "innovation" into their phone. They have done the most out of every manufacturer so far to support WP and make it unique, but still retain the best from their Android line. Nokia on the other hand is expected to do far more, since their whole bottomline is in WP, and instead of making a unique phone, they are regurgitating the N9 design with slight changes. That's no different than the 8X using a similar build to the One X. I actually like the new changes and more pillowy pop tart look of the 8X over the One X. They actually made a blue color that is not some baby blue cyan, which I like, but wished was darker. People seem to be complaining that it isn't drastically different enough from the One X. The camera, screen, and so many other things were so last gen on the Lumia 900 that the 920 actually looks "innovative" in comparison. The only thing unique about the 920 is the OIS. The list pretty much stops there.

People seem to be forgetting how collectively carbon copy much of the WP7 phones were to their Android equivalents. HTC is still the only one outside of Nokia who is semi-serious. Look at the Ativ...
[Windows Phone 8 General] vikashfoolsu:
Wrong. They in fact will attract attention. If I'm holding one of these devices in my hand in a bright yellow or red color, my friends would definitely notice. These color choices are a great choice for teens because, hey, we all like attention. Whip out one of these, and someone in my group is bound to ask what phone it is. In terms of adults, maybe not so much, but I do feel that some people will care enough to ask. Attracting attention = attracting potential customers.
[Windows Phone 8 General] lumpaywk:
So your saying that because htc make android phones as well that they don't have to innovate as much and in doing so innovate more? Lumia 920 has super touch screen, hd+ (this includes improved blacks and higher refresh rates), wireless charging, pure view (10x more light then standard cameras and stabilization), Nokia maps and navigation (admit on older phones as well) curved glass (also on 800), partnered with companies like jlb to make accessories that match the phone. I could keep going but you get the point. What did HTC do oh yeah they copied nokias bright colours idea and added an amp, real innovation there.
[Windows Phone 8 General] lumpaywk:
Im not sure what you are trying to imply but if anyone disagree can they name me a bright windows phone before the lumia? What was the biggest selling windows phone oh yeah the cyan lumia. Then HTC who I may be wrong but have never made a phone that's not some odd grey colour (even the rhyme girls phone was a very muted greyish purple) now they suddenly decided on there own to make there windows phone range all colourful. TBH I said windows phone but I cant think of any off my head flagship phones that use colour, you may argue its a cheap teen gimmick but then you cant argue with the sales.
[Windows Phone 8 General] thebobp:
Jesus christ, why does everyone seem to assume that being the first to do a particular thing automatically attaches their name to it and makes everyone else a copier? Who was the first team to design a black phone and hurdurr, why did so many copy them?

While we're at it, why did you limit the inquiry to only colorful windows phones? Because it only serves to show how artificial this perceived development is?
[Windows Phone 8 General] lumpaywk:
Pretty much at the point a company that has not changed its style in many years suddenly pulls a product that goes against this to look just like a competitive product that just so happens to have smashed it out the park. When the colour becomes a selling point ie against the norm then it becomes a feature if that feature is copied by someone else then that means the copied it and ripped off the idea. I would understand if HC had other devices like this or even devices that went against the same design of all there phones. It also looks like ZTE will follow as well. Also changeable covers was one of the biggest selling features of phones to date and this is in the same design park. Innovation isn't just making something more powerful or stuffing in features its also working out what the public want and designing to that. For instance I have ruled out the Ativ already without much looking at the specs just because it looks so dull and I am not alone in these thoughts, maybe here I am in a minority but in the world I think you will find design is more important even then specs.
[Windows Phone 8 General] vetvito:
If Samsung would have done what HTC did, people would be ripping them apart. Just saying....

⚡sent from my Nexus S ?
[Windows Phone 8 General] mcosmin222:
I don't get why people complain about the HTC phones. Yes, they are weaker than Nokia or Samsung handsets, but that doesn't mean they won't sell.

In fact, I think HTC will get huge sales from the 8S and 8X because not everybody can afford the lumias and Ativ S. Yes, HTC phones can't be called "Flasgship" but they are more than enough for a lot of users, myself included.

The fact that they announced their phones latter and with lower specs than the others show they want to get the low to mid end market, and if they price their phones accordingly, they can easily get the most sales out of all 3 major players.

This also doesn't mean HTC won't come up with better phones in the future. It is to be expected that by the time the other guys release their low end devices, HTC can come up with a device to blow both lumia 920 and Ativ S.
[Windows Phone 8 General] naplesbill:
Using this logic, all red cars copied Ferrari. This is a juvenile train of thought.
[Windows Phone 8 General] lumpaywk:
I would agree 100% if I didn't think Nokia will come in cheap as well, yeah the 920 will probably be more but the 820 will go direct against the 8s and the 8s just does not stand up. The reason I personally hate them so much is because I feel let down. They have such great designs that it winds me up so much that they failed on the basics. WTF are they thinking only 16gb on a phone that they are selling on the back of its audio hardware (not just software). If they cam out and said it has an sd slot or 32gb then it would of sold like hot cakes but now im not so sure. your looking at a price diff of about £30 for that you lose to much.
[Windows Phone 8 General] mcosmin222:
I think the lumia 820 will come against 8x more than 8s.

maybe a future 720 to come against 8s.

There is really no reason for the 8s to cost as much as an 820.
[Windows Phone 8 General] lumpaywk:
In what possible way does what I say mean that at all,If Ferrari where the only car maker to make red and nobody else did they then outsold by a long way say Austin martin who say for this only ever made grey cars (not far from truth) then all of a sudden came out saying here is our bright red car then yeah that is copying. But that's not what you said and what you said also was not what I said. If you cant see how they are copying nokia and ripping off there design ideas then you need to get your eyes checked.
[Windows Phone 8 General] naplesbill:
There are just as many differences as there are similarities. Nokia didn't invent colored phones and is certainly not the first with blue or yellow. HTC has a blue phone coming, it is not Cyan now is it? That would be copying. A rectangular device that is similar in shape to another rectangular device is not copying. Apple had the multiple colored iPods longbefore Nokia started using bright colors on their devices. I guess that means Nokia copied Apple.
[Windows Phone 8 General] charlatan01:
... or, we are not on an LTE network in the US and would want support for Tmo's existing network. I am not sure if I can count on Tmo getting that all sewn up here in Denver in 2013 either. Thus, I am boned.
[Windows Phone 8 General] mcosmin222:
Prices disclosed in the EU.

http://www.gsmarena.com/android_global_market_share_now_sits_at_681_idc_reports-news-4834.php

8x is 487 euros

8s is 290 euros

As I expected, the 8S is the lower end of the stick.

the 8X is kinda expensive though. It actually comes in direct fight with lumia 820 which is around 50 euros more and better in every respect. lol.
[Windows Phone 8 General] lumpaywk:
yes but the differences are that it does not match up in any respect bar being thinner and having 2 amps (useless as only 16gb though). I think you miss the point, i never said nokia invented colored devices I said they made it there trademark with the windows phone range did well now everyone is doing it. If the lumia didn't outsell htc they would never of made the 8x and 8s colored.

Also Nokia was using bright colors to sell phones back in the 90's so your ipod example does not live up either.
[Windows Phone 8 General] naplesbill:
Those are your valid opinions and observations, however don't convey them as if they are facts.
[Windows Phone 8 General] vetvito:
The lumia's do look like huge iPod nano's.
[Windows Phone 8 General] gvpula:
Well a very nice phone, 8x I think has the right size, like our HD2 the king. Colors are in fact nice, I think that is cause Nokia seems to sell more colored Lumia than black. I'm curiouse to see how it will feel in hand.
[Windows Phone 8 General] tatperson:
The 8X looks great :) at least I won't have to deal with being pushed around because of a cancellation of a software update... (cough... Motorola)

Sent from my #Motofail... Further Plans coming soon...
[Windows Phone 8 General] lumpaywk:
This is true the 8x has a by far better form factor the lumia is far to big. If they could put the lumia spec in the 8x body that would be the perfect phone.
[Windows Phone 8 General] vetvito:
Another plus for HTC , most likely to be modded around here.
[Windows Phone 8 General] gvpula:
I have seen and try the 920 and it doesn't feel good in my hand, and it's heavy, more then the Evo3D, couriose to see how the new 8x will be.
[General Questions and Answers] Catwiesel:
Hello :)

okay, I have some news...

since no one had anything to say I went ahead and started trying stuff out...

Apparently, the tablet is rooted by default (or my measurement of being rooted is wrong):

- when i run the app root checker, it says it is rooted

- when i run adb shell / su the prompt is root:directoy #

- i can create and delete files from /system/app

still, something is up...:

- using the adb shell i can create a file in /system/app (touch test.tst)

- if i try to delete/move anything in the adb shell from /system/app apparently the file can not be found

- it works in terminal emulator

- ive installed superuser, but have yet to see the "application asks for superuser rights"

- with the default file browser or es file explorer i can not get to / (stuck in /sdcard) EDIT: Resolved, layer8 problem!

ive also tried some overclocking apps

- they either do not go beyond 1.2ghz (stock) - the apps however is more or less to uc, not oc

- they crash the tablet even with 1248mhz - maybe the scaling gouvanours fault?

- underclocking seems to work (by accident i set the mhz from 1200 to 60 and well... it was SLOW)

i also found out some stuff (quick info system pro)

- ARMv7 processor rev 2(v71) (ARM Cortex A8 1,2GHz - at least according to the tech sheet at the manufactorer)

- sun4i

so, i wonder:

- is the tablet actually sold rooted? then why do i not get superuser permission popups?

- is my hardware not overclockable with (those) apps (i have) and/or do i actually need a custom kernel (ive read abput self compiled kernel for sun4i and another tablet)

ive gotta say, even with a bit of experience in android (acutally, very little) and a bit of linux (not too much, but decent enough) i am sorta confused
[General Questions and Answers] thearclight:
...not alone

I´d bought 2 devices LC Power Mira 2 yesterday...they should be delivered on friday...so hang on...you´re no longer alone...

It could be that the device is rooted...as far as I know...

Google runs some kind of an quality assurance by denying some "nobrand" manufactures the total Android 4.0 compatibility.

For an example the Arnova (Archon´s budget line) 10b G3 is running 4.0 but without the Play Store, ´cause the device is not fully supported as an "Quality Android 4.0 Device" and you have to use a custom rom on that tablet.

That´s one reason to spend 5 Euros more for the Mira2 which have it all onboard...or am I wrong...?
[General Questions and Answers] Catwiesel:
Yes, indeed, at least the MIRA-1 tablet does come prerooted. This is of course nice (since I do not have to try root it myself) but also troubeling, since there is a good reason that android devices usually are not sold rooted. The bigger problem however seems to be that the superuser app is not working properly, i.e. I do not get the "this app is requesting superuser acess" question and probably for the same reason can not get my file browser (ES file browser) to go into the / directory.

what and if other apps could have trouble with the root access that apperently not every app is "finding" i dont know. i do hope not! :)

however, using the android sdk or shell emulator, all kinds of SU operations can indeed be executed.

concerning your google play store question (was it a question?), yes, the MIRA-1 tablet has google play installed and it can be used without any peticular limitation. its a safe bet that the mira-2 will be able to, too.

my experience with overclocking the tablet does not bode well. even a 48Mhz (smallest step) increase will freeze it. I have tried multiple apps.

i do not have any absolute answer so far. it could be that the oc apps have trouble with the root or are plain the wrong apps or simply that the cpu is already at its absolute limit and just can not be oced.

further investigation into this issue has revealed that apparently other tablets with similar hardware configuration may be able to overclock but apparently it would be neccesary to edit config files and with those compile the kernel. this is far beyond of what i can do and would be willing to do.

i am a bit sad about that, then yeah, the tablet is nice and good enough for me and worth the money, but a bit more speed could not hurt. it does happen that the tablet gets unresponsive for .5-1sec when browsing the web.

one last thought. the gpu does seem to be pretty "powerfull" (please, do not take me to literal.)

but i have yet to find any game that does not run smooth and looks good. according to my information i came across, the gpu is indeed well known for its good performance in 3d and full hd playback

(one exception. snes emulator is unplayable slow. but here i too blame the cpu, not gpu)
[General Questions and Answers] thearclight:
...:)

...sounds good to the fact that I won´t expecting more for this price. Hey 157€ is´nt very much for an 10.1" tablet...;)

...I´d got also my LG P990 as Android device and smartphone...believe Me...I know what it means being betrayed...no updates...Tegra ? - nVidia ?...I don´t wanna talk about it...lol

It´s rooted and I never got problems with some apps about this fact...ok it´s still on 2.3...thanks LG, by pretending the update comes in May 2012...;)

I´d send an e-mail to the support of LCpower, by asking about an list of compatible 3g Sticks...10min. later...Answer and an Exel-file with the whole list...great service...´til now...

I just hope that I´d bought 2 "nice" family tablets for a few funny games, sometimes a movie, some social networking...nothing more.

Hope I did´nt misunderstood something here...

...is it only possible with another Explorer (like Astro and ES) to get to the files of an external SD Card or not ???
[General Questions and Answers] Catwiesel:
well, the external sd card behaves a bit strange (at least for my understanding of android)

in short:

we have 2+1 memories in the tablet:

1 internal memory (small, i think 256mb, quite full with the android os and the apps)

1 other internal memory (the 8GB)

1 slot for the sd card, the +1 memory

now, everything begins at / (i figure this is the small internal memory)

the 2nd internal memory with 8gb is mounted under /mnt/sdcard and i believe /sdcard (where i would expect the sdcard!)

the sdcard itself can be found at /mnt/extsd

es file explorer has some trouble with that. if you launch it, it will start in /sdcard

since it does not recognize root, you can not go to /

since you cant type in the path by hand you can not go to /mnt

so apparently you cant browse the sd card with es file explorer (or i havent figured it out yet)

the preinstalled file explorer has no trouble with it at all. in fact, it even actually sends you to the right memory when you tap the corresponding symbols (as preinstalled file explorers go, it is actually not so bad)

ive tried setting up some symlinks but failed. maybe i did it wrong, maybe it just wont work.

another possibility to fix it could be editing fstab. but this could be dangerous and/or cause more problems then it helps

i filed that as a minor inconvenience to be adressed when im bored enough :)
[General Questions and Answers] thearclight:
...

Ok...this means...that I just hope that the Mira2 is accepting my microSD16GB and I can use it quite as normal...

In 2.3 it´s still the structure: " /mnt ---> /mnt/sdcard ---> /mnt/sdcard/_ExternalSD"

Is this structure changed in 4.0 ?
[General Questions and Answers] Catwiesel:
well on my mobile phone (motorola defy with cm7.2) i have /sdcard and /mnt/sdcard - actually being the sdcard

i also have /sd-ext which is empty

i dont know if that is the default for all android versions and/or if there are differences in sd-card mount points in android

however, the behaviour of the phone seems more logical (or its just that i am used to it)

whatever it is... the sd card of the tablet can not be accessed by /mnt/sdcard/ANYTHING

however, further research especially with the es file browser has shown that indeed you can browse the sd-card /mnt/extsd by switching the two in the favorites options.

so, maybe it makes sense, maybe it dont.

maybe its andorid 4.0.4 conform, or not.

what is important is that apps apparently dont mind (they do get installed on the 8gb internal memory mounted at /mnt/sdcard and /sdcard) and so far have yet to refuse to work/show strange behaviour

also, it is possible to move/copy etc files between /mnt/sdcard and /mnt/extsd and browse both directories, at least with the default android file explorer as well as es file browser.
[General Questions and Answers] thearclight:
So...a little update...the 2 devices are now in our hands...for about one week...

....and everything I can telling 'bout them...

,,.they're working great. Not a single bad issue, no freezes, and as far as we can see...

...for a price around 160€ there is no better tablet on the market.

Since yesterday I run the game Wild Blood (Unreal Engine 3 Game) which is most famous for an app who killed some tablets and phones...but nit the mira2 ...it's playable.

The device was also rooted "out of the box" but I can't find a single problem with the external SDcard or other USB Hosts I tested.
[General Questions and Answers] kingofkrunck:
Had the same issue thanks for the help guys
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] hapticxchaos:
Woke up to the 4g lte icon :) maxed Out at 24 down and 10 up. Not too shabby or unnannounced territory riiiiight :)
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] k2snowboards88:
Some of us have had problems with a noisy Galaxy S3 headphone jack full of distortions and static. Those of us that have it have noticed it for every phone. I wanted to find out why. I have a number of headphones and they all have different impedance (ohms). The headphones I use while out and most likely to use with a phone have a very low 15 ohm impedance. The GSIII is unusable with these headphones. I have a 25 ohm pair and the phone is noisy but tolerable. I have a pair of 50 ohm headphones and the phone is just fine with them and I don't notice any problems.

That explains why a lot of people have no problem with the headphone jack and others find it terrible no matter how many times they replace it. The solution is to raise impedance. I chose this volume knob cord (http://www.amazon.com/Shure-EAADPT-...1348070226&sr=8-1&keywords=shure+airplane+kit). There are cheaper ones, but this one doesn't introduce any obvious distortions that I can hear. I just use this and set my phone's volume to 2/3. Then I just use the knob to change volume. Everything sounds fine now. Not quite as good as a Wolfson, but nothing to complain about at all.

This might seem obvious to some, but it's not to everyone and it might help someone doing a google search.
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nicks90:
hi folks,

i;m starting to get into a bit of astrophotography after being a bit of a star gazer for many years.

I;m currently using a crappy usb vid camera with the lense popped out attached to the eyepiece of my telescope for capturing images and then stacking them with registax, to get a half decent image of the moon etc.

however the usb cam needs plugging in to my laptop when in use and its a complete ballache carrying the laptop around and balancing that and trying to set up the telescope etc.

The camera on the atrix is pretty damn good, plus it saves the pictures to the removable card and therefore doesnt need plugging in to my laptop when in use and is just so much easier to manage! It can also easily be attached to my scope with a gorilla mount.

BUT - one big problem......

I dont want to dismantle the flippin thing and take the lense out to expose the ccd, but i do need to negate the fact it has a lense / autofocus so that when i get it all setup and click, it doesnt just take a picture of a big white blob (currently thats all it does, even if you get the focus perfect on the preview screen!) I;ve found the setting to set it to "infinity", but the bloomin thing still tries to focus itself and stop letting me do it via the telescope! its too clever for its own good sometimes and it should just trust me!

any help on this would be brilliant, as potentially this is a much easier and more powerful way of taking photos with my scope.

cheers

nick
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Rugile:
Hey guys,

I did a research on the web but I didn't succeed to find the answer, so here I am.

So recently I've bought my HTC Desire HD and it turns out to have S-OFF (as it shows on HBoot) but no root and a stock Rom. Here's the information:

Software number: 3.12.405.1

Kernel number: 2.6.35.10

Android version: 2.3.5

Sense: 3.0

So my question is: In Advanced Ace Hack Kit post I saw that it is not recommended to root the phone with provided software in case I already have S-OFF, but as I googled how to get my S-ON back I didn't manage to find anything useful. Should I continue with the kit then, or do you have any ideas how to get S-ON back again?
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] glevitan:
If you are already S-OFF there is no need to use the Hack Kit. If you want to flash a custom rom just flash a custom recovery and then the custom rom. If you just want root access then just flash Superuser from CWM from here: http://androidsu.com/superuser/

You will find answers and how to's in the guide in my signature. Hope it helps...:good:
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Rugile:
Thanks for such fast reply! Unfortunately, I can't get to flash a custom recovery... By following some instructions, after writing "fastboot flash recovery recovery.img" using ADB, I get this error:

FAILED(remote: not allowed)

Now, is it possible that my S-OFF actually does not exist, even though that HBOOT says different? If so, what should I do? Or is that a different problem?

Thanks in advance,

Rugile.
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Teichopsia:
Try

adb devices

If it doesn't show then perhaps you need to install the htc sync/drivers. Go to glevitans signature. You'll find everything you need there.

Sent from a dream.