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[Nexus 10 General] Croak:
And what criteria was the AC review missing for you?

Specs: Check.

Personal observations: Check

Personal insight: Check

Specifications on the N10 have been out for weeks, not much more to cover there, but he did include them for the sake of article completeness.

He made fairly astute observations about how it felt in the hand, how it struck him aesthetically, how the device performed, etc.

So his "review crime" was prefacing the article with enthusiasm? He's discredited because he liked the device? That's pretty valuable information in the "insight" category as far as I'm concerned. Sure, it's subjective, but all reviews that are more than regurgitating specs are when you get right down to it.

Windows 8, for example, in purely objective review format, is superior to Windows 7 in every category. But actually using it on a non-touchscreen device will quickly bring to light its weaknesses. However, you really only get that sort of information from either hands-on use or (wait for it) subjective reviews.

I like benchmarks as much as the next guy, and really appreciate sites like Anandtech that have a good methodology for testing. But, I don't buy ANYTHING based on a cold hard Anandtech-style review. Case in point, I don't own any Apple products. :)
[Nexus 10 General] e.mote:
>And what criteria was the AC review missing for you?

Nothing. There were no new insights gleaned--other than that the reviewer is a rabid Android fanboy. Most N10 aspects have already been revealed. The only unknowns remaining are left to the final build, which reportedly are being pushed out OTA as we speak. Hopefully, we'll get info for 4.2's multi-user acct and (possible) Miracast support tomorrow from reviewers.

>Specs: Check.

>Personal observations: Check

If only it were as simple as filling out a checklist, yes? :)

>Windows 8, for example, in purely objective review format, is superior to Windows 7 in every category.

There's little I can say here to one who has no clue what the word "objective" means. Perhaps you know what "oxymoron" means.

BTW, if Win8 were so awesome, Sinofsky wouldn't be packing his bag right now.

>I like benchmarks as much as the next guy

I don't, as benchmarks rarely matter outside of geek circles. But it's a piece of hard data, assuming proper methodology--which all too often is faulty. Anyway, there are many other important aspects not covered in the typical blog "review" (quotes intentional.) One good case in point is the universally rosy blog reviews of the Asus TF Prime, which turned out to be quite the opposite in real-world use.

>I don't buy ANYTHING based on a cold hard Anandtech-style review.

Anandtech has its pitfalls. Its forte is CPU architectures and traditional x86 desktop testing. Mobile devices and testing are outside of its core competency, and it shows. To wit: The Asus TF Prime was given a similar thumbs-up along with the rest of the blogging circuit. I've noted other lapses. Regardless, its reviews are usually detailed enough, benchmarks aside, that one doesn't have to lean so heavily on the reviewer's judgment. Per the homily: Show me, don't tell me.

In case it's not clear by now, it's more important to review the reviewer than the object being reviewed, because once you know the first, you know the second.
[Nexus 10 General] dakine:
So now we are cherry-picking reviews?! This reminds me of a certain presidential candidate who decided he wasn't really behind, the polls just needed unskewing :)

And Anandtech rocks! Always has always will :p

If most of the reviews say its a nice device with so so viewing angles and average battery life then I'm inclined to believe them. And nobody will argue with the fact that that Android tablet App selection needs work compared to iOS.

That said, Apple is an arrogant ****e company and their saint Steve was a prick who never cared about anyone but himself so for me its an easy choice.

Sent using xda app-developers app
[Nexus 10 General] dmoney94:
More Good Reviews

http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2012/11/nexus-10-tablet-is-a-solid-house-built-on-shifting-sands/
[Nexus 10 General] Fissurez:
"These products are crap because I don't like the guy who made the company"

How about coming up with a sensible reason,

e.g. "I don't want an iPad because I find iOS to be a bit stale, and I like to be able to tinker with my devices.

Pretty sure how a dead guy acted/ how a company acted wouldn't usually affect your product choices, so stop being silly about apple being apple and instead point out the flaws in the tech rather than the company.
[Nexus 10 General] dakine:
Unlike silly fanboys I look objectively at the pros and cons of a product. I stated that the iPad was still a bit better tablet than the nexus and clearly listed why. If a company's policies, leadership and general attitude bother me then I don't want to buy their products, so it most definitely affects my product choices. I don't need any other reason than that. I'm soooo sorry if that's not sensible enough for you :)

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[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] simonguy29:
Hi all, I'm very sorry in advance if this is already covered somewhere but I couldn't locate

I have 2 problems - I've had my I9000 for 2 years now. The battery life was very random some days would last the day other times a few hours (same usage) so I got a new battery about 5 months ago. There wasn't any improvement. Now its worse.

I'm lucky to get 2 hours use out of it sometimes it dies as soon as unplugging from charger even though it's at 100%. Sometimes it just dies with no warning with plenty of charge left .. switch back on and batt life down to a few % and all other variants in between

So my first question is - Is this fixable with software changes and if so please direct me with best solution

My other problem is the home button doesn't work anymore or at least I didn't think it did until recently I pressed fairly hard and moved my thumb around and it suddenly worked (have to do this each time now) - after some research I've come to the conclusion that these buttons if any damp/moisture gets underneath it can corrode and my wife uses it in the bath all the time. Understand would be tricky and I'm sure I could pull it off but is it possible to take apart and clean?

Thanks in advance for any assistance possible and again sorry if same issues already posted/answered
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BlueFlame4:
What ROM are you on? This behaviour is really weird... What happens if you charge your phone while it is turned off?

To the 2nd question: There are CM9/10 ROMs with touch buttons implemented, so that shouldn't be a too big problem.

Sent from my Gameboy Color
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] simonguy29:
Hi and thanks for your reply, currently on (bear with me if not all info needed)

Firmware 2.3.6

baseband I9000BUJV4

Kernal 2.6.35.7-I9000XXJVU-CL851880 se.infra@SEI-22 #2

Build GINGERBREAD.BUJVG

Note I did root my phone and used the 'No-frills CPU Control' so see if this would have any effect on battery life but no change

Also there is no difference if charge whilst switched off or on - It has the same temperamental behaviour

Thanks in advance
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BlueFlame4:
There are some battery calibration apps in Play Store. Try one of them when your phone is 100% charged. Furthermore I'd recommend flashing a completely new ROM to be sure nothing is left. Then calibrate again.

I'm sorry, I can only give advices since I've never heard or read about that problem before.

Sent from my Gameboy Color
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nabilimran:
There is a thread somewhere about the solution of the home button problem. I'll help you find the thread.

As for the battery, I suggest that you install a new custom ROM. There are lots for your phone, so anything is possible and up to you. You should try flashing, its fun. :D

EDIT: here's the thread to the he button solution. Apperently its a hardware problem. http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1601003 :D
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] simonguy29:
Thanks for all the above advice - I have unfortunatly cracked the Amoled screen :crying:

Wondering if it's worth my time putting it back together ...... Will it still work ?

Thanks again
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] simonguy29:
and the answer is no :(:crying:

never mind it was over 2 years old now .... good excuse to buy new toy (silver cloud and all that)

ttfn
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tinpanalley:
Just a few questions I've had come up while doing my first bit of flashing on the I9300...

1. I come from phones that didn't have internal/virtual SD cards. How do I ensure that the WHOLE phone is wiped when I try a new ROM? I'm seeing elements from previous ROMs.

2. Someone explain to me WHY the default for cameras isn't to save to my external SD card. The stock Samsung asks you which you want to use for photos but every other app wants to save on the internal SD (which by the way makes no sense, why not just call it internal memory???) What's the point of having an external card if the phone's system won't use it?

3. Sooo... CM based ROMs are buggy still and won't be optimal for the I9300. And Sammy ROMs will be built on the base ROM that was actually meant for this hardware but will never have the Vanilla JB look. Is that about it? If so, it would seem that getting JB "themes" of some kind for Samsung ROMs makes more sense than bothering with AOSP at all for the time being. Is that a fair assessment? I love the gallery integration in the AOSP camera, but every AOSP ROM I try has FC issues and crashes with the gallery, camera, and/or browsers.

Thanks to anybody who can give me some input on these questions.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] NewAussiefromCanada:
1. Go here: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1832326&highlight=super+wipe there is 4 simple options for wiping all with a clear explanation of what they do, all built into a nice aroma installer.

2. Can't tell you why that is, ask the dev's of the app is the best thing I can recommend.

3. That is about it as far as I know. Sounds like a fair enough assessment, but like always just try out different roms to find the one you like the most. There is no best rom as far as the forum is concerned.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ReMuSik:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=840040

Under the Download Section you can find a .zip file called Super Wipe. It will make a full wipe of your internal storage. (inclusive personal data)
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tinpanalley:
There's this one annoying situation I got myself into. Trying out mods on one ROM, I ended up with some newer gallery with spinning pictures, etc. But I flashed to another ROM, wiping everything, assuming that it would "wipe" everything but I still have the gallery and can't get rid of it because I've already left that ROM.

Any chance of finding the stock gallery somewhere that I can flash?
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ReMuSik:
That's the Galaxy Note II gallery.

Have you did a full wipe or just the normal wipe from the CWM?
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tinpanalley:
In Recovery I did a wipe, a cache wipe and a dalvik cache wipe. But I'm seeing these wipe applications and thinking I should use one to clear out the internal/virtual SD?
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ReMuSik:
Yes if you do the full wipe it will delete everything on your internal storage.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tinpanalley:
Well I did a full wipe and it didn't touch my internal SD card
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] frazom:
Hi, i'm new to this, just bought a nook tablet, got to repartition it and to install cm7 and it works like charm except for one little detail, internal storage is mounted as media and sdcard is used by the fisical sdcard (i know most people would like this) and i would like to switch them, if i pop out the sd card the tablet seems to be useless, it would not let me download or export from dropbox or install apps, even when there's enough internal storage available.

I found it could be done modifying the vold.fstab but it would partially work, it only allows me to change the media partition to SDCARD but then the fisical sdcard is not mounted to media, the internal storage is mounted to both sdcard and media.

Then i read somewhere i needed to change the init.rc but those changes are wiped with the recovery image so i would need to extract, unpack, modify, pack and flash the recovery image in order to do this :(

Finally i've read of some people who do this using scripts, but still hasn't figure it out how to apply it to my case.

Any suggestions anyone??

by the way, i would like the internal storage to be the sdcard since my real sd card is only 4 gb and i would like to use it only to storage music and ebook so that i could take them away easily.
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] ccpizz:
@frazom: Did you finally find a solution? Has anything changed now that there is the [ROM] SGT7+CM10+Cherry Picks from http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1877217&highlight=swap+sdcard ?

Could you also please post the solution for mounting the internal emmc partition to SDCARD? I am planning on using the nook without an sdcard at all so I guess it won't be an issue that the internal partition is mounted both to /media and /sdcard.

UPDATED: It appears there is a flashable zip for Nook Table for swapping sdcard/media. Don't know yet on which ROMs it is supposed to work with, but planning to give it a try with the CM10 Cherry Picks ROM..

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=32093304&postcount=179
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] Onageric:
This still works with CM 10.1.x

Color me Happy!

Now if there was only to get vanilla CM 10.x to overclock... I'd be a dancing a jig.

This is it. Demetris pointed out earlier.

EMMC_Reverse_NT.zip - [Click for QR Code] (455.7 KB, 151 views)
[Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE] bryanfritz1:
So I guess there is an official jb for the razr m, was wondering if that would help the devs with jb for our device since they are similar?
[Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE] AvRS:
This was already asked here and you even posted in it so can you not start the same discussion again but post there instead.

Thanks

AvRS
[HTC One V] Curiousn00b:
Idk why, the problem resolved it self. I plugged it up to the cable and did nothing. Screen flashed once, then booted into BootLoader.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Ok. So I was going back to complete stock using the RUU method from - http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1705484

I followed everything and got up to locking the bootloader. I got this message when doing

fastboot oem lock

It said

C:\fastboot> fastboot oem lock

...

(bootloader) Lock successfully...

FAILED (status read failed (No such file or directory))

finished. total time: 0.359s

C:\fastboot> fastboot reboot-bootloader

< waiting for device >

And now I have a screen with lines, kinda like a dead TV and a blinking led light. Phone won't respond to buttons or commands.
[HTC One V] cybervibin:
That means u did not connect the phone via USB in fast boot our ur device is not getting detected try installing htc drivers again

Sent from my One V
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Shaizer:
Why is the play store deeming my nexus 7 incompatible with gredelin? I though the Nexus 7 has NFC??

https://play.google.com/store/apps/...=W251bGwsMSwxLDMsImNvbS50YW50YXBhbm5hLm5mYyJd

Thanks in advance,

-Shaizer
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SUDroid:
You could download the app on another device and extract the apk from the device and put it on the nexus 7.
[Galaxy S III General] carrd:
Just noticed in play store that music is now available in the uk.
[Galaxy S III General] Galactus:
Yuppp :D
[Galaxy S III General] MattBooth:
I noticed this too the other day :D

Ah well, we're had it for a while now on Ultima ;)
[Galaxy S III General] carrd:
I mean the abiluty to purchase music. I only saw that today on the store
[Galaxy S III General] mcbyte_it:
also here in italy, around the same time I saw Google Music in the Google Play Store, but why do I care ?? I use Deezer.com and I love it.

(Deezer.com is the European alternative to Spotify, which strangely is not available in the US :))
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ILikeTheWayYouMove2:
Im sure my phone is supposed to show more memory that it does

Im im sure it used to but when I go to ram booster it displays all of the 360 but my android settings dont anyone care to share some knowledge if im worrying ovet nothing? :)

Xperia Play-

Dixperia 2

V6 Supercharger

Lightning Launcher

LFC!
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Xperia Player:
odd, try uninstalling ram booster and reboot.
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ILikeTheWayYouMove2:
Didn't have ram booster installed but I have now lol looks like that's gonna be my ram monitor from now on =]

Xperia Play-

Dixperia 2

V6 Supercharger

Lightning Launcher

LFC!
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] crazymonkey05:
You can try clearing cache and delvik cache see if that helps
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ILikeTheWayYouMove2:
I always use a cache cleaner an use link2sd to clean dalvik but no luck but ram booster pro shows all ram its weird doesn't effect performance just gives a wrong reading

Xperia Play-

Dixperia 2

V6 Supercharger

Lightning Launcher

LFC!
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] crazymonkey05:
have you tryed clearing in CWM
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ILikeTheWayYouMove2:
Will I lose all my stuff in dalvik or will it restore it I it needs it again I don't wanna cause more problems by trying to fix one all the other ram monitor apps show the full ram and free ram

Xperia Play-

Dixperia 2

V6 Supercharger

Lightning Launcher

LFC!
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ILikeTheWayYouMove2:
This I what ram booster shows

Xperia Play-

Dixperia 2

V6 Supercharger

Lightning Launcher

LFC!
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] crazymonkey05:
Well it shouldn't I clear both regularly to keep the phone snappy and I don't loose anything
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jacklebott:
One time after a CWM restore, I had the same thing where 100MB of RAM seemingly vanished. I just wiped literally all data in CWM then restored the backup again, the RAM total was back to normal
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ILikeTheWayYouMove2:
Wiping dalvik an clearing data and restoring a old backup didn't work either ....weird I'm just gonna have to put up with it I guess but if anyone has any ideas there welcome :)
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] crazymonkey05:
Well last resort is you can ftf back to stock and see if that works
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ILikeTheWayYouMove2:
This is weird after flashing a new nxt le the problem still occurs this is weird

Anyone kbow what coul be th problem
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] ul49:
Ever since I got away from Sense and started using the Jellybean clock app, I am having particular difficulties with the countdown timer feature of the clock app. I have found that no matter what I do, I can't get it to make a sound when the timer reaches 0. The screen will turn on, so if I can see my phone I notice it, but otherwise it's pretty useless.

Also, I have noticed that occasionally when I start a timer, it will stop counting part way through by itself.

Anyone know what might be going wrong?
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] mgutierrez87:
I've never had this problem but you can try deleting the clock, reflash the 4.2 clock, wipe dalvik, and see if it fixes anything.

Here's the zip for the 4.2 clock

http://db.tt/KK9Qp83a
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] MagicArc:
So i'm looking for an app that will automatically sync a folder on my tablet with a folder on my PC whenever I log into a wireless network. I don't want to use the cloud. My thought is to remote into my home PC while at work, drop files/apps into a shared folder on my local machine then when i get home from work and my tablet is within wifi range it will automatically sync the folder on my pc to my tablet. Any suggestions?
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] AMoosa:
Folder Sync by Tacit Dynamics is awesome. There's a free version you can try out. It's so powerful and versatile that I paid for it.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] mfsieg:
agreed. foldersync is a great solution. been using it daily for months to sync files and folder between my android devices and an old mac.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] maj_o:
Confirm, folder sync is gold.
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] jadaress1:
Hey all, this wireless charging solution is very expensive, but was wondering if it would charge and be compatible with the Note 2, they say it charges 5w maximum is that fast enough? Here is the link http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Clock-Wir...1179942?pt=UK_Alarmclocks&hash=item27cb19a4a6
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] jadaress1:
Anyone? Just need to know if its compatible with my phone and if itll charge fast enough? Thanks.
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] djashjones:
try searching, theres a multiple wireless threads around!
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] contradude:
Do you have the international version of galaxy note 2? If so, that should work if you can get your hands on a qi enabled battery cover

Edit: that's so expensive. Buy an awesome alarm clock and a energizer qi charger and save 60... or buy a chumby and get a much better clock
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] ChrisEmerson:
5W would equate to 1A at 5V
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] kms108:
oregon also released the QW202, you can also consider the nokia/JBL speaker Qi charger.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Nokia-JBL...er_MP3_Player_Accessories&hash=item337dbcb138
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] jadaress1:
I've just ordered the oregon charger but I'm worried now, do I actually need a special case for the phone too, I have the international version. Need any answers asap if u can, so I can cancel order.
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] le_lutin:
The international version of the phone doesn't come with built-in wireless charging.

You would need a special case/battery cover for your phone. I am not even sure that such a thing exists yet (for QI charging)
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] kms108:
no galaxy note 2 has built in wireless charging out of the box, you need to add a receiver or a battery cover with a receiver.

and yes, the receiver do exist, I have a few coming in.
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] le_lutin:
What I meant was that the guy will still have to buy something else to attach to his phone in order to make the phone work with the charging station.
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] kms108:
Everyone will have to add the receiver if wireless charging is required.

It's only the nexus 4 and a dozens of other japanese model phones have the qi built-in out of the box.
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] jadaress1:
I'm a woman by the way, just thought id correct that. But anyway cheers for the info, is there anywhere I could buy the thing I need to put in the case, preferably in the UK cheers x
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] contradude:
You will probably either need to wait for Samsung to officially release the note qi back or get a hold of the charging coil and install it yourself
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] jadaress1:
Ha, think ill have to wait for Samsung then :o
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] kms108:
The photo's shown are actually samply ones that I took at there office, the proper one's will have a sticker to cover up the coil, and fit's underneath the battery cover. I should have a few in around saturday to tuesday, then I'll put some more photo's up.

in the mean timetime, here is a link to another thread that I started, which is the same thing but with the S3.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1933523