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[Microsoft Surface] DavidC1980:
I think you two have summed it up perfectly. After installing Win8 Pro on my 6 month old latop this weekend I've come round to the idea that an RT tablet does the job of a tablet perfectly, with the current limitation of app variety. I have a desktop which is just used for gaming, laptop and ipad.

I can see me changing the ipad for a Surface RT. keeping Win 8 pro on the laptop, Win 7 on the desktop.
[Microsoft Surface] GoodDayToDie:
A few more points:

RT still allows Flash in the browser, running software as Admin, scripting with CMD or Powershell, unlocking for sideloading, and using system utilities like Disk Management (if you're feeling bold, you can reclaim a few gigs of storage by nuking the Recovery partition and extending the OS partition into it).

RT really does get great battery life. I mean, seriously excellent. Microoft's 8-hour estimate is, if anything, possibly a bit conservative. I was able to simultaneously play music (streamed over WiFi), copy a ton of files from my main box (13GB of music), and browse the web at the same time, and the battery drain during that time was... about 12%/hour. That's 8 hours of heavy usage, not just everyday stuff. 3 hours of Skype call, historically a horrifically battery-draining app, took maybe 40% of the battery.

Surface RT has no moving parts internally. No fans, in particular. The Surface Pro isn't actually anywhere near twice as thick (it's about 4mm more, I think; that's less than 50% thicker) but it will need to have fans, and to vent heat. MS did a very neat design where it vents all around the rim, instead of making a single hot spot, but still...

We've already figured out how to run third-party desktop EXEs on Windows RT. Aside from putting our own OS on the hardware, Surface is already pretty well jailbroken, and we're just barely getting started!
[Microsoft Surface] lettuceman44:
If I can get Eclipse on Windows RT, then it is game over.

I will get Windows RT instead of Pro.
[Microsoft Surface] :
Interesting thoughts. I move back and forth daily on what one to get. I wish the RT port was USB 3.0. And the lower resolution screen is still a concern of mine.

Really though, I want a 64GB without the Touch/Type keyboards. I'll never use them and unless they are thrown in? I'll pass.
[Microsoft Surface] Digital Man:
Could you please clarify? Any links or threads that provide info on this? Thought this was impossible.
[Microsoft Surface] e.mote:
He's referring to this thread, specifically post #10.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1885399
[Microsoft Surface] Digital Man:
Thanks. That's what I figured. I read that thread some time ago - sort of a dead end - not really a practical solution.

You would need source code, and then the ability to self-sign could be easily revoked at any time, disabling all hacked 3rd party apps with one update.
[Microsoft Surface] mk1151:
I looked at the specs again, I had my facts wrong - it is just about 50% thicker, not twice as thick, but that still makes a big difference.

One other thing I noticed is that Surface Pro doesn't come with Office, so aside from the cost of the tablet, add another $150-$300 to the cost to get parity with the Surface RT.

In addition, I noticed this:

Connectivity:

Surface RT: Always connected, even when in standby mode. Connected standby keeps apps up-to-date.

Surface Pro: Connectivity off when hibernating/sleeping to preserve battery.

Something tells me MS already knows battery will be a problem with the Pro. There is no standby with the Pro, only the PC-esque hibernate/sleep, so there will be lag when starting up and you can't "peek" at your device to see messages.

Full side-by-side comparison of specs available here:

http://www.microsoft.com/Surface/en-US/surface-with-windows-rt/help-me-choose
[Microsoft Surface] compty:
What is the camera specs like in megapixels?
[Microsoft Surface] phases:
1.0 front and back for RT. It is a seriously bad camera.

Would like to know what will come with Pro. Though, I will say I was pretty convinced I wanted Pro instead, but after reading this thread I'm on the fence.
[Microsoft Surface] mk1151:
Same 720p (just shy of 1MP) camera, front and back, for both the RT and the Pro. Most people don't realize this but even a 1080p screen is only 2MP. So although the resolution is not that high, it is enough to fill the screen of the RT without enlarging the image. Interestingly, on the Surface Pro, viewing an image taken with the camera in full-screen mode may look pixelated.

A detailed spec sheet with side-by-side comparison is here.
[Microsoft Surface] tboy2000:
Just received mine. It is much heavier than I thought. Haven't turned it on yet. Want to fully charge it.

One thing of concern is that somehow there is a tiny and I mean tiny scratch/scuff in the casing by the cover connector which shows a sliver of silver (metal) underneath. I am wondering how durable the black coating is on the casing and if lots of scratches will scuff away at the paint.
[Microsoft Surface] compty:
Meh, nowadays its sort of the norm to have decent cameras, especially on the back. I suppose I won't be taking many pictures with the surface anyway.
[Microsoft Surface] mk1151:
I started a compatibility thread here:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1964402

Lots of great stuff with the RT, much to my surprise. I really thought some of these features would be reserved for the Pro. I have to say I am impressed.

If we can overcome the Junos Pulse issue this can easily be my daily driver system.
[HTC Rezound] jrredho:
Hey All,

Is it possible to disable the lock ring when security is set to 'none'. I hate having to do that.

Oh and I'm running the current OTA ICS; unlocked, rooted.

Thanks!

John
[HTC Rezound] Jimi Mack:
Here is a little app that will give you what you are looking for. you will have to only unlock on a first boot.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.jraf.android.nolock&feature=search_result#?t=W251bGwsMSwxLDEsIm9yZy5qcmFmLmFuZHJvaWQubm9sb2NrIl0.
[HTC Rezound] jrredho:
Hey There,

Thanks for getting back to me so quickly!

I used to use that widget prior to the ics update. I quit because it doesn't work any longer for what it was truly intended to do, at least for PIN screen locks. But, by golly, it definitely does work for what I asked in my OP here.

Cheers,

John
[HTC Rezound] SynisterWolf:
are you on sense or aosp?
[HTC Rezound] squidder:
Sense he's talking about the ring u pull up on lockscreen
[HTC Rezound] SynisterWolf:
just noticed that it said OTA. whoops.
[HTC Rezound] tjamscad:
You can delete/rename the sense lock screen and get the asop lock screen. I dont know if that helps you get what your looking for or not
[HTC Rezound] jrredho:
Hey All,

This is a follow up to a topic I started a long time ago, but I've hit the wall with the whole Sense lockscreen strategy, and I've returned to ask if there was a pathway to any relief. :)

Anyway, Jimi Mack pointed out this app to me back then:

But there is actually still a problem with it: When I have security set to pattern, and the screen set to no-lock via the app, while pressing the on/off button to activate my screen takes me directly to my home screen, I still have to do the entire "pull-ring-then-enter-pattern" when I pull something off of the notification bar pull-down menu. That sucks! Bigtime!

So I'm here to ask, no beg really, can anybody point me in some direction where "no lock" means no lock globally?

Hey, I'd even take the compromise of just having to put the pattern in from the notification bar menu. Having to do the pull ring from the notification menu makes me extraordinarily unhappy...

Oh, and since I didn't mention it earlier, I'm running the latest stock OTA ICS ROM; unlocked, rooted, Amon Ra 3.16 recovery.

Thanks!

cheers,

john
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] bcb325ci:
Ok I am having problems rooting my galaxy S3. Every time I try to root my phone I get touchwiz has stopped working. The only way to fix this is to take out the battery and while hold volume up, power, and home button to do a factor reset. Not sure what the problem is, but I am using the most current version of odin3 and following the directions on how to root my phone. odin says it's complete and my phone restarts with no errors, but when it restarts I start getting stopped working pop ups and then touchwiz stopped responding. Anyone having this problems, and is there a fix for this? Any help would be appreciated.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] boothcr79:
I have used this with success many times. http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1746682
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] lordzeager:
Confused about which rooting method

Hi,

I have a Galaxy S3 Roger sgh-i747m and android 4.0.4 with I747MVLLH1. I want to root it, able to do a full backup with Titanium or equivalent apps and install/modify rom, new os.

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There are any methods for rooting, but I want to know which one should I use? I see this method:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1739426

I'm not sure if it's working correctly for my phone.

What does it cause if the counter is tripping, only avoiding the warranty?

Thanks!
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] boothcr79:
I think the S3 snapdragon toolkit that I posted above will work for rogers as well.

Also there is an app called 'triangle away' to reset the counter.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] Deoxlar:
I'm with Rogers too, I used this method and it worked perfectly. Just follow the steps closely and make sure you download the right complete files before doing it.

Trip counters and rooting does void the warranty. But if anything happens to your phone unrelated to you tampering with it, just rest flash counter and flash back to stock and they will still honor the one year warranty.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] amzi:
touchwiz is crap go sd maid and delete touchwiz and install apex or something
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] t1.8matt:
Does anyone know how to setup fastboot on windows 8? I tried to enter the C:\android-sdk-windows\tools in environment variables to get fastboot to work, but there is no such option anymore in the computer settings. ADB works fine, just cant get fastboot to work, keeps telling me "waiting for device" when i try a fastboot command while the phones at the fastboot menu and hooked up to the computer.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] ÜBER™:
That's driver related not fastboot related. It wouldn't even say that if it was fastboot. It would say "fastboot" is not recognized as an internal command. But yeah you're experiencing a driver error. You could try installing PDAnet and have it install its android driver. Otherwise your outta luck since windows 8 won't let you install unsigned drivers.

Sent from my Galaxy Nexus
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] t1.8matt:
That worked great! Thanks man!
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] adrynalyne:
The Samsung USB drivers are signed. And actually, you can install unsigned drivers in Windows 8 if you disable driver signature enforcement (DSE).
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] ÜBER™:
Yeah but the Samsung drivers aren't his issue. Those don't include the android driver that is needed for fastboot. At least that was my experience. I had to manually install that. And thanks I didn't know that.

Sent from my Nexus 7
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] qhinton:
This is a Samsung product will probably work with GS3 too. Anyways anyone looking for dock this is what every dock should be.

http://m.samsung.com/us/mobile/cell-phones-accessories/EDD-S20JWEGSTA#gallery
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] abdelgni:
Actually, it looks like it has 3 USB ports, not 2, which seems great, definitely the best accessory for a Note 2 user, can't wait to see someone review it.
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] HOGWILD:
where did you buy the smart dock
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] desztan:
Can you do a review?
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] dragonisinogard:
heh I got the smart dock and the phone pre ordered for 374.98 :D i am glad to see more people talking about it, I also got a question, does it have multiple tv out like mirrored, webtop, or is it just mirrored nothing else?
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] husain3d:
What is Gakaxy?

Sent from my GT-N7105
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] FloatingFatMan:
A typo, duh.
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] doubleplay86:
This dock looks amazing. One question I have is whether the USB/hdmi ports will work without the dock being plugged in to a wall/computer.
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] wtharp2:
Which model of GN2, and how did you get it and the dock for so little?

THanks!
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] qhinton:
I would think so.
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] dragonisinogard:
I work for walmart so I get a 25% discount on accessories from verizon, I just got the 16gb version so I saved 25$ because of my discount :D
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] prinzhernan:
I wonder if the HDMI out will work without having to connect it to a power source.
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] randomjoebob:
This looks amazing. I had to order one. I wonder if the HDMI out allows you to display the entire screen like the droid bionic would.

I really want to be able to browse the internet and type documents on a tv with a wireless mouse and keyboard.
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] farfromovin:
Does this have a spot for an extra battery to charge in the back there?
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] dt33:
Wanted this one, but too expensive.:(
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] Goodm7sn:
Wondering about it as well...
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] berryc:
very nice looking piece of kit, hopefully available in the uk
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] Peter Galbavy:
Here's a more non-mobile site: http://www.samsung.com/us/mobile/cell-phones-accessories/EDD-S20JWEGSTA
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] wingzero:
I registered my device on Samsung website and they emailed me a code for 50% off on accessaries. The dock is currently on back order. I'll be getting this for sure.
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] Bond@007:
Very great but so expensive :crying:
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] elite-fusion:
The dock looks amazing. I would get it, but I would need to make 100% sure that it would work with a case, whether it be a TPU case or the Otterbox case that will be released sometime in Nov. Also, will this dock charge a spare battery?

Can someone please confirm?
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] boodies:
so does this negate the need for an allshare hub if all i have is 1 phone and 1 tv? Thanks
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] richlum:
Is there a way to set the phone to landscape mode whilst in the dock?

If not, it would seem like you would be stuck with portrait mode, meaning that most of a 16:9 external monitor would be unused black bars on the sides...
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] xrvr:
Yeah, was wondering same thing too... Also, since phone's resolution is 1280x720, I guess you'll get same resolution on your monitor/TV?

Which is kind of defeats purpose of connecting it to external monitor, except for watching movies.
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] lawalty:
Can someone post a youtube video of this dock? It looks really interesting.
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] captainhakan:
I been looking for a way to buy this product since yesterday. Anybody has bought it already? User reviews would be really useful. I think an extra battery charger compartment would have been handy as well which seems to be missing on this one

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[Galaxy Note II Accessories] brooon:
Shouldn´t you be able to just switch the launcher into landscape mode?! I don´t see a problem here... :confused:
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] jadaress1:
Is it available to buy un the UK yet? Thanks.
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] richlum:
If you are using a third party launcher, yes.

But, I don't think TW has a setting to lock it into landscape mode...
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] hot0m:
Could anyone confirm if this smart dock works with a galaxy s3? I have the gs3 and will upgrade to the note 2 in a few months. This smart dock is the best dock that i've come across. TIA!
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] brooon:
afaik there is one version which just works with the S3 and another one which works with the S3 AND the N2. So if you are using one with the N2, it should just work fine with a S3 as well...

But please, go and double check this info, as I really don´t know why (and from where) my brain remembers this info^^
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] jadaress1:
Is it in stock anywhere to buy? UK even better. Thanks.
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] NZtechfreak:
I have a contact who should be getting me one of these in a couple of days, will review it and test with the S3 too.
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] hot0m:
When will this code expire?

---------- Post added at 01:05 AM ---------- Previous post was at 01:03 AM ----------

Here is another similar link which may provide some helpful information.
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] NZtechfreak:
Got the Smart Dock today (before you ask I got it from someone in Samsung, I didn't purchase it anywhere). Very cool piece of kit!

Does not work with the S3, although I hold hope that a firmware update might make it work with the S3 also at some stage in the future...
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] azhurvadal:
great, eagerly waiting for your reviews :good:
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] wingzero:
It expires on Dec 15. Just hope the dock comes back in stock by that time.
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] therockk:
When the Note 2 connected to the TV via this dock, does the interface that shows on the TV/Monitor change into more of a tablet type or bigger interface? or does this dock basically just mirror the phones display to the TV/Monitor?
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] NZtechfreak:
Just mirrors the phone display. If you are using TouchWiz you get a different docking screen and a docking page buddy screen.
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] richlum:
This is what I was afraid of. So, to use it effectively as a "computer" on a 16:9 monitor you need to use an app to lock the orientation to landscape. Or, lie it on its side, which will block one of the USB ports.

For $100, I was hoping the "Smart Dock" would be a bit smarter than just a regular dock bundled with extra ports. :(
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] NZtechfreak:
Yep, I'm using Ultimate Rotation Control to force it to landscape. Since you can just use an app that doesn't require Root to do that rotation I don't see that as a particularly big deal. Still, I agree disappointing software implementation. How cool would it have been if it switched it to landscape and tablet UI?!
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] therockk:
So if I have the stock rom on the phone then when docked the Touchwiz UI changes to make it bigger? And what is this page buddy thing?

Sent from my Galaxy Note 2 - N7100
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] shook187:
$100 is a rip off.
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] boodies:
Man are you guys broke or what? MHL alone costs half that. This thing is a bargain with all the connectivity options available in 1 single solid unit. My problem is Samsung doesn't seem to have them in stock.
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] brooon:
Correct. Furthermore, the prices will drop immediately, as you can already preorder them for 55 € here in Europe. And that is quite a fair price if you consider that the standard dock (only charging!) costs about 30 €.

Referring to the landscape stuff: This is something what is kind of confusing me as well. I just loved the dockconnector-placement on the Dell Streak, which was placed at the side of the device. It was certainly Samsungs idea to enable us Note users to use the device as a desktop replacement...and somebody should show me only 1 single person that uses his PC monitor in portrait mode in a daily context (yeah, I know, pivot function...but come on, this is also something that nobody really needs in a daily context^^)
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] shook187:
Im not broke but im not dumb either. Not sure where you buying your MHL adapter but I didn't pay anywhere near $50.
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] boodies:
Okay smart guy, then tell me what i can use to simultaneously do hdmi video while connecting my keyboard and mouse and speaker. You can buy **** that does all that but they're separate.
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] brooon:
No need to be rude my friend ;) The answer would be: Go and buy an HDMI adapter...furthermore you just need bluetooth stuff and that´s it. Is it comfortable? No, it isn´t.
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] richlum:
If you just want to use mouse and keyboard and hdmi at the same time, I think a $5 hdmi adaptor and a BT keyboard and mouse would be better as you wouldn't be tied to the dock.

But, if you want to use USB OTG (storage, midi, controller etc.) and charge your phone at the same time, I think this is one of, if not the only, way to do that.
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] NZtechfreak:
It is the only way to do that.
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] rickhuizinga:
Here is a demonstration & review of the Smart Dock:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4hy3wETf5o0
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] NZtechfreak:
:)

Yep, that's mine :)
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] DroidLoyalist:
URC has a Tasker Plug-In

Loved your vid and it quite informed my purchase.

I've been tinkering and Ultimate Rotation Control has a built-in tasker plug-in. I'm playing with just making that automatic when docked.
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] xKrisx:
I love this doc. I have it by front door. I have a wireless keyboard and mouse attached with my 2tb HD on the third port. HDMI attached to my TV and my surround sound attached as well to the doc. I always have my BT headset with me.

I come home from work, drop it in the cradle and that's where it stays till I leave in the morning. My headset works all over my apartment so taking/making a phone call is easy. My wireless keyboard and mouse are integrated and have about a 80ft range so I can be in the kitchen/dining room or living room and use them. I can split screen a movie and browse the net at the same time and on a 62" TV its awesome. I can even screen record movies from HBO Go and store them on my external drive.

The DOC auto rotates my screen but I had to plug in an old wired mouse to make it work.
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] IamPro:
I am having problems with my LG picking up the signal, my other generic HDTV works fine.. not sure if I am doing something wrong or what :confused:

Edit:

Finally got it to work; unplugged all my other HDMI cables then plugged in the dock one, then switched to right HDMI channel before inserting phone then put phone in with thin TPU case making sure it went all the way down and the LG read the connection :)

I use auto-rotate app but might try the wired mouse idea (I use a K400 keyboard-mouse and is awesome except for the non-rotate thing)
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] mgammal:
Well after I tried, no. It has to be plugged to the charger to power the ports. It comes with a 2A wall charger as well.
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] greenlant:
I am about to purchase the Dock as well, but I want to re-check a few points that have been mentioned and I want kindly ask all the owners of this very nice product to check them (thank you so, so much in advance! :) )

1.) The rotation thing:

It has been mentioned that it may become kind of frustrating when the note II´s content is always presented in portrait mode. The solution is still just to install a rotation app from the market, isn´t it? And is it really true that the screen is switching to landscape *automatically* as soon as a mouse and a keyboard is attached?

2.) The screen-is-on-thing

There is still no solution in terms of the always-on-issue regarding the screen, right? Meaning that if you are using an external monitor, the Note´s screen doesn´t turn off, but has to be on all the time as well. Is this correct? Is there a workaround?

3.) Any bugs that haven´t been mentioned

I would like to sum all the bugs up (would be nice for everyone who´s interested in the Dock, as soon as I´ll have it I can open up another thread if s.o. is interested).

I am really looking forward for someone to check the points above!! :cowboy: